Archives for March 2012

'The Sabres converted with Bryan Allen off for hooking, in a penalty called with 55 seconds left in regulation. Parked atop the left circle, Pominville took a pass from Christian Ehrhoff and blasted it inside the far post. Goalie Cam Ward appeared to be screened by defenseman Jay Harrison.' … [Read more...] about Pominville gives Sabres’ 3-2 OT win over ‘Canes

'Tyler Myers and Thomas Vanek also tallied goals for the Sabres, who won for the seventh time in nine games. Ryan Miller stopped 22-of-24 shots for the victory.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Carolina 2 (OT)

'The win pushes Buffalo back to within 2 points of 8th place Winnipeg with a road game at Boston coming up on Thursday. The Jets are also in action on Thursday evening, visiting Vancouver.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Take Down Hurricanes in OT 3-2

'“We spent hours changing lines and putting different numbers together,” Ruff said. “I just felt I liked what some of the other lines had done and thought, ‘Let’s let them battle through it.’ I even said to Derek this morning, ‘What do you want to do with your line?’ And he said, ‘Let’s work it out.’ So I thought that was a good sign, too.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres 3, Hurricanes 2 (OT)

'"Obviously had the implications for the Eastern Conference there, but I thought we did a nice job getting on the road and battling for points," Miller said. "We put ourselves in a position to chase down eighth place, and [Monday] wasn't our night but we've got many more opportunities to go. I don't think anybody in this pack is going to run the table, so we just have to be … [Read more...] about Sabres have little time to catch breath

'"Ever since we put him in the shutdown position, he's played well," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "His play in the second half here has been real good for our team, and there's probably better things to come yet."' … [Read more...] about It’s crunch time and Leino’s enjoying it

'Right now, the 11th-place Sabres (68 points) trail Winnipeg (72) by four with a game in hand. The Jets are on an 88-point pace, so the Sabres could need around 21 points in their final 16 games to grab eighth place. They’re currently enjoying a 6-1-2 run.' … [Read more...] about Strong road trip has Sabres in position for a run at eighth place

'Incredibly, Schiestel had dropped to about eighth on the Americans’ depth chart. He was recently a healthy scratch four times in nine games and made his last two appearances at forward.' … [Read more...] about Sabres loan Schiestel to Dallas’ AHL affiliate

Carolina (25-27-14) at Buffalo (30-28-8) (AP) Carolina Hurricanes (25-27-14) at Buffalo Sabres (30-28-8) (The Sports Network) Sabres return home to face Hurricanes (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Carolina Coverage

Sabres unable to find a forward for Amerks' playoff push (Rochester D&C) Varone an emerging star for Amerks (WGR-AM) Darcy Wakaluk and Rick Pagnutti will be inducted into Amerks Hall of Fame on Friday March 30 (Amerks.com) Amerks announce 2012 clear day roster (Amerks.com) Defenseman Drew Schiestel re-assigned to Texas Stars (Amerks.com) Rochester americans sign Evan … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'"It was a big game," Sabres captain Jason Pominville said. "We're aware of it. We could've been in the playoff picture with a game in hand, but it doesn't turn out that way. We made it a little hard on ourselves, but we've just got to get back to winning games and go back home and focus on the next one."' … [Read more...] about Sabres knocked down a ‘Peg in defeat

'Between Friday night and Monday morning, the Sabres' prospect and two-time emergency recall traveled from Grand Rapids, Mich., to Toronto to Vancouver to Winnipeg to Toronto and back to Winnipeg. He didn't play once, got little sleep and had to splurge on a suit.' … [Read more...] about Call-up Foligno’s role: Traveling man

'“When I heard about it,” Ray recalled on Monday, “I asked Boxie (then-Amerks coach John Van Boxmeer), ‘What the heck is this bounty thing all about?’ I was a kid, I didn’t even know what a bounty was. He said, ‘That just means you’re doing your job.’ ”' … [Read more...] about Former Amerks and Sabres enforcer Rob Ray recalls bounty placed on him

'"It's great," said Hodgson. "I always enjoyed Winnipeg and was really happy to see them get an NHL team back here. Seeing the rink brings back good memories and going to the (Calder Cup) final was a good experience."' … [Read more...] about Hodgson happy to be back

Jets rattle Sabres (Winnipeg Sun) Great win, Jets, now about that home record ... (Winnipeg Sun) Hodgson happy to be back (Winnipeg Sun) Jets will way past Buffalo (Winnipeg Free Press) Thorburn's Pavelian point (Winnipeg Free Press) Highlight Reel (Winnipeg Free Press) Jets down Sabres, cling to final playoff spot in East (Toronto Globe and Mail) Jets cap successful … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Winnipeg Coverage