Archives for 2012

'Tyler Myers and Thomas Vanek staked the Sabres to a 2-0 lead, and Buffalo won its second in a row since an 0-3-1 skid. Jason Pominville and Derek Roy had two assists for Buffalo (26-27-7), which jumped a point ahead of the Islanders (25-27-8) in the Eastern Conference standings.' … [Read more...] about Miller stops 30 in Sabres’ 2-1 win over Isles

'Tyler Myers and Thomas Vanek both scored while Derek Roy and Jason Pominville had two assists apiece for the Sabres. They have won two straight following an 0-3-1 stretch.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, NY Islanders 1

'Sabres have announced that Robyn Regehr has suffered an upper bosy injury and will not return to tonight's game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hold onto early lead, beat Isles 2-1

'“It’s been coming around for a little while here, and I do feel a little bit better about my game. There’s a big build-up here towards the end of the season and I want to be as sharp as I can and gather as many wins as possible. Just trying to stay really calm and collected and watch the game. A big help has been the guys are coming through the middle a lot more. I’m getting … [Read more...] about Sabres 2, Islanders 1

Shaone Morrisonn expects to stay with Amerks (Rochester D&C) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'“I just tried to spin and get a lane for my stick for Kass to pass to,” Ennis explained Monday. “Kass passed it to me, nice pass. I wanted to bring it to my backhand and it kind of was on its edge. When I went to bring it, it lifted up. Then when it was in the air, I just tried to continue the motion. I saw an empty net. I kind of got excited, so I just tried to bat it in.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ennis explains his crazy goal Sunday

'"It's changed a lot over the years as far as the access to blogs, rumors, Twitter, television tickers on the bottom of the page," said Leopold. "The whole thing has just evolved into a social media circus. You start reading all that stuff and start believing it, you never know."' … [Read more...] about Trade deadline looms over Sabres

'The 30-year-old met with Sabres general manager Darcy Regier on Saturday, a meeting he’s downplaying as being about the team and not his future. Clearly, Gaustad, a homegrown player in his seventh season, doesn’t want to leave. “I’ve always wanted to be a Sabre. I’ve always wanted to be in Buffalo,” Gaustad said. “I’ve come to grow up here. My adult life has been in Western … [Read more...] about Gaustad’s stock rising as trade deadline approaches for Sabres

NY Islanders (25-26-8) at Buffalo (25-27-7) (AP) New York Islanders (25-26-8) at Buffalo Sabres (25-27-7) (The Sports Network) Isles head to Buffalo after 6-0 loss (NHL.com) New York Islanders @ Buffalo Sabres - Game preview (NewYorkIslanders.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s New York Coverage

'Ruff realizes where this team has been this year, but that doesn’t cloud his vision forward. “We’ve put ourselves in a situation where you’re going to lose some games that you probably deserve to win, but if you go back to Jersey where the four guys went back into the lineup and we went 5-0-1 then we lost a game I thought we could’ve been right there to win and you go on a … [Read more...] about Sabres Ruff has not lost hope

'"I look at it that if we win a game we can close the gap to five points. I think we can put a run together... I told the team that before Pittsburgh that I still believe in you. That when we've been healthy and on the same page, we've been able to push ahead."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Ruff Maintains Hope

'"It was fun because we worked hard and deserved to win," captain Jason Pominville said. "It's just disappointing that a lot of times we've been inconsistent."' … [Read more...] about Sabres snap skid with an afternoon delight

'Sabres coach Lindy Ruff wondered where Roy's game had been all season and wasn't sure if it would return Tuesday against the Islanders. It's not a good sign when a coach isn't certain of what to expect from a player after watching him for 526 games. It's impossible to determine if Sunday's effort was merely a flash of brilliance or total recovery.' … [Read more...] about Roy shows signs of his go-to persona

'"We had to take away speed and time from him," Gaustad said. "Robyn and Reg [Sekera] did a great job out there too. We didn't want to back off on him. If we backed off, it gives him time."' … [Read more...] about Team effort takes away time, chances from Pens’ Malkin

'“We bared down, didn’t give them any opportunities,” said Sabres captain Jason Pominville, who opened the scoring and had three points. “They had to work for what they got."' … [Read more...] about Sabres pounce on Penguins early, end four-game skid