Archives for February 2013

'“It’s unfortunate Lindy can’t be here with us, but it gives us a chance to reset and look at it from a different perspective. We are finding a lot of habits where Lindy was talking about them, but it wasn’t coming around."' … [Read more...] about Miller happy to see Sabres hitting reset

'“How can you have 14 on one side and 16 on the other side? The percentages of making it in the East become that much greater.”' … [Read more...] about Realignment plan not fair, Ott says

'“I had always told him I saw him being an excellent guy to teach pros because he was more current with the guys,” Morris said. “He knew their music. He knew the mindset of a professional athlete. He trained his brother Brian as well in the offseason. So he was familiar with the current player and the types of things that were all the hot buttons for young pros to get the most … [Read more...] about Rolston mentor on Sabres’ new coach: ‘I can assure you that he’s top shelf’

Preview: Panthers vs. Sabres, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Sabres-Panthers Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (7-12-1) at Florida Panthers (6-9-4) (The Sports Network) Sabres face Panthers seeking second win for coach (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Florida Coverage

'His role — his title is hockey analytics assistant — expanded into video and statistical analysis of opposing teams, referees and mapping league trends.' … [Read more...] about Moneyball approach for Sabres scouting analyst

'"[Vanek] still has that type of talent. He has proved to be a consistent scorer his whole career and I don’t see him tailing off for some time."' … [Read more...] about Thomas Vanek a bright spot for Sabres

'If Rolston is just an interim coach, here to teach the young players and develop this team, then it seems the Sabres would be sellers at the deadline. Then again, if Rolston gets them back in the race, isn't Regier going to want to find out just how good his coach is? Does he care?' … [Read more...] about No Man’s Land

'Buffalo has just four goals in four games with both Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek hitting the skids. Vanek has one goal in eight games while the captain has one in 10. On the other side their line mate Cody Hodgson has three goals in six games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres plummet down the goal scoring ladder

'One thing Rolston stresses each and every practice is attention to detail. A drill must be done right or it’s done again. As far as how far they’ve come in attention to detail in practice the head coach said, “Yes we’re getting there. That’s a process too. You come into a situation where you’re new to the team and you want to make some adjustments so we’re trying to find … [Read more...] about Different coaches stress different things

'Everyone knows what needs to be done. Not sod. Not sculptures. Not contract extensions for hockey guys mired in mediocrity. By the time we do this column for the third anniversary, hopefully Terry Pegula can figure it out.' … [Read more...] about The Pegula Era at Two Years

Rochester Amerks drop fourth straight (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Ryan Hamilton scores both goals in Marlies' 2-1 victory over Americans (CP) Amerks come up short in 2-1 loss to Marlies (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'“It was more of the game we need to play, and we’ll see if we can take the confidence and turn it into something here,” said goaltender Ryan Miller, who made 30 saves against the NHL’s highest-scoring team.' … [Read more...] about Penalty killers post a shutout as Sabres end skid

'“It’s such a nice setup here in Tampa,” Conacher said before facing the Buffalo Sabres in a game in which he assisted on the Tampa Bay goal in a 2-1 loss. “The fans are awesome. The city’s awesome. It’s just a dream. It’s been an awesome season so far.”' … [Read more...] about Tampa’s a dream for ex-Griff Conacher

'Lindy was forced to get on the phone and personally call season ticket holders and beg them to keep their season tickets. It was almost as if Lindy was the guy that had to personally call every fan and apologize for the Ted Nolan fiasco. What followed was 16 years of ups and downs that finally ended last week.' … [Read more...] about An era comes to an end

Miller, Sabres turn back Tampa Bay Lightning in 2-1 decision (Tampa Tribune) Malone glad to be back on ice (Tampa Tribune) Lightning fall to Sabres (Tampa Bay Times) Lindbeck hasn't taken needed big step (Tampa Bay Times) Sabres 2, Lightning 1 (TampaBayLightning.com) Photo gallery (TampaBayLightning.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Tampa Bay Coverage