Archives for April 2013

'''Hah, there's no memo,'' Ott said, when asked about the Sabres trading away three veteran players over the past week for prospects and draft picks. ''There's no indication of that even being said in this room. We really want to fight. There's a lot to play for in this dressing room, and we've got 10 games left to prove that.''' … [Read more...] about Sabres rally for 4-2 win over Senators

'"Obviously there are a lot of great leaders in this dressing room and we lost a great one in Jason Pominville," Ott said. "I thought he showed up every single night and he was a tremendous hockey player. To throw the 'A' on the jersey and have that representation means a lot to myself, but like I said, a lot of guys in here lead in their own way and hopefully a few guys jump … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Ottawa 2

'"There's so many aspects to play this game and there's still a lot of life in here to maybe even catch a playoff spot," Buffalo forward Steve Ott said. "Obviously, we're going to need some help from some of the top-end teams to knock off the guys we're racing with, but you know what? We're playing a lot of those guys we're racing with. We have to continue to be, I guess, that … [Read more...] about Rebuilding Sabres win second in a row

'A defensive struggle for two periods turned into a scoring fest in the third as the Buffalo Sabres got their first victory against the Ottawa Senators this year, 4-2.' … [Read more...] about Sabres defeat Senators 4-2

'It wasn't pretty, but they found a way.' … [Read more...] about Sabres start without their captain

'The Sabres have won back-to-back games after gaining two points in their previous four. Buffalo, considered sellers when they traded defensemen Jordan Leopold and Robyn Regehr and captain Jason Pominville before the NHL deadline Wednesday, have not given up hope of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs despite being four points out of eighth place with 10 games to go.' … [Read more...] about Two quick goals give Sabres win against Senators

'The month of April has been kind to the Sabres since 2005-06 as the team is now 25-11-3 in that span, including 2-0-0 this year.' … [Read more...] about Sen-sational victory

Rochester Amerks fall to Lake Erie Monsters (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Lake Erie Monsters trip up Rochester, 3-1 (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Larsson Scores in Amerks Debut (WGR-AM) Amerks kickoff final month with 3-1 loss to Monsters (Amerks.com) Amerks sign forward Justin Kea to ATO (Amerks.com) Amerks reassign Fienhage and Knapp to Gwinnett and Greenville … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'“It’s something I haven’t had a chance to talk to him about and certainly something I can’t speculate on because I’ve never known what Darcy’s going to do,” Miller said in First Niagara Center. “We’ll just see where everything falls, talk to Darcy about what his plan is and how I’m going to fit into it or what’s going on because these aren’t conversations we’ve had time to … [Read more...] about Miller, Vanek thinking about the future

'“We’re not eliminated yet,” defenseman Mike Weber said. “There’s hope. It starts again with Ottawa.”' … [Read more...] about Team hasn’t given up on making the playoffs

'“I thought all the guys that were identified were strong players, have done a pretty good job,” Miller said. “When the ultimate goal is to win a championship, it’s pretty easy to step back from all of it and say it didn’t work, we didn’t do enough. It wasn’t for lack of trying. We just regroup and figure out what the plan is moving forward, if you’re a part of it or not."' … [Read more...] about Sabres know Pominville’s departure could only be first major move

'“It’s obviously a great city to play hockey in, all the guys I talked to from here, they have nothing but good things to say about the city and organization,” Pominville said. “With steps they took this summer to add some big players to the roster, I think they’re willing to do whatever it takes to win, and I think that excites you as a player. It’s a place you want to come … [Read more...] about Pominville calls trade from Sabres ‘a shock,’ makes Wild debut

Senators-Sabres Preview (AP) Ottawa Senators (19-11-6) at Buffalo Sabres (14-17-6) (The Sports Network) Senators shoot for series sweep of Sabres (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Ottawa Coverage

Sleepy Pominville shocked but excited to be with Wild (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Jason Pominville 'really excited to come to this team' (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Pominville adds speed, scoring, high character (Fox Sports North) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Minnesota Coverage

'''I haven't talked to them about anything so it's hard to say yes or no because no one has let me know what direction this is heading,'' Vanek said. ''So we'll finish the year out and I'm sure, at least I would expect them to let me know what the future is.''' … [Read more...] about Vanek’s future in Buffalo clouded by Sabres trades