Archives for October 2013

'“He’s a guy that did all the right things, got to the right places, the type of player that played through anything, any situation,” Ruff said. “On top of that, he’s an even better person."' … [Read more...] about Pominville excited about return to Buffalo for belated goodbyes

'Drew Stafford connected with 8:11 left in the third, spoiling Crawford's bid for a shutout. The Sabres (0-5-1) put together several tough challenges in the second and third periods after a slow start.' … [Read more...] about Crawford helps Blackhawks edge Sabres 2-1

'Buffalo hasn't gone this far into a season without a win since opening the 1999-2000 season with five losses and two ties.' … [Read more...] about Chicago 2, Buffalo 1

'"We can't make any mistakes," said losing Sabres goalie Ryan Miller. "That's the way the league is going, the scoring trend is downward. We're going to have to earn our goals and find ways to score. If you can't score in a traditional way, you have to find unique ways."' … [Read more...] about ‘Hawks back on track after win over Sabres

'Drew Stafford pulled Buffalo to within a goal -- part of a 13-shot final period -- but Chicago hung on for the win.' … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Hang On For 2-1 Win Over Sabres

'Overall I think the kid was better. I saw a little compete in him and a little desire to get to pucks he wasn’t even trying for before. Certainly Grigorenko has a long way to go, but he may have had his best game so far.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Grigorenko gets new chance

'“We’re just going to have to keep doing what we’re doing until we break through. I thought penalty trouble left us on the wrong end of it early on and it’s a team that played the night before. We should’ve played a smarter first period and had the energy later and you could see it as the third period went on,” Miller said. “We had the energy and they were trying to just kind … [Read more...] about Sabres’ offensive challenges come too late against Blackhawks

Crunch thump Amerks (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Nikita Kucherov's hat trick carries Syracuse Crunch to a 5-1 rout of Rochester in home opener (Syracuse Post Standard) Amerks Fall To Crunch In Syracuse (Amerks.com) Kucherov's hat trick carries Crunch past Rochester in Upstate University Hospital home opener (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'But dissection of Myers’ play because of his size – and bloated $38.5 million contract signed in 2011 – is a daily topic in Sabreland. Poor reviews so far.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Myers searching for pluses

'The hit, which came less than four minutes into Buffalo’s 4-1 loss to the Blue Jackets, went relatively unnoticed during the game. Kaleta got a piece of Johnson near the boards in the Buffalo end, and was immediately engaged in a fight by Columbus forward Jared Boll. Johnson was uninjured and played a team-high 23 minutes, 13 seconds in the game.' … [Read more...] about Kaleta suspended pending in-person NHL hearing

'Right now, the 25-year-old’s reeling, enduring arguably the roughest stretch of his 179-game career. His wretched minus-8 rating ranks dead last – 599th, to be exact – in the NHL. He was an ugly minus-4 in Thursday’s 4-1 loss to Columbus.' … [Read more...] about Slumping Mike Weber could sit for winless Sabres

'Kaleta has a long history of suspensions. The league banned him five games in March for cross-checking the New York Rangers’ Brad Richards head-first into the boards.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Patrick Kaleta suspended for illegal hit, has in-person hearing scheduled

Saturday's matchup: Sabres at Blackhawks (Chicago Tribune) Sabres-Blackhawks Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (0-4-1) at Chicago Blackhawks (2-1-1) (The Sports Network) Blackhawks try to keep Sabres winless (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Chicago Coverage

'Because that hit was within 18 months of the current altercation, Kaleta is considered a repeat offender under the collective-bargaining agreement.' … [Read more...] about Hearing scheduled for Sabres’ Kaleta

'I thought Myers skated very well in preseason and got up in the play well causing problems for other teams. He said he doesn’t think he should be doing that, “No, not at all. That’s the last thing I need to be focusing on. Definitely want to jump when the opportunity presents itself, but that’s exactly what I’m talking about and what I’ve talked about with Ron is not trying to … [Read more...] about Sabres Myers taking things in stride