Archives for December 2013

'“We’ll give him a checkmark for just getting here last night,” Nolan said.' … [Read more...] about Ted Nolan on Linus Omark’s Sabres debut: ‘He has to be better’

Rematch goes to Bruins (Boston Globe) Tuukka Rask’s timely saves secure 4-1 Bruins win (Boston Globe) Patrice Bergeron refuses to back down from fight (Boston Globe) Bruins get creative in tough win (Boston Herald) Patrice Bergeron gets little punchy (Boston Herald) Minus mates, Campbell continues pivotal play (Boston Herald) Tuukka Rask strong as Bruins top Sabres in … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Boston Coverage

'''It' tough to win in this league if you only have one line going and a couple of other guys and a goaltender,'' he said. ''Especially with us, we need a little bit more. But tonight it just wasn't there.''' … [Read more...] about David Krejci helps Bruins beat Sabres

'"I thought we made some really bad decisions at some wrong times," said Buffalo interim head coach Ted Nolan.' … [Read more...] about Boston 4, Buffalo 1

'"I don't think we were totally good tonight. I thought they played pretty solid," said Buffalo center Steve Ott, who took a slashing penalty to kill the second 5-on-3. "I didn't think we did a good job of getting pucks behind them and then creating a fore check."' … [Read more...] about Bruins continue home dominance with win over Sabres

'It turned out that the third period didn’t even need to be played, as Milan Lucic provided insurance for the Bruins early in the third, and the Sabres couldn’t respond as an empty-netter by Reilly Smith provided Boston with a 4-1 Boston victory.' … [Read more...] about Game Wrap: Sabres @ Bruins

'Boy folks I'd love to give you a real strong opinion on Omark, but I really can't after this game. To be fair he needs to practice with the team.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Omark plays his first game

'Buffalo had several chances to pull even the rest of the period, but came up short. The Bruins killed off 1:49 of a 5-on-3 plus an entire second minor penalty after Gregory Campbell took a double minor for high-sticking with Patrice Bergeron already in the box for cross-checking.' … [Read more...] about Bruins bounce back to beat Sabres

'“It just wasn’t there. We had a couple 5-on-3s, a 4-on-3,” Sabres interim coach Ted Nolan said. “We had a couple chances and we just didn’t put any kind of energy to get anything going.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres lament missed power-paly chances in loss to Bruins

Amerks lose to Lake Erie Monsters (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Lake Erie Monsters defeat Rochester Americans, 3-2, in OT (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Amerks' rally falls short in overtime loss to Lake Erie (Amerks.com) Overtime Game-Winner Seals Monsters Victory (LakeErieMonsters.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'“I’m eager to get out there and work hard. I’ve been rewarded with the ice time, and if I keep up this play then for myself I’m going to see a lot of playing time. And that’s what you want. I want to be a dominant player in this league, an elite player, and you have to have the minutes to do that.”' … [Read more...] about Physical play helps Foligno get minutes, points

'“Edmonton had a lot of players similar to Linus’ skill set and ability,” his agent, Kevin Epp, said Friday afternoon. “Others were drafted higher or came in with more credentials or more clout. There were a lot of players similar to him in that organization. I’d say early on it started as a good opportunity but other young players came into their own and there wasn’t that … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Omark will face Bruins

'“You got to be a guy they can trust to put out there every single night, because that’s what it’s all about in this league is being consistent,” Flynn said. “There’s a lot of skill players. There’s not much difference between skill level and top guys in the American League and kind of bottom six guys in the NHL."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Brian Flynn embracing checking role, starting to showcase slick offensive skills

Bruins-Sabres preview: Rebound against Buffalo (CSN New England) Sabres-Bruins Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (9-23-3) at Boston Bruins (23-10-2) (The Sports Network) Bruins seek split of home-and-home vs. Sabres (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Boston Coverage

'Miller might wind up being the star of free agency and cause a trickle-down effect as teams move their goaltenders to try and accommodate him. He’s a guy for an elite team that needs an upgrade, like Anaheim or St. Louis, and it’s interesting to note the main guys in both those cities, Jonas Hiller and Jaroslav Halak, are also poised to be UFAs.' … [Read more...] about Ryan Miller could be top free agent with Alex Steen off market