Archives for March 10, 2014

'“One of the best teams in the league, and we know how the year’s gone for us,” right wing Drew Stafford said. “A lot of people might’ve written us off for this game, but we kind of wanted to prove that we can still make it a tough game for them.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t quite beat the champs

'In the words of one veteran Blackhawks observer in the press box, “Patrick Kane just did one of those things Patrick Kane does.”' … [Read more...] about Return to Buffalo gives Kane’s play a boost

'LaFontaine would not say whether there were problems within the front office or provide any other insight or details concerning his abrupt exit. The former captain and former president of hockey operations was far more intent on getting a message across to the people of Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about LaFontaine breaks his silence but refuses to speak about departure from Sabres

'“It was just a great pass by Ennis and I wasn’t trying to pass that back door, I was trying to score that,” Conacher said. “It was nice that Stafford was there on the back door to finish that one off. I just didn’t shoot it the right way. I didn’t have as much net as I thought I did and I ended up missing the net. Luckily Stafford was there to get the rebound.”' … [Read more...] about Conacher gladly takes spot next to Ennis

'“I’ve just been scoring almost every second game and everything, put up some good numbers,” said Deslauriers, who had 18 goals and 39 points in 60 AHL games.' … [Read more...] about Move from defense to wing helped Sabres’ Nicolas Deslauriers earn notice, first NHL recall

'“He just texted me, he’s like, ‘I’m going to wear your number in Buffalo, is that all right?’” Kane said. “I was like, ‘Yeah, you don’t need to be asking me about that stuff. It’s fine.’"' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Cory Conacher asked Blackhawks star Patrick Kane for permission to wear No. 88

Happy homecoming for Blackhawks' Patrick Kane (Chicago Tribune) David Rundblad's audition with Blackhawks begins (Chicago Tribune) Photo gallery (Chicago Tribune) Kane scores in 2-1 homecoming win vs. Sabres (Chicago Sun Times) Another ‘home’ game for Kane as Sabres host Blackhawks (Chicago Sun Times) Rundblad enjoys being paired with Leddy (Chicago Sun Times) Photo … [Read more...] about Monday’s Chicago Coverage

'Buffalo's power play went 0-for-5 on Sunday, and is 0-for-10 over its past four games.' … [Read more...] about Kane, Toews lift Blackhawks to 2-1 win over Sabres

'The Sabres announced the move Sunday, a day after Klesla told Canadian broadcaster TSN that he intended to not finish the NHL season, and instead planned to continue his career in Europe.' … [Read more...] about Sabres suspend D Klesla for failing to report

'"There's some good signs. When you're rebuilding you look for certain things," Sabres interim head coach Ted Nolan said. "Jhonas is one of those guys."' … [Read more...] about Chicago 2, Buffalo 1

'"They're one of the No. 1 teams in the league and we gave them the respect of that and we played them pretty hard," said newly acquired Sabres winger Cory Conacher. "Jhonas made some big saves at key moments. Crawford made some big saves. We missed a couple of opportunities that we could've put the puck in the net so it could've went either way."' … [Read more...] about Kane helps Blackhawks win in homecoming

'Toews put Chicago back in front early in the third with his 25th. The Blackhawks captain finished off a 3-on-2 break by popping a Brandon Saad pass into the Buffalo net for the 2-1 lead. Both teams had scoring chances in the final period, but Andrew Shaw and Kane both rattled shots off the post during the same Blackhawks power play. Marcus Foligno rang one off the pipe later … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Outlast Sabres 2-1

'yler Myers took a hit to his lower leg and hobbled off the ice near the end of the first period, but returned for the remainder of the game. "We'll see how [Myers] feels tomorrow morning," said Nolan. "But it was a good sign that he at least fought through the little bit of a bang that he had."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Battle the Champs

'"I don't think Chicago really wanted to play tonight," Enroth said. "We feel pretty good about ourselves. We played a pretty solid game."' … [Read more...] about Kane, Toews help Blackhawks squeak past Sabres

'“They’re one of the best teams in the League and we all know how the year’s gone for us. A lot of people might’ve written us off for this game,” Stafford said. “We had respect for them, but at the same time, we wanted to prove we can still make it a tough game for them.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres hang with Blackhawks but fall short