Archives for March 2014

'Former Kootenay Ice goaltender Nathan Lieuwen returned the the crease for his first career start with the Buffalo Sabres in a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.' … [Read more...] about Lieuwen gets first NHL start

'Lieuwen stopped 23 of 26 shots but the Sabres again did nothing offensively. They had a season-low 14 shots on goal, and Drew Stafford got their lone goal at 13:22 of the first period. Calgary’s Joe Colborne tied the game, 1-1, at 18:58 of the second.' … [Read more...] about Lieuwen shines in goal, but Sabres still lose

'The irreplaceable items centered mostly around memories of the ’89 team. A giant mural near the dressing room signed by every player, a fixture on television broadcasts over the years, was lost. That was a blow to the team and its fans.' … [Read more...] about Calgary still regrouping from June flooding

Flames top NHL’s worst team by rallying back from early deficit to win 3-1 (Calgary Herald) Flames’ Agostino enjoying whirlwind ride from NCAA to NHL (Calgary Herald) Cammy's 20th leads Flames to victory over Sabres (Calgary Sun) Calgary Flames' Agostino not leaving Yale behind completely (Calgary Sun) Calgary forward Stajan thankful for support following death of infant … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Calgary Coverage

'"It was difficult for me to have to say good-bye to Buffalo," Miller said at the time he was traded. "It was something that kind of hit me a little harder than I actually thought it would. Now that I've had a chance to step away it becomes exciting. It's a great opportunity to step into a team that has confidence and feels good about itself -- and they're playing great … [Read more...] about Miller’s transition to Blues has been smooth and successful

'"We're playing as well as we can possibly can play on the road. I don't think they had too many chances and all of a sudden we had a one-on-three with two minutes left in the second period and we tried to stickhandle through two guys," said frustrated Sabres coach Ted Nolan. "It's just so disheartening is what it is when you have 90 per cent of the guys going and a few that … [Read more...] about Mike Cammalleri stays hot in Calgary Flames 3-1 win over Buffalo Sabres

'"I thought he (Lieuwen) played well," Sabres interim head coach Ted Nolan said. "The second goal we kind of backed right into him and we lost our positioning. They got a good shot and tipped it in. Overall I thought he played well."' … [Read more...] about Calgary 3, Buffalo 1

'"I thought the first 28 minutes were really good then all of a sudden we turn it over again," said Sabres coach Ted Nolan, whose team lost seven straight games.' … [Read more...] about Cammalleri scores winner as Flames hang on vs. Sabres

'Calgary went up 2-1 about halfway through the final period on a Mike Cammalleri deflection. The Flames forward tipped a Chris Butler shot right off a faceoff to the left of Lieuwen.' … [Read more...] about Flames Send Sabres to Seventh Straight Loss 3-1

'I like how calm he is. He had traffic around him and picked up the puck through the traffic and calmly kicked the puck to the open wing. Lieuwen said, “I try to be composed, I think that’s one of my strong points and at the same time, I rely on my routes, following the play and seeing what’s going to happen.”' … [Read more...] about The Sabres try to support their new goalie

'Lieuwen was projected to go long before the 6th round in his draft year, but an incident set him back, “The year before I was in a car accident and had concussion problems for a couple of years after that and that definitely took my career sideways for a while. I started to get back on track when I was 19 and that’s when I got drafted here by the Sabres and things have been … [Read more...] about Sabres Lieuwen is really taking in his first NHL moments

'I don't know how season ticket holders do it, honestly. The commitment is so substantial and the product just so lacking right now. I get it if you might feel kind of stuck. You've got good seats and don't want to give them up because someday, like when Connor McDavid is on the team, you're going to want to be there. In the meantime, yeesh!' … [Read more...] about When will it end?

'"Extremely frustrating," Stafford said of his team's offensive problems. "We've been lacking offense. I've felt as though for the most part we've gotten stellar goaltending and tonight we cleaned up our defensive game for the most part, especially in the neutral zone. It was one of our better efforts. In previous games we've given up a lot off the rush and tonight we cleaned … [Read more...] about Flames defeat Sabres for another home win

'The goal highlighted Buffalo’s ongoing offensive deficiencies. The Sabres have scored just six goals during the seven-game losing skid, with only Stafford (4) and Tyler Ennis (2) able to find the back of the net for Buffalo since the streak started on March 7 at Florida.' … [Read more...] about Sabres drop seventh straight in Lieuwen’s first start

How the goaltending dominoes cost them Knapp (Anchorage Daily News) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage