Archives for November 2014

P.A. Parenteau leads Habs to win (Montreal Gazette) Sabres' Gorges, Gionta have fond memories of Montreal (Montreal Gazette) Parenteau lights fuse for Canadiens' offence (Montreal Gazette) Photo gallery (Montreal Gazette) "A step in the right direction" - Max Pacioretty (Le Journal de Montreal) Nothing much convincing (Le Journal de Montreal) Sigh of relief (Le Journal de … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Montreal Coverage

'"It was pretty exciting. I thought I handled it pretty well," Reinhart said of his NHL experience. "There's obviously a lot that went into that. But my focus now is here and getting better. Whenever my next opportunity up there is, I'm going to be sure to be ready for it."' … [Read more...] about Hero of the day

'"Last game we got a little lucky on the shootout," Neuvirth said. "Today, unfortunately they did."' … [Read more...] about P.A. Parenteau lifts Canadiens past Sabres

'It was a muck-and-grind kind of game that wasn't easy on the eyes. Turnovers didn't even lead to quality scoring chances, at least until the game opened up at four-on-four in overtime.' … [Read more...] about Desperate Canadiens break out of skid by beating Sabres in shootout

'"Whether the team changes around you, it shouldn't change you," Gorges said Wednesday morning as he prepared to play his former team for the first time. "if you start changing yourself, it becomes phony. It's not real, it's not true. Whatever we did in Montreal, we're the same people here in Buffalo. We use our experiences, try to help out, try to be vocal, lead by example. … [Read more...] about Ex-Canadiens Gionta and Gorges not changing leadership style with Sabres

'"The effort tonight was really good. We've been getting good goaltending and I liked how we battled back," Sabres coach Ted Nolan said.' … [Read more...] about Montreal 2, Buffalo 1 (SO)

'"The more I play, I feel I play better and I'm feeling good," Neuvirth said. "But I've got to keep working hard and good things will happen."' … [Read more...] about Canadiens end skid with win over Sabres

'Brian Gionta, the shootout's first skater, scored against his former teammates, but the goal was immediately matched by Alex Galchenyuk. Matt Moulson and Zemgus Girgensons were both stopped by Dustin Tokarski before Parenteau beat Neuvirth in the third round for the 2-1 win.' … [Read more...] about Canadiens Top Sabres in Shootout 2-1

'"The effort was there and that's all that really matters with this group," said Stafford. "We're not going to beat teams with our skill, we're not going to beat teams with 1-on-1 stuff. It's going to come down to execution and will to compete. I felt as though [the effort] was there, obviously it stinks not to get that extra point, but we'll take what we can."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Larsson not impressing

'“It was a great game from both sides. Last game, we got a little lucky in the shootout and today, unfortunately, they did,” he said. “Some nights you win on one-goals against, sometimes you don’t. Obviously it’s tough to swallow, but we’ve got to forget about this game and keep moving forward.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres earn shootout point against Habs

Ellis reaches a milestone (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'He sometimes has players in this league who do not too care about the results of their team, but obviously, the defender of 30 years is not part of that group. "No matter how we see it, losing games, it sucks," says Gorges without hesitation.' … [Read more...] about Sabres: a mindset change

'“My team is here in Buffalo. That’s where my focus is. That’s where my head is,” Gorges said Tuesday. “Things that happened in the past you have no control on. So there’s no sense in thinking about what ifs and what could of been. The focus is on today, here and now and this team in Buffalo.”' … [Read more...] about Gionta, Gorges set to face their old team

'“Obviously you don’t like sitting. It’s frustrating watching for, you know, five consecutive games or so,” Flynn said. “Then when you get in there you realize it’s a lot more fun playing, so you want to do a good job and play hard when you’re in there and make it hard on them to pull you back out of the lineup.”' … [Read more...] about Patience pays off for Flynn upon return

'“At the end of the day, (tonight) is two points on the line for us to put two wins together, which we haven’t done this year,” Gorges said Tuesday inside the First Niagara Center. “It’s something we got to focus on, and that’s where our heads are at.”' … [Read more...] about Former Canadiens Brian Gionta and Josh Gorges want to focus on present with Sabres