Archives for December 2014

'Stewart said it’s not his job to go to the head coach, “If the coach wants to talk to you he brings you in, but I don’t think there’s much to talk about, I’ve got to elevate my play. I’m not happy with my play either. You can talk about it, but at the end of the day you get to be about it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Stewart is angry about benching

'Tyson Strachan didn’t practice and Nolan said he’ll be out a little while. Nolan said, “Still a little bit away, his injury’s one of the ones where you don’t want to push him too soon and be patient, so it’s going to take a little time."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Nolan gives Ennis a rest day

'“That’s the toughest part. We’ve got 20 guys that played their hearts out last night and played hard,” Nolan said. “Now we’re talking about a healthy scratch is one thing – but those things are part of the game. The guys who played last night played hard.”' … [Read more...] about Nolan wants to see Stewart elevate his play

Amerks continue losing streak in Utica (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Defense leads Comets past Amerks (Utica Observer Dispatch) Amerks fall to Comets by 3-1 score (Amerks.com) Final: Comets 3 vs. Americans 1 (UticaComets.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'“You don’t want to go into a slugfest with the champion,” said coach Ted Nolan, who earned a split of the two games this season against his son and Kings winger, Jordan Nolan. “They’re a big team. They’re a heavy team. We know we can’t battle them pound for pound. We thought we’d stick and bob and weave and rope-a-dope a little bit and it worked pretty well."' … [Read more...] about Ennis, Enroth lead Sabres past Kings

'“There’s no secret to it. We outshot them 2-1 again, but it doesn’t really matter at the end of the day because we did not cash in on our chances,” Kings forward Anze Kopitar said. “We’ve got to work at it and we’ve got to better. It’s what it is.”' … [Read more...] about Kings bedeviled by lots of shots, but few goals

'“I wasn’t crazy about what happened, but everything in life happens for a reason,” Ted Nolan said. “It gave me 12 years at home that I would never, ever have again. I was able to drive him to school every morning. I was there. I was a dad. For those 12 years, I would never, ever change it.”' … [Read more...] about Coach Ted, son Brandon Nolan show patience brings rewards

'“Hopefully, it’ll be a good message for him to sit back, watch and see what he’s missing,” Nolan said.' … [Read more...] about Playing soft puts Stewart on the bench

'“He’s playing great,” said Sabres winger Tyler Ennis, who scored the game’s only goal. “He’s one of the biggest factors why we’ve been winning this last month. Our defense is doing a great job boxing out in front of him, but when we break down, he’s there to make a good save.”' … [Read more...] about Goalie Jhonas Enroth shines again, Sabres beat Kings

'“He needs to play the way he can,” Nolan said. “He’s a big, powerful forward. Powerful forwards can’t be playing a soft game. You play a soft game, it doesn’t fit into their makeup. So we need him playing the way he can, similar to Marcus Foligno. We sat him earlier this year. So hopefully it’ll be a good message to him to sit back and watch and see what he’s missing.”' … [Read more...] about Chris Stewart doesn’t want to discuss benching

Kings are shut out by Buffalo, 1-0, on miscue by Mike Richards (Los Angeles Times) What we've learned after the Kings' 1-0 loss to Buffalo (Los Angeles Times) Kings' futility in Buffalo continues (Orange County Register) Enroth, Sabres stymie Kings in road trip opener (LAKings.com) Photo gallery (LAKings.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Los Angeles Coverage

'If voting ended today, four of the six players automatically voted in would be Chicago Blackhawks: forwards Patrick Kane (375,758) and Jonathan Toews (367,962), along with defenseman Duncan Keith (361,830) and goaltender Corey Crawford (311,166). Girgensons and Montreal Canadiens P.K. Subban (351,726) would round out the group.' … [Read more...] about Little-known Sabres Latvian center Zemgus Girgensons continues to lead NHL All-Star voting

'If the voting had ended on Tuesday, Girgensons would skate alongside the likes of Kane and Jonathan Toews. The three most popular forwards will appear in the game.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres’ Zemgus Girgensons leading 2015 NHL All-Star vote thanks to people of Latvia

'The Sabres kept up their home mastery of the Kings. Los Angeles is 1-11-1-1 in its last 14 games in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Ennis scores lone goal in Sabres’ win over Kings

'As of Tuesday, the second-year player has a league-leading 803,805 votes — double what he had a week ago. And Girgensons' total is more than the combined number of votes cast for the next two forwards: Chicago stars Patrick Kane (375,758) and Jonathan Toews (367,692).' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Girgensons extends lead in All-Star vote