Archives for January 2015

'“I know it’s kind of my fault because I shouldn’t do that. I should make the trip a day early and then you have a safe day, an extra day,” a contrite Zadorov said. “It’s kind of my mistake because I just shouldn’t do that. Next time I’m going to be safer and I’m going to do better.”' … [Read more...] about Zadarov to sit against Edmonton

'The game was tied and the shots on goal were tied at 16-16 through two periods. How bad were the Sabres outplayed in the third? Calgary outshot them, 15-2, and had an incredible 28-3 advantage in shot attempts. The Flames also won 14 of 20 faceoffs.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ third period wilt keeps their skid going

'“I didn’t believe it then and I still don’t believe it,” Gionta said prior to Tuesday’s game in the Scotiabank Saddledome. “I still think we’re a much better team than we’re showing. That’s the frustrating part. If you knew it wasn’t in here, you wouldn’t accept it but you would certainly be like, ‘All right, we need to find some answers.’ We know that we have some answers in … [Read more...] about Gionta pained by watching team’s skid

Flames dominate Sabres in return from NHL all-star break (Calgary Herald) Flames' Wolf the subject of a German documentary (Calgary Herald) Gaudreau's burning stick proposal seemed like a good idea at the time (Calgary Herald) Photo gallery (Calgary Herald) Calgary Flames win ugly over Buffalo Sabres (Calgary Sun) New-and-improved Sven Baertschi back with Flames (Calgary … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Calgary Coverage

'"It's frustrating. We played 40 minutes of good hockey and came out in the third and kind of just crumbled," Stewart said. "We did have our chances and we just have to bear down. When they got their chances they put them in. That was the difference."' … [Read more...] about Johnny Gaudreau stays hot after all-star break in Flames’ 4-1 win over Sabres

'"They turned it up a notch and we just couldn't keep up," Sabres coach Ted Nolan said.' … [Read more...] about Calgary 4, Buffalo 1

'"We've got to find ways to get out of this hole," Buffalo right winger Brian Gionta said. "It was a good 40 minutes for us, but it shows our fragility there going into the third, losing it mentally, sitting back waiting for something bad to happen instead of initiating and trying to force things."' … [Read more...] about Gaudreau’s goals lead Flames past Sabres

'The Flames dominated the first half of the third period, and it resulted in the go-ahead goal. Josh Jooris cleaned up a broken play at the side of the Sabres net and was able to flip the puck past Enroth for his tenth goal of the season. Colborne recorded the lone assist on the score. The goal came on the tenth shot of the period for the home team, while Buffalo had just one.' … [Read more...] about Flames top Sabres 4-1

'Midway through the third the shots were 9-1 Calgary as the Flames showing us once again why they lead the National Hockey League in third period goals.' … [Read more...] about Sabres back after the break

'"If we knew the answer we would try to fix it," Stewart said. "I wouldn’t say its lack of effort. We’ve just got to get mentally tough. You look at the last 11 games. We’ve been up in those games. We were in those games. It’s been the same story. We’ve got to go back to the drawing board. We’re going to Edmonton and it’s a must-win game.' … [Read more...] about Gaudreau, Hiller help Flames handle Sabres

'“[It was a] perfect road game, a good 40 minutes for us. But it shows our fragility there going into the third,” he said. “To lose it mentally, kind of sitting back, waiting for something bad to happen instead of going out and initiating and trying to force things.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to hold off Flames’ rally

'“I still believe in the team we have. I believe we can play much better,” Gionta said. “The frustrating part is that we’ve shown it in the past. We just have to do it. … It’s that old cliché, you can’t get too high and you can’t get too low."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hoping to reset into winning mode

'“Goaltending is basically all between the ears, right?” Hackett said at HarborCenter, joining the Sabres on Monday. “My first game back I was sweating the whole time, I was so nervous. I didn’t know what to expect. Even just thinking about, ‘oh it could happen again. I could tear it again.’ But I trust it. I trust the doctors. The mental part will come. It just takes a few … [Read more...] about Hackett, back from knee surgery, gets call-up

'“The hope is to come back kind of renewed,” Gionta said. “It actually came at the right time. We were able to have a longer than normal break. We were able to get away from things, forget about some things and hopefully refresh and get a new attitude going forward."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hopeful long break can help rejuvenate season

'“What can you do?” coach Ted Nolan said after the Sabres practiced without Zadorov inside HarborCenter. “The travel conditions sometimes get in the way. That’s how it is."' … [Read more...] about Nikita Zadorov gets stuck in Dominican Republic, suspended by Sabres