Archives for March 2006

'The Sabres gave up numerous odd man breaks and all 5 Bruins' goals were near carbon copies of each other as time after time Ryan Miller faced 2 on 1 breaks.' … [Read more...] about Mental mistakes continue, Sabres lose to Boston 5-4

'Previously regarded as an organization top-heavy in forwards, there are currently three defensive prospects placed in the top 10 for the first time since 2001. All in all, there are seven rearguards holding spots in the top 20 with forwards filling out the remaining 13 spots. What for years was a position with a quality prospect in the top five, not one goaltender made … [Read more...] about Sabres Top 20 prospects

'“If you could pick one teammate to drive across the country with, who would it be and why?” Mair: “That’s a good question. I'd have to maybe pick Marty (Biron), because he could entertain me with his conversation all day.”' … [Read more...] about Meet the Sabres: Adam Mair

Bruins finally solve Sabres (Boston Globe) Bruins beat Buffalo, 5-4 (BostonBruins.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Boston Coverage

'Boston squandered a 4-2 advantage the third period, but Sturm took a pass from Boyes in front and beat Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller to the short side with 4:49 left to help the Bruins win for only the third time in 12 games.' … [Read more...] about Boston 5, Buffalo 4

'"I don't think it's a case of losing confidence," said Campbell. "I think we know we can do stuff. I think maybe it's just a matter of simplifying our game. If we're trying to dipsy-doodle like we were earlier in the year, it's not going to work out."' … [Read more...] about Boston 5, Buffalo 4

'The Sabres continue to sit in fourth place in the Eastern Confrence with 93 points, but the recent losing skid has allowed Philadelphia and the New York Rangers to reel them in. The Flyers have 90, but are in third becuase they the Atlantic Division. The Rangers trail by four points with 89 and will face the Sabres Monday night at Madison Square Garden.' … [Read more...] about Bruins Hand Sabres Fifth Straight Loss

'"We made some big mistakes."' … [Read more...] about Victory slips away

Amerks' postseason hopes fade after loss (Rochester D&C) Howard's 40 saves lifts Griffins (Grand Rapids Press) Amerks Lose First Of Two (RNews.com) Amerks drop first of two at Grand Rapids (Amerks.com) Amerks add Martin Tuma (Amerks.com) Jumpin' Jimmy (GriffinsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'The Sabres have outscored their opponents, 85-54, in the third period this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Bruins

Sabres thumbnails (Boston Globe) Buffalo (44-20-5) at Boston (27-32-12) (AP) Sabres can end four-game losing streak vs. Bruins (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (44-20-5) at Boston Bruins (27-32-12) (The Sports Network) Game Preview (BostonBruins.com) Game Notes (BostonBruins.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Boston Coverage (Updated 3:30 p.m.)

'"It looks like they made the correct call," Ruff said. "When you get into a funk like that, the breaks go the other way. We had a lot of great bounces go our way [earlier in the season]. We have to continue to grind away."' … [Read more...] about Sabres officially in a slump

'"His confidence level is improving," assistant coach Brian McCutcheon said. "It's not at the level that we would like or Dmitri would like, I'm sure, but I think it's improving. Over the eight-game winning streak after the Olympic break, you could see it getting better and better every game. You saw flashes of Dmitri that we saw a couple years ago."' … [Read more...] about Kalinin’s recovery moving in right direction

'OLN hopes fan pressure will get cable systems to move the channel to a lower tier. The argument would be more persuasive in big city markets that don't have the CBC alternative like Western New York. Because CBC carries the conference finals and the Stanley Cup finals in their entirety, we're talking about a maximum of two lost second-round games here.' … [Read more...] about OLN offers lesson in cable-nomics

'"The ref thought it was in, but I guess Toronto had an angle where it didn't go all the way across, so that was the end of the story," Grier said. Deflated by that decision, four minutes later the Sabres gave up the goal that put it out of reach when Jason Spezza flipped a pass from behind the Buffalo net into the slot to Patrick Eaves, who wristed one over Ryan Miller's right … [Read more...] about Struggling Sabres sink again