Archives for December 20, 2006

'Leading-goal scorer Thomas Vanek has scored once in seven games. Jason Pominville has tallied once in 11. Chris Drury hasn’t scored in five. Paul Gaustad is pointless in 12.' … [Read more...] about Sabres starting to stumble?

'The Sabres ran into two potent forces Tuesday. Montreal goaltender Cristobal Huet stopped 42 shots, including 33 over the final two periods. Montreal also boasts the best power play in the NHL, and it scored twice in the first period to help put the Sabres in a 3-1 hole. "The three quick goals stung us," coach Lindy Ruff said. "It took us awhile to recover."' … [Read more...] about Habs pin loss on Sabres

'MacArthur, a third-round pick of the Sabres in the 2003 entry draft, was one of the final cuts in training camp. The 21-year-old is excelling in his second season in Rochester. He leads the Amerks with 34 points off 12 goals and 22 assists.' … [Read more...] about Finally, MacArthur gets a turn

'You always gain a better understanding of a person upon meeting his parents. Once you get past the language barrier, it's easy to see how Numminen has evolved into a cerebral, unflappable leader during his two years with the Sabres. It clearly comes from his father, a serene man who called himself a parent first and a coach second.' … [Read more...] about Like father, like son for Numminens

'"I think we've been slapped with a little adversity," said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff. "We're not getting a lot of bounces, we had a couple laying around the goal line, and you look at those and they're home runs a month ago, and now they're going foul."' … [Read more...] about Canadiens beat dazed Sabres

High-octane Habs carve up Sabres (Montreal Gazette) Habs' Lapierre makes most of opportunity (Montreal Gazette) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Montreal Coverage

'"Trying not to lose two in a row is an extremely tough task," said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, whose team has a two-game road trip before the Christmas break. "It's going to be interesting how we react."' … [Read more...] about Montreal 5, Buffalo 2

'The Sabres pulled within one with about eight minutes to play in the second, as Kotalik corralled the puck behind the goal line and sent it out in front to Spacek, who punched it home stick side. Tomas Plekanec, though, lit the lamp on a deflection goal 7:52 into the final frame to push the advantage back to two goals.' … [Read more...] about Montreal 5, Buffalo 2

'Ales Kotalik got the Sabres out to an early lead scoring just 34 seconds into the game as two draughts were snapped. The team had not scored in the first period for five straight games, dating back to December 5th against the Tampa Bay Lightning and Ales Kotalik scored for the first time in 13 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Lose Back To Back Games For First Time

'"You suffer and there is agony when you lose," said Ruff. "The first thing you want to do is walk around and blame everybody for the different mistakes, when those same mistakes you would overlook in games you win."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Drop Second Straight

'Along the way, their once intimidating firepower gave further evidence of returning to the ranks of ordinary, being held to three goals or less for the seventh straight outing.' … [Read more...] about Game # 33: Canadiens 5, Sabres 2

'Despite taking a total of 80 shots in their last two games, Buffalo has only found the back of the net three times -- once Saturday night against Ottawa and twice tonight against Montreal. The Sabres, a team considered to have the league's most potent offense, are now failing to execute even their most clear-cut scoring opportunities.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fail to execute in second straight loss

Three Amerk players recalled to NHL (Amerks.com) Booth, Kaleta and The Moose make Holiday Library stops (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage