Archives for January 19, 2007

'Head Coach Lindy Ruff was reluctant to say whether Roy would be well enough to play come game time. Ruff hopes Roy will be ready but wont be able to make a decision until later in the day.' … [Read more...] about Roy Misses Morning Skate With Illness

'"For a manager now everything is about choices," Regier says about some of the decisions he's facing. "We had to make one last year after the playoffs. We would have loved to keep J.P. Dumont on our team, we liked him very much. But success now means letting players go out of necessity. Of course we'd love to have both Daniel and Chris back next … [Read more...] about The blueprint for NHL success

'"Getting 14, 15 minutes a game has made a huge difference for me," Pyatt said. "Lots of games in [Buffalo] I was playing eight or nine. It's been a great change for me and I'm happy I'm here in Vancouver. I think I could have been doing this in Buffalo but I just wasn't getting the opportunity last season."' … [Read more...] about Ex-Sabres relishing today's Buffalo tilt

'"Anytime you can contribute offensively it's nice," Fitzpatrick said. "I'll have a lot of family and friends [in Buffalo]. We want to go in there and keep proving we can play with the better teams in the league and, obviously, they're one of the best. There's a lot of motivation for us to go into the [all-star] break on a high and beat a … [Read more...] about Rory sharp for Sabres

'"My rookie season, I just enjoy the time I'm here with great players, a great team," Novotny said. "I've been working hard for this four years in Rochester and finally I make the team. This is the prize for me. I just enjoy every day and try hard for this team."' … [Read more...] about Rookie Novotny enjoys the dream

'"I don't think the game is being called as tight," Ruff told reporters after Thursday afternoon's practice in HSBC Arena. "There's games where, no criticism - I guess it is a criticism; you asked me my opinion - I think there's games where the whistle has been put away. It's just from what I see."' … [Read more...] about Ruff to blow the whistle on dip in obstruction calls

'G Roberto Luongo has a 1.99 GAA and .937 save percentage in 15 games against Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Canucks

'"It will be nice to be able to play in front of friends and family," he said. "It's tough for anyone to come out west, and it's even tough for them to watch on TV with the (three-hour) time difference, so it will be very nice to get back home."' … [Read more...] about Fitzpatrick joyful to be making visit to Buffalo

'Could the Western New York area host another NHL All-Star Game, like it did in 1978?' … [Read more...] about With Falls&#8217 help, WNY could handle All-Stars

'The Sabres have a payroll of around $40 million, with Briere the highest-paid member at $5 million and Drury third at $3.154 million. It will take more to re-sign either, which is why Sabres fans should enjoy watching the team as presently constructed while they can.' … [Read more...] about Sabres savoring joy ride while it lasts

Ex-Sabres relishing today's Buffalo tilt (Vancouver Province) Rory sharp for Sabres (Vancouver Sun) Vancouver (27-19-1) at Buffalo (32-11-4) (AP) Streaking Canucks roll into showdown with Sabres (Sportsticker) Vancouver Canucks (27-19-1) at Buffalo Sabres (32-11-4) (The Sports Network) Game preview (Canucks.com) Game notes (Canucks.com) Game # 48: Vancouver @ Buffalo … [Read more...] about Friday’s Vancouver Coverage (Updated 12:00 p.m.)

Preview: Admirals vs. Americans, Marlies, Aeros (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Amerks welcome office staff additions (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage