Archives for February 2007

'"It was an exciting game to play in," said Miller. "It had a good feel to it, almost playoff-like, it was intense. It was important for us to finish this road swing off on a high note and especially for me. It has been a couple of rough outings since the All-Star game."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Atlanta 3 (SO)

'Ryan Miller made a couple of great saves on Slava Kozlov and Jon Sim in the closing seconds of the extra frame to send the game to the shootout. In the shootout Miller stopped Kozlov again as well as Marian Hossa. Buffalo got goals from Briere and Ales Kotalik to seal the win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Take Down Thrashers In Shootout 4-3

'"I liked this game as much as I liked any game in recent weeks," said head coach Lindy Ruff. "From a battle and chance standpoint, I liked the way we came out. Our special teams were really good. Overall, we're happy with that performance."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Thaw February Frost

'In the end, an evenly played match had to be decided by a shootout, where Buffalo's clutch dynamic duo of co-captain Daniel Briere and goalie Ryan Miller proved to be a winning formula yet again.' … [Read more...] about Game # 55: Sabres 4, Thrashers 3 (SO)

'With their 3-5 night on the power play, Buffalo has now scored nine times in its last 30 man advantages.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hold on to clip Thrashers in shootout

'He's now one of the most popular players on a very popular Sabre team. So popular in fact, that a group of die-hard fans has re-named a section of Root Five restaurant in Hamburg - "Pominville."' … [Read more...] about Pominville visits ”Pominville”

Amerks prepare for four games in five nights (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'"Phil Housley gave Sabres fans many reasons to cheer in his eight years with the organization," said Bob Swados, Chairman of the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame. "He left us with many great memories, and we are thrilled to make him the newest member of the Hall of Fame."' … [Read more...] about Housley To Enter Sabres Hall

'"Our aggressive plan is built on the system we play," Ruff said. "If on one line a person misses a route or gets careless, we're going to give up a good opportunity. On different occasions, we've had different players that let the system down."' … [Read more...] about Ruff looks to reclaim third period

'"We just want to start trying to do a lot of the little things right," said Sabres assistant coach James Patrick, who played on that 1998-99 team. "Lindy's been harping on that for a couple weeks now."' … [Read more...] about Sabres work to reverse mood swing

'Connolly, who skated with about half the squad Saturday during the morning skate in New Jersey, joined everyone for noncontact drills at the start and end of practice Monday. His passes in the half-speed workouts were on the mark, and he showed his renowned flair for puckhandling while shooting at the goaltenders.' … [Read more...] about Connolly leaves good first impression

'"I know one time I was struggling really bad in Rochester," Campbell recalls. "I was always complaining, the coach this, and the coach that, and [my dad] said, 'You know maybe you're not doing things properly ... I was mad, and I didn't want to talk to him anymore, I didn't say goodbye to him; I just got out of the car and left. And then you get on the bus, and you think, it's … [Read more...] about Brian Campbell: The Moments That Made Him

Thrashers, Sabres suffer same slip-ups (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Buffalo (35-15-4) at Atlanta (29-18-8) (AP) Sabres, Thrashers meet in battle of division leaders (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (35-15-4) at Atlanta Thrashers (29-18-8) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Atlanta Coverage (Updated 8:30 a.m.)

Amerks' Smith, Tuma expected back Wednesday (Rochester D&C) Florida reassigns Stewart to Rochester (Amerks.com) Amerk Rob Globke to visit Henrietta Library tonight (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage

'The Sabres are tied for the most losses in the NHL when leading after two periods, falling to 26-4-2. (Their winning percentage of .813 ranks 19th, with Boston being the worst at .643 while going 9-1-4.) The Sabres have allowed 63 goals in the third period, fourth-highest in the NHL. They've scored 57, which is ninth.' … [Read more...] about Faulty finishes leave Sabres baffled