Buffalo Sabres News and Discussion
Little goes right for the Penguins (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Whitney misses his first game of the season (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Penguins can’t stop Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
Whitney’s prediction looks good (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
Scuderi replaces Whitney in Pens’ lineup (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
Pens aren’t mightier than swords (Beaver County Times)
Recchi ends drought (Beaver County Times)
Sabres post 4-1 victory over Penguins (PittsburghPenguins.com)
‘”It’s a nice accomplishment, but it’s not the ultimate goal,” All-Star Daniel Briere said. “There’s a lot more to be done. We don’t get too carried away with that. It’s nice to have home-ice advantage at the start of playoffs, but that’s where it stops.”‘
‘”It was a bad night for us,” said Penguins head coach Michel Therrien. “These things happen through the course of a season, it doesn’t happen to us often.”‘
‘Thomas Vanek notched his 40th goal of the season and Ryan Miller earned his 38th win tying the franchise record.’
‘Two individual milestones were reached during the victory. Stopping 22-of-23 shots, goaltender Ryan Miller tied Don Edwards for most wins in a single season with his 38th of the season, while Thomas Vanek became the first Sabre in eight years to score 40 goals.’
‘Although self-discipline waned at times, forcing extra hardship upon themselves, Buffalo’s penalty-killing silenced their critics with a stellar effort that gave the required support to clutch goaltending and an opportunistic attack.’
‘”It’s something on the inside that we’re proud of,” Ruff said after the game on clinching the East. “We’ve worked hard for it and we’ve battled a lot of adversity through the year for it.”‘
‘Lindy Ruff wanted his team to respect the Penguins and play tonight’s game as if it were a playoff game. He wanted to see his team play the perfect road game, and that’s exactly what the Sabres’ head coach got.’
Key for Amerks: Consistency (Rochester D&C)
Patrick Kaleta named Amerks’ Man Of The Year (Amerks.com)