Archives for November 2007

'“We learned a pretty big lesson against Florida,” Ruff said regarding Buffalo’s 4-2 loss to the Panthers Friday. “You take that lesson and move forward. We went through a lot of that defensive zone stuff that we messed up on and I think you give these guys credit. They listened.”' … [Read more...] about No pain, no gain

'“The message is there,” Ruff said after practice Tuesday. “You watched the playoffs. You saw how tight it got, and the scoring chances got fewer and fewer. Coaches are pretty good at looking at video and wondering what’s going on and [experimenting]. There is a little bit of a trend developing.”' … [Read more...] about Defenses catch up to Sabres&#8217 offense

'In short, I don’t think this is the end of the world for Buffalo. After last year’s record, the team just isn’t used to losing, and the constant stream of injuries isn’t helping either. Still, if the boys can take the energy they’re using to kick and punch and otherwise penalty the other team and use it against the puck on the ice, I feel … [Read more...] about Welcome to Hockeytown, USA

'While there's plenty of hockey left to be played, this was the nightmare scenario that many Buffalo fans worried about when they watched two of their top three scorers depart for greener pastures this offseason.' … [Read more...] about Last-place Sabres still looking for right mix

Scouting report: Bruins at Sabres (Boston Herald) Boston (7-5-1) at Buffalo (5-7-1) (AP) Boston Bruins (7-5-1) at Buffalo Sabres (5-7-1) (The Sports Network) Bear essentials (BostonBruins.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Boston Coverage

'The Sabres are already missing two veteran defenseman. Dmitri Kalinin is out indefinitely with a sprained right knee and Jaroslav Spacek has missed six of seven games with a shoulder injury. Defenseman Nolan Pratt is also out after straining his groin in his Sabres debut last week.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Tim Connolly, Adam Mair out indefinitely with injuries

'Adam Mair has an ankle injury that Lindy Ruff said would keep him out weeks. Tim Connolly has a strained oblique will be out for an undetermined amount of time. Ruff insisted that his injury has nothing to do with his head.' … [Read more...] about Veterans Miss Practice; Mair Out Weeks

'Of the 2,200 seats, 1,200 will cost somewhere in the range of $29-$90. The remaining 1,000 seats will be deemed obstructed view as they will be less than 15 rows from the floor of Ralph Wilson Stadium, which will put the dasher boards in the line of sight.' … [Read more...] about Penguins to offer 2,200 tickets to Winter Classic

'"It's endless what this team can do with the amount of talent that's here," said starting goalie Ryan Miller. "But it's being able to work together, and we've been missing that a little bit."' … [Read more...] about Struggling Sabres looking for answers as they cope with life without Briere, Drury

'Buffalo had a 29-19 edge in shots, including 16-8 in the first period and 9-2 in the third, but endured its second shutout loss of the season -- after not getting blanked one time in the regular season last year.' … [Read more...] about Huet, Habs stymie Sabres

'The beneficiary was winger Drew Stafford, who had a strong game in replacing Maxim Afinogenov on the line with Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shake up their top line

'Buffalo Sabres fans may not be completely happy with the team right now, but you wouldn’t know it from a new survey ranking the Sabres No. 4 among all 122 major professional sports franchises.' … [Read more...] about In marketing poll, Sabres skate past the competition

Huet redeems himself against Sabres (Montreal Gazette) No easy pickings this NHL season, Sabres coach Ruff says (Montreal Gazette) Huet bounces back (Toronto Globe and Mail) Photo gallery (Canadiens.com) Huet responded with a shutout! (Le Journal de Montreal) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Montreal Coverage

'The Canadiens, who have won six of eight (6-1-1), were outshot 9-1 in the third period before Bryan Smolinski scored into an empty net with 21.8 seconds remaining.' … [Read more...] about Montreal 2, Buffalo 0

'The Sabres also came away banged up, as centre Adam Mair left early in the second period with a twisted ankle. Coach Lindy Ruff said "it looks like he'll be out for a little while."' … [Read more...] about Plekanec scores, Cristobal Huet shines as Canadiens blank Sabres 2-0