Archives for December 2007

'“Brian’s play warrants it,” Ruff said before the 8-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in HSBC Arena. “Game in and game out, whether we’ve asked him for 30 minutes or 20 minutes or any situation, he’s been there. He’s been in the system and with the team for a long team and his play warrants it.”' … [Read more...] about Hard work pays as Campbell wears eC&#8217

'Q: What other weather conditions, besides a freaky run of beach-type temperatures, are a concern? A: A clear, sunny day.' … [Read more...] about A blizzard of answers to Ice Bowl questions

Adams' streak comes to an end at 175 (Raleigh News and Observer) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Carolina Coverage

'"You don't expect games like that to happen," said Buffalo defenseman Brian Campbell, who had two assists after being named captain for the month of December prior to the game. "It was a bonus, obviously, and guys deserved it. It's something we can build off of."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 8, Carolina 1

'"Tonight all the rebounds went on our stick, every shot went in," said Spacek. "Sometimes you have to lose the game to win another five or six in a row. I think we learned from the mistakes we had against St. Louis (on Wednesday). I think we played a great game today."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 8, Carolina 1

'Ryan Miller just missed the shutout as he stopped 20 of 21 Carolina shots.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Rout Canes 8-1

'The Hurricanes, playing for the third time in four nights, opted to start John Grahame, and seeing the backup in goal for the second time in a little over a week just might have angered the Sabres enough to trigger an avalanche.' … [Read more...] about 10 things you should know about the Sabres-Hurricanes game

'The Buffalo Sabres score two goals in the first period and two goals in the second period before exploding for four more tallies in the third period en route to an 8-1 thrashing of the Carolina Hurricanes Saturday night in front of a jubilant HSBC Arena crowd.' … [Read more...] about Offensive explosion helps Sabres storm past Hurricanes

'The Sabres had the fans on their feet eight times tonight, plus a few nice hits were worthy of bringing up the energy level. It was the best performance of the year by the Sabres and the fans took notice.' … [Read more...] about Sabres nation having fun again after slicing up the Canes

Providence tips Rochester (Providence Journal) Bruins score five in second to down Amerks (Amerks.com) P-Bruins defeat Americans 5-1 (ProvidenceBruins.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'Sabres' head coach Lindy Ruff announced this morning that defenseman Brian Campbell is the team's captain for the month of December. Campbell takes over for November captain Toni Lydman.' … [Read more...] about Campbell Named Sabres' Captain For December

'Vanek is 10th on the Sabres in ice time, averaging 16 minutes, 48 seconds as the team enters tonight’s game against Carolina in HSBC Arena.' … [Read more...] about Vanek&#8217s ice time trails elite forwards

'“When you come out strong and you’ve got fresh legs and whatnot, you can maybe catch them offguard because they’re tired a little bit,” Sabres center Derek Roy said Friday. “I think just going out the first five, 10 minutes of the game and setting the tone, playing very physical with energy and a lot of speed, helps a lot.”' … [Read more...] about Rested team waiting for &#8217Canes

Carolina (14-9-3) at Buffalo (11-11-1) (AP) Carolina Hurricanes (14-9-3) at Buffalo Sabres (11-11-1) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Carolina Coverage

Monarchs can't close the deal (Manchester Union Leader) Amerks skate past Monarchs, 3-1 (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage