Archives for January 19, 2008

'"They lost two main guys and others are taking over, but maybe they were thinking Briere was the leader," Leafs winger Alexei Ponikarovsky said. "They're kind of floating (without a rudder)."' … [Read more...] about No sympathy for the Sabres

'The Sabres have not adjusted well to life without Daniel Briere and Chris Drury, who left the upper part of New York state for the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers, respectively, as free agents last summer. And it appears the Sabres are bound to lose top defenceman Brian Campbell, who recently cut off contract negotiations, to free agency this summer.' … [Read more...] about Despite recent woes, Sabres still a challenge for Leafs

Despite recent woes, Sabres still a challenge for Leafs (Toronto Sun) Buffalo (20-19-6) at Toronto (18-21-8) (AP) Buffalo Sabres (20-19-6) at Toronto Maple Leafs (18-21-8) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Toronto Coverage

'"We got a couple lucky breaks, and it feels good to win -- finally."' … [Read more...] about Ten reasons to smile

'Roy’s return clearly kickstarted the Sabres’ top line as he combined with Drew Stafford and Thomas Vanek for seven goals, five assists and a plus-10 rating on the night.' … [Read more...] about Roy able to shoulder scoring burden

Enstrom bounces back (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Atlanta Coverage

'"We weren't trying to do anything fancy, we were just trying to outwork them," Stafford said. "It feels good to finally win."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 10, Atlanta 1

'"It's kind of fitting, a 10-game skid and 10 goals," Miller noted. "The world works in mysterious ways. It's nice to snap it, but it's more important what we do with it."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 10, Atlanta 1

'The offense finally broke out scoring ten goals Friday night, after scoring just 16 goals in the last ten games.' … [Read more...] about Ten!

'"It's funny, I was talking about this at lunch with Tim Connolly and Max Afinogenov," laughed Miller. "It was just the three of us sitting there and I got talking about this stretch. I just said, 'You know, it's just going to have to be one of those games where everybody is clicking and everything is going so that we win by some ridiculous … [Read more...] about Miller predicts the future, sort of

'Drew Stafford and Derek Roy each netted their first career hat tricks while Daniel Paille, Jochen Hecht, Thomas Vanek and Ales Kotalik also tallied for the resurgent Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Double digits!

Missed hat trick, shutout, but Griffins still get win (Grand Rapids Press) Amerks swept by Grand Rapids, lose third straight (Amerks.com) Photo gallery (GriffinsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage