Archives for January 2008

'The Sabres are starting to lose the tail lights of the playoff teams in front of them and they sense it. With the Bruins winning on Saturday, Buffalo is five points out, but more importantly, a growing number of teams are wedging themselves between the Sabres and the conference’s eighth spot.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need a lesson in Hockey 101

'Vanek, who’s starting to draw the ire of Sabres fans for his lackluster play after signing the team’s biggest contract in history, saw the ice for just three shifts in the third period with the Sabres in a need of a goal, and none in the final 8:37 of play.' … [Read more...] about Vanek used sparingly in third period of loss

Attractive target (Toronto Sun) McCabe back skating (Toronto Sun) Leafs' continued fortune a theory in revolution? (Toronto Star) Leafs make it three in a row (Toronto Globe and Mail) Photo gallery (MapleLeafs.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Toronto Coverage

'"Back-to-back games aren't easy, but the position that we're in, we need to win these back-to-backs," Sabres defenseman Brian Campbell said.' … [Read more...] about Toronto 4, Buffalo 2

'Daniel Paille and Jochen Hecht scored for the Sabres (20-20-6), who were down 3-0 before scoring twice to make it interesting. After ending a 10-game winless streak Friday night with a 10-1 rout of Atlanta, the Sabres had less jump on this night and fell to 1-6-5 in their last 12 games. "Back-to-back games aren't easy, but the position that we're in, we need to win these … [Read more...] about Leafs make it three wins in a row with 4-2 decision over Sabres

'"We're just frustrated of losing," said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff after a 4-2 defeat in Toronto against the Maple Leafs on Saturday night.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo looking to improve after kicking off road trip with loss

'"We just couldn't get ourselves right from the start," said Sabres forward Derek Roy. "We were on the penalty kill early in the first two periods, and we just didn't get enough shots on (Toskala), and we had to get shots on him to win."' … [Read more...] about Toronto 4, Buffalo 2

'The winning ways ended quickly for Buffalo as Toronto handled the Sabres 4-2 Saturday night. Nik Antropov scored a goal and assisted on another, while Vesa Toskala stopped 26 shots in the victory.' … [Read more...] about Leafs Take Care Of Sabres 4-2

'But more important was the Sabres return to their struggles of their 10-game skid. Their bad decision making came creeping back into their game Saturday. Bad passing, ineffective special teams and horrible bounces crushed the team’s bid for a yet another comeback.' … [Read more...] about Here we go again

'"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