Buffalo Sabres News and Discussion
Snapping 2-game slide will be tall order tonight (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Scouting the Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
Pittsburgh (32-21-5) at Buffalo (28-22-8) (AP)
Malkin, Penguins hope to avoid third straight loss (Sportsticker)
Pittsburgh Penguins (32-21-5) at Buffalo Sabres (28-22-8) (The Sports Network)
‘The game was supposed to be a playoff-like test for the Sabres, and they never even took out their No. 2 pencils.’
‘The Sabres defenseman and his blue-line partner, Jaroslav Spacek, were on the ice for all four New York Rangers goals in the first period of Saturday’s 5-1 dismantling. It’s nearly impossible to be minus-4 after just 20 minutes of play, but Campbell and Spacek accomplished it.’
‘Really, there’s no reason to have another conversation unless both sides are willing to make major concessions. The Sabres would need to leap into the $6 million per year range, at least, which would mean Campbell taking a considerable discount. All told, the difference in dough between Campbell’s offseason proposal and his current value is at least $5 million, perhaps $7.5 million, maybe more, spread over five years.’
‘Exactly one month before St. Patrick’s Day, Buffalo Sabres players will sport a bit o’ the green today when they take to the HSBC Arena ice wearing specially designed “Sabres Green Team” stickers on their helmets.’
Early Goal Gives Rangers a Shot of Momentum (New York Times)
Dubinsky sparks Ranger rout (New York Daily News)
1 down, 1 to go (New York Post)
Dubinsky clicks with Jagr in Rangers win (Newsday)
Rangers fly past Sabres after five-day break (White Plains Journal News)
Rangers blitz Sabres, roll to 5-1 victory at Garden (NewYorkRangers.com)
Postgame notes (NewYorkRangers.com)
Photo gallery (NewYorkRangers.com)
Zednik: ‘It is great to return home’ (Miami Herald)
Zednik, back home, talks about injury (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Zedniks come home after ‘reality check’ (Palm Beach Post)
Alert doctors, staff made difference for Zednik (Yahoo! Sports)
Panthers’ Zednik Is Released From Hospital After Neck Injury (Bloomberg)
Panthers’ Zednik released, returns to Florida less than a week after neck slashed by skate (AP)
Zednik released from hospital (The Sports Network)
‘Miller unexpectedly got most of Saturday off, pulled after the Rangers went up 4-0 after just 12:25 of play. It was his first regulation loss since Jan. 19, before an 8-0-1 run. Jocelyn Thibault, who hadn’t played since Feb. 1, stopped 20 of 21 in relief.’
‘”You get beat, you have to give them credit,” said Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff. “They won the battles. They won it skating and they won the small battles. They looked like a real fresh team. I thought they skated well all night.”‘
‘The Rangers got on the board about as early as possible on a goal by Sean Avery just ten seconds into the game. Then New York completely blew the game open scoring three more times in the next twelve minutes with goals from Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky and Brendan Shanahan. Ryan Miller was pulled after the fourth goal for Jocelyn Thibault.’