Archives for March 21, 2008

'The injury was the latest setback for Connolly, who missed all but two regular season games last year because of a neck injury and post-concussion symptoms. He also missed the entire 2003-04 season because of a concussion.' … [Read more...] about Sabres C Connolly to have season-ending hip surgery

'For his career, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound 26-year old has totaled 70 goals and 171 assists in 438 regular season games. He has also scored five goals and tallied 15 assists in 24 playoff games - all with Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Connolly to have season-ending surgery

'“I can’t anticipate where he’s at (physically),” Ruff said. “He hasn’t played a practice in basically six months. I know that’s going to be at a low level, I just don’t know where it’s going to be.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres&#8217 Numminen set to return to ice

'Despite missing 17games with a bone spur and torn labrum in his hip, Connolly is 6th on the team in scoring with 7 goals and 33 assists.' … [Read more...] about Connolly Out For Rest Of Season

'Following this weekend, Connolly will travel to Vail, Colorado to have the procedure, which will abruptly end a year that saw the Syracuse, N.Y. native total seven goals and 40 points in 48 games.' … [Read more...] about Tim Connolly’s season to end with surgery on Monday

'“It’s been a long journey,” Numminen said. “It’s great to be healthy and great to be back here.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres defenseman Teppo Numminen resumes skating with team, begins comeback

'“The little, lovable guy,” teammate and road roommate Paul Gaustad said with a grin. “He’s always got a smile on his face. He’s a good guy, approachable.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Pominville is go-to guy for fans, media, teammates

'“This is definitely a lot better than being down there,” Funk said after Thursday’s practice in the Amherst Pepsi Center. “It’s great, honestly. We were just playing for pride two months ago already. We were already pretty much out of the playoff race. To get called up and be one point out [of a playoff spot], it’s incredible.”' … [Read more...] about Call-ups in win-win situation

'The bad news is that 66 of those goals came in nine games (7.33-goal average). In the other 65 games, the Sabres averaged 2.58 goals.' … [Read more...] about Sabres boast potent offense

'What's scary about the Sabres is their ability to score off the rush. Maurice said that giving the Sabres, for example, nine odd-man rushes, probably would result in three goals against, where most clubs might not score at all. "That's the danger of playing against them," defenceman Ian White said. "Once they get on roll, it's tough to stop them. Hopefully we will get up early … [Read more...] about Explosive Sabres charging hard

'Understand this, folks. While Montreal may be the best arena in the league to watch an NHL game these days, Buffalo on a Friday night with the Leafs in town is right there.' … [Read more...] about Sabres cut to the chase for playoff spot

Explosive Sabres charging hard (Toronto Sun) Sabres cut to the chase for playoff spot (Toronto Star) Sabres soar at bad time for Leafs (Toronto Globe and Mail) Toronto (33-31-10) at Buffalo (35-28-11) (AP) Sabres look to close in on eighth seed (Sportsticker) Toronto Maple Leafs (33-31-10) at Buffalo Sabres (35-28-11) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Toronto Coverage

Amerks rally for OT victory (Rochester D&C) Amerks rally to drop Monsters (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Trip Ends Victoriously (RNews.com) Amerks slay Monsters in OT (Amerks.com) Monsters Build, Then Lose, Lead (LakeErieMonsters.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage