Archives for March 2008

Ruff has it rough (Toronto Sun) Sabres display draft savvy (Toronto Star) Mats Sundin to miss Toronto’s game against Buffalo with groin strain (CP) Buffalo (33-28-11) at Toronto (32-30-10) (AP) Maple Leafs hoping for Sundin’s return vs. Sabres (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (33-28-11) at Toronto Maple Leafs (32-30-10) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Toronto Coverage

'Friday’s score was shocking considering the teams’ travels to the foot of Washington Street. The Sabres were on a four-game winless skid (0-2-2), while the Hurricanes had won five in a row and eight of nine.' … [Read more...] about Reversal of fortunes

'Adam Mair, Patrick Kaleta and Drew Stafford combined for two goals and six points, with Mair posting the first three- point game of his NHL career. Stafford had two assists and Kaleta, the Angola native, scored his third goal of the season.' … [Read more...] about Fourth line supplies some offensive punch

'"When we play as a unit and out-work the other team, we're hard to play against," said Paul Gaustad, which brings on the question, Why can't they do that on a more consistent basis?' … [Read more...] about Sabres steamroll Hurricanes

'“He brings a lot of energy,” Jason Pominville said. “And that’s what we expect from him. We need to bring that same kind of energy every night. He’s going to be in our faces and we know that.”' … [Read more...] about There’s still some fight left in Lindy

'The goal marked just his fifth in 62 games this season and just 21st in five seasons as a Sabre.' … [Read more...] about Mair gets first goal in 37 games

Sabres carve up Canes (Raleigh News and Observer) Whitney to have surgery (Raleigh News and Observer) Turning Point (Raleigh News and Observer) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Carolina Coverage

'The Sabres had much more on the line, and played like it.' … [Read more...] about Roy scores twice, leads Sabres to 7-1 rout over Hurricanes

'"We put a lot of pressure on the forwards to do the work and we said if we work in the offensive zone we don't have to work in the defensive zone," Roy said. "We were pinching all night, making plays, coming up with pucks, winning the battles and that?s something we haven't been doing in the past."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 7, Carolina 1

'For the eighth time this season the Sabres have scored four or more goals in a period which now leads the NHL passing the Los Angeles Kings with seven.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Offense Explodes in 7-1 Win

Amerks beaten for sixth time in last seven games (Rochester D&C) Crunch seeing clearly (Syracuse Post Standard) Photo gallery (Syracuse Post Standard) Amerks Blanked Again (RNews.com) Amerks blanked by Crunch, lose third straight (Amerks.com) Crunch Roll Over Amerks (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'The players are well aware of what the stakes are, but you wouldn't know that by watching them on the ice. They seem to lack the desperation that has defined the extremely tight race in the Eastern Conference. The players make constant statements about needing a better effort, and then not providing one on the ice.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Opponent: Confidence

'“We’ve been playing a lot of games down in Rochester and I just want to fill in,” Funk said. “If I’m playing good and I get extra ice time it’s a bonus. I just want to help out the team as much as I can and we will see where it takes us from there.”' … [Read more...] about Reinforcements are in

'“I think the players in the room have had a good experience at winning,” eighth-year forward Adam Mair said. “I don’t know how many of them really have had the experience of trying to battle through and losing. Learning how to turn that ship around is what you have to do. Learning how to put that effort in, that consistency, that day-in, day-out grind … [Read more...] about Sabres&#8217 youth facing hurdle

'Where Pominville plays will depend on whether Tim Connolly plays. The center skipped Thursday’s practice and Wednesday’s game with a sore hip. “If he plays, that gives us another forward kind of in the role we need,” Ruff said. “If he doesn’t play, you almost feel like you need Jason up front.”' … [Read more...] about Laraque hit with three-game suspension