Archives for March 2008

'The Buffalo Sabres will stage two special events during the coming week to benefit the WNY Women’s Fund, which supports programs to help women and girls realize their full potential.' … [Read more...] about Sabres events to benefit WNY Women&#8217s Fund

'The Flyers were livid about Roy’s goal. The Sabres were supposed to be a man down with Jaroslav Spacek in the penalty box, but there were five players on the ice when Roy accepted the pass. “Go back and look at the replay,” Flyers coach John Stevens said. “There are four guys still in the zone breaking out of the zone. When they made the pass, the … [Read more...] about Sabres pay the price for win

'“Play with some passion!” screamed Ruff, who benched the veteran for Tuesday night’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers. “Play with some [expletive] passion! You’re better than that!”' … [Read more...] about Kalinin feels the wrath of Ruff

Flyers' Briere out with shoulder sprain (Philadelphia Inquirer) Flyers sabotaged by Sabres' untimely goal (Philadelphia Daily News) Briere listed day-to-day with shoulder injury (Philadelphia Daily News) Briere latest addition to injury report (Bucks County Courier Times) Injury forces Briere to sit first game (Cherry Hill Courier Post) Sabres Score Three in Third, Beat … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Philadelphia Coverage

'When Roy scored the decisive goal just 66 seconds into the third period, it seemed he took advantage of a costly mental lapse by Philly’s defense. But Flyers coach John Stevens was furious after the game because Roy was the fifth skater during a 4-on-4. Replays clearly showed the Sabres already had four players on the ice when Roy hopped over the boards and skated to the … [Read more...] about Pominville, Afinogenov lead Sabres over Flyers

'Steve Downie and Scottie Upshall tallied for the Flyers, who suffered their first regulation loss since a 3-1 setback to San Jose on February 21. Philadelphia had put together a 3-0-2 mark in its last five contests. Martin Biron was roughed up for five goals on 18 shots before he was lifted in favor of Antero Niittymaki, who stopped all three shots he faced.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Philadelphia 2

'Jason Pominville scored twice as well, while Steve Bernier earned two assists in the win. The Sabres are now just one point behind the Flyers for the final playoff spot.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Get Important Two Points In Philly

'The win didn't come without some bad news. Henrik Tallinder, who recorded assists on both of the Sabres' first period goals, was knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury late in the opening period after being checked from behind and into the glass by Upshall.' … [Read more...] about Not this time

Amerks kick off five-game road trip this week (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'The second-year Amerks blueliner has registered three points (1+2) and eight penalty minutes (PIM) in 21 games with the Sabres this season. A native of Bojnice, Slovakia, Sekera has collected 17 points (2+15) and 22 PIM in 40 American Hockey League contests with Rochester this season.' … [Read more...] about Sekera recalled by Buffalo

'“It’s huge,” Sabres defenseman Nathan Paetsch said. “It’s the team we’re trying to catch. They’re three points up on us. If we beat them, we’re down by one. If we lose, we’re down by five. It’s a huge, huge playoff game for us.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres smarting over play

'By the looks of things, the Sabres will need to win at least 10 of their final 16 games to reach the postseason. Eleven of their final 16 opponents would make the playoffs if the season ended today. Tampa Bay is the only one of the remaining five teams that isn’t within striking distance of the postseason.' … [Read more...] about Don&#8217t count the Sabres out quite yet

'“We wanted to bounce back after the way we played against Montreal on the PK,” forward Daniel Paille said Monday. “There’s no excuse for that. We have to be ready every night, especially now. It’s good that we were a little bit more aware of going across ice. But [Detroit] still got one on us where Ryan couldn’t do anything about … [Read more...] about Penalty killers face more big tests

Buffalo (31-26-9) at Philadelphia (33-25-8) (AP) Buffalo Sabres (31-26-9) at Philadelphia Flyers (33-25-8) (The Sports Network) Sabres-Flyers Preview/Game Notes (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Philadelphia Coverage

'“We just have to realize we’re running out of games now,” Sabres defenseman Toni Lydman said after the Sabres held a players-only meeting. “Right now we need those wins and we need those points bad.”' … [Read more...] about Another sloppy loss for Sabres