Archives for November 23, 2008

'Forget about this season, folks. It’s not going to happen with the current group, which is fragile. It’s a playoff-caliber team, nothing more.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need to make moves to get closer to goal

'The Sabres were working hard, skating well -- to put it bluntly, they were absolutely dominating the Islanders -- but once again they were being openly mocked by the scoreboard.' … [Read more...] about Sabres have that sinking feeling

'Connolly was hit hard by Tkachuk on Nov. 12, but an initial diagnosis failed to reveal the crack. The Sabres have described the injury only as an "upper body-musculoskeletal" problem.' … [Read more...] about Broken rib has sidelined Connolly

'But a night after former teammate Martin Biron made 40 saves in a shutout, the Sabres again ran into a hot goalie. MacDonald, making his 10th straight start in place of the injured Rick DiPietro, avenged an earlier start this season in which he allowed all seven goals in a 7-1 loss to the Sabres on Long Island. He made 30 saves over the first two periods.' … [Read more...] about Isles hand Buffalo fifth straight loss

'“I’m happy with my play, but I’d rather that take goal back and win a game. That’s what’s important right now,” he said.' … [Read more...] about Mancari nets first goal in 2-1 loss

MacDonald makes amends as Islanders beat Sabres (New York Newsday) Islanders' vision coming into focus (New York Newsday) Islanders bounce back for their fourth win in five games (NewYorkIslanders.com) Photo gallery (NewYorkIslanders.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s New York Coverage

'“We had no emotion early on,” Buffalo forward Jason Pominville said. “We weren’t competing and we lost a lot of one-on-one battles.”' … [Read more...] about MacDonald makes 35 saves in Islanders 4-2 win

'"I don't know what's going on," Mancari said. "We didn't have the good start that we wanted. We weren't moving our legs, we weren't creating chances. In the second period I thought we were better, in the third it kind of tailed off again."' … [Read more...] about NY Islanders 4, Buffalo 2

'Derek Roy gave the Sabres some life late in the game when he wristed one past MacDonald at the 15:26 mark, but the Isles were able to withstand a late Buffalo charge. Streit added an empty-netter with only two seconds left in the game to finish things off.' … [Read more...] about Islanders Hand Sabres 5th Straight Loss, 4-2

'“We’re in tough right now,” Lindy Ruff said. “We did some good things, but we didn’t do enough... We got caught and had to scramble a little bit, we took the first four penalties of the game... we had some guys that really put in a good effort but it just wasn’t enough.”' … [Read more...] about Not enough

Portland hits a speed bump vs. Hartford (Portland Press Herald) Wolf Pack Beat Pirates, 6-2 (Hartford Courant) Pirates come crashing back to earth (Maine Hockey Journal) Pirates Fall to Wolf Pack 6-2 (PortlandPirates.com) Wolf Pack 6, Pirates 2 (HartfordWolfPack.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Portland Coverage

'Despite a strong effort, Buffalo couldn't stop its downward spiral. Once 6-0-1, the Sabres have dropped four straight and nine of 12. Yikes.' … [Read more...] about Where’s Sabres’ offense?

'"You take away ice time, you're a healthy scratch, it hurts," he said. "Hank's a good guy, but Hank isn't playing well enough to stay in the lineup."' … [Read more...] about Lineup changes for Sabres