Archives for November 29, 2008

'Thomas Vanek continued his hot start to the season with two goals for Buffalo, which had won two in a row. Patrick Lalime, in his sixth start of the season, stopped 31-of-34 shots against in the loss.' … [Read more...] about Montreal 3, Buffalo 2

'The Sabres have five forwards and five defensemen playing in the CHL, including several high profile prospects. Multiple first and second round picks are playing key roles for their clubs, including forwards Tyler Ennis, Luke Adam and defenseman T.J. Brennan.' … [Read more...] about Sabres CHL 2008-09 Prospects Update

Buffalo (11-8-3) at Montreal (12-6-4) (AP) Sabres look to extend win streak against Canadiens (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (11-8-3) at Montreal Canadiens (12-6-4) (The Sports Network) The following are rough English translations from French language sources: The Sabres of Buffalo are brought to Montreal (La Presse) Sabres vs Canadian: some pewters of before-match (La … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Montreal Coverage

'"It's great scoring goals, but it's great to get a win, especially against Pittsburgh," Gaustad said. "We played great. We battled for 60 minutes. It was a teeter-totter: We had the lead, they had the lead, and we came back and finished them off. I think it's real satisfying for the guys."' … [Read more...] about Sabres get cooking

'"That was somewhat unexpected to be honest with you," a beaming Andreychuk said as he spoke to the media between periods. "I went on to bigger and better things from here [including a Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay in 2004] and I always felt I cheated the fans for some reason. After winning, you realize what it does for the community. It's just too bad really I … [Read more...] about Fans give Andreychuk an ovation

Penguins fall to Buffalo, 4-3 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Sabres turn table on Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Pens' Pesonen sees action (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Aftermath: Sabres 4, Penguins 3 (PittsburghPenguins.com) Photo gallery (PittsburghPenguins.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Pittsburgh Coverage

'“They’re a great team and we know they have the firepower, but we stayed within our system and it paid off for us,” said Gaustad, who missed the first nine games of the season because of a thumb injury. “We didn’t run around and we stayed within ourselves. When we do that we’re a strong team and a hard team to play against.”' … [Read more...] about Gaustad, Stafford lead Sabres past Penguins

'"I thought the all-around game tonight was probably as good as we played since close to the start of the year," said Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff. "I thought our special teams were exceptional, our desperation and competitive edge, our play away from the puck was good."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Pittsburgh 3

'The Sabres tied it up again a little over three minutes into the third when he finished off a play during which Derek Roy found Thomas Vanek, who then passed it along to Stafford. The Buffalo winger swatted it past Curry for his second goal of the night to even the score 3-3. Gaustad connected on his second goal, and the game-winner, at 16:36 of the final frame to put Buffalo … [Read more...] about Stafford, Gaustad Each Score Twice; Sabres Beat Pens 4-3

'“That’s my strength and that’s what I try to play to,” he said. “I’m not really a finesse guy... I try to get to the net as much as possible. Sometimes they go off you and sometimes they don’t.”' … [Read more...] about If he had a dime…

'Maxim Afinogenov held the puck for what seemed like a full minute before feeding Drew Stafford on Buffalo's first goal and similarly appeared to hold the game on his stick all night, his best performance of the season on a day Lindy Ruff considered benching him again.' … [Read more...] about 10 things you should know about the Sabres-Penguins game

Monarchs remain white-hot, win sixth straight (Manchester Union Leader) Panic hasn’t set in for the Pirates.....yet (Maine Hockey Journal) Portland Falls 3-1 in Manchester (PortlandPirates.com) Shiver Me Timbers! Monarchs Land In Third Place (MonarchsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Portland Coverage