Archives for November 2008

'"Right now, it's not in my hands," he said. "It's not something that I really want to worry about. It's something you can let bother you and stress you out, or you can focus on going out there and doing what you can do on the ice. If you go out there and focus on the positive things and help the team, the off-ice [stuff] will take care of itself."' … [Read more...] about After missing first 10 games, Connolly goes all in

'"It takes a lot to stay ready physically, and then mentally not to get down," Ruff said. "Nathan's never really had a problem with that. His work ethic has been tremendous. His attitude when not playing has been very good, so I'm not worried about that at all."' … [Read more...] about Paetsch adjusts well to ever-changing role

'“Tonight, we blocked shots, we had the same passion we had earlier in the year,” Ruff said, in one of the night’s few lines that didn’t include the ‘S’ word. “We showed a lot of things from the Ranger game where we played so well. I thought we almost duplicated it.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres esystem&#8217-atically beat Caps

Sabres Slam Capitals (Washington Post) Capitals scuffle in loss to Buffalo (Washington Times) Photo gallery (WashingtonCaps.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Washington Coverage

'Miller was especially sharp during a second-period flurry when Buffalo was two men short. He made four saves, including a pad stop on Green followed by a paddle save against Sergei Fedorov. On another power play later in the period, Miller made back-to-back saves on Green.' … [Read more...] about Vanek nets 2, Miller gets shutout as Sabres win

'"It's always fun. It's always good to do," Miller said about the shutout." Sometimes it doesn't mean as much for the boys as it does in a 1-0 game. They worked as hard as they could defensively and they feel proud of it."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Washington 0

'Thomas Vanek scores twice and Ryan Miller collects his eighth career shutout en route to the win. For Vanek, it was his NHL leading tenth and eleventh goals on the young season. Miller made 29 saves in the winning effort.' … [Read more...] about Miller Perfect In Sabres 5-0 Win Over Capitals

'“We did things that we talked about doing throughout the week at practice,” Jason Pominville said, who snapped a five-game scoring slump in the win. “We executed well throughout the game and that’s why we got the results.”' … [Read more...] about Back on track

'With the Buffalo Sabres coming off back-to-back horrendous performances at home, the team needed a good performance in front of HSBC Arena at least once during this three-game homestand. That is exactly what they gave their fans tonight. The Sabres put on a show for the home crowd, scoring three goals in the opening period and using Ryan Miller's top-notch goaltending to carry … [Read more...] about Miller, Sabres shutout Oveckin-less Caps 5-0

'Until Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Ryan Miller looked like he was out of the funk that plagued him all last season. Then the slumping Lightning roll into town and Mr. Softie makes his reappearance just in time for Halloween.' … [Read more...] about Will the real Ryan Miller please stand up?

Admirals rally twice to get even, only to fall again (Norfolk Virginian Pilot) Admirals Make Progress - But Still Lose 5-3 to Portland (AdmiralsZone.com) Pirates Sweep Pair Against Admirals (PortlandPirates.com) Pirates Steal Weekend Set from Admirals (NorfolkAdmirals.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Portland Coverage

'“We’ve gotten away from being the hardworking team we were at the start of the year,” Sabres defenseman Toni Lydman said. “That means five men playing defense, and five men playing it hard in the offensive set, too.”' … [Read more...] about Ruff gets rough with Sabres

'“It is frustrating, ” Pominville said. “It’s a long season. Just getting the opportunities, I know I’m doing something well. Eventually, I know that they will go in. If I wasn’t getting them, I would be worried. That’s when you try to do too much.”' … [Read more...] about Pominville, Roy off to slow starts

'“The strength of our club has been playing in the offensive zone,” Ruff said afterward. “It’s been our weakness the last two games. . . . We tried to get ourselves grounded again.”' … [Read more...] about Ruff barks after team plays without bite

'"Early on in his career, he was overshadowed by Chris Drury being there, Danny Briere being there, and I think that kind of helped him out," Laich said. "He's like [Semin] - most of the energy is focused on [Ovechkin]. Most of the focus from the defensemen was on Briere and Drury, so he could kind of freewheel and get opportunities."' … [Read more...] about Semin, Vanek emerging among NHL elite