Archives for November 2008

'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

New York (7-10-2) at Buffalo (9-7-3) (AP) Sabres try to end futility vs. Islanders (Sportsticker) New York Islanders (7-10-2) at Buffalo Sabres (9-7-3) (The Sports Network) Battle in Buffalo (NewYorkIslanders.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s New York Coverage

'After three games of watching teams score at will, the Sabres succeeded in keeping Philadelphia quiet Friday. But the struggling Sabres found yet another way to lose.' … [Read more...] about Sabres&#8217 woes keep mounting

'“He doesn’t like I guess my toughness around my own end, maybe that I have to try to battle a bit harder,” Tallinder said. “That’s pretty much it. I haven’t heard much else.”' … [Read more...] about Tallinder, Afinogenov sit out Flyers&#8217 game

'To be honest, the Afinogenov and Tim Connolly sagas have reached a point where they’re counterproductive. It can’t build team unity to see Max and his big paycheck sitting in the box after making the same mistakes night after night. And Connolly has shown the courage of a field mouse in the last 18 months. To count on him as a difference maker is ridiculous.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need to shake up roster

'Mancari finished with nearly 15 minutes of playing time in his season debut.' … [Read more...] about Mancari steady in Sabres debut

Biron's 40 saves lift Flyers over Sabres (Philadelphia Inquirer) Shanahan still exploring market (Philadelphia Inquirer) Flyers, Biron shut down the Sabres (Philadelphia Daily News) Biron blanks Sabres (Bucks County Courier Times) Flyers 3, Sabres 0 (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com) Photo gallery (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Philadelphia Coverage

'“We did a great job of making their goaltender look good,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said.' … [Read more...] about Biron makes 40 saves for Flyers in shutout

'"When you aren't going good you don't get the breaks, when you're going good you get the breaks," said Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff. "Before they scored their one goal we probably should have scored three. When they don't go in it is frustrating."' … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 3, Buffalo 0

'The loss marks Buffalo's fourth straight and sixth in the team's last seven games.' … [Read more...] about Biron, Flyers Shutout Sabres 3-0

'This game was not very entertaining. The Sabres made every attempt to make this a very defensive game and for the most part, they were successful.' … [Read more...] about Biron proves to be too much for struggling Sabres