Archives for December 13, 2008

'The Buffalo Sabres played well enough to win, but they did not finish some golden opportunities they had to put the game away.' … [Read more...] about Lucky bounce ends Sabres winning streak

Devils up next (Bergen Record) Buffalo (14-12-3) at New Jersey (16-8-2) (AP) Devils look to keep rolling against Sabres (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (14-12-3) at New Jersey Devils (16-8-2) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s New Jersey Coverage

'"It's my home rink. I should know better," Miller said. "Our ice is terrible toward the end of the game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres left hopping mad

'"Coach [Lindy Ruff] has been talking about the 'D' joining the rush, getting that fourth man into the attack," Lydman said. "Derek made a great pass there and I had all kinds of time."' … [Read more...] about Lydman ends two droughts with one goal

'The announced attendance was 18,211. I’m here to tell you that number was inflated. Empty seats were the norm in all the corner sections around the upper bowl. There were plenty of fans dressed as blue chairs in the lower bowl, too, although they were scattered. And the Sabres -- once revered for the ingenuity and creativity that brought us the variable ticket pricing -- … [Read more...] about Another rivalry, another letdown

'"Darcy (Regier, Buffalo GM) has kind of done it in tiers," one Sabre marvelled yesterday. "Four, maybe five, contracts coming up each year, so you don't have to change too much."' … [Read more...] about Leafs could do worse than follow Sabres’ lead

Sticking it to Sabres (Toronto Sun) Stajan on a mission (Toronto Sun) A rare night off (Toronto Sun) Leafs fire back to edge Sabres (Toronto Star) Sifers gets himself noticed (Toronto Star) White's goal cools off streaking Sabres (Toronto Globe and Mail) Leafs cash in with win in Buffalo (National Post) Leafs stop fleet Sabres (Hamilton Spectator) Leafs could do worse … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Toronto Coverage

'“It’s our home rink and I should know better. Our ice is terrible toward the end of the game,” Miller said. “It gets a little bouncy and a little rough. I have to get my body in the way.”' … [Read more...] about White lifts Toronto past Buffalo

'After Williams tied the game with 2:21 left in the second period, White gave Toronto the lead, firing a soft wrister from the left point that took a fortuitous bounce and eluded a stunned Miller with just under eight minutes left in the contest.' … [Read more...] about Toronto 2, Buffalo 1

'Buffalo managed only 25 shots, but had several golden opportunities to score with perhaps the best coming in the final period when Drew Stafford misfired on a wide-open net. The Sabres also had a 5-on-3 early in the third, but failed to convert.' … [Read more...] about Leafs Rally To Beat Sabres 2-1

'“He can’t play his game and I think you have seen that,” Head Coach Lindy Ruff said. “It’s affecting his game so we have to rehab him for a while.”' … [Read more...] about Rivet out with upper body injury

'This one had a certain inevitability to it.' … [Read more...] about 10 things you should know about the Sabres-Leafs game

Elliott turns aside first-place Pirates (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Photo gallery (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Senators Beat Pirates 2-1 (PortlandPirates.com) Watch the Pirates at The Stadium (PortlandPirates.com) B-Sens power past the Pirates (BinghamtonSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Portland Coverage