Archives for December 31, 2008

' went to last night's game. I left after the second period ended. With the Sabres of 2005-06 and 2006-07, I would have stayed because they could have pulled it out. But this team is different. They seem to be content with losing when they are down 3-0.' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t bust the Caps

'Following Buffalo’s dismal 4-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night, Ruff revamped the dressing room moving the majority of players’ stalls. “We put some different voices next to different guys,” Ruff said.' … [Read more...] about Locker room revised

'When fourth-line journeyman Matt Ellis, not Jochen Hecht, Derek Roy or any of the Sabres’ other high-profile players, became the team’s best forward early in an atrocious 4-2 loss Tuesday to the scorching Washington Capitals, the game was over.' … [Read more...] about Another atrocious loss for Sabres

'There was a commercial timeout with about two minutes left in the second period, and the 18,690 fans in HSBC Arena were restless. They were giving mock cheers to Ryan Miller for making routine saves, and they were booing the Sabres for being in a 3-0 hole.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lifeless in loss

'“We’ll take them out of the lineup. Some of them will come out. That’s not an idle threat, either. If you don’t want to compete, if Matt Ellis wants to compete harder and Adam Mair wants to compete harder, then we’ll play the guys that want to compete harder. Then they can make a decision if they want to compete hard. That’s the only fair … [Read more...] about Top centers told to improve or sit

'"I thought our defense played well, but the effort by our forwards -- you can take a couple guys out of there like (Adam) Mair, (Paul) Gaustad, (Matt) Ellis -- but if Jochen Hecht isn't our best player and Derek Roy isn't our best player, we don't have a chance of winning. It's disappointing, frustrating, upsetting, and we're not going to hide from it."' … [Read more...] about Lackadaisical play continues to dog Buffalo Sabres

'Buffalo got outworked, and simply looked outclassed. And it wasn’t just Alexander Ovechkin who looked head and shoulders above the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Sabres out of tricks, and it’s early

Theodore Slams the Door (Washington Post) 'Exorcising some demons' (Washington Times) Photo gallery (WashingtonCaps.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Washington Coverage

'“At this stage of the season, where we’re sitting, we need good things to happen,” Miller said. “We have to get into games early, and start learning and adapting, myself included.”' … [Read more...] about Backstrom and Theodore lift Capitals to 4-2 win

'Adam Mair and Clarke MacArthur each scored a goal while Ryan Miller gave up three goals on 30 shots for the Sabres, who have dropped four of their last five.' … [Read more...] about Washington 4, Buffalo 2

'Adam Mair finally got Buffalo on the board 7:41 into the third when Adam Mair beat Theodore for his fifth goal of the season. Both teams traded goals inside the game's final minute. Washington struck first thanks to a Boyd Gordon empty-netter, and Clarke Macarthur followed that up by scoring with only 11 seconds remaining to make it a 4-2 final.' … [Read more...] about Caps Shut Down Sabres 4-2

'“That’s not an idle threat either,” Ruff said in his post-game press conference. “We will take them out of the lineup. Some of them will come out."' … [Read more...] about Ruff holds forwards accountable

Player Bobbleheads Are Back! (PortlandPirates.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Portland Coverage