Archives for December 2008

'Face-to-face, Wieland is a great story-teller, which is to be expected from the man who hired Rick Jeanneret, invented a fictitious Sabres’ draftee named Taro Tsujimoto, once served as the team’s backup goalie and convinced some members of the Buffalo sports media, on an April Fool’s Day, that a synthetic ice surface called Silderex would be installed in the … [Read more...] about New books on Bills, Sabres are must reads

'Kaleta, who ranks second on the team with 49 hits, was hurt in a 3-2 loss at Montreal last weekend and did not play in a 2-0 loss to Nashville on Monday. The fourth-line player has a goal and assist and 48 penalty minutes in 21 games this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres place RW Kaleta on IR; recall D Weber

'This is the second recall of the season for Weber (20 years old, 6’2”, 199 lbs.), who currently has two points (0+2) in 19 games with Portland, along with 51 PIMs and a plus-5 rating.' … [Read more...] about Weber recalled from Portland

'The yawning gaps of empty blue seats in the uppermost corners of the 300s have now spread to all four corners. What should have been a sellout last Wednesday before Thanksgiving, one of the biggest party nights of the year downtown, fell a few hundred seats short. Have the Sabres overreached on single ticket pricing?' … [Read more...] about Sabres Thanksgiving

'“I don’t read that. I don’t really pay attention to that. I don’t really care,” Stafford said this week. “I can figure it out on my own. It comes back to things I can control, and I pretty much live my life like that, making sure if there’s things I need to work on, things that I need to get better, making sure that I’m doing … [Read more...] about Stafford brings hot streak to Florida

Buffalo (11-10-3) at Florida (10-11-3) (AP) Panthers eye third straight win (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (11-10-3) at Florida Panthers (10-11-3) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Florida Coverage

Pirates Unveil Dorothy Elizabeth Room (PortlandPirates.com) MAINEiacs Visit Civic Center Friday and Saturday (PortlandPirates.com) Pirates In The Community Wednesday (PortlandPirates.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage

'After a series of meetings in the morning -- including one held by the players themselves -- and a surprisingly long practice (80 minutes) Tuesday, coach Lindy Ruff told the media he’s trying a new approach, beginning with the three-game road trip that opens Thursday night at Florida.' … [Read more...] about Sabres turn back the clock

When his work is completed, you see results (Portland Press Herald) Pirates In The Community Wednesday (PortlandPirates.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Portland Coverage

'“It was a turnover fest. It was frustrating - really frustrating. Our fans were frustrated. I understand why. It was a frustrating game to watch.”' … [Read more...] about A numbing loss for the Sabres

'“We discussed where we want to go from here. We’ve put this part of the season behind us and we’re starting fresh,” Ruff said. “We told them everybody’s stats are the same... We’re getting everybody back on the same page.”' … [Read more...] about A fresh start

'The Sabres' 2-0 loss to the Nashville Predators before a sellout crowd of 18,690 was about as flat an effort -- by both teams -- as we've seen since the NHL lockout.' … [Read more...] about Lackluster Sabres draw a blank

'The team emphasized Rivet's injury was an upper-body ailment and not related to the knee surgery that caused the defenseman to miss five games last month. Coach Lindy Ruff said Rivet was injured on a hit during the Montreal game.' … [Read more...] about Rivet, Kaleta sidelined with injuries

Rinne earns first career shutout for Predators (Nashville Tennessean) Dumont scores against old team (Nashville Tennessean) Photo gallery (Nashville Tennessean) Preds shut out Sabres (Nashville City Paper) Rinne Stops 30 For First NHL Shutout (NashvillePredators.com) Photo gallery (NashvillePredators.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Nashville Coverage

'J.P. Dumont also scored and had an assist for the Predators (12-10-2), who won for the third time in five games.' … [Read more...] about Rinne gets first shutout Nashville&#8217s 2-0 win