Archives for January 2, 2009

'“I think it’s something we definitely talked about before the game,” Pominville said. “We wanted to be hard on the puck; we wanted to be hard on the forecheck, which I thought we did.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres pound Leafs

'“Just based on how you’re playing,” Ruff said of his decision to sit Hecht early. “Based on the way he started last game, which was poor. I just think sometimes you have to take a step back and evaluate yourself and say, ‘Boy, I got to be better. If this team’s going to be better, I have to be better.’ “In Jochen’s case, in … [Read more...] about Hecht fights out of doghouse

'Buffalo’s fifth-round draft pick in 2005, Gerbe signed a three-year deal potentially worth $2.55 million in May after he led Boston College to the national title.' … [Read more...] about Sabres return C Gerbe to Portland

'Gerbe made his NHL debut on Dec. 6 at Tampa, and finished with one assist in six games for the Sabres. Gerbe also missed six games with an upper body injury suffered on Dec. 13 at New Jersey.' … [Read more...] about Gerbe reassigned to Portland

'"The make-up of the lines with him not being in the top-3, it's not a position for him to be playing. I had a good discussion with him. I think his game has a ways to go but he did a lot of good things. His energy that he brought to the game was a real good thing for us."' … [Read more...] about Gerbe Goes Down

'"There wasn't much to dislike," Ruff said. "It was a big improvement from the other night."' … [Read more...] about Sabres employ call and response

'"I kind of knew I wouldn't play much," Hecht said. "I practiced on the fourth line the day before. I didn't expect to sit the first 10 minutes, but I expected to get less ice time."' … [Read more...] about Hecht gets the message after his ice time shrinks

'While he’s happy with the honor, he’s more excited with the effort Buffalo put forth two nights after one of their worst showings of the season. “We had a closed door meeting after the game and decided it doesn’t matter if you’re 5-foot-6 or 6-foot-5, everyone had to battle hard,” he said.' … [Read more...] about Points finally come for Roy

'Miller’s streak started on March 25, 2006 when he stopped Boston’s Travis Green. He’s also stopped Philly’s Mike Richards (2006), Ottawa’s Jason Spezza (2006), Minnesota’s Marian Gaborik (2007), Rick Nash of Columbus (2007), Arron Asham of New Jersey (2007) and Nashville’s Scott Nichol (2008).' … [Read more...] about Miller still perfect on penalty shots

'"We haven't been able to separate. That's the disappointing part. We'll win a game and follow it up with a tough (loss). We haven't played well at home (10-9-2), which has been a bone of contention. We've played better hockey on the road and hopefully, we can continue that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres shooting for consistency

'"It's funny, I didn't hear the [Ruff] interview after the game. ... I know he said our best players weren't our best players and I totally agree with him," Roy said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres answer Ruff’s call

Time to shuffle Leafs (Toronto Sun) Play for now, not for draft day (Toronto Sun) Sabres shooting for consistency (Toronto Sun) Leafs stick indoors (Toronto Sun) Leafs' New Year's hangover (Toronto Star) Time to put old dog down? (Toronto Star) Sabres answer Ruff's call (Toronto Globe and Mail) Loss Looks Familiar (National Post) Maple Leafs Notebook (National … [Read more...] about Friday’s Toronto Coverage

'“We need (Pominville). We need (Roy). They were better ... but we need them. There’s no secret. We need them to be our best players.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres beat Maple Leafs 4-1

'“We were hard on a lot of plays and there wasn’t much to dislike,” Ruff said. “Special teams were good, our counter-attacks were good, we made it easy on our defenceit was a big improvement from the other night.”' … [Read more...] about Roy, Pominville each score twice as Buffalo cruises past Toronto 4-1

'"We got everybody on the same page tonight," said Roy. "We were skating hard and moving the puck well. We came out in the second and kept working hard. As a team we have to step up and play hard and I think we did that tonight."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Toronto 1