Archives for January 15, 2009

'After lambasting two of his top six forwards, Ruff wasn't quite finished. "We'll take 'em out of the lineup," he warned. "Some of them will come out, and that's not an idle threat either. If you don't want to compete...if Matt Ellis and Adam Mair want to compete harder, we'll play the guys who want to compete hard. They can make the decision whether they want to … [Read more...] about Ruff’s bark has Sabres back on right track

Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars preview (Dallas Morning News) Buffalo (21-17-5) at Dallas (18-17-6) (AP) Stars look to build off emotional win (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (21-17-5) at Dallas Stars (18-17-6) (The Sports Network) Ruff's bark has Sabres back on right track (DallasStars.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Dallas Coverage

'"We needed to bury it on the power play, and we didn't," Stafford said. "That's the most important thing, most frustrating thing."' … [Read more...] about Payback isn’t pretty for Sabres

'"You can be as smart as you want, as smart of a player, [but] being in the right place at the right time doesn't really help you in this event," Kane said in United Center. "It's got to be all talent and all skill, all hands. I'm hoping I can pull something off, hoping I can pull a couple moves off. I think I've got some tricks in the bag I can show off, and hopefully they're … [Read more...] about Kane ready for some alone time

Blackhawks are lethal on penalty kill to beat Sabres (Chicago Tribune) Ex-Blackhawk Patrick Lalime starts in goal for Buffalo Sabres (Chicago Tribune) Photo gallery (Chicago Tribune) Huet gets best of Lalime (Chicago Sun Times) Photo gallery (Chicago Sun Times) Hawks happy to kill 6-minute penalty for Eager (Arlington Heights Daily Herald) Hawks motivated by home crowd … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Chicago Coverage

'“The power play wasn’t very good and obviously they got some momentum off that. We need to pick up that area of our game. We had some good opportunities and have got to put them away.”' … [Read more...] about Blackhawks upend Sabres 4-1

'"We've got to do better than this," Lalime said. "We have to capitalize on our chances. We did slow down their offense, but it wasn't good enough."' … [Read more...] about Chicago 4, Buffalo 1

'The Sabres have managed to score just three goals in regulation over their last three games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Outclassed by ‘Hawks 4-1

'For the fourth consecutive year, tickets for the event are $100 each, with current and former Buffalo Sabres players acting as the dealers. There will be casino gaming, first-class food and drinks, live and silent auctions of rare sports memorabilia, and much more.' … [Read more...] about Fourth annual Aces and Blades