Archives for January 2009

Pirates look to end road skid (Portland Press Herald) Johnson released from PTO (Maine Hockey Journal) Casco Bay High School Students to Present Game (PortlandPirates.com) Pirates in the Kitchen on 207 (PortlandPirates.com) Pirates power-play lacking as second half of season begins (LetsGoSabres.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Portland Coverage

'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

'“We’ve been a pretty good team on the road and we want to keep it that way,” Sabres winger Jason Pominville said. “We’re taking it as a challenge. We’re playing good teams out west (and) we don’t have a chance to see that often.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres get a lenghty road test

'“It’s a lot like Buffalo was right out of the lockout,” Campbell said Tuesday. “The only difference is this started right at the start of the year, while Buffalo took about 10 games before it just was blowing up. There’s so many similarities that I see in my head about these guys that it’s unbelievable. It’s nice to relive it again … [Read more...] about Campbell warming Chicago hearts

'Roy has four years and $17.5 million remaining on his contract after this season, a bargain in a league facing a decrease in the salary cap and trickle-down effects of economic instability. Henrik Zetterberg is the only player in the league currently giving his team more bang for its buck, and that comes with an asterisk.' … [Read more...] about Roy giving the Sabres full value

'“I looked at the schedule and Chicago is added incentive for him. He used to play there so it’s a good place to drop him in,” coach Lindy Ruff said after practice Tuesday in HSBC Arena. “If you look at the schedule we’ve got some tough travel, with a tough turnover coming back from Dallas [late Thursday night]. We’re going into part of the … [Read more...] about Lalime gets the start in Hawks&#8217 loud house

'''It's going to be weird,'' he said after practice Tuesday. ''I spent a lot of time growing up with their guys. I have a lot of respect for them, but you want to show them you're fitting in nicely with another team. It's going to be fun.''' … [Read more...] about Sabre day no holiday for Campbell, Kane