Archives for February 2009

'“People ask me about fighting and I really don't know sometimes what I want,” said Regier. “I believe that things are going to happen over time, where I don't think society is always going to accept (fighting). I see it in Canada now. There was a poll about fighting (conducted by the Harris-Decima firm, in which 54 per cent of Canadians surveyed favoured a … [Read more...] about On their last legs?

'“Ryan kept us in the game,” defenseman Jaroslav Spacek said. “It should’ve been two or three-nothing, and it would be tough to come back against a team like the Canadiens. ... Every night, he gives us a chance.”' … [Read more...] about Miller stops 35 shots in Sabres&#8217 3-2 win over Habs

'The Sabres took a two-goal lead early in the third. The puck took a funny bounce off the boards to Connolly, who was all alone in front of the net. He deked to his backhand and lifted the disc over Price at the 4:55 mark to make it 3-1.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Montreal 2

'With the victory, the Sabres pull even with the Philadelphia Flyers for sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Flyers have three games in hand, however. The four-point swing against the Canadiens also brings Buffalo within three points of fourth place.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Halt Habs 3-2

'“People tend to always think about Tim’s bad luck he’s had in the last two years here in Buffalo,” Craig Rivet said. “But three or four years before that he was playing 82 games for three or four years in a row. Timmy is playing really good hockey for us now and is a really big part of our offense.”' … [Read more...] about Connolly keeps rolling

Pirates' long trip starts in familiar place for Dineen (Portland Press Herald) … [Read more...] about Pirates’ long trip starts in familiar place for Dineen

'Hecht has been out for two games with an upper body injury, and Spacek has also missed two contests with a hip injury suffered last Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Hecht, Spacek set to return

'Sabres center Jochen Hecht (upper body) and defenseman Jaroslav Spacek (hip) returned Friday night against Montreal after missing two games. Montreal forward Georges Laraque also was back in the lineup after missing 18 games because of a back injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres&#8217 Gaustad out; Hecht, Spacek return

'“I’m not really surprised because that’s the pace he was kind of on when he was playing,” Head Coach Lindy Ruff said. “It’s been tough. He’s gone through a lot. But it’s in the past. Hopefully that’s the extent of it and he can keep playing. He’s a good player for us when he’s healthy.”' … [Read more...] about Connolly keeps rolling

'Gaustad was hurt Wednesday night in the last shift of Buffalo’s 5-0 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.' … [Read more...] about Gaustad out with upper body injury

'“It makes things easy when the puck’s going in and you’re winning,” Stafford said as the cliches flowed. “I just hope that I keep trying to get chances, get a little bit lucky, keep trying to get some breaks, and hopefully they go in.”' … [Read more...] about Hot Stafford makes off-ice time sing

'So if you ask me, this is the perfect time to trade him. I understand the fascination with Connolly. He’s the ultimate tease. But he has played in only 68 of 216 regular-season games since signing a three-year, $8.7 million contract before the 2006-07 season. He makes the Sabres better, but he also could be one jarring hit from retirement.' … [Read more...] about Connolly is worth dangling

'“It’s still a little bit sore and will be sore for a while, but it’s not as bad as it was before,” said Spacek, who was injured when he leveled Enver Lisin and the Coyote forward’s stick broke across Spacek’s hip.' … [Read more...] about Spacek, Hecht set to return to the lineup

'"It was a pretty minor benching," Ruff said. "I think he played 16 minutes (actually he played 16:37 total in the game), so it's a couple shifts. Benchings are a little more severe, so it was just a message that things hadn't gone good enough."' … [Read more...] about Vanek responds to ”benching” with big game for Buffalo Sabres

Montreal (29-16-6) at Buffalo (27-20-5) (AP) Vanek looks to keep Sabres offense going vs. Canadiens (Sportsticker) Montreal Canadiens (29-16-6) at Buffalo Sabres (27-20-5) (The Sports Network) T.G.I.F. (Canadiens.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Montreal Coverage