Archives for March 26, 2009

'"I'm a goalie. I go out and try to stop the puck," Miller said. "If I can help make a difference, I want to do it. But by no means a guarantee, by no means a savior."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hope to get boost from Miller’s return

'“Now we’ve just got to show what kind of character we have here and keep rolling. We’ve got to be desperate every game. If we play like we did in the third, we’re going to be a force to be reckoned with.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres aren&#8217t dead yet

'“It’s tough to get by without your starting goaltender,” he said Wednesday morning before the Sabres’ come-from-behind 5-3 triumph over Florida at HSBC Arena. “You can miss key forwards and you can miss a defenseman. But if you look at Ryan’s win-loss record (29-16-5), the team’s record when he’s been in there, I think that all … [Read more...] about Miller will start for Sabres Friday against Maple Leafs

'Miller said he still feels discomfort in the ankle and there is some lingering stiffness in certain positions while in net, but added that there weren’t “any real weaknesses associated with it.” “This is as good as it’s going to get,” he said.' … [Read more...] about Miller ready to return

'"I want to get back in net," Miller said. "I want to play. This is about as good as we're going to feel until hockey is over and done with for a while and I can rest. This is the point where you just go out and you play, you battle and get back with the teammates."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Miller itching to get back in net

'The Buffalo Sabres have re-assigned defenseman Dennis Persson to the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. Persson was previously assigned to Timra IK of the Swedish Elite League.' … [Read more...] about Persson Re-Assigned to Pirates

'"Well, I don't know if this will be my last season," Numminen said. "For the past five years, my thinking has been to play the season and see how I feel afterward. That's how it was last summer. I considered my health and my mental health. I have to take a month off before I start planning for the next season. That's how I've been going through the years -- take … [Read more...] about Numminen’s heart still in the game

'"All the fans coming to the game, they want to see something," Sabres right wing Maxim Afinogenov said. "The team put on a show today. We were down, and after we climbed back and win the game, that's good. We won the game, and we got entertainment in there, too."' … [Read more...] about Passion’s back in play for Sabres

'Once the euphoria wears off, they'll understand that there is much work ahead, that the Sabres are now 2-5-1 in their last eight games, that they're still five points out of the final postseason spot, that they're quite capable of stumbling backward once again.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ big win not that big a deal

'"We're going to need a couple big saves and he gave us some key saves at key moments," said coach Lindy Ruff. "That's all we asked. We needed some support for him and the guys gave it."' … [Read more...] about Tellqvist defies critics after first win

'"I know we're being questioned, but we dealt with a nasty virus that went through the team, and now we don't have one sick guy and our energy level has gone way up," said coach Lindy Ruff. "They're working hard. Were they frustrated? Yeah, everybody is, but the strength of that came from the room, not from anything I was going to say. That group of guys is going to battle."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres rally to defeat Florida Panthers

'Maybe there’s still reason to believe. But not if they don’t play with the same grit they showed through Wednesday’s final 14 minutes.' … [Read more...] about Finally, Sabres show some heart

'Vanek played just two shifts in the third period of Buffalo surprising 5-3 victory over the Florida Panthers, while guys like Patrick Kaleta and Paul Gaustad saw a regular shift.' … [Read more...] about Vanek, Stafford sit as Buffalo rallies

Another opportunity squandered by Florida Panthers (Miami Herald) Opportunity knocks for Florida Panthers' Rostislav Olesz (Miami Herald) Up by two late, Panthers pull a disappearing act (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Olesz gets shot to prove self (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Florida Foiled By Fickle Third (FloridaPanthers.com) By The Numbers: Sabres 5, Panthers 3 … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Florida Coverage

'Tim Connolly scored the go-ahead goal to cap the surge and added an assist for a Buffalo team that overcame a 3-1 deficit and won for only the second time in eight games (2-5-1). Clarke MacArthur, Craig Rivet and Maxim Afinogenov, with an empty-netter, also scored for the Sabres, who needed a win to avoid falling further out of playoff contention.' … [Read more...] about Pominville sparks 3-goal surge in Sabres&#8217 win