Archives for March 2009

'"I think he was a very well-respected person in the community and liked as a player as well," said Alfredsson. "He got a bad rap because of one game, but he did a tremendous job for us throughout his time here."' … [Read more...] about Good guy Lalime a star at keeping life in perspective

Reversal of fortunes (Ottawa Citizen) Always likable Lalime (Ottawa Citizen) Paying the price (Ottawa Citizen) Not fightin' words (Ottawa Citizen) Photo gallery (Ottawa Citizen) 'We're fighting for our lives' (Ottawa Sun) Good guy Lalime a star at keeping life in perspective (Ottawa Sun) Notebook (Ottawa Sun) Photo gallery (OttawaSenators.com) Photo gallery … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Ottawa Coverage

'“Everybody’s talking about it and talking about it, and I think we just need to loosen up, don’t think about it,” Sabres defenseman Jaroslav Spacek said. “We can play any team in the league, it’s in our heads that we’re losing to them game after game after game. We need to think that it’s a different team.”' … [Read more...] about Alfredsson, Foligno lead Senators past Sabres

'"We had opportunities to capture momentum, but I thought the end of the second period hurt us," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "We swung off a guy down in our zone and lost coverage and instead of us getting momentum off the goal we scored, we gave them momentum."' … [Read more...] about Alfredsson and Foligno score two each, lead Senators past Sabres 6-3

'For the third time in the game, Buffalo erased a one-goal deficit. While on the power play, Hecht had his wraparound bid deflect off the goaltender's stick and dribbled across the goal line, tying the score at 3-3 at the 8:16 mark of the third period. The game was tied for only a moment, as Campoli's offering from the outside of the left circle found the back of the net at … [Read more...] about Ottawa 6, Buffalo 3

'With the loss, the Sabres officially drop to 10th place in the Eastern Conference with 73 points -- one point behind the Rangers and Penguins. Things did not go Buffalo's way in Saturday night's out-of-town scoreboard, as Philadelphia, Florida, and Carolina were all winners.' … [Read more...] about Alfredsson, Foligno Score Twice; Sens Beat Sabres 6-3

'In an organization top-heavy with veteran college players who are close to breaking through full time to the NHL (Butler, Gerbe, Kennedy), Myers and Ennis represent a new wave of blue-chip talent to the fold.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Top 20 Prospects, Spring ’09

Monarchs score late to beat Pirates, 2-1 (Portland Press Herald) Monarchs climb into third place (Manchester Union Leader) Tough bounce drops Pirates in standings (Maine Hockey Journal) Monarchs Beat Pirates 2-1 (PortlandPirates.com) Captain Smothers Portland’s Fire (MonarchsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Portland Coverage

'“He had a very good night,” commented Sabres coach Lindy Ruff. “There were a couple of special plays to score a couple of goals.”' … [Read more...] about Connolly’s big night leads Sabres to victory

Senators Game Day (Ottawa Citizen) Gameday: Sabres at Senators (Ottawa Sun) Buffalo (33-25-7) at Ottawa (24-29-10) (AP) Sabres look for third straight win (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (33-25-7) at Ottawa Senators (24-29-10) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Ottawa Coverage

'Lalime’s numbers in five games since taking over for Miller border on the ridiculous: A 1.58 goals-against average and a .949 save percentage. He’s got two straight wins after starting 0-2-1 in his first three games after Miller’s injury.' … [Read more...] about Lalime puts in another solid performance

'"We've got to string together some games here," said Sabres center Tim Connolly, who tied a career high with four points. "We can't win one, win two, lose one. We've got to really put it together here."' … [Read more...] about Sabres finally start a streak

'But either way, if Afinogenov plays like he did both Wednesday and Friday, the Sabres might really be a team to be reckoned with. The type of team that doesn’t just slink into the eighth playoff spot on the season’s final day, but one opponents try to avoid at all costs.' … [Read more...] about Max makes Sabres a contender

Photo gallery (Arizona Republic) Sabres 5, Coyotes 1 (PhoenixCoyotes.com) Photo gallery (PhoenixCoyotes.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Phoenix Coverage

'Buffalo won for the first time at home against Phoenix since Jan. 1997--a stretch of eight games--and beat the Coyotes by a combined score of 7-1 in two meetings this season.' … [Read more...] about Connolly, Lalime lead Sabres past Coyotes