Archives for April 2009

'Vanek struck for his 38th goal of the season just over eight minutes into the final period to give Buffalo a 2-1 lead. Pominville was credited with the assist. Gaustad's 12th of the season upped lead to 3-1. Spacek and Adam Mair assisted on Gaustad's score.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Still Alive! Top The Leafs 3-1

Pirates miss bid to clinch (Portland Press Herald) DaSilva pokes Sharks into playoffs (Worcester Telegram and Gazette) Missed chances cost the Pirates (Maine Hockey Journal) Sharks Hold Off Pirates For 2-1 Win (PortlandPirates.com) Sharks clinch playoffs with win over Portland (SharksAHL.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage

'The Sabres show flashes of offensive brilliance only occasionally. They’re just average defensively. They often wilt late and lose games.' … [Read more...] about It&#8217s emust win&#8217 time for Sabres

'Gerbe, a 21-year-old native of Oxford, Mich., has registered 27 goals and 26 assists for 53 points in 54 contests for the Pirates this season, leading all AHL rookies in scoring average with 0.98 points per game and ranking tied for second with 11 power-play goals. He recorded two assists in his professional debut on Oct. 11 vs. Manchester and scored his first two pro goals on … [Read more...] about Pirates’ Gerbe takes Dudley (Red) Garrett Award

'The theory going into the season was that the Sabres would be a pressure team that revolved around puck pursuit. Get it deep, create a solid forecheck, force turnovers and allow their most talented players to generate offense. That was the oversimplified concept, only they haven't created enough pressure, haven't won enough battles, and haven't had their best players producing … [Read more...] about Inconsistency is Sabres’ hallmark

'Connolly hasn't been the same since taking a hit behind the net against New Jersey last Saturday. He was slow getting to the bench but returned. He was back in the lineup against Detroit on Monday, but he did not take any faceoffs. MacArthur played only 8 minutes, 43 seconds against Detroit after scoring five times in his previous seven games.' … [Read more...] about Connolly, MacArthur battle injuries

Buffalo (38-32-9) at Toronto (33-34-13) (AP) Sabres look to keep fledgling playoff hopes alive (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (38-32-9) at Toronto Maple Leafs (33-34-13) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Toronto Coverage

Well-traveled rookies hope to give Pirates playoff boost (Portland Press Herald) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Portland Coverage

'We haven’t been able to push through offensively. The identity we’re trying to create is a puck-pressure team that plays an up-tempo [style] two men front. That should lead to a lot of pretty good offense. The problem is when you play like that, the mistakes that you make if you don’t convert, show up on the offensive side.' … [Read more...] about Lindy Ruff interview

'“We were going into the third down by one,” Sabres forward Adam Mair said. “We felt confident. We had a few mental mistakes on two goals that really put us behind the 8-ball. You can’t let off the gas. Even in the littlest situations, that team has the ability to come and make something out of nothing.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres flickering hopes just about extinguished

'“When he’s got the fire going and he’s got the legs going, it looks like he’s unstoppable sometimes,” Ruff said. “But then there’s times he looks like he’s not really into the game. I think when he gets into the game, when he gets his blood boiling a little bit, he’s an effective player.”' … [Read more...] about Migraines still bothering Kaleta

'“They are all banged up to different degrees. Some are being looked at by the doctor and we’ll have updates tomorrow whether they will be available.”' … [Read more...] about Down the middle

'"Going into third down by one, we felt confident in the room," Mair said. "We had a few mental mistakes on two goals that really put us behind the 8-ball. You can't let off the gas in even the littlest of situations or that team has got the ability to come and make something out of nothing."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ playoff chances circle the drain

'"Pat's not good enough to play," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "He deals with lingering effects of the neck from before, and he gets migraines that he's dealt with. He's still not quite right. Our hope is that a couple more days he'll feel good enough."' … [Read more...] about Neck injury giving Kaleta migraines

'They simply aren't good enough to get into Lord Stanley's tournament, and that was evident as both New Jersey and Detroit had relatively little trouble dispatching the Sabres after the Red Wings' 4-1 win Monday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ playoff chances near zero after loss