Archives for January 2010

'Tyler Myers, Jochen Hecht and Clarke MacArthur scored in the first 2:11 of the game and the Buffalo Sabres held on for a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres use early 3-goal flurry to beat Lightning

'The Northeast Division-leading Sabres logged a season-high fifth straight win and got goals from five different players while Ryan Miller made 36 saves.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Tampa Bay 3

'Tyler Myers got the offensive fireworks started just 23 seconds into the opening period by firing a shot past Lightning goalie Mike Smith right off the faceoff. Tim Connolly won the draw to the left of Smith, the puck slid right to the stick of Myers, and he promptly fired it into the net to put Buffalo up 1-0.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Ride Record Start to 5-3 Win Over Lightning

Persson back on defense, but versatility is a plus (Portland Press Herald) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage

'"I just trained the muscles that are important to me," he said. "For me it's just mainly about posture and how my hips feel. I built a routine around maintaining flexibility and strength. It's not necessarily where I am trying to train big muscles in big ways. I'm doing a lot of core control, range of motion. You have to spread out as a goaltender a lot so I'm … [Read more...] about Rigorous preparation has Miller among the best

'"It's where we wanted to be," Sabres right wing Mike Grier said Tuesday. "We wanted to be at the top of the division and toward the top of the conference, so halfway down it's been a good start."' … [Read more...] about Sabres are halfway to their goal

'"It's something that if I needed to I could play through it," Kaleta said. "I've been better. It's my first practice in a long time. Obviously, I'm going to have to work a little bit to get my conditioning back, but that's the least of my worries right now."' … [Read more...] about Kaleta ready to improve his mood

Tampa Bay (16-15-10) at Buffalo (26-11-4) (AP) Tampa Bay Lightning (16-15-10) at Buffalo Sabres (26-11-4) (The Sports Network) Red-hot Sabres host surging Lightning (NHL.com) Red-hot Sabres host surging Lightning (TampaBayLightning.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

'Not counting Paetsch, the Sabres have 22 players on the roster. Defenseman Andrej Sekera, who has taken away some of Paetsch’s time recently as a fourth-line winger, would be the only healthy spare.' … [Read more...] about With playing time decreasing, Sabres place Paetsch on waivers

'“I think we were confident coming into this year, even though we didn’t change a lot of names on the roster,” defenseman Chris Butler said. “I think guys in this room felt like they had something to prove this year... myself included.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres maintaining even keel in second half of season

'Since we are half way through the season here is my report card for the team: A. Is there any other grade possible?' … [Read more...] about Midseason review

'Head Coach Lindy Ruff said the team has not made a decision on whether or not the blueliner will be assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates, or remain in the NHL with the team.' … [Read more...] about Paetsch clears waivers

'"We've had times in the past where we've had some chemistry and played really well," Connolly said. "We've also had some games in past years where we haven't. Right now we're just trying to keep it simple, work hard and talk as much as we can to each other, let each other know where we are out there, support each other. I think that talk really helps out."' … [Read more...] about Line shift paying off for Sabres

'"(Miller) gives his team great confidence," Burke said. "He is so relaxed that some nights you wonder if the kid even has a pulse."' … [Read more...] about Sizzling Sabres goalie Miller gives hope to Americans at Olympics

'Compounding Ennis's transition to the pro game has been the process of learning a new position. A winger for virtually his entire junior career, Ennis has suited up at center for the Pirates this season.' … [Read more...] about Ennis growing into his own with Pirates