Archives for February 2010

'“You need to earn your ice,” Rivet said. “Right now, I don’t think I’m playing up to my capabilities. I need to be better. I need to be better to help this team. It was an eye-opener (Tuesday). I pretty much got zapped most of the game. If I have the opportunity, I’m going to be better next game.”' … [Read more...] about Slumping Rivet back in the lineup

'He has been a Sabres TV and radio analyst for nearly 30 years. He's expected to return to the broadcast booth after the Olympic break.' … [Read more...] about Sabres TV analyst recovering from back surgery

'"Ryan's having a great year this year," said Team USA captain Jamie Langenbrunner of the New Jersey Devils. "He's played well here for a lot of years, and now he's put himself in that upper group of goalies. I think this year he's established himself as one of the top couple. It's great to have him on your squad."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ryan Miller earns shot at Olympic glory

'Testing revealed Robitaille had a compressed spinal cord in his lower neck and a cervical spine deformity, which required surgery. Significant compression of the spinal cord can block nerve impulses, causing serious symptoms, including loss of sensation and function.' … [Read more...] about Robitaille stable after surgery on spinal cord

'The Buffalo Sabres will be represented by five players named to the official rosters, along with one coach.' … [Read more...] about Six Sabres to watch at the Olympics

'"You need to earn your ice," Rivet said. "Right now I don't think I'm playing up to my capabilities. I need to be better. I need to be better to help this team. It was an eye-opener [Tuesday] night. I pretty much got sat for most of the game. If I have the opportunity, I'm going to be better next game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rivet on benching: Message received

'"I feel pretty comfortable right off the bat with it, but it's definitely a change from the half-wall, where you're standing still, you're passing the puck," Roy said Wednesday. "When you're on the point, you're usually moving back and forth and going back to get pucks. The two-on-two situations defensively, I've got to be good on those, or two-on-ones, I've got … [Read more...] about Roy gets the point on power plays

Buffalo (32-18-8) at Carolina (22-30-7) (AP) Buffalo Sabres (32-18-8) at Carolina Hurricanes (22-30-7) (The Sports Network) Slumping Sabres visit improving 'Canes (NHL.com) Gameday: Canes vs. Buffalo (CarolinaHurricanes.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Carolina Coverage

'“I said I don’t care if I have to play two lines, if I have to play three defensemen after what I saw in the first period,” Ruff said. “It wasn’t good enough. I said I’ll play two guys 30 minutes if I have to, and you have to be better than that. When you lose four in a row, you’ve got to be better than that.”' … [Read more...] about Poor start costly for Sabres

'"We've had some games this year where we haven't been very good and we've won," Miller said. "And we've had a few games in this stretch even where I thought we've been really good and haven't got rewarded for some of our play."' … [Read more...] about Slumping Sabres have lost the edge

'“It’s disappointing and frustrating,” Paul Gaustad said. “We’ve been doing a lot of talking lately and we have to back it up with action now. ...It wasn’t good enough and it’s not acceptable to get one point when we wanted two.”' … [Read more...] about Entertaining game ”not good enough” for Sabres

'The cheers for the biggest Sabre were of the same volume level as the jeers for the biggest Bruin, Zdeno Chara. The captain has been a target of derision since his days with Ottawa, and his refusal to fight Paul Gaustad put a larger bull's-eye on his 6-foot-9 frame.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Bruins in bitter battle

'The rookie defenseman left the 3-2 shootout loss to the Boston Bruins with 42 seconds left in regulation after taking the deflection of a Daniel Paille slap shot to the right side of his neck. The puck jumped off the shaft of Myers' stick and struck the 20-year-old, who quickly went down in a heap.' … [Read more...] about Myers escapes serious neck injury

Bruins shooting straighter (Boston Globe) Czech Republic on agenda (Boston Globe) Bruins take Sabres in shootout (Boston Herald) Prague opener all set (Boston Herald) Photo gallery (BostonBruins.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Boston Coverage

'Derek Roy and rookie Tyler Myers scored for the sliding Sabres (32-18-8), who are just 2-7-2 in their last 11 games.' … [Read more...] about Krejci nets shootout winner for Boston