Archives for February 2010

'Buffalo's Drew Stafford opened the round with an unsuccessful wrister. Krejci skated down the middle of the ice, and although it appeared he lost control of the puck briefly, gathered it in and wristed a shot high and inside the right post for the deciding score.' … [Read more...] about Boston 3, Buffalo 2, SO

'Jason Pominville opened the shootout by beating Rask, however Marco Sturm responded with a goal on the ensuing attempt for Boston. Jochen Hecht, Tim Connolly, and Drew Stafford were all stonewalled by Rask after that, and Krejci finally broke through to give the Bruins the 3-2 victory.' … [Read more...] about Bruins Drop Sabres in Shootout 3-2; Buffalo, Ottawa Tied for 1st

' Miller and Tyler Myers are the only untouchables I see on the current roster. If last year's top pick Zack Kassian has to be moved, so be it. If a No. 1 pick in next year's draft has to be moved, do it.' … [Read more...] about Patience Wearing Thin

'“We’ve had some breakdowns that have cost us, and I’ve just tried to point out a few plays that have crept into our game,” Ruff said. “The big part is we’ve just got to bring a little bit more. We’ve played OK, but we haven’t played hard enough. We’re going to have to dig in deeper, and we’re going to have to play … [Read more...] about Recent struggles upset the Sabres’ ‘even keel’

'"I've had games where I've made mistakes and had shutouts this year. I've had some games where I've made mistakes and they've burned me," Miller said Monday. "I'm going to take it as they come, take it in stride and just go out and repeat. Everything evens out toward the end of the year. It feels big at the time.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Miller leads effort to halt skid

'"We'll play like we practice and practice like we play," he barked.' … [Read more...] about Hard practice designed to shake slump

Sabres thumbnails (Boston Globe) Scouting report: Bruins at Sabres (Boston Herald) Bruins hope to extend points streak against struggling Sabres (Quincy Patriot Ledger) Boston (24-22-11) at Buffalo (32-18-7) (AP) Boston Bruins (24-22-11) at Buffalo Sabres (32-18-7) (The Sports Network) Bruins meet Sabres in battle of teams needing wins (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Boston Coverage

Pirates Weekly, February 8th (PortlandPirates.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Portland Coverage

'"We've got to believe we're a good team here," said backup goalie Patrick Lalime, who was burned by a fluke tally from center ice by Columbus' Milan Jurcina. "We had been playing great. A lot of teams go through stretches like that. It's how you respond, how you get back out of it. We had a good meeting [Saturday]. We have to believe in here."' … [Read more...] about Sabres work to right ship before break

'The Sabres officially stand in crisis with a four-game losing streak for the first time this season.' … [Read more...] about Shutout caps woeful week for Sabres

'Lalime was victimized by a crazy ricochet off the glass and it turned into a Milan Jurcina goal from center ice that sent the Jackets on their way to a 4-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Lalime victimized by freaky bounce off glass

A reason to cheer (Columbus Dispatch) Noel gives youngsters early confidence boost (Columbus Dispatch) Post Game Quotes - Feb. 6, 2010 (BlueJackets.com) Photo gallery (BlueJackets.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Columbus Coverage

'“The message is we have to put it behind us,” coach Lindy Ruff said. “There have been games where we have played well and lost and games where there have been a lot of breakdowns and a lot of frustration. The message is we are a better team than we are playing right now.”' … [Read more...] about Blue Jackets power past Sabres 4-0

'"I knew the glass was bad so I was looking up for it, too," Lalime said. "It surprisingly, like, hit the glass all the way around and almost behind the net and hit me and went in. It was like a shot from behind the net."' … [Read more...] about Columbus 4, Buffalo 0

'Buffalo played an undisciplined game, committing a whopping seven penalties throughout the evening. That fact was brought to a climax when Craig Rivet took a four minute high sticking penalty, only to be immediately followed by a penalty assessed to Toni Lydman. The Jackets scored their second goal on the almost six minute long chance.' … [Read more...] about Blue Jackets Sting Sabres 4-0