Archives for March 2010

'“He looks like he should be on a bantam team,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff joked about Ennis’ youthful looks. “But it’s incredible how good some of these kids are."' … [Read more...] about Ennis: Another young Sabre making impact

'Ennis is 20 years old but looks 16 and plays like he's 26.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ennis enjoys longer stay

'"I think I'm ready to go," Torres said. "It's up to the coaches to decide if they're going to put me in or not, but I'm feeling good. It's been a good eight or nine days here of skating to get my legs back and get healthy. It's good."' … [Read more...] about Torres says he’s ready

Wednesday: Panthers at Sabres (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Florida (30-33-12) at Buffalo (42-23-10) (AP) Sabres aim to stay hot vs. struggling Panthers (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Florida Coverage

'With a string of injuries hitting the Buffalo Sabres this week - Tim Connolly (lower body), Thomas Vanek (lower body), Pat Kaleta (upper body) and Raffi Torres (upper body) all missing games - the Sabres had to extend their reach to the Pirates. Ennis, along with Nathan Gerbe and Mark Mancari, were brought in to help the squad claim a pair of victories and get closer to … [Read more...] about Youth leading the way

'They won this one largely in goal, with Miller badly outplaying U.S. Olympic backup Tim Thomas.' … [Read more...] about Miller shows Thomas, Bruins who’s No. 1

'"It's pretty exciting because I definitely have a lot of roots here," Gerbe said. "I played some pretty critical games here in the Garden against [Boston University] so it's a lot of fun to come back. I've been looking forward to playing in Boston for a while since I turned pro."' … [Read more...] about Gerbe returns to familiar territory

'This season, few teams have been able to figure out Miller, one of the league’s smartest and coolest in the clutch.' … [Read more...] about Miller bounced back for the Sabres

'“I thought I played pretty well in those two games,” the diminutive Gerbe said. “You can always play better, but I felt confident and strong and the speed felt good. Hopefully I can get back to playing like that again.”' … [Read more...] about Ex-BC star Nathan Gerbe enjoys Garden visit

'Nobody knows better than Paille that Buffalo has a seemingly endless line of young players, especially forwards, ready to advance from the minors. He was once one of those kids, after all, and he was ultimately made expendable by the presence of youngsters like rookie Tim Kennedy, who has spent this entire season in Buffalo, plus Tyler Ennis, Mark Mancari and ex-Boston College … [Read more...] about Paille, Montador happy to have traded places

Net loss for Bruins (Boston Globe) Miller bounced back for the Sabres (Boston Globe) Sturm has his shot, but comes up empty (Boston Globe) Not quite good enough (Boston Herald) Ex-BC star Nathan Gerbe enjoys Garden visit (Boston Herald) Bruins failing despite ‘A’ for effort (Boston Herald) Claude Julien, Tim Thomas feel heat (Boston Herald) Bruins can’t … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Boston Coverage

'Ryan Miller made 40 saves, including Marco Sturm’s penalty shot in the first period, in a matchup of last month’s USA Olympic goaltenders.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hold off Bruins 3-2

'Starter Tim Thomas was pulled after allowing three goals on 14 shots in 26-plus minutes. Tuukka Rask stopped all 19 shots he faced the rest of the way.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Boston 2

'Tyler Myers continued his Calder push by picking up two points, including a goal and an assist, and Tim Kennedy scored his 9th of the season to help lift Buffalo. Ryan Miller turned in a 40-save performance as the Sabres opened up their division lead to seven points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Hang On For 3-2 Win Over Bruins

'The Sabres lost regulars Tim Connolly (lower body), Patrick Kaleta (upper body) and Thomas Vanek (lower body) to injuries over the weekend. They’ve also been without winger Raffi Torres (hand-wrist) the last five games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall two from Portland