Archives for March 3, 2010

'“There’s no time to really sit and reflect. Certainly, I am happy with my performance,” Miller said. “I guess it’s sinking in a little bit. But you come back, and you’ve got to get to work.”' … [Read more...] about Olympics over, Sabres&#8217 Miller back on the job

'In parts of four NHL seasons, the 24-year-old winger has 41 goals and 38 helpers in 187 games, all with Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Thrashers acquire F MacArthur from Sabres

'Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said: “After two weeks their competitive level was real high, and I don’t think we were able to match their level. I thought once we got locked in and realized that we’re going to be in for a battle, I thought our plays were better."' … [Read more...] about Sabres continue to struggle on the road with loss to Pens

'“It is nice that the Olympics can kind of help bring that out of the crowds here in the NHL,” Miller said Tuesday morning. “ ... It would be nice to have a crowd appreciate your effort when you’re on the road. “I think that’s what good about hockey fans,” he said. “They enjoy a good hockey game. It’s not just about one … [Read more...] about Miller ready to assume regular role with Sabres

'The 28-year-old was originally the fifth overall pick in the 2000 draft by the New York Islanders. Over 418 regular season games, Torres has registered 98 goals and 79 helpers to go along with 310 penalty minutes with the Islanders, Edmonton and Columbus. He has also totaled four goals and 13 points in 26 playoff contests.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire F Torres from Columbus

'The Columbus Blue Jackets waited until the final hour of the NHL trade deadline on Wednesday to deal forward Raffi Torres to the Buffalo Sabres for defenseman Nathan Paetsch and a second-round draft pick.' … [Read more...] about Jackets send Torres for D-man and 2nd-round pick

'The Buffalo Sabres have traded left wing Clarke MacArthur to the Atlanta Thrashers for a third- and fourth-round draft pick.' … [Read more...] about Sabres deal MacArthur to Thrashers for draft picks

Washington (41-13-8) at Buffalo (33-19-9) (AP) PWashington Capitals (41-13-8) at Buffalo Sabres (33-19-9) (The Sports Network) Miller, Ovi return as Sabres host Caps (NHL.com) Back to Business in Buffalo (WashingtonCaps.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Washington Coverage

'Sabre forward Paul Gaustad will miss at least one week of hockey with a shoulder injury. Gaustad suffered the injury while fighting Mike Rupp during Tuesday night's loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.' … [Read more...] about Gaustad To Miss At Least a Week

'"Someone is going to have to pick up the slack," said Ruff. "Derek Roy's percentage in the last five, six games has gone way up so he'll become a real key faceoff guy for us."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Gaustad sidelined with upper-body injury

'Gaustad appeared to hurt his right hand during a fight with Mike Rupp in the third period of Buffalo’s 3-2 loss at Pittsburgh on Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres C Gaustad to miss a week after hurting hand

'Ruff did not say who would replace Gaustad in the lineup, opting to make it a game-time decision. It’s possible that Matt Ellis could be reinstated at center, or Ruff could push defensemen Steve Montador, Andrej Sekera or even Nathan Paetsch up front in his absence - as he has done in the past when short-handed.' … [Read more...] about Gaustad to miss at least a week

'"They're a good team. To let up any easy [goals] is tough," Sabres left wing Clarke MacArthur said. "I thought we prepared well during the week. You want to start off with a win here. It's disappointing that way. I thought we did battle hard. If we can take anything out of it it's that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t get started in loss to Penguins

'"If you can have fans from other competing cities appreciate you as a player, it means a lot," he said. "It's nice that they would acknowledge that not only myself, but a group of guys from their home in the United States went over to Canada and almost pulled something really huge off. It's nice that the U.S. really came in for it. We already had a lot of great … [Read more...] about Miller is just starting to fathom his heroic rise

'"We've had conversations, but there's nothing close," Regier said before the Sabres lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2. "We'll keep working on it [today] and see where it goes, but right now we don't have anything close to what our objective is."' … [Read more...] about Regier doesn’t see any deals to his liking