Archives for March 25, 2010

'With half the HSBC Arena crowd on the way home, everything finally showed up again.' … [Read more...] about Sabres find extra gear, stun Canadiens

'"I was not in a good mood last year," Hecht said Wednesday morning. "I was miserable and down on myself, hard on myself. I wanted to change that. I knew that I had to change it to play better. Even at home, away from hockey, I was still in a bad mood. So I had to learn to separate those two things."' … [Read more...] about Hecht takes family lesson to heart

'Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller and Chicago defenseman Brian Campbell, the ex-Sabre, are among five players on the Competition Committee working on the proposal, which has already been approved unanimously by the league's Board of Governors.' … [Read more...] about Blindside hits ruling expected soon

'And then there’s Myers. The Sabres felt they had a better team than the one that missed the playoffs by two points last season, but Ruff said Myers has been the wild card. “We didn’t know what Tyler Myers was going to bring,” said Ruff. “You’re looking at a guy who has been an impact player. You can’t estimate what that’s going … [Read more...] about Goaltending gives Sabres playoff edge

Sabres snatch win in shootout (Montreal Gazette) 'It's been that kind of year,' Price says (Montreal Gazette) Goaltending gives Sabres playoff edge (Montreal Gazette) Late collapse buries Habs (Toronto Globe and Mail) Photo gallery (Canadiens.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) The following are rough English translations from French language … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Montreal Coverage

'Tim Connolly scored a power-play goal with 1:59 left in regulation, and Steve Montador tied it with 47.9 seconds left and goalie Ryan Miller off for an extra attacker. Miller made with 26 saves to help the Sabres win their fourth straight game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rally to beat Canadiens in shootout

'Pominville got the shootout going with a snap shot that went through the legs of Carey Price. Andrei Kostitsyn failed to score on a wrist shot for the Canadiens. The second round went scoreless and Vanek sealed Buffalo's come- from-behind win with a snap shot off the inside of the left post.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Montreal 2, SO

'For the first 58 minutes of Wednesday's game against the Montreal Canadiens at the HSBC Arena, the Buffalo Sabres hardly looked like a first-place team. For the final two minutes of regulation and overtime, they did.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Storm Back in Final Minutes; Beat Habs 3-2 in SO