Archives for November 2010

'"I thought we came out with a lot of fire," Roy said. "We got a lot of pucks to the net. We worked tremendously hard in our end and we capitalized on some opportunities. I thought our power play was great, Jhonas played great for us, it was a real team effort."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, New Jersey 4 (SO)

'Neither team scored in the 4-on-4 overtime session, sending the game to a shootout. Thomas Vanek scored first in the shootout to give the Sabres a 1-0 advantage, before Langenbrunner tied it 1-1. Roy scored in thenext round by roofing a backhand chance into the goal. Ilya Kovalchuk had a chance to extend the shootout session, but could not keep the puck on his stick and did … [Read more...] about Ruff Reaches Milestone In New Jersey

'"I think, all of a sudden, you're there," Ruff said. "In my case, you're there. What has broken it up has been the different ownership groups, the bankruptcy year ... those times when things weren't always that stable."' … [Read more...] about Lindy Ruff joins NHL’s 1,000 games coached club

Pirates grind to win on road (Portland Press Herald) Pirates pull out gutsy victory (Maine Hockey Journal) Falcons suffer power (play) outage (Springfield Republican) Pirates Double the Falcons (PortlandPirates.com) Falcons fall to Pirates 4-2 (FalconsAHL.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage

When Scotty Bowman was relieved of his duties as Sabres general manager on Dec. 22, 1986, the team was in absolute turmoil. Gone was Bowman without a real sniff of the Cup despite doing well in St. Louis and Montreal beforehand. Team legend Gilbert Perreault scored nine goals in his first 14 games only to retire with the team off to a horrid start. The young team was struggling … [Read more...] about One-thousand games from Scotty to Lindy

'"I thought I was going to be gone in December," Ruff said. "I'm not being funny. I thought it was going to be reality. I was young and just kept hearing it: If they don't win in the playoffs, he'll be gone. I still remember standing on the bench in Philly after we won, thinking, 'I've got a chance now.' I don't think that part ever leaves you."' … [Read more...] about Ruff heads toward milestone

'"It wouldn't be fair [to play Miller]," Ruff said. "He had a good practice today. He needs some really good, intense practices. He hasn't had any, and I don't think it would be fair on his part. We'll get him to where we need him, and he'll play."' … [Read more...] about Lalime stricken, likely out for Devils game

Buffalo (4-9-2) at New Jersey (4-10-1) (AP) Buffalo Sabres (4-9-2) at New Jersey Devils (4-10-1) (The Sports Network) Devils, Sabres both looking to find their way (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s New Jersey Coverage

From Finland to Portland, backup goalie makes mark (Portland Press Herald) Persson’s comfort level is producing points (Maine Hockey Journal) Pirates look to amend loss in Springfield (Maine Hockey Journal) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Portland Coverage

'He's lasted through three ownership changes and the team declaring bankruptcy in 2003.' … [Read more...] about Sabres&#8217 Ruff ready to coach 1,000th game

' The Sabres are off to their worst start in seven years. Niedermayer still hasn't scored a goal and has just two points in 14 games.' … [Read more...] about New Sabre Niedermayer keeps the faith

'Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller has returned to practice after spending the weekend resting a sore leg muscle, and has an outside shot of playing by Thursday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres G Miller returns after resting injury

'"We really want to go and turn this thing around," center Derek Roy said. "Nobody is hanging their heads. Everybody's working hard toward one goal, and that's to win every night. We've got the personnel here, good players, and it's nice to put it all together."' … [Read more...] about Taste of winning is a start for the Sabres

'The problem, Green and Knight said, is not that the gallery is presenting a hockey show, but the “entirely and grossly improper” manner in which it was produced.' … [Read more...] about A different arena

' It wasn't pretty by any stretch. In fact, it was probably one of the ugliest, most dull games in recent history.' … [Read more...] about Shootout victory ends Sabres’ slide