Archives for December 19, 2010

'"We were playing fairly well coming in," Sabres right wing Mike Grier said. "We've dug ourselves a hole. We've got two games before the Christmas break, and we've got to hopefully go home and get a couple wins, regroup and hopefully find a way to score some more goals."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ positive run goes south

Bolts clamp down to grind out a win over Sabres (Tampa Tribune) Thompson goes after Boulton (Tampa Tribune) Tampa Bay Lightning beats Buffalo Sabres 3-1 (St. Petersburg Times) War of words goes on between Tampa Bay Lightning's Nate Thompson, Atlanta Thrashers' Eric Boulton over knee-to-knee hit (St. Petersburg Times) Lightning 3, Sabres 1 (TampaBayLightning.com) Photo … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

'“It’s disappointing,” Sabres right wing Mike Grier(notes) said of the consecutive losses. “We were playing fairly well coming in, but we dug ourselves a hole.”' … [Read more...] about Stamkos scores 25th goal, Lightning beat Sabres

'Jason Pominville potted the only goal for the Sabres, who have dropped two in a row and three out of their last four. Ryan Miller made 34 stops in defeat.' … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay 3, Buffalo 1

'Jason Pominville took a perfect pass in front of the net and directed the puck past Smith to put Buffalo on the board and cut their deficit to 2-1. The goal came with 47.7 seconds to go in the middle stanza. The goal was upheld after a lenghty review by the "war room" in Toronto. Pominville had the puck go off of his stick and his skate, but did not use a "kicking motion" … [Read more...] about Lightning Hand Sabres 3-1 Defeat

Pirates give up the momentum, lose in overtime (Portland Press Herald) Pirates spiral to another loss (Maine Hockey Journal) Monarchs Nip Pirates (PortlandPirates.com) Extra, Extra, Read All About It (MonarchsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Portland Coverage