Archives for December 2010

'"We lost, we weren't good enough out there," said Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff. "We had some costly turnovers out there. We created turnovers that we didn't finish. Give them credit, they took advantage of their turnovers. We weren't good enough."' … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 2

'What the heck happened to the fire and heart the Sabres played with for the first two periods!? It seems like the whole shenanigans between Mike Weber and Sidney Crosby benefitted the Penguins more than it energized Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Penguins Too Much For The Sabres

'Defensemen Craig Rivet and Shaone Morrisonn (concussion-like symptoms) and forward Drew Stafford (upper body) were scratched again for Buffalo. Tim Connolly (groin) and Rob Niedermayer (knee) were also out with injuries.' … [Read more...] about Aftermath: Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 2

Pirates strike back at Phantoms, 2-1 (Portland Press Herald) Pirates squeak by Adirondack, 2-1 (Maine Hockey Journal) Phantoms put in the effort, but can't come up with win against Pirates (Glen Falls Post Star) Phantoms fall in end (Albany Times Union) Pirates Nip Phantoms (PortlandPirates.com) Phantoms Edged by Pirates in 2-1 Heartstopper (PhantomsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Portland Coverage

'"I don't think there's any doubt he's on the best run of his career," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said of Crosby.' … [Read more...] about Crosby playing at an all-world level

'"At the start, I was feeling the pressure," Myers said, in a stark admission to reporters after practice Friday. "I'm not going to lie and say I wasn't. Especially coming in after last year [winning the Calder Trophy], it definitely got to me. Just keeping my game simple is the biggest thing. If I just keep focusing on that, it will keep going well for … [Read more...] about Myers finds simple solution to his struggles

Pittsburgh (20-8-2) at Buffalo (12-13-4) (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins (20-8-2) at Buffalo Sabres (12-13-4) (The Sports Network) Penguins try to make it a dozen as they face Sabres (NHL.com) Penguins vs. Sabres Game Preview (PittsburghPenguins.com) Game Day in Buffalo (PittsburghPenguins.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Pittsburgh Coverage

Legault helps Pirates snap losing skid (Portland Press Herald) Pirates back into the win column against Baby B’s (Maine Hockey Journal) Legault signed to AHL contract (Maine Hockey Journal) Pirates add a forward by signing Bowers to a PTO (Maine Hockey Journal) Portland storms past Providence (Providence Journal) Pirates Power Past Bruins … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Portland Coverage

'"Personal success comes from team success, but I'm happy to help out," Gaustad said. "It's been a bit of a struggle this year."' … [Read more...] about The ‘Goose’ is finally on the loose

'"Lately I've been getting more and more chances and I was able to find a hole [Thursday]," he said. "You get chances and it's a good sign. Eventually they will go in."' … [Read more...] about Pominville stays out of the box and cashes in

San Jose Sharks' rally falls flat in loss to Buffalo Sabres (San Jose Mercury News) Sharks update (San Jose Mercury News) Photo gallery (SJSharks.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Friday’s San Jose Coverage

'Cody McCormick had a goal and two assists, and Jason Pominville also scored for Buffalo, which has won four of six. The Sabres are 14-1 at home against the Sharks.' … [Read more...] about Vanek, Gaustad lead Sabres over Sharks, 6-3

'Thomas Vanek also scored twice, while Cody McCormick ended with a goal and two helpers as the Sabres rebounded from Tuesday's overtime loss in Boston. Ryan Miller made 26 saves in the victory.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, San Jose 3

'Paul Gaustad may have had his best game in more than a year tonight, not only scoring but also using some crisp passing to set up McCormick.' … [Read more...] about Sabres topple Sharks

'Defensemen Craig Rivet and Shaone Morrisonn and forward Drew Stafford were scratched for Buffalo. Lindy Ruff said this morning that Morrisonn is suffering from “concussion-like symptoms” as a result of a hit to the head from Columbus’ Jared Boll last Friday and will be out for an unspecified amount of time. Stafford, meanwhile, is day-to-day with an upper … [Read more...] about Aftermath: Sharks 3, Sabres 6