'Which is the real Tim Connolly? The one who failed to score a goal in 24 of 25 games from Halloween until just before Christmas? Or the skilled center with the feathery touch, the guy who was on the verge of stardom until a severe concussion knocked his career off the rails in the 2006 playoffs?' … [Read more...] about Connolly approaches anniversary
Archives for 2010
Stamkos turns into elite scorer
'"I saw that stat a couple weeks ago and didn't think about it at first. But it's definitely something you take pride in," Stamkos said prior to Wednesday's game in HSBC Arena. "You want to be a consistent player and be in categories like that. You just try to not get caught up in it. ... I love scoring goals, I want to continue that and hopefully I can be with guys like that … [Read more...] about Stamkos turns into elite scorer
Ruff had hand in previous record
'Ruff, in fact, was one of the scorers when the Sabres opened a contest against the New York Islanders on Oct. 26, 1980 with three goals in just 137 seconds. Craig Ramsay and John Van Boxmeer were the other two scorers that night.' … [Read more...] about Ruff had hand in previous record
Thursday's Tampa Bay Coverage
Buffalo avalanche buries Bolts (Tampa Tribune) Players enjoy junior title game (Tampa Tribune) Tampa Bay Lightning loses to Buffalo Sabres 5-3 (St. Petersburg Times) Not easy to leave Tampa Bay Lightning's Lecavalier, St. Louis, Stamkos off team (St. Petersburg Times) Photo gallery (TampaBayLightning.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Tampa Bay Coverage
Sabres use early 3-goal flurry to beat Lightning
'Tyler Myers, Jochen Hecht and Clarke MacArthur scored in the first 2:11 of the game and the Buffalo Sabres held on for a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres use early 3-goal flurry to beat Lightning
Buffalo 5, Tampa Bay 3
'The Northeast Division-leading Sabres logged a season-high fifth straight win and got goals from five different players while Ryan Miller made 36 saves.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Tampa Bay 3
Sabres Ride Record Start to 5-3 Win Over Lightning
'Tyler Myers got the offensive fireworks started just 23 seconds into the opening period by firing a shot past Lightning goalie Mike Smith right off the faceoff. Tim Connolly won the draw to the left of Smith, the puck slid right to the stick of Myers, and he promptly fired it into the net to put Buffalo up 1-0.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Ride Record Start to 5-3 Win Over Lightning
Thursday's Portland Coverage
Persson back on defense, but versatility is a plus (Portland Press Herald) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage
Rigorous preparation has Miller among the best
'"I just trained the muscles that are important to me," he said. "For me it's just mainly about posture and how my hips feel. I built a routine around maintaining flexibility and strength. It's not necessarily where I am trying to train big muscles in big ways. I'm doing a lot of core control, range of motion. You have to spread out as a goaltender a lot so I'm … [Read more...] about Rigorous preparation has Miller among the best
Sabres are halfway to their goal
'"It's where we wanted to be," Sabres right wing Mike Grier said Tuesday. "We wanted to be at the top of the division and toward the top of the conference, so halfway down it's been a good start."' … [Read more...] about Sabres are halfway to their goal
Kaleta ready to improve his mood
'"It's something that if I needed to I could play through it," Kaleta said. "I've been better. It's my first practice in a long time. Obviously, I'm going to have to work a little bit to get my conditioning back, but that's the least of my worries right now."' … [Read more...] about Kaleta ready to improve his mood
Wednesday's Tampa Bay Coverage
Tampa Bay (16-15-10) at Buffalo (26-11-4) (AP) Tampa Bay Lightning (16-15-10) at Buffalo Sabres (26-11-4) (The Sports Network) Red-hot Sabres host surging Lightning (NHL.com) Red-hot Sabres host surging Lightning (TampaBayLightning.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Tampa Bay Coverage
With playing time decreasing, Sabres place Paetsch on waivers
'Not counting Paetsch, the Sabres have 22 players on the roster. Defenseman Andrej Sekera, who has taken away some of Paetsch’s time recently as a fourth-line winger, would be the only healthy spare.' … [Read more...] about With playing time decreasing, Sabres place Paetsch on waivers
Sabres maintaining even keel in second half of season
'“I think we were confident coming into this year, even though we didn’t change a lot of names on the roster,” defenseman Chris Butler said. “I think guys in this room felt like they had something to prove this year... myself included.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres maintaining even keel in second half of season
Midseason review
'Since we are half way through the season here is my report card for the team: A. Is there any other grade possible?' … [Read more...] about Midseason review