Archives for March 2011

'Boston squandered leads of 2-0 in the second period and 3-2 in the third.' … [Read more...] about Boyes scores in OT, Sabres beat Bruins 4-3

'Nathan Gerbe set up the goal by picking up a loose puck and racing down the center of the ice before ripping a shot from the point. Tim Thomas blocked the initial shot, but wasn't quick enough to prevent the diminutive forward from slipping the puck to Boyes for the open-net tap-in.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Boston 3, OT

'The win lifts the Sabres to 4-1-1 through six games on their seven game road trip and also means that they are now even in the conference with the Rangers, with two games in hand.' … [Read more...] about Boyes, Sabres Rally For 4-3 OT Win in Boston

'Now, it’s Boyes who carries the big ticket -- $4.5 million this year, $4 million next season -- and getting him at the deadline was a huge statement by the Sabres to not only their fans, but to their dressing room. And, although the new owner wasn’t technically in place yet, it was also a tacit promise that, under Terry Pegula, the Sabres won’t always think … [Read more...] about Where the Boyes are; maybe the playoffs

'Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today that forward Mark Mancari has been recalled from the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Mancari from Portland

'"You can usually tell about the character of your team by how you play on the road," he said. "The ground we've made up has been by going on the road and playing good hockey. We want to continue that. This trip isn't over. It's one game we were disappointed we jumped off to a lead and got in a bad penalty-killing situation. ... But as hard as we're competing, … [Read more...] about Sabres will sport familiar look

'"It's just one of those things," Chara told Boston reporters Wednesday after the Bruins' practice in suburban Wilmington but before he learned of the verdict. "Things like glass extensions, doors, even hockey nets, are part of the game. Players run into them. It's very unfortunate that a player got hurt."' … [Read more...] about Bruins’ Chara escapes suspension for hit

Sabres thumbnails (Boston Globe) Boston Bruins seek to return to winning ways against Buffalo Sabres (Quincy Patriot Ledger) Pre-game notes vs. Buffalo (Springfield Republican) Buffalo (32-26-8) at Boston (38-20-8) (AP) Buffalo Sabres (32-26-8) at Boston Bruins (38-20-8) (The Sports Network) Sabres finish off season series with Bruins (NHL.com) Pregame Notebook vs. … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Boston Coverage

The one-day wonder, that's Blight (Portland Press Herald) Parrish, Mancari and Adam returned; Blight released (Maine Hockey Journal) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage

'All three were called up over the past week to fill in for injured forwards Thomas Vanek (flu), Jochen Hecht (upper body), Mike Grier (lower body injury) and Patrick Kaleta (bruised knee).' … [Read more...] about Sabres demote 3, including Parrish, to minors

'Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today that forwards Mark Mancari, Luke Adam and Mark Parrish have been returned to the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League.' … [Read more...] about Sabres return three players to Portland

'The Sabres had 15 shots on goal in the first period but just 15 combined over the final 40 minutes thanks to a constant parade to the penalty box. The Penguins were 0 for 7 on the power play, even failing to score with a two-man advantage for 84 seconds in the first period, but the manpower troubles killed the momentum of the Buffalo offense.' … [Read more...] about Fleury has the last word against Sabres

'"Mark is obviously a great player," Adam said. "Over 700 NHL games and it's showed on the score sheet. To have a guy like that in the dressing room, he was a leader with Matt Ellis. Both of them had tons of experience. It really helped our team down there. We have a young team in Portland but we weren't playing like a young team."' … [Read more...] about Veteran Parrish gets the call from Portland

Neal, Michalek end droughts, lead Penguins past Sabres (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Power play success like winning the lottery (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Kunitz back in lineup after 13-game absence (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Neal, Michalek break out in win (McKeesport Daily News) Ruff impressed with Penguins' resourcefulness (McKeesport Daily News) Pens win first in regulation … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Pittsburgh Coverage

'Rob Niedermayer scored for the second straight game for Buffalo, which lost in regulation for the first time in eight games since Terry Pegula became the team’s owner.' … [Read more...] about Pens continue mastery of Sabres with 3-1 win