Archives for April 19, 2011

'"You wanna score when you're handed a two-man advantage, especially a lone one," said Gerbe. "But it's gonna happen that you don't score especially when you're playing as good a team as those guys on the other side. Still, it's disappointing that we weren't able to tie it up there."' … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 2

'There were plenty of chances for the Sabres to take control of this game tonight, but Boucher made a couple of keys saves and the team could not capitalize on their 5-on-3 power play chance.' … [Read more...] about Flyers Gain Control with 4-2 Win

'Is this team, as currently constructed, mentally tough enough to shake off the 2 losses and get back to winning hockey? I don't know, that is the biggest question to me heading into Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about More Game 3 Thoughts

1-for-5 on the power play. Normally, you’d take that from your offense, especially in a playoff game, but their work was unacceptable. A novice power play coach would’ve noticed after Game One how hard the Flyers top killers were pressing the Sabres point men and half-wall dwellers. … [Read more...] about Immediate Reactions: Flyers 4, Sabres 2

'"There might have been a few minutes (in the second) where we got away from what we wanted to do," said Miller, who had 23 saves. "It was only a couple of minutes, but it ended up being the difference tonight."' … [Read more...] about Boucher shines in Flyers’ 4-2 win

'"I've been pushing myself the last little bit to be ready if something happened and the team needed me," Leopold said. "I've been working toward that, toward being able to get out there and to contribute some way somehow."' … [Read more...] about Leopold returns to Sabres’ lineup

'The loss marked the first time Buffalo has lost two consecutive games since February, when the team lost three straight from Feb. 12-15.' … [Read more...] about The aftermath: Flyers 4, Sabres 2

Caught in 0-for-15 lull, Pirates seeking to amp up on power play (Portland Press Herald) Mancari, Persson shuffle back to Buffalo (Portland Press Herald) Missed opportunities may prove costly (Maine Hockey Journal) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Portland Coverage