'Though a win Friday night would have made it a perfect home opener for Sabres nation, because the new owners went out of their way to make it a warm welcome back, a lot of the fans aren't going home too disappointed.' … [Read more...] about Pegulas pull out the stops for opener
Archives for October 2011
The aftermath: 'Canes 4 - Sabres 3
'Carolina’s Bryan Allen goes off for interference at 18:59 of the first period when he catches Jason Pominville with a questionable hit at center ice. Early in the Buffalo power play, Marc-Andre Gragnani steps over the Carolina blueline and wraps the puck around the boards. When the puck jumps over Thomas Vanek’s stick at the blueline, Brandon Sutter picks it up and outhustles … [Read more...] about The aftermath: ‘Canes 4 – Sabres 3
Saturday's Rochester Coverage
Leggio sparks Rochester Americans' first victory (Rochester D&C) Rochester Americans keep Lake Erie Monsters winless (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Amerks edge Monsters for first win of season (Amerks.com) Offensive Woes Continue in Loss (LakeErieMonsters.com) Photo gallery (LakeErieMonsters.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage
Rested Sabres ready for puck to drop
'"I'm expecting it to be pretty crazy out there," right wing Drew Stafford said. "With everything that's gone on with all the changes, we've got off to a decent start now, over in Europe we played pretty well, so I think fans are excited. If I was a fan, I'd be coming out and screaming my head off for us, so I'm looking forward to a great turnout."' … [Read more...] about Rested Sabres ready for puck to drop
Time to see what the Sabres have got
'Not since 2006-07, after the Sabres reached the conference finals following the lockout, has so much anticipation accompanied a home opener in Buffalo. The Sabres long ago moved past their darkest summer in franchise history and the consecutive DNQs that followed. They're beyond first-round knockouts the past two years.' … [Read more...] about Time to see what the Sabres have got
Hecht to sit until he passes team 'physical'
'"Jochen won't be ready for this weekend," Ruff said after practice Thursday in First Niagara Center. "We gave him a little extra today, but we need to be sure this time around. We need to pound him physically and take him to the limit, which we haven't taken him to the limit yet. We're getting close, but it's not a case where we're going to put him in and guess or put him in … [Read more...] about Hecht to sit until he passes team ‘physical’
Myers, Regehr make quite a pair
'“I would like them to last together a whole year together like (Henrik) Tallinder and Myers stayed together,” Ruff said about his top duo two years ago. “That would be ideal. There may be some offensive situations where you may see two offensive (defensemen), (Andrej) Sekera or (Marc-Andre) Gragnani going with Myers if we’re down or if we need some offense. But that’s a pair … [Read more...] about Myers, Regehr make quite a pair
Friday's Carolina Coverage
Game-ready Canes face rested Sabres (Raleigh News and Observer) Carolina (1-2-1) at Buffalo (2-0-0) (AP) Carolina Hurricanes (1-2-1) at Buffalo Sabres (2-0-0) (The Sports Network) Unbeaten Sabres host 'Canes in home opener (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Carolina Coverage
Friday's Rochester Coverage
Rochester Amerks lose home opener (Rochester D&C) A red carpet reunion for Rochester Amerks' home opener (Rochester D&C) Cheers galore for former Rochester Amerks (Rochester D&C) Terry Pegula's loyalty shows his true colors (Rochester D&C) Amerks' loss dampens festive evening (Buffalo News) Rout of Rochester is season's first win (Scranton Times Tribune) Terry Pegula … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage
Adam Emerges For Sabres
'Two games into the season Luke Adam is the de facto No. 1 center for the Buffalo Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Adam Emerges For Sabres
Attitude adjustment
'“It all started two years ago when I wasn’t playing as well as I could have been,” he explains. “I felt like I could’ve been doing more to get better, and it started with my conditioning and fitness in the summertime. I lost a lot of weight and I trimmed up. This allowed me to get a little faster and a little more explosive. I also worked on my shot a lot more. I shot a lot … [Read more...] about Attitude adjustment
A new home in Buffalo
'One of the first things they wanted to do was quickly come in and put a logo on the floor, just to say ‘hey we’re here and we are thinking about making things better.’ But it was really at that point, when the logo was in the floor, that Stan and I were already flying around to a lot of the other clubs to do research, meeting with the architects to try and get as much … [Read more...] about A new home in Buffalo
Sabres' Gerbe stands up for the troops
'"It's an eye-opener to meet these guys and see what they go through," Gerbe said Wednesday. "I kind of knew what to expect being at Walter Reed, so I kind of prepared myself. It still shakes you and opens your eyes."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Gerbe stands up for the troops
Workers rush to finish First Niagara Center updates
'Nearly everything should be complete by the time the puck drops, with one major exception. The huge letters that show all passers-by the name of the building won't be up. There was just a lone "r" — the end of "Center" — on the facade Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about Workers rush to finish First Niagara Center updates
Buffalo Sabres enjoy having high expectations
'"It's the way we've grown up together," Gaustad said. "We're not only teammates but tremendous friends. The closer guys are, the harder they play for each other."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres enjoy having high expectations