Archives for October 2011

'Also named to the leadership group Thursday were alternate captains Thomas Vanek, Paul Gaustad, Drew Stafford and Derek Roy. Those five players, plus goaltender Ryan Miller, have played together since the 2006-07 season, and four of them (Pominville, Roy, Gaustad and Miller) have been together since their days in the American Hockey League.' … [Read more...] about Pominville head of Buffalo’s home-grown leadership

'That could, in turn, make for a memorable film for Mary Wall, who will spend the season following the team and its fans for a documentary.' … [Read more...] about Sabres, fans subject of documentary

'The summer of excitement and enthusiasm in Sabreland continued when the puck dropped today. The Sabres thoroughly earned a 4-1 victory over Anaheim in Helsinki’s Hartwell Arena, every phase of Buffalo’s game shining in the season opener.' … [Read more...] about Sabres roll in season opener in Finland

'Vanek, the top goal scorer for Buffalo the last five seasons, set the tone with his first goal at 4:02 in the first period. Newcomer Ville Leino then made it 2-0.' … [Read more...] about Sabres open in Finland with 4-1 win over Ducks

'Thomas Vanek scored two goals and added an assist, leading the Buffalo Sabres to a convincing 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks in the season opener for both teams.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Anaheim 1

'Nevertheless, there is holiday mood among fans and players, not only in Germany. The Austrian star Thomas Vanek said: "I can not wait to walk onto the ice on Saturday." No less than 2,000 tickets went to Austria. "All this is incredibly exciting, not only for Berlin, but for all of Europe," said the Buffalo striker and top scorer last season. "I'm looking forward to for quite … [Read more...] about NHL in London: ”home game” for Ehrhoff and Co.

'Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller has been flawless. Shots comes from far away and behind the mask, but jenkkikassari sees the puck well.' … [Read more...] about This Buffalo and Anaheim match between advanced

'Martin's widow, Mikey, donated his brain to research and is working with the Sabres to raise awareness about concussions in hockey.' … [Read more...] about Rick Martin brain study may affect youth sport

'In my mind Pominville is a typical Lindy Ruff choice for captain. It's no different than Stu Barnes. Both are very good examples for players on the ice that give their all. They don't take shifts off and the team has trouble winning when they aren't playing. They both are stand up guys and both take the heat for teammates and hold themselves accountable after EVERY game. This … [Read more...] about Pominville leads the Sabres into the season of hope

'"This is one of the better, more balanced teams that I've been on as far as being able to roll every line through," right wing Drew Stafford said Thursday. "On any given night in the preseason, one line was scoring more than another. That's a positive."' … [Read more...] about Sabres spread out scoring touch

'Pominville isn't the loudest Sabre. He is, however, talented and dependable. The 28-year-old is on the ice with his teammates nearly every day, and he's always front and center in the dressing room to give his take on what is going wrong or right.' … [Read more...] about Pominville named Sabres captain

'“This guy epitomizes who we are,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said about Pominville at a team dinner Thursday night in Helsinki, Finland. “He’s fought through a lot of adversity. He’s been in our system for a long time. He grew up playing in Rochester.”' … [Read more...] about Pominville named Sabres captain

Anaheim (0-0-0) at Buffalo (0-0-0) (AP) Anaheim Ducks (0-0-0) at Buffalo Sabres (0-0-0) (The Sports Network) Ducks Season-Opening Notes (AnaheimDucks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Anaheim Coverage

Rochester Amerks may start Jakaitis in goal in opener (Rochester D&C) Clearchannel will once again be the official radio broadcast partner of the Amerks (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'"We have very high expectations of him. He plays amazing for her age level," Regehr says.' … [Read more...] about This Buffalo GM assesses the promise of a super Armiaa