Archives for November 20, 2011

'Incredibly, the Sabres, who began Saturday tied for the NHL-high with 12 wins, fell to 5-6 at home. “It’s weird,” Adam said about the home struggles. “But if we can bring that game we’ve been playing on the road and bring it home, it’ll be nice.”' … [Read more...] about Travel-weary Sabres fade against Coyotes

'Smith outplayed Jhonas Enroth, who had a rare off night, and the Coyotes snuffed out Buffalo's momentum with two goals in a 66-second span of the second period. The result was a 4-2 Phoenix victory before another sellout crowd of 18,690 that got to slink home quietly after the latest disappointment downtown.' … [Read more...] about Sabres stymied by wily Coyotes

'The Buffalo defenseman suffered an injury to either his wrist or hand Saturday, an ailment that forced him to miss the third period of the Sabres' 4-2 loss to Phoenix in First Niagara Center. The injury will be re-evaluated today, with coach Lindy Ruff saying he's not sure how long Myers could be out.' … [Read more...] about Myers’ loss leaves defense down a player

Photo gallery (Arizona Republic) Photo gallery (PhoenixCoyotes.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Phoenix Coverage

'Ruff did what coaches are supposed to do, which is stick up for their players and try to get the court of public sentiment on their side. His bigger issue last Saturday night was that no one in his lineup pushed back on Lucic for what the coach perceived as the big winger taking a run at his star, defenseless netminder. His Sabres shrunk at a time when they needed to stand … [Read more...] about Penalty fits the crime in case of Lucic-Miller

'A highly talented goalie who has a reputation as something of a whiner, Miller was not happy that league disciplinary czar Brendan Shanahan opted not to suspend Lucic for the hit, which drew only a two-minute minor for charging.' … [Read more...] about Ryan Miller won’t stop sniping

'The perplexing thing is that the Sabres seemed to stand for it. They never responded to Lucic’s hit.' … [Read more...] about Unwritten rule still stands

'While the Sabres were justified in their reaction to Sheriff Shanahan, I would have been even more furious if I was a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets.' … [Read more...] about Lucic’s hit on Miller hurts big-time

'“We missed too many opportunities,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “Point blank. We missed empty nets. We hit a few posts. It isn’t good enough. If you want to win a game and come out with that much energy, you have to put those chances away.”' … [Read more...] about Bissonnette helps Coyotes beat Sabres 4-2

'"We missed too many opportunities," Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said.' … [Read more...] about Phoenix 4, Buffalo 2

'The energy was there for everyone except for Jhonas Enroth tonight on Buffalo's side of things, but it was not enough.' … [Read more...] about Coyotes double up Sabres 4-2

'In my mind I think the point should be that the Sabres lead the NHL in wins with Ryan Miller slumping as of late, Tyler Myers until the last two games, Ville Leino playing poorly much of the time still looking for chemistry. Christian Ehrhoff average at best, Drew Stafford playing poorly most nights and Derek Roy trying to play through a hamstring injury and hurting the team … [Read more...] about Some misperceptions out there

'Milt Ellis, a member of the Sabres Hall of Fame, started as the PA voice of the AHL Bisons at the Aud in the 1960s, and stayed at the post with the NHL Sabres at Marine Midland Arena in 1990s.' … [Read more...] about Milt Ellis, ”The Voice of the Aud,” Died

'“We had some point blank opportunities in the first period that unfortunately didn’t go our way,” said Adam. “It would’ve been nice to get those. We could’ve been up 2 or 3-0 there early. It didn’t go our way. A couple of rough minutes in the second period and it cost us the game.”' … [Read more...] about Coyote ugly

Marlies sweep series to take over 1st place (Rochester D&C) Marlies win second straight over Americans (CP) Amerks fall to Marlies in second half of home-and-home series (Amerks.com) Marlies Celebrate Home Crowd with Win over Rochester (Marlies.ca) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage