Archives for November 24, 2011

'"That's fun to play, I'll tell you that much," said Sabres forward Nathan Gerbe, who delivered a game-high eight hits. "Those games are awesome. It's fun to play. It's fun to compete. Those are two teams that desperately wanted to win. We wanted to prove to each other who's better. We competed hard, but at the end we're in the shootout to score goals, and we didn't do that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres stand tall in defeat

'"It was an unfortunate incident in Boston," Gaustad said. "I give credit to Milan for fighting. It's something where guys don't have to, and he did. Myself, I wanted to step up after I thought I could have done more in the Boston game. We moved on from that point in Boston and I think we've become a better team because of it."' … [Read more...] about Gaustad, teammates answer the bell

'"You have to give Gaustad credit," Chara said. "He's a stand-up guy and he did a good job for his team. So did Looch."' … [Read more...] about Battling Bruins win 10th in a row

'"We answered every call," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. Except they didn't win the game. Despite opening 2-0 and 3-1 leads, the Sabres found themselves under siege for most of the final 25 minutes.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres lose revenge game against Boston Bruins

'“I don’t know if I think about it that way,” said Gaustad, who had acknowledged he should’ve done more when Miller went down. “I think we responded well as a team. I’m proud of the way the guys played tonight.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres ”answer every call” against Bruins

'All in all, far more hype than hurt, which is often the case when there is such a protracted build-up.' … [Read more...] about Lucic and Gaustad come out fighting

'Though Gaustad didn’t do too well, the crowd still seemed delighted by the effort, cheering loudly. He did deserve credit for his willingness to have a go at Lucic.' … [Read more...] about Milan Lucic stands tall in expected battle

Count to 10 (Boston Globe) Lucic and Gaustad come out fighting (Boston Globe) Bruins fight off Sabres (Boston Herald) Milan Lucic stands tall in expected battle (Boston Herald) Benoit Pouliot Bounces Back From Benching, Lifts Bruins to Shootout Win in Buffalo (NESN) Bruins Show How a Tight-Knit Team Should Respond to a Physical Challenge in Win Over Sabres (NESN) Benoit … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Boston Coverage

'But the mantra in the NHL these days is forget the frontier justice, let the referees and the league handle this stuff. Ruff, though, made it clear he wasn’t buying that right now. So Gaustad did his duty. ' … [Read more...] about Frontier justice prevails in Buffalo

'So, the Lucic-Miller incident might be just about closed, but not the animosity that has been added to this growing rivalry.' … [Read more...] about Justice served but Bruins win game

'“It was an unfortunate incident in Boston, and I give credit to Milan for fighting,” Gaustad said. “It’s something where guys don’t have to, and he did. I wanted to step up after I thought I could have done more in the (earlier) Boston game.”' … [Read more...] about Bruins edge Sabres, extend win streak to 10

'Christian Ehrhoff, Thomas Vanek and T.J. Brennan had goals for the Sabres, who have lost three of four. Brennan scored in his NHL debut and Jhonas Enroth had 36 saves.' … [Read more...] about Boston 4, Buffalo 3 (SO)

'The Sabres' man advantage didn't strike in overtime, so the two teams went to a shootout. Both Tim Thomas and Jhonas Enroth got off to red hot starts in the shootout, turning away each of their first four opponents. The game was decided in the fifth round when Thomas robbed Drew Stafford with a glove save and Benoit Pouliot finally beat Enroth to get the extra point for the … [Read more...] about Sabres Fall Short in Shootout 4-3

'While any NHL team needing an experienced defenseman could come calling at any time, Rivet doesn’t plan to go anywhere anytime soon. “I’m just having the time of my life right now, being here, in this town and with these guys,” he says.' … [Read more...] about From Buffalo to Elmira: Craig Rivet Loving Life

'It only took 83 seconds for the game’s expected fireworks to take place. Eleven days removed from Milan Lucic’s hit on Ryan Miller in Boston, Paul Gaustad responded when he squared off with Lucic in front of the Bruins net in the first period.' … [Read more...] about Nothing Bruins for Sabres