Archives for November 2011

'"It's great," said goaltender Jhonas Enroth, who made 29 saves to improve to 3-0. "We finally got a win here, and everybody can stop talking about we can't win here. It's really nice, and we're back on track now."' … [Read more...] about Sabres play with some fire to earn much-needed win

'"It's a dream come true to play your first NHL hockey game," Tropp said. "It's something, especially the last few years, you work hard for. I'm pretty excited."' … [Read more...] about Tropp arrives at his preferred destination

Hung out to dry in Buffalo (Calgary Herald) Game Story (Calgary Herald) Sabres edge Flames (Calgary Sun) Flames' Butler looks solid amid Regehr hoopla (Calgary Sun) Playing against an old friend (CalgaryFlames.com) The Five Takeaways: Flames vs. Sabres (CalgaryFlames.com) Photo gallery (CalgaryFlames.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Calgary Coverage

'The Sabres (7-5-0) were buoyed by their secret weapon Enroth, who improved to 12-3-2 in his career in his third start of the season. He had his scoreless string of 107:39 snapped when Calgary’s Alex Tanguay scored early in the third period.' … [Read more...] about Enroth has 29 saves in Sabres’ 2-1 win over Flames

'"It was maybe the best game I've seen him play," Flames captain Jerome Iginla said about Karlsson. "Unfortunately we couldn't get him the win."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, Calgary 1

'Although the final score didn't reflect it, the Sabres' offense came to life on Friday night in a 2-1 win over the Flames. Drew Stafford and Nathan Gerbe found the net, providing two of the 44 shots on Calgary netminder Henrik Karlsson. Jhonas Enroth made 29 saves for the victory.' … [Read more...] about Enroth, Sabres Take Down Flames 2-1

'“I thought our puck movement and execution was probably our best game of the year when it comes to that,” said Sabres head coach Ruff. “Skating wise, excellent game and passing wise. I’ve said when the puck movement is good from our defensive forwards, we get a lot of things done.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres extinguish the Flames

'Call Miller a baby. Call him sometimes soft. Just don’t call for his head, especially in early November.' … [Read more...] about No Need For an Import; Sill Miller Time (And I’m a Craft Beer Guy!)

Fast start lifts Rochester Amerks to win (Rochester D&C) Slow start sinks B-Sens to third loss in a row (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Amerks use quick start to defeat Senators 3-2 (Amerks.com) B-Sens fall to Amerks 3-2 (BinghamtonSenators.com) Game Preview Crunch vs. Rochester (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'When asked if the Sabres would be sticking to the schedule of splitting the weekend games today and Saturday in Ottawa between the goalies, coach Lindy Ruff said he's sticking to the plan. However, he opted to play coy when asked which game rookie backup Jhonas Enroth, who stopped all 15 shots he faced in relief of Miller on Wednesday and is 2-0 with 1.39 goals-against average … [Read more...] about Sabres trying to move on at home

'"As the video shows, Kaleta separates himself from the scrum along the boards," Shanahan explained during his ruling. "Kaleta lifts his head up, assesses the situation and then lowers his head and rams into the pile and driving his head upward and into his opponent's face. This is an illegal act."' … [Read more...] about Heady play gives Kaleta a four-game ban

'“I didn’t want the start I had last year,” Myers said Thursday after practice. “I think I did the right thing this year coming in with the mindset of playing really solid defense. I think that’s exactly what I needed to do this year, especially with the start I had last year. Coming in, making sure I’m taking care of my own end first was a huge part. At the same time, I think … [Read more...] about Myers embraces defense-first philosophy

'To replace Kaleta, the Sabres recalled 22-year-old winger Corey Tropp from Rochester. The second-year pro has four goals and seven points in 10 AHL games.' … [Read more...] about Kaleta suspended 4 games for head-butt

'"I do think it'll be a little awkward during the warm-up,'' he concedes, "to look over and see a bunch of familiar faces, in that jersey, on the other side of the ice from me. But I'm hoping that once we start playing, get a few bumps in, everything will just sort of calm down. This is a little different sort of situation, I know, because my leaving didn't happen during the … [Read more...] about Regehr jacked for tilt

Regehr jacked for tilt (Calgary Herald) Calgary (5-5-1) at Buffalo (6-5-0) (AP) Calgary Flames (5-5-1) at Buffalo Sabres (6-5-0) (The Sports Network) Sabres try to snap slump against Flames (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Calgary Coverage