Archives for January 22, 2012

'Owner Terry Pegula believed he could build a Stanley Cup contender by lavishing huge contracts on free-agent players. He created a country club atmosphere instead, where his veteran players are content to mail in loss after loss while tracking their lucrative financial investments.' … [Read more...] about Time to start over in Buffalo

'Instead of uplifting the communal psyche, these teams assault it. The Sabres’ high expectations this season only intensified the impact of their fall.' … [Read more...] about Sabres taking the same toll the Bills do

'“This is their solution — a raffle to send 10 fans to Charlotte, N. C., to watch the Knicks-Bobcats game?” said Daniel Ronayne, MSG Networks’ executive vice president and general manager. “What about the other 2.5 million New Yorkers who want to watch the Knicks, Sabres, Rangers, Devils and Islanders?”' … [Read more...] about Time Warner contest shuts out area viewers

'The Sabres missed too many scoring chances early, made just enough mistakes to fall behind and couldn't catch up in losing their 12th straight on the road and falling to 0-5 on their season-ruining road trip.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ loss to Blues is same old song

'To be clear, at this stage, replacing Regier doesn't qualify as "a bold move." It's the obvious move, the easy move, the right move. I'm almost afraid to mention Rick Dudley's name -- for Rick Dudley's sake Ñ as a possible replacement because the Sabres might consider hiring anybody but Rick Dudley.' … [Read more...] about Sabres are overdue for change at GM

'St. Louis was 7-0-1 in January and owned the NHL's best goals-against average entering Saturday night's game against the Buffalo Sabres in Scottrade Center. Under Hitchcock, they were 22-5-6 and fighting for first overall in the NHL standings.' … [Read more...] about Blues reborn under Hitchcock’s coaching

Backes has 2 goals, 2 assists as Blues win (St. Louis Post Dispatch) Bishop is odd man out for now (St. Louis Post Dispatch) Time to start over in Buffalo (St. Louis Post Dispatch) Photo gallery (StLouisBlues.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) Photo gallery (WGRZ-TV) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s St. Louis Coverage

'“I’ll take full responsibility,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “It’s not acceptable.”' … [Read more...] about Backes has 2 goals, 2 assists in Blues’ win

'"No matter how good we play it's like you're almost waiting for the other shoe to drop," Miller said about his team's recent struggles. "Sometimes you just have to clear your head and play some hockey."' … [Read more...] about St. Louis 4, Buffalo 2

'Miller continued his strong play into the third, but the Blues went into lockdown mode, allowing just two shots in the first 10 minutes of the period.' … [Read more...] about Blues beat Sabres 4-2

'A lack of consistency in the line-up, a lack of indentity, a lack of quality goaltending, and apparent lack of leadership has this team like a ship without a rudder.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Need Change of Course

'“It was a good team effort. But myself, I’ve just got to be smarter. Smarter and better. I had bad coverage on one of the goals, then a stupid penalty at the end.”' … [Read more...] about Blues 4, Sabres 2

Amerks pick up shootout victory (Rochester D&C) Grand Rapids Griffins blow lead, lose shootout to Rochester Americans (Grand Rapids Press) Amerks erase two-goal deficit to defeat Griffins in shootout (Amerks.com) A game of inches (GriffinsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage