Archives for January 2012

'How does Ruff ride a goalie whose record is worse than a lot of NHL backups, including his own? Maybe he'll revert to calling goaltenders 1A and 1B, as he did in November. Who would be 1A?' … [Read more...] about Miller gives the Sabres a rough ride

'"This is always an exciting game for me to play," Kane said after practice at Johnny's Ice House, the Blackhawks' facility just down West Madison Avenue from the United Center. "It's one of the first things I check on the schedule -- if we're going to Buffalo or if we're playing them here. It's exciting to have them come to town."' … [Read more...] about Kane enjoys facing Buffalo in any arena

Sabres at Blackhawks (Chicago Tribune) Blackhawks game day (Arlington Heights Daily Herald) Tale of the Tape: Blackhawks vs. Sabres (CSN Chicago) Buffalo (19-21-5) at Chicago (27-13-6) (AP) Buffalo Sabres (19-21-5) at Chicago Blackhawks (27-13-6) (The Sports Network) Sabres face Blackhawks aiming to end long road skid (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Chicago Coverage

'Leopold has struggled lately and has played almost 30 minutes in some games. Lindy Ruff said, “Yes he has and that was a discussion I had with Leo, he’s made some tough decisions, those tough decisions have turned into goals going the other way. There’s times where you’ve got to make tight plays and there’s times where off the wall or off the glass is you best play.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres need more from Leopold

'“Darcy and I sit and talk about every option. That includes trading players, it includes bringing up players and sending down players, we’ve had lots of conversations, but the obligation on my part is to get Stafford to a point where he feels comfortable scoring goals."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Ruff discusses trades

'Robitaille said making a coaching change and or trading players is risky. "Is a very risky situation when you start pulling people out of your hockey club at this time of the year, whether it be a general manager or a coach. I'll certainly tell you this much Lindy Ruff will never be out of work. I know that much. If anything like that did happen he wouldn't be around here long … [Read more...] about Robitaille on Sabres Woes

'Regier has built a solid, talented team and farm system. But it does appear that he tends to fall in love with those players, and may be hesitant to get rid of any of them.' … [Read more...] about What do the Sabres need to do?

Amerks' Morrisonn suspended (Rochester D&C) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'"If you want to just destroy a team and go out and be reckless and do something, yeah. Then there's going to be new guys in here. But other than that, this locker room is going to be pretty much the same, if not completely the same and we gotta find it from in here [points to chest]. You can't sit and wait for somebody else to [expletive] do it."' … [Read more...] about No trade can help this team: Miller

'It is hard when you feel like things aren't going right or things aren't bouncing your way. You can certainly see it within the team, just the number of man-games we've lost to injury. A lot of guys just kind of feel it like that. It's like, 'Are we even going to get through a game without losing somebody?' We've had like only two or three of those games in the last two months … [Read more...] about Miller talks frustrating season, state of the Sabres

'Owner Terry Pegula is on this trip and got a first-hand look at the mess that has become of his millions.' … [Read more...] about Sabres touching bottom after latest loss

'Ryan Miller entered Monday's game 37th in the NHL in goals-against average (2.97) and 35th in save percentage (.903).' … [Read more...] about Miller brothers have a get-together

'"I think a lot of people are looking at it that it's his fault, that he's the only one," Drew said of his brother's recent struggles. "But there's a bigger picture there. There's a lot of things that could be addressed (with the Sabres), but it's not my team."' … [Read more...] about Red Wings’ Drew Miller sticks up for brother Ryan

'Minus Andrej Sekera, Christian Ehrhoff and Brayden McNabb, Weber has been logging plenty of ice time along the Buffalo blue-line. He played a season-high 26:58 in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the New York Islanders. “Right now, with some of our big guys injured, a little more responsibility falls on other guys,” Weber said. “I’m just trying to play a solid, good defensive game.”' … [Read more...] about Weber knows Sabres need to get it going

Red Wings rattle Sabres, set team mark for straight home wins (Detroit News) Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk excels with no flash or fanfare, just brilliance (Detroit News) Red Wings' Drew Miller sticks up for brother Ryan (Detroit News) Photo gallery (Detroit News) Red Wings break 47-year-old team record with 15th straight win at Joe Louis Arena (Detroit Free Press) Red Wings … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Detroit Coverage