Archives for February 2, 2012

‘“I’m responsible for the development of the brand and all marketing initiatives that we do,” Rossi said. “One of the main initiatives is commutation with the fans, giving them access to as much as we can, getting their feedback and getting everyone within Buffalo, southern Ontario and our area access to the Sabres and the ability to access the Sabres whenever they want, however they can.”‘

‘”We have to put some pucks away,” Miller said in First Niagara Center. “It was a really strong effort from our guys. One point is OK, but we can’t afford to do that. We’ve got to win some games.”‘

‘What happens between now and the NHL trade deadline will reveal how the Sabres feel about Miller and a few others. He has a 0.63 goals-against average and .976 save percentage in his last three games. The better he plays, the greater his value. The better he plays, the more tempted they are to keep him.’

‘”That’s what you call leadership,” Kaleta said. “We’ve got to have that from everybody where they want to put their body on the line, whether it’s taking a hit, blocking a shot. You can go down the line. That’s someone you look up to, someone who I think is a top penalty killer in the league. I look up to him and try to learn from him.”‘

‘It was a disappointing ending for the Sabres who were playing their first home game in nearly three weeks, and certainly competed well enough to earn two points instead of the one they wound up with.’

‘In a splendid goalie battle, Lundqvist was slightly better than Miller, making 34 saves.’

‘“For Darche to bring it up in the media, it’s something where I think, in my opinion, stuff on the ice stays on the ice. I don’t want to blow it out of proportion. You have to have thick skin in the NHL. I’m fine with it. So just move on. It’s something where trash talking happens every game in the NHL.”’

NY Rangers scratch and claw through shootout win vs. Buffalo Sabres as Henrik Lundqvist posts 34 saves (New York Daily News)
Hail to the king (New York Post)
Rangers beat Sabres, 1-0, in shootout (Newsday)
Stralman gets a chance on the power play (Newsday)
Lundqvist helps Rangers beat Sabres in shootout, 1-0 (Bergen Record)
Photo gallery (NewYorkRangers.com)
Photo gallery (Sabres.com)
Photo gallery (AP)
Photo gallery (WGRZ-TV)
Photo gallery (WIVB-TV)

‘“It was fun to be a part of. I haven’t had too many good outings in the last few months,” Miller said. “To go up against Lundqvist, who’s having a great season, and have a night like this, where it kind of puts us in the spotlight at each end, it’s nice to be a part of.”‘

‘Sutherland was following the play just off the right corner when Sabres defenseman Jordan Leopold took a shot from the right point. The puck deflected off a Rangers player in front and hit Sutherland directly in the face 5:37 into the game.’