Archives for February 21, 2012

'“I just tried to spin and get a lane for my stick for Kass to pass to,” Ennis explained Monday. “Kass passed it to me, nice pass. I wanted to bring it to my backhand and it kind of was on its edge. When I went to bring it, it lifted up. Then when it was in the air, I just tried to continue the motion. I saw an empty net. I kind of got excited, so I just tried to bat it in.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ennis explains his crazy goal Sunday

'"It's changed a lot over the years as far as the access to blogs, rumors, Twitter, television tickers on the bottom of the page," said Leopold. "The whole thing has just evolved into a social media circus. You start reading all that stuff and start believing it, you never know."' … [Read more...] about Trade deadline looms over Sabres

'The 30-year-old met with Sabres general manager Darcy Regier on Saturday, a meeting he’s downplaying as being about the team and not his future. Clearly, Gaustad, a homegrown player in his seventh season, doesn’t want to leave. “I’ve always wanted to be a Sabre. I’ve always wanted to be in Buffalo,” Gaustad said. “I’ve come to grow up here. My adult life has been in Western … [Read more...] about Gaustad’s stock rising as trade deadline approaches for Sabres

NY Islanders (25-26-8) at Buffalo (25-27-7) (AP) New York Islanders (25-26-8) at Buffalo Sabres (25-27-7) (The Sports Network) Isles head to Buffalo after 6-0 loss (NHL.com) New York Islanders @ Buffalo Sabres - Game preview (NewYorkIslanders.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s New York Coverage

'Ruff realizes where this team has been this year, but that doesn’t cloud his vision forward. “We’ve put ourselves in a situation where you’re going to lose some games that you probably deserve to win, but if you go back to Jersey where the four guys went back into the lineup and we went 5-0-1 then we lost a game I thought we could’ve been right there to win and you go on a … [Read more...] about Sabres Ruff has not lost hope

'"I look at it that if we win a game we can close the gap to five points. I think we can put a run together... I told the team that before Pittsburgh that I still believe in you. That when we've been healthy and on the same page, we've been able to push ahead."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Ruff Maintains Hope