Archives for February 2012

'"Buffalo penalty, two minutes for holding ... tripping ... tripping ... hooking ... tripping ... cross-checking ... tripping."' … [Read more...] about Boxed in by penalties, Sabres fall to Devils

'Nash is a terrific player having his worst season in the NHL. Still, he leads his team in scoring with 18 goals and 39 points in 57 games. He's been there nine seasons and counts for $7.8 million against the salary cap. His contract and their plans to rebuild contradict a veteran looking to win sooner than later.' … [Read more...] about Odds are against Sabres landing Nash

'"We were moving our legs really good," Kovalchuk said. "It's not easy to play against Buffalo, especially when they're desperate for the points. They've got great goaltending, but we outworked them and we deserved the win."' … [Read more...] about Kovalchuk puts in work for hat trick

'Against legendary goalie Martin Brodeur and the Devils, a lock-it-down, grind-it-out team, that’s a recipe for disaster.' … [Read more...] about Seven penalties doom Sabres in loss to Devils

'“That’s been the biggest, to get back to playing the minutes he seems suited to, that’s he’s not trying to do too much, that when he gets out there he’s fresh,” coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday prior to the Sabres’ 4-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils inside the First Niagara Center. “His game is a lot of times energy. It’s playing hard in a short period of time, and I think when … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Weber playing better with less ice time

Devils beat Sabres, 4-1, to extend road winning streak to five (Newark Star Ledger) Winning on the road, Devils have ingredient needed to win in playoffs (Newark Star Ledger) Ilya Kovalchuk surprised to get pass for first hat trick with Devils (Newark Star Ledger) Ilya Kovalchuk's hat trick leads Devils over Sabres, 4-1 (Bergen Record) Trade deadline approaches (Bergen … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s New Jersey Coverage

'Lack of discipline plagued the Sabres, who drew seven penalties that resulted in the Devils scoring two power-play goals.' … [Read more...] about Kovalchuk scores 3 in Devils 4-1 win over Sabres

'Ruff says he expects to require help from his assistants in delivering his message on the bench because the injury prevents him from raising his voice.' … [Read more...] about Sabres coach Ruff back behind bench against Devils

'"We had to defend a lot out there tonight," said Miller. "We had to kill a bunch of penalties and we did a good job of that. I thought we played a good game out there, just came up short."' … [Read more...] about New Jersey 4, Buffalo 1

'A Mike Weber cross check at the end of the second period allowed the Devils to net the game winner by Petr Sykora early in the third. Sykora's wrist shot was redirected by Sabres' defenseman Andrej Sekera, beating Ryan Miller on his stick side.' … [Read more...] about Kovalchuk, Brodeur dominate as Devils beat Sabres 4-1

'Buffalo took seven minor penalties in the game, including four tripping calls. A cross check by Mike Weber on Zach Parise at the end of the second period gave the Devils a five-on-three to start the third, and Petr Sykora made them pay with a power-play marker goal at 1:44 of the third that turned out to be the eventual game winner.' … [Read more...] about Devils 4, Sabres 1

'On Tuesday morning, Ruff said that he'll wear a "flak jacket-type of design" to protect his midsection. Assistant coaches Patrick and Teppo Numminen will stay close to Ruff on the bench.' … [Read more...] about Sabres coach Ruff set to return

'But the best part of this unfortunate situation is doing something I haven’t done since I was a kid: listening to hockey on the radio.' … [Read more...] about When there’s no choice but to be all ears

'"He's definitely altered his game," Ruff said. "He realizes that he's a marked man and he doesn't get any slack one way or the other. He's skated well and stayed away from some of those situations and hasn't put himself where the referee has an opportunity to make an easy call."' … [Read more...] about Kaleta states case with Sabres

'"Even if I do go back, I'm going to need help because there's situations there where I can't vocalize loud enough, especially with the crowd, and react quick enough to have people ready," Ruff said Monday. "So if I do go back there, I'll have James sort of in the same role."' … [Read more...] about Sabres coaches may need to give Ruff a shout