Archives for February 2012

'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

'"It was fun because we worked hard and deserved to win," captain Jason Pominville said. "It's just disappointing that a lot of times we've been inconsistent."' … [Read more...] about Sabres snap skid with an afternoon delight

'Sabres coach Lindy Ruff wondered where Roy's game had been all season and wasn't sure if it would return Tuesday against the Islanders. It's not a good sign when a coach isn't certain of what to expect from a player after watching him for 526 games. It's impossible to determine if Sunday's effort was merely a flash of brilliance or total recovery.' … [Read more...] about Roy shows signs of his go-to persona

'"We had to take away speed and time from him," Gaustad said. "Robyn and Reg [Sekera] did a great job out there too. We didn't want to back off on him. If we backed off, it gives him time."' … [Read more...] about Team effort takes away time, chances from Pens’ Malkin

'“We bared down, didn’t give them any opportunities,” said Sabres captain Jason Pominville, who opened the scoring and had three points. “They had to work for what they got."' … [Read more...] about Sabres pounce on Penguins early, end four-game skid

'“We didn’t want to back off on them. If we backed off, it gives them time,” Gaustad said following the Sabres’ 6-2 win at the First Niagara Center. “We wanted to make sure that we had two forwards going extremely hard, and Patty and Gerbs did that most of the night. They worked hard. That’s how we got our chances.”' … [Read more...] about Gaustad line stymies Pens’ Malkin in Sabres win

Poor play brings out the best in Buffalo's struggling lineup (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Neal comfortable with team, contract (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Lackluster Sabres able to get the best of passionless Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Penguins' answers within (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Penguins re-sign winger Neal to six-year extension (Pittsburgh Tribune … [Read more...] about Monday’s Pittsburgh Coverage

'Jason Pominville had a goal and two assists, while Ryan Miller made 22 saves, including stopping Jordan Staal and Evgeni Malkin on breakaway attempts in the second period. Paul Gaustad, Drew Stafford and Tyler Ennis also scored for Buffalo (25-27-7), which improved to 1-3-1 in its past five, and moved out of a tie with Carolina for last place in the Eastern Conference.' … [Read more...] about Roy scores 2 in Sabres 6-2 win over Penguins

'Derek Roy tallied twice to go with an assist while Jason Pominville lit the lamp and dished out two assists as the Buffalo Sabres snapped a four-game losing skid with a 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Pittsburgh 2

'The win snaps a 4-game losing streak for Buffalo and also pulls them out of last place in the Eastern Conference.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Stop Skid, Beat Pens 6-2

'“I think the answer was getting the fourth one right away. That was the answer,” he explained. “Obviously, the thoughts started creeping in, ‘That's going to give them some life and these next few shifts are important.’ I think the fact that we got it back in deep and were playing in their end; that was the difference. I thought we just kept coming. I know we made some … [Read more...] about Sabres 6, Penguins 2

Rochester Amerks collapse against Bulldogs (Rochester D&C) New Dogs making the difference (Hamilton Spectator) Amerks fall to Bulldogs, 7-3 (Amerks.com) Bulldogs bite Americans in 7-3 comeback victory (HamiltonBulldogs.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage