‘”Obviously had the implications for the Eastern Conference there, but I thought we did a nice job getting on the road and battling for points,” Miller said. “We put ourselves in a position to chase down eighth place, and [Monday] wasn’t our night but we’ve got many more opportunities to go. I don’t think anybody in this pack is going to run the table, so we just have to be good.”‘
Archives for March 7, 2012
It’s crunch time and Leino’s enjoying it
‘”Ever since we put him in the shutdown position, he’s played well,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “His play in the second half here has been real good for our team, and there’s probably better things to come yet.”‘
Strong road trip has Sabres in position for a run at eighth place
‘Right now, the 11th-place Sabres (68 points) trail Winnipeg (72) by four with a game in hand. The Jets are on an 88-point pace, so the Sabres could need around 21 points in their final 16 games to grab eighth place. They’re currently enjoying a 6-1-2 run.’
Sabres loan Schiestel to Dallas’ AHL affiliate
‘Incredibly, Schiestel had dropped to about eighth on the Americans’ depth chart. He was recently a healthy scratch four times in nine games and made his last two appearances at forward.’
Wednesday’s Carolina Coverage
Carolina (25-27-14) at Buffalo (30-28-8) (AP)
Carolina Hurricanes (25-27-14) at Buffalo Sabres (30-28-8) (The Sports Network)
Sabres return home to face Hurricanes (NHL.com)
Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage
Sabres unable to find a forward for Amerks’ playoff push (Rochester D&C)
Varone an emerging star for Amerks (WGR-AM)
Darcy Wakaluk and Rick Pagnutti will be inducted into Amerks Hall of Fame on Friday March 30 (Amerks.com)
Amerks announce 2012 clear day roster (Amerks.com)
Defenseman Drew Schiestel re-assigned to Texas Stars (Amerks.com)
Rochester americans sign Evan Rankin to AHL contract (Amerks.com)
Buffalo Sabres Assign Schiestel, Stars Shuffle Roster (TexasStarsHockey.com)