Archives for April 5, 2012

'This season's run can be traced to the last time the Sabres were in Philadelphia. They took a 2-0 lead after one period only to see the Flyers score the next seven goals en route to a 7-2 victory which dropped the Sabres to No. 14 in the conference. Since then, however, the Sabres are 15-4-4 and enter Thursday with 88 points, the same as the eighth-place Capitals.' … [Read more...] about Nothing changes for Sabres, who need a win in Philly

'"He was incredible [Tuesday]. He came out just stomping," coach Lindy Ruff said after the game. "I think he single-handedly helped this team win a game."' … [Read more...] about Foligno puts his stomp on Sabres

'"It sounds like they want to knock Florida out for sure then," said a smiling Ruff. "Those are all predictions that you live with, you die with, you hope to motivate your team with. He probably believes sincerely they're gonna make it. They probably like their schedule, their chances of playing Florida in their building. We got our work cut out for us, they got theirs."' … [Read more...] about Laich’s guarantee called off the mark

'“There’s a lot of great stories in sports about teams making it the last day,” the coach said Wednesday after the Sabres prepared for tonight’s huge tilt in Philadelphia against the Flyers. “The recent ones in football, baseball – you name it. Even the Flyers win in a shootout a couple years ago to end the season and then go to the Stanley Cup finals. There’s lot of good … [Read more...] about Ruff hopes Sabres can write their postseason story

'They sorely miss both. The Sabres allowed five goals without Ehrhoff on Friday, and then 10 without both defensemen in two games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres defenseman Myers out rest of regular season

Flyers-Sabres: What you need to know (CSN Philadelphia) Buffalo (39-31-10) at Philadelphia (46-25-9) (AP) Buffalo Sabres (39-31-10) at Philadelphia Flyers (46-25-9) (The Sports Network) Sabres face another critical test vs. Flyers (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Philadelphia Coverage

'“You wish them the best and hope they can pull it out. It comes down to two games.”' … [Read more...] about Butler envious of former mates

'Miller said he doesn’t think Laich is Mark Messier, referring to the former New York Rangers captain hours after Laich made his comments on Washington’s The Fan radio Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres G Miller mocks Laich’s playoff guarantee

'“There was up and downs, especially after the first it was a lot more down than up, but there’s quiet confidence in here. We just talked about that first one and getting on the board and I think once we did that we started playing better and started rolling, but it was a wild game in the end and it’s a game that we needed. It was just one of those nights where they were … [Read more...] about Sabres Vanek felt it had to be their night

'Head Coach Lindy Ruff announced that Myers will not make the trip with the team to Philadelphia and Boston for the final two games. Ruff would not say if Myers' foot is broken but did say it's bad.' … [Read more...] about News on Myers Not Good

Rochester Americans lose in overtime (Rochester D&C) Walter's OT goal helps Heat sweep Amerks (Abbotsford News) Walter scores in OT as Heat beat Americans (CP) Heat top Amerks in overtime (Amerks.com) Heat kickoff Vaisakhi celebrations with OT triumph (AbbotsfordHeat.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage