Archives for April 2012

'"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

'"We knew we were on the ropes," said defenseman Jordan Leopold, who scored a tying goal for the ages with 1:53 left. "We don't want to see that many on the board against, but somehow, someway we found a way to win."' … [Read more...] about Sabres display wow factor

'Referee Mike Hasenfratz deserved the first star of the game. He was on top of the entire play through all the arms and legs, which was why he didn't blow the play dead. Nobody else, including Leopold, knew where the puck was located with Marcus Foligno buried under Leafs defenseman Mike Komisarek among the bodies in front of the net.' … [Read more...] about Who didn’t write off the Sabres?

'In 88 previous NHL games for Nashville, Vancouver and Buffalo, Sulzer had just two goals. He has three goals and eight points in 15 games for the Sabres since being acquired on deadline day from Vancouver.' … [Read more...] about Sulzer has one ‘crazy night’ in win

'“I just wanted to step up and do my part,” said Roy, who along with Alexander Sulzer scored two goals for Buffalo. “I told myself before the game that my part is to score goals. I told myself, ‘Your job is to score goals.’ ”' … [Read more...] about Roy’s OT goal lifts Buffalo Sabres