Archives for 2012

'Buffalo was able to lock things down defensively tonight, limiting the Canadiens to just 19 shots in 65 minutes – one night after allowing seven goals on 35 shots in Philadelphia. But it was special teams that once again haunted the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Canadiens 4, Sabres 3 (SO)

Amerks defeat Lake Erie (Rochester D&C) Lake Erie Monsters' win streak comes to end at Rochester, N.Y. (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Amerks power past Monsters for 6-2 victory (Amerks.com) Win Streak Ends at Four in Rochester (LakeErieMonsters.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

Weber and the Canadiens against an opponent shaken (La Presse) Montreal (23-25-10) at Buffalo (24-27-6) (AP) Montreal Canadiens (23-25-10) at Buffalo Sabres (24-27-6) (The Sports Network) Sabres and Canadiens both desperate for a win (NHL.com) Battle in Buffalo (Canadiens.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Montreal Coverage

'"This time of year, it's unacceptable to get a lead like that and blow it away the way we did," captain Jason Pominville said. "To give up seven unanswered goals at this time of year, that's just not going to cut it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres crumple when pressed, give up seven straight goals to Flyers

'"I'm very, very surprised with that, especially with the amount of offensive guys they have on that team," Briere said Thursday before the Sabres' 7-2 loss to the Flyers in Wells Fargo Center. "I thought it would have clicked with a few of their players at least. I always felt that myself and Ville were kind of on the same page as far as the way we saw the game offensively … [Read more...] about Briere surprised at Leino’s struggles

'“There’s always more pressure if you get a good contract. People are looking for you to contribute and it’s always a little harder,” Leino said. “But I don’t think that would be the reason (for the struggles). It’s just been hard to get things going teamwise.”' … [Read more...] about Does Leino regret leaving?

'"There's always more pressure if you've got a good contract," Leino said. "People are looking for you to contribute. It's a little harder. But I don't think that's the reason. It's just been harder to get things going team-wise, and I think I finally feel more comfortable with the system and in my own game. The last five games it's been going pretty good."' … [Read more...] about Leino might be quietly pining for the old days

Flyers roar back to ice Buffalo, 7-2 (Philadelphia Inquirer) Flyers and Holmgren have already added difference makers (Philadelphia Inquirer) Flyers add muscle with a trade for Dallas defenseman Nicklas Grossman (Philadelphia Inquirer) Simmonds lets his stick do the talking in Flyers' win (Philadelphia Daily News) Flyers trade for Dallas defenseman Grossman (Philadelphia … [Read more...] about Friday’s Philadelphia Coverage

'Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth was yanked after allowing three straight goals. Ryan Miller allowed one to Gustafsson, giving the Flyers four goals on their first 10 shots of the period.' … [Read more...] about Flyers roll to 7-2 win over Sabres

'Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek both had a first-period goal for the Sabres, losers of three in a row. Jhonas Enroth stopped 15-of-18 shots before being replaced by Ryan Miller, who made 13 saves.' … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 7, Buffalo 2

'It was a lead, however, that would unravel in the 2nd period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Embarrased in Philadelphia 7-2

Luke Adam looks to find his game with the Rochester Amerks (Rochester D&C) Amerks and Monsters set to battle it out on back-to-back nights (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'"We were doing pretty good when I was there," he said. "There's a lot of good memories. I'm sure it's going to be really emotional and nice to see the people around the rink again."' … [Read more...] about Leino returns to Philly on first line

'"I feel good," Hecht said in his first meeting with reporters since being hurt. "I rode the bike the last couple days. Now I'm at that point where I can start working out again and pump the intensity up slowly."' … [Read more...] about Hecht’s recovery is slow, encouraging

'Through 56 games, the Sabres have only 132 goals, a wretched 2.4 game, 26th in the NHL. The current 193-score pace would be three more than the franchise-low set in 2002-03 by arguably the worst edition of the Sabres ever.' … [Read more...] about Sabres offense cause for alarm