Archives for 2012

'“We’ve had some instances where we were down a goal late, up a goal late,” he said. “We knew how to react to those situations. You have that poise and that swagger you need to do well in this league that we didn’t have in the beginning of the year and it cost us some games.”' … [Read more...] about Bolts look to rebound from rough start

Garon, Bolts grind out win over Sabres (Tampa Tribune) Boucher tries not to change chemistry (Tampa Tribune) Tampa Bay Lightning beats Buffalo Sabres 2-1 (Tampa Bay Times) Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher supports fine of Dominic Moore for Ruslan Fedotenko hit (Tampa Bay Times) Lightning 2, Sabres 1 (TampaBayLightning.com) Photo gallery (TampaBayLightning.com) Photo … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

'“We played one period, but one period is not good enough,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “I was glad to see at least we came out in the third with some determination to try to make a difference.”' … [Read more...] about Stamkos leads Lightning to 2-1 win over Sabres

'It’s the third time the Sabres’ 2009 first-round draft pick has been called up this season. Saturday’s move comes a day after forward Cody McCormick was hurt in a 3-2 shootout win over Dallas.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Kassian; loan 2 to AHL Rochester

'Buffalo had its chances to tie the game down the stretch.' … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay 2, Buffalo 1

'The Sabres continued to add pressure as the final period went on, coming up with a couple of great scoring chances with about 5 minutes to play in regulation. Vanek and Pominville both had quality opportunities, with the latter player robbed by Garon on a one-time shot from the near faceoff circle. Christian Ehrhoff had the best chance to tie the score in the game's final … [Read more...] about Lightning Hold Off Sabres 2-1

'Lindy Ruff said, “Right now Adam's confidence level is low. He needs to go play, he needs to go play a lot of minutes, he needs to get back on the scoresheet and I don’t think it’s unlike a lot of young players, it’s been a tough stretch for him and Zack has been going well down there, he’s been scoring.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres demote Adam

'After managing just 13 shots through the first two periods, the Sabres unleashed 14 at Lightning goaltender Mathieu Garon in the third. Christian Ehrhoff nearly sent the game to overtime with 58 seconds left in the game, but his 44-foot bomb clanged off the crossbar over Garon’s left shoulder.' … [Read more...] about Lightning 2, Sabres 1

'The Sabres also announced that forward Luke Adam and defenseman TJ Brennan have both been loaned to Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Kassian recalled from Amerks

Former Amerk Michal Repik leads San Antonio past Amerks (Rochester D&C) Rampage 4, Rochester 1 (San Antonio Express News) Amerks fall short in 4-1 loss to San Antonio (Amerks.com) Repik strikes twice in 4-1 Rampage win over Amerks (SARampage.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

Game preview: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres (Tampa Bay Times) Tampa Bay (23-24-6) at Buffalo (24-24-6) (AP) Tampa Bay Lightning (23-24-6) at Buffalo Sabres (24-24-6) (The Sports Network) Sabres and Lightning try to stay hot (NHL.com) Lightning at Sabres Preview (TampaBayLightning.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

'The German fans were at the Sabres blowout victory over the Bruins on Wednesday, and showed up again for the Stars game Friday night. They cheered and hollered, waving banners and scarves. Arm in arm, swaying back and forth, the group -- most clad in bright blue Mannheim Eagles hockey jerseys -- sang and frolicked.' … [Read more...] about Across-the-pond hockey

'"You need to come back in some games," Roy said. "You need character wins like that throughout the season. That's a big two points for us. We've just got to keep this thing going."' … [Read more...] about Sabres upstage Stars with late heroics

'The one thing Regier can control is his roster, and he hasn't improved the situation despite flaws that have been evident for months. That's why, with 28 games remaining, it still appears they had a snowball's chance in hell of reaching the postseason. Their 16-4-4 finish looks more absurd than anything that's happened this year.' … [Read more...] about A feel-good story masks lingering flaws

'"He can be instant help on the power play," said coach Lindy Ruff. "And it just seems when he does come back, he gets himself on the scoresheet. He'll get better from playing."' … [Read more...] about Vanek returns to lineup with a bang