Archives for January 2013

'“He’s a guy that you absolutely despise playing against,” said winger Patrick Kaleta, who could have been describing himself. “When you look at the lineup of the other team, you go right to his name and say, ‘This could be a long night. I don’t know if I’m up for this.’ He’s a role model for me. A lot of guys look up to him and follow his lead.”' … [Read more...] about Ott produces, as advertised

'“Obviously I’m not an every-day fighter kind of player,” said Stafford, who had not dropped the gloves since taking on Columbus’ R.J. Umberger on Feb. 6, 2010. “But when the time comes, I feel as though I can handle myself. It’s not something you’re going to see out of me too often. It carries over from last year. Everyone in this lineup is going to hold each other accountable … [Read more...] about Stafford earns praise for challenging Hartnell

'“The crowd, the atmosphere – it’s just so energized in here,” said security official Victor Aguilar between periods above the arena’s main lobby.' … [Read more...] about Region’s hockey-starved Sabres fans finally get their wish

'After a slow start and some rusty play, they gave the fans quite the show.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres win home opener

'“What Staff did was awesome,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “Right away (he) addressed it, didn’t wait for somebody else to address it. … Those are the type of things that bring your team together. Those are the type of things we talked about. We finished our year on a better note with that last year.”' … [Read more...] about Vanek’s career day pushes Sabres past Flyers in opener

'Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Grigorenko played “steady” and “consistent.” “I probably used him as much as I wanted to,” Ruff said. “I think there’s going to be an opportunity to inject him in a few other places in the coming games. But (I) wanted to get him through that first game, and I thought it went well. … I thought defensively, sometimes in his own end we got hemmed in a … [Read more...] about Grigorenko, Ott impress in Sabres debuts

Flyers fall to 0-2 with loss to Sabres (Philadelphia Inquirer) Zac Rinaldo gets 20 stitches, is questionable for Tuesday (Philadelphia Inquirer) Photo gallery (Philadelphia Inquirer) Not the quick start Flyers wanted (Philadelphia Daily News) Don't blame Flyers loss on Ilya Bryzgalov (Philadelphia Daily News) Lost weekend leaves Flyers a bit desperate (Burlington County … [Read more...] about Monday’s Philadelphia Coverage

'Vanek became the first Sabres player with five points in a game since Drew Stafford had three goals and two assists in January 2008.' … [Read more...] about Vanek leads Sabres to 5-2 win over Flyers

'Listed by the team as day to day, Leino missed practice Saturday a day after he was hurt in practice.' … [Read more...] about Sabres C Leino misses season opener vs Flyers

'Jason Pominville also had three assists, while Steve Ott, Cody Hodgson and Tyler Myers all scored for the Sabres, who missed the playoffs for the third time in the past five seasons after an 89-point performance in 2011-12. Ryan Miller stopped 27-of-29 shots.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Philadelphia 2

'After going back and forth for most of the third period, Buffalo caught a break at the 14:00 mark when Luke Schenn hauled down Marcus Foligno on a half-breakaway. The Sabres regained the lead on the ensuing power play with a Tyler Myers goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Take Down Flyers 5-2 in Season Opener

'What impressed me more in this game was the attention to detail. The little things that need to get done if you’re going to be a good team.' … [Read more...] about The little things made the difference

'Most of those weren't seen all that regularly at First Niagara Center and on MSG by fans of the team. Is it a pre-cursor to how they'll play for the rest of the season?' … [Read more...] about For one game, 2013 Sabres exorcise their demons

'Buffalo scored three times on the power play, with newcomer Steve Ott getting things started midway through the first period. Tyler Myers scored the game winner at 14:57 of the third period on a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle that appeared to deflect in off the skate of Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen. Jason Pominville chipped in three assists, and Ryan Miller … [Read more...] about Five alive

'“We really do have a city that starves for hockey. We’ve got fans that are passionate when you win and they’re passionate when we’re losing. I don’t know if I’d want to be in a different place.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres, fans enjoy Sunday afternoon hockey as season begins with win