Archives for February 9, 2013

'Vanek had not played more than 20 minutes in back-to-back games since December 2008. Last year, in fact, his ice time was over 19 minutes just once in the final 32 games as he was clearly battling a string of injuries.' … [Read more...] about Vanek playing more, staying red-hot

'“No one called me, no one asked me permission, nor would we ever grant that,” Helfer said Friday. “The bottom line is they never asked permission, and the bottom line is they cannot do it. I’m glad it’s over with,” he said.' … [Read more...] about Near arena, public parking spaces again open to the public

'“He wanted us to understand that hundreds of farmers in Pennsylvania went from poverty to security, and that he felt very proud to have brought that to parts of Pennsylvania,” Ryan said, adding he still favors additional environmental regulations before he could support the process."' … [Read more...] about State legislators thankful to Pegula for touting fracking’s advantages

'“There’s no question that we need that, myself included,” Stafford said about the secondary scoring earlier this week. “(I) would fall into the category of secondary scoring. It needs to happen; it needs to happen right now. Obviously, Thomas and Jason and Cody, that line has been all-world for us right now. … We need it and we need it right now.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t rely on Vanek’s sizzling production forever

Sabres-Islanders Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (4-6-1) at New York Islanders (4-5-1) (The Sports Network) Islanders seek to end slide vs. Sabres (NHL.com) Game Preview: New York Islanders vs. Buffalo Sabres 2/9/13 (NewYorkIslanders.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s New York Coverage

'Vanek has scored a point in all but one of the 10 games he's played. He's enjoyed five multiple-point games already, and is coming off an outing in which he scored two third-period goals - including a game-tying tally with 2 seconds left - in a 5-4 shootout victory over Montreal on Thursday.' … [Read more...] about Austrian homecoming did wonders for Sabres’ Vanek

'Sekera and Kaleta have good chances of getting back in the lineup against the Islanders. On Sekera Lindy Ruff said, “He’s a lot closer. I think tomorrow if he says he’s ready it puts us in a position where we can put him back in.” Sekera said, “It feels good, I have a little pain with it, but I think I can handle it. I can tolerate this pain so I will be ready to play anytime … [Read more...] about Sabres likely to get Sekera back

Rochester Americans assign goalie Connor Knapp to ECHL (Rochester D&C) Amerks reassign Knapp to Greenville (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage