Archives for February 2013

'Tyler Myers had a very nice first period, but fell apart in the final two stanzas. He and his partner Jordan Leopold have struggled for a while now.' … [Read more...] about What to do with Myers and Leopold

'In six games he has six goals and nine assists for 15 points which leads the NHL. He’s second in the league in goals and assists.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Vanek honored by the NHL

'Last night in Boston the Sabres ignored the questionable hit, got the benefit of another penalty being called on the Bruins and got back in the game because of it. Let's all try and remember that the next time a Sabres player doesn't jump an opposing player and they don't score on the ensuing power play and they lose.' … [Read more...] about Not Retaliating was the key to Sabres turnaround on Bruins

Rochester Amerks down Toronto Marlies (Rochester D&C) Toronto Marlies fall to Rochester Americans (CP) Amerks Blow Out Marlies 5-1 (WGR-AM) Amerks' perfect homestand ends with 5-1 win over Marlies (Amerks.com) Marlies Manage Only a Single Goal in Loss to Americans (Marlies.ca) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'“Pucks are going in right now for me,” Vanek said. “With Pommer I’ve always had good chemistry and Cody fits right in. There’s going to be stretches where nothing goes. You like it right now but it’s going to hit the other way too.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres, Vanek stick it to Bruins

'“We both wanted to get our teams going,” said Scott, adding that Thornton “told me in the box I got him pretty good when I knocked him out. It was a good fight and he stood in there. ... I was asking our trainers how he’s doing. You never want to hurt somebody; I was kind of concerned after the first period we never saw him again.”' … [Read more...] about Scott gives his fists a workout

'At his current pace, Vanek would score 47 goals and 120 points.' … [Read more...] about Crazy early pace by Sabres’ Vanek could help shatter short-season records

'“Again, I think it’s just statistics,’’ he said. “There’s nothing else to it.’’' … [Read more...] about Thomas Vanek’s hat trick fuels Sabres’ 7-4 win over Bruins

'“For sure, yeah, obviously it is his best stretch,” said Pominville. “I don’t know why I even said that. This is the best stretch he’s ever played. He’s good on both sides of the puck, he’s skating well and making plays. It’s fun for our line to click the way we have early on. Hopefully we can keep it going.”' … [Read more...] about Sniper Vanek kills B’s again, jumps into NHL scoring lead

'“It was hard work; nothing came easy, and that’s a good team over there,” said Vanek. “Again, we just took the chances we had, and we buried them."' … [Read more...] about Vanek Unstoppable

Bruins fall to Sabres, 7-4 (Boston Globe) Thomas Vanek’s hat trick fuels Sabres’ 7-4 win over Bruins (Boston Globe) Julien seeks answer for Bourque (Boston Globe) B’s big, bad breakdown (Boston Herald) Sniper Vanek kills B’s again, jumps into NHL scoring lead (Boston Herald) Struggling Bourque scratched (Boston Herald) Boston Bruins fall apart in 7-4 loss to Buffalo … [Read more...] about Friday’s Boston Coverage

'Vanek, who entered the game tied for sixth in scoring in the league, now has 54 points in 46 career games against the Bruins.' … [Read more...] about Vanek has 3G, 2A and Sabres beat Bruins 7-4

'Cody Hodgson added a goal and two assists for the Sabres, who snapped a four- game losing skid thanks to scoring four times in the final 20 minutes. Alex Sulzer, Tyler Ennis and Jason Pominville also lit the lamp, while Ryan Miller made 38 saves.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 7, Boston 4

'Vanek's third goal and fifth point of the evening came on another odd-man rush. After shaking Dennis Seidenberg, Vanek was left completely alone in front of Rask. Standing in front of the crease, he deked the Boston goaltender with a couple of nifty moves and lifted a shot into the net, putting Buffalo up 6-4 with 1:31 to play. Jason Pominville added an empty netter in the … [Read more...] about Vanek Leads Sabres Past Bruins 7-4

'In another note, that may have been Tyler Myers best period of the season. I thought he was hard on battles the whole period and had a real hard check on the wall during the penalty kill. Let’s see if he builds on that 20 minutes. That ended quickly in the second period. Marchand just gave him a little stutter step and went right around him. Jordan Leopold was in postition, … [Read more...] about Sabres Ott loves to play in Boston