Archives for March 18, 2013

'“That’s between me and the coach and I have to listen to what he wants,” Kaleta said. “Obviously I’m going to be pissed off for today and not be too pleasant. I think about it, let it bother me for a little bit and move on and prepare myself. Hopefully the team will want me back here in the next couple of games.”' … [Read more...] about Furious Kaleta sits as Sabres stumble

'“He’s just a real smart defenseman who skates really well,” said interim coach Ron Rolston. “A good puck mover, good defender. He’s got a complete game. He really keeps the game easy on himself. He’s real efficient. This will be his third game in three nights here so making sure he controls his anxiety and plays the way he can will be important.”' … [Read more...] about Pysyk recalled after injury to Sekera

'Clearly, interim Sabres coach Ron Rolston wants to send Kaleta a message about his reckless play. The Sabres had a 1-0 lead March 3 in New York before Kaleta hit Brad Richards into the boards from behind while killing a penalty. The Rangers quickly scored twice and won a 3-2 shootout.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rolston sending Kaleta a message with scratch

Three-goal, six-minute stretch propels Washington to 5-3 win (Washington Post) Capitals seize opportunity, beat Sabres (Washington Times) Fast, furious scoring burst turns into victory for Capitals (Washington Examiner) Caps 5, Sabres 3: Five Observations (Washington Examiner) Caps start 'biggest week' with a win (CSN Washington) Holiday Win for Washington (CSN … [Read more...] about Monday’s Washington Coverage

'''I thought we were pretty good overall, and they just scored,'' said Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller. ''I'm not saying it's a good effort, but they didn't have a ton of shots, and we tried to be in the shooting lanes. We messed up a few coverages, and I messed up myself.''' … [Read more...] about Caps snap scoring slump in 5-3 win over Sabres

'The problem was solved quickly Sunday night, and the third period got under way after a delay of about six minutes. The malfunction was hardly noticeable from upper level of the Verizon Center.' … [Read more...] about Start of 3rd period slightly delayed in DC

'"There's a design for it and we just didn't execute on the play," Buffalo interim head coach Ron Rolston said about his team failing to prevent Ovechkin from scoring that early goal. "First of all, you can't lose the draw that clean, and secondly, we just didn't have the execution we needed to have in place on the play."' … [Read more...] about Washington 5, Buffalo 3

'"Obviously, it's frustrating to give up (five) goals and then when we do work our way back we try to stay positive. But at the end of the day we need to win and (losing) is not something we can keep doing."' … [Read more...] about Three-goal second period leads Capitals past Sabres

'Another troublesome second period was the difference in the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Sunday night at Verizon Center.' … [Read more...] about Capitals Drop Sabres 5-3

'Ron Rolston complimented Pysyk's game afterward, saying, "I thought he was good. I thought at times he was one of our best [defensemen] to tell you the truth. But it's game one, and he's still a rookie and they're excited and his job it to...build off of tonight's game and have some consistency."' … [Read more...] about Pysyk didn’t play nervous

'"We had times in the game we just didn't have execution, that's the bottom line," Sabres interim coach Ron Rolston said. "Whether it was a faceoff, line-rush against, (defensive) zone, we had several plays where we just had no execution."' … [Read more...] about Second period sparks Caps in win over Sabres

'There are 60 minutes in an NHL game, but for the Buffalo Sabres, Sunday’s game against the Washington Capitals was ultimately decided during a 43-second lapse in the second period.' … [Read more...] about Grren with envy

'Pysyk (1/11/92, 6'1", 188 lbs.) joins the Sabres on his first career recall after appearing in 57 games for Rochester this season. The rookie defenseman has recorded 18 points (4+14) and 20 penalty minutes in his first AHL season and ties Kevin Porter to lead all Americans skaters with a plus-8 rating.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Mark Pysyk from Rochester (AHL)