Archives for March 2013

'Turris chased down a dump-in along the left-wing boards and fed back to Daniel Aldfredsson, who dished back to the winger for a shot placed under the crossbar from a sharp angle in the circle.' … [Read more...] about Ottawa 4, Buffalo 3 (OT)

'Drew Stafford had two goals and Mike Weber also scored for the Sabres, who fell to 10-14-4. Miller had 30 saves for Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Senators 4, Sabres 3

'Drew Stafford had a pair of goals in the loss for Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Senators Trip Up Sabres 4-3

'A few folks on Twitter believe Leino is and will play better because he didn’t mesh with Lindy Ruff. Ron Rolston may be more to Leino’s liking, I don’t know, but I won’t disrespect that point. Two players appear to be playing better now that Ruff’s gone in Tyler Myers and Jhonas Enroth.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Leino looks fresh

'ter is with his third NHL organization with previous stops in Phoenix and Colorado. The Coyotes selected Porter in the fourth round of the 2004 draft but he chose the collegiate route instead.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Porter hoping third team is the charm

'The Senators were patient with the puck with the man advantage and Turris ripped a one-timer from in close over Ryan Miller's blocker.' … [Read more...] about Turris leads Sens past Sabres in OT

'With Christian Ehrhoff in the box for interference, Kyle Turris scored the game winner when he slid down low to Miller’s right and one-timed a pass from Daniel Alfredsson at 3:54.' … [Read more...] about Over and out

Rochester Amerks lose to Marlies (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Ryan Hamilton's hat trick leads Toronto Marlies past Rochester Americans 6-1 (CP) Amerks start road trip with 6-1 loss to Marlies (Amerks.com) Hamilton Records Hat Trick in Marlies Big Win Over Rochester (Marlies.ca) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'“At some point in his NHL career, that’s what we’re going to expect here out of him, but it’s not fair to look for that out of an 18-year-old,” Regier said. “He surprised all of us by being here for the length of time he has been here. Depending on how far they go in the playoffs, he will return here at the end of the season.”' … [Read more...] about Regier takes long view on Grigorenko’s demotion

'“It’s not coming back to save the day. It’s just to come back and build, build confidence and just start playing the right way and helping our team be successful.”' … [Read more...] about Leino finally set to go this afternoon

'“There’s no straight line,” Regier said about Grigorenko’s development. “You don’t go through zero to 100 and not miss a beat. There’s adversity that he’s going to deal with, and he was great.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres believe sending Grigorenko back to junior will help prospect’s development

'“I’m not in a blowing-up mindset,” Regier said late Friday afternoon inside the First Niagara Center. “Blowing up to me means blowing up. I mean, nothing left.”' … [Read more...] about Regier on struggling Sabres: ‘I’m not in a blowing-up mindset’

'"He's a good guy and a good man. We're good friends from a long, long time ago," said Kassian, preparing to make his Ottawa debut. "That being said, there's never any friends when we're on the ice. He knows that and I know that."' … [Read more...] about Ottawa Senators tough guy Matt Kassian set to say hello to old pal John Scott

Ottawa Senators tough guy Matt Kassian set to say hello to old pal John Scott of the Buffalo Sabres (Ottawa Sun) Senators-Sabres Preview (AP) Ottawa Senators (13-8-6) at Buffalo Sabres (10-14-3) (The Sports Network) Sabres try to build off win, break through vs. Senators (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Ottawa Coverage

'When he played his sixth game in the NHL, Sabres exhausted one year of his contract while retaining the right to return or not Quebec.' … [Read more...] about Grigorenko back from the Ramparts