Archives for April 10, 2013

'It was a particularly tough night for Buffalo forwards Thomas Vanek, Tyler Ennis and Drew Stafford, all of whom posted career-worst, minus-4 ratings.' … [Read more...] about Another poor second period dooms Sabres in Winnipeg

'“If I’m a UFA guy or trying to attract players, there’s nothing better than coming into a building knowing, ‘Wow, this is a fun place to play.’ And that’s obviously concerning in the aspect of UFAs and trying to attract the right players into the Buffalo Sabres.”' … [Read more...] about Ott voices his displeasure regarding boo-birds

'Joining Adam as a scratch was winger Ville Leino and Rolston admitted for the first time he’s not expecting Leino to return this season because of an upper-body injury. Rolston denied rumors Leino has had surgery, either for this injury or his ailing hip that kept him out nearly two months, but said the winger who has only played eight games is probably done for the year.' … [Read more...] about Vanek returns to lineup; Adam is scratched

Jets hunt a little Buffalo (Winnipeg Free Press) The way it should be: All 4 lines chipped in (Winnipeg Free Press) Sweet pass from Buff helps Gagnon notch his first NHL goal (Winnipeg Free Press) In The Spotlight Mike Santorelli (Winnipeg Free Press) jets-sabres summary (Winnipeg Free Press) Photo gallery (Winnipeg Free Press) Jets keep pace in playoff race (Winnipeg … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Winnipeg Coverage

'It took almost seven minutes for the Sabres to put a shot on the board.' … [Read more...] about Gagnon scores first NHL goal as Jets boost playoff hopes with win over Sabres

'"I thought we were okay," said Buffalo head coach Ron Rolston. "There were too many times there, especially in the second, where we gave up too much easy offense. It just wasn't good enough."' … [Read more...] about Winnipeg 4, Buffalo 1

'"It's a tough building to play in. But I thought we weathered the storm pretty well and we had some chances that we needed to capitalize on but we didn't do that," Porter said. "We're fighting for our lives every night. We know how tight the race is. These are all playoff games now, so we just have to take one game at a time."' … [Read more...] about Second (period) helping fuels Jets

'The Sabres entered the third period trailing by three, but Kevin Porter got his club on the board with a deflection off Blake Wheeler's skate and into the net. The Sabres had several chances in the third, catching up in the shots battle, but they couldn't put another goal home. Blake Wheeler finished the game off with an open net goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Lose to Jets 4-1

'Ennis wanted this to be his turnaround game, but it turned out to be one of his worst of the season.' … [Read more...] about Ennis looks to improve

'“Its disheartening when we get hemmed in our zone and they’re basically mocking us” Ott said. “When you get up past the blue line and you finally get it in their zone after a minute and a half shift where they didn’t even have a scoring opportunity. I guess you can say it was more of the mocking of my teammates that probably pissed a lot of guys off including myself. You're … [Read more...] about Sabres Ott says getting booed at home is ”completely ridiculous”

'I understand why Sabres fans would be booing this team, no matter what the score was of that Devils game or how many good chances they did or didn't give up on a certain shift. I understand why other Sabres fans would resent people booing, as it not only can have a negative effect on the team's play it also fosters an unpleasant atmosphere. And I also understand why the … [Read more...] about Booing: Who’s to blame?

'"This was a huge game for us coming here, and it's that much more disappointing," Buffalo defenseman Christian Ehrhoff said.' … [Read more...] about Jets defeat Sabres to keep pace in standings

'The Winnipeg Jets scored three times in the second period, cruising to a 4-1 win over Buffalo in front of another sold-out crowd of 15,004 at the MTS Centre. Andrew Ladd paced the Jets with one goal and one assist, while Aaron Gagnon’s first career NHL goal proved to be the game winner. Kevin Porter scored Buffalo’s only goal, his third of the season.' … [Read more...] about Three and out

Rochester Amerks add defenseman Michael Wilson (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Sabres farm team overcoming adversity (WGR-AM) Amerks Sign Defenseman Michael Wilson To Pro Tryout (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage