Archives for September 28, 2013

'Friday night, he was almost flawless. He was poised from the outset, calm with the puck when moving it around the boards or reversing it to his partner.' … [Read more...] about Ristolainen’s best game yet?

'The Sabres went with an experienced lineup Friday night with Thomas Vanek, Cody Hodgson, Drew Stafford, Steve Ott, Tyler Ennis and Christian Ehrhoff among the regulars suiting up.' … [Read more...] about Sabres finish preseason with loss to Hurricanes

'Zadorov signed a three-year, entry-level contract Wednesday, although general manager Darcy Regier hinted then the Sabres would likely send the youngster back to the Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights soon.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rookie Nikita Zadorov injures hand in exhibition finale

Canes top Sabres, close preseason 3-3 (Raleigh News and Observer) Chemistry comes in all sizes (Raleigh News and Observer) Photo gallery (Raleigh News and Observer) Canes Win Third Straight to Close Preseason (CarolinaHurricanes.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Carolina Coverage

'For example, Sabres coach Ron Rolston was fined an undisclosed amount for “player selection and team conduct.” You can go through the NHL rule book and you won’t find any reference to player selection. An appeals court would overrule that fine in a heartbeat.' … [Read more...] about NHL’s reaction to line brawl defies common logic

'Buffalo went 4-2-1 in the preseason, losing three of its last four. The Sabres also begin the season against the Red Wings, traveling to Detroit on Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes beat Sabres 1-0 in preseason finale

'Ryan Miller stopped 29-of-30 shots in defeat for the Sabres, who wrapped up their preseason slate at 4-3 and will start the regular season on Oct. 2 with a road test against the Red Wings.' … [Read more...] about Carolina 1, Buffalo 0

'The only goal of the evening came early in the second period when Patrick Dwyer popped a shorthanded goal past Miller. Ryan Murphy was in the penalty box, serving a hooking penalty, but it was Carolina finding in the net to go up 1-0.' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes Blank Sabres 1-0

'“As a group, we really didn’t like the way we played in the first and second periods. A positive we can take out of it, I thought we came back in the third and battled as hard as we could to tie it up,” Myers said. “But we have to be a 60-minute team if we want to be successful this year. We took 40 minutes off tonight. You can’t do that.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres wrap up preseason with 1-0 loss

Rochester Amerks drop final preseason game (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) McGrath enjoys memorable game (Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice) Amerks fall in overtime to Penguins in final preseason game (Amerks.com) Pens down Amerks in OT (WBSPenguins.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage