Archives for September 2013

'Grigorenko scored during the Sabres’ second attempt during the skills-competition portion of the game, while Matt Hackett denied all three Montreal shooters. Hackett stopped 11 of 12 shots in 35 minutes, 23 seconds of action. Jhonas Enroth started and yielded three goals on 13 shots. Coach Ron Rolston said before the game that both would play.' … [Read more...] about Sabres open preseason with shootout victory

'"There is no doubt that I want to stay in Buffalo for the entire season, he said in very good English. My goal is simple, I want to make the team and play all the games this season. I have in mind to become an important player for this team. I will work hard to get there. "' … [Read more...] about Grigorenko seeking a permanent

Sabres edge Habs 5-4 in shootout (Montreal Gazette) Emotional, energetic start to Habs’ season (Montreal Gazette) In the Habs room (Montreal Gazette) Photo gallery (Montreal Gazette) Young defeated (Journal de Montreal) The fast, the veteran and the Colossus (Journal de Montreal) Preparatory math: the Canadian bowed 5-4 to Sabres (La Presse) The Canadian bowed 5-4 to … [Read more...] about Monday’s Montreal Coverage

'Buffalo, which never led in the game or overtime, erased four one-goal deficits in regulation. Colton Gillies drew the Sabres even at four when he backhanded his rebound past Fucale 15:36 into the third.' … [Read more...] about Grigorenko scores in shootout as Sabres overcome Canadiens in pre-season win

'Mikhail Grigorenko scored the only goal in the shootout and the Buffalo Sabres edged the Montreal Canadiens, 5-4, in preseason play.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Montreal 4 (SO)

'Neither team was able to score in the overtime period. The only penalty of the extra session was taken by Johan Larsson for holding. Despite a few chances 4-on-3, Montreal was not able to net the winner. In the shootout Mikhail Grigorenko scored the only goal of five shooters to give Buffalo a 5-4 win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres beat Montreal 5-4 in shootout

'Coach Ron Rolston liked what he saw from this year’s 16th overall pick. “He has a ton of ability, a lot of poise, he can makes plays and really skate and cover a lot of ground for his size,” Rolston said.' … [Read more...] about Duff’s observations from Montreal

'“That was my first time of really constructing a staff of this magnitude,” Rolston said in First Niagara Center. “The whole process was a good experience for me. I think at the end of the day we got what we wanted here.”' … [Read more...] about Preseason opener begins new era for Sabres

'“It’s pretty overwhelming,” the Williamsville native said in First Niagara Center. “In my life it’s always been a couple steps. I’ve always handled them well, and hopefully I can continue to handle it from the OHL to the NHL.”' … [Read more...] about Bailey taking it all in at first NHL training camp

'“Michigan State has meant so much to our family,” Miller said. “My grandfather came down in 1950 to school there, and every decade after that a member of our family’s been there going to school. A lot of hockey players through there. (I grew) up going to football games, hockey games, wearing green and white, learning the fight song before I could speak probably.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ryan Miller moved by induction into Michigan State Hall of Fame

'“It was a long time ago,” Zigomanis said about the botched fax. “I really don’t want to focus on the negative stuff. But, yeah, it wasn’t a disagreement back then. I don’t know if we have enough reel on the recorder to tell the whole story. It wasn’t the Buffalo Sabres (or) myself. It was much more than that.' … [Read more...] about Michael Zigomanis back with Sabres organization 12 years after ‘fax issues’ took him away

'Tropp still isn’t going to be satisfied with just being on the 4th line, “Two years ago that’s what I did, you’ve got to earn it. When I first got called up I was sound defensively, got pucks in the zone, forechecked and backchecked as hard as I could and then as the games went on and you earn the coach’s trust, you get more of a leash to do more of the offensive things that … [Read more...] about Sabres Tropp is back from missing most of a season

'“I worked heavily on my backwards skating, which a little weird if you’re wondering, because I play forward,” Kaleta said after practice at First Niagara Center on Saturday. “But I want to become the best penalty killer possible. I want to take that step to the next level with that aspect of my game.”' … [Read more...] about Making strides

'“It’s just a matter of the way you handle different situations and make sure you stay on yourself,” he said. “A lot of things went on last year that got in my head. It just goes back to the mental training side of it, of how you prevent yourself from heading downhill mentally instead of stopping that and making sure you stay at your peak. It’s confidence level and how you … [Read more...] about Training takes Sabres’ Myers off beaten path

'“You look at last year, at times he’d get caught out there for a long shift and he was in trouble out there,” coach Ron Rolston said.' … [Read more...] about Tyler Myers looks to shape up his play for Buffalo Sabres