Archives for October 13, 2013

'The Sabres are 0-5-1 after Saturday’s 2-1 loss to the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks before 21,261 in United Center. They are one game away from tying the 1990 and 1999 clubs for their longest winless start to a season.' … [Read more...] about Blackhawks experienced pain they inflicted on Sabres

'“The game I watched from the stands I learned a couple things,” Grigorenko said. “… taking better care of the puck, try to make better passes so we can possess the puck more. If our team has more possessions, it can create some offense.”' … [Read more...] about Grigorenko’s ban ends after one game as he returns to Sabres’ lineup

'“There’s a lot of interest in analytics and hockey right now, and in sports in general,” Nightingale said in First Niagara Center. “Teams are looking for answers. I feel fortunate and didn’t plan it this way, but my background is as someone who can maybe provide answers and solve problems.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres looking for an edge through analytics

Hawks outlast Sabres 2-1 (Chicago Tribune) Another strong start for Toews (Chicago Tribune) Photo gallery (Chicago Tribune) Corey Crawford comes up big late as Blackhawks beat Sabres (Chicago Sun Times) Center Michal Handzus a healthy scratch against Sabres (Chicago Sun Times) Photo gallery (Chicago Sun Times) No easy victories yet for Hawks (Arlington Heights Daily … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Chicago Coverage

'“He’s a guy that did all the right things, got to the right places, the type of player that played through anything, any situation,” Ruff said. “On top of that, he’s an even better person."' … [Read more...] about Pominville excited about return to Buffalo for belated goodbyes

'Drew Stafford connected with 8:11 left in the third, spoiling Crawford's bid for a shutout. The Sabres (0-5-1) put together several tough challenges in the second and third periods after a slow start.' … [Read more...] about Crawford helps Blackhawks edge Sabres 2-1

'Buffalo hasn't gone this far into a season without a win since opening the 1999-2000 season with five losses and two ties.' … [Read more...] about Chicago 2, Buffalo 1

'"We can't make any mistakes," said losing Sabres goalie Ryan Miller. "That's the way the league is going, the scoring trend is downward. We're going to have to earn our goals and find ways to score. If you can't score in a traditional way, you have to find unique ways."' … [Read more...] about ‘Hawks back on track after win over Sabres

'Drew Stafford pulled Buffalo to within a goal -- part of a 13-shot final period -- but Chicago hung on for the win.' … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Hang On For 2-1 Win Over Sabres

'Overall I think the kid was better. I saw a little compete in him and a little desire to get to pucks he wasn’t even trying for before. Certainly Grigorenko has a long way to go, but he may have had his best game so far.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Grigorenko gets new chance

'“We’re just going to have to keep doing what we’re doing until we break through. I thought penalty trouble left us on the wrong end of it early on and it’s a team that played the night before. We should’ve played a smarter first period and had the energy later and you could see it as the third period went on,” Miller said. “We had the energy and they were trying to just kind … [Read more...] about Sabres’ offensive challenges come too late against Blackhawks

Crunch thump Amerks (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Nikita Kucherov's hat trick carries Syracuse Crunch to a 5-1 rout of Rochester in home opener (Syracuse Post Standard) Amerks Fall To Crunch In Syracuse (Amerks.com) Kucherov's hat trick carries Crunch past Rochester in Upstate University Hospital home opener (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage