Archives for November 2013

'“Kevin is a very respected and well-connected talent evaluator in many different hockey circles,” LaFontaine said. “His keen eye for hockey talent, combined with his experience in the game at a multitude of levels, will be a tremendous addition to our hockey operations staff and we are proud to welcome him to the Buffalo Sabres organization.”' … [Read more...] about Pendergast joins Sabres scouting staff

Rochester Amerks end four-game losing streak (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Penalties cost Bulldogs in Rochester (Hamilton Spectator) Score sheet gets lots of new names in Rochester's 6-3 win over Hamilton (CP) Kaleta's Game-Changing Abilities Show Up in Rochester (WGR-AM) Amerks snap skid with 6-3 win over Bulldogs (Amerks.com) Bulldogs fall to Americans 6-3 … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'It is not ready to say that having brought Nolan behind the bench Sabres, there are two weeks is a lift back. But the decision he has taken his place in 1996 made him understand what kind of coach Nolan was.' … [Read more...] about Concussions: the sad tale of Pat LaFontaine

'“That’s one of the symptoms of the problem. I think having faith in one another and support – it all comes down to communication. If you don’t talk, you don’t know who has who. Even if there are 17,000 people in the rink, you should be able to hear your defensemen calling out who has who. We’ve just got to be louder. Our communication has to be much better.”' … [Read more...] about Nolan preaches trust and communication to Sabres

'The salary cap for the current season is $64.8 million, with the Sabres spending around $57 million. For next year, they are only on the hook for about $30 million with seven unrestricted free agents (most notably Ryan Miller, Steve Ott, Matt Moulson and Henrik Tallinder) along with six restricted free agents (notably Tyler Ennis and Marcus Foligno). The salary cap is expected … [Read more...] about Canadian TV deal to boost salary cap

'The Sabres would score 134 goals over 82 games at their anemic pace, 17 fewer than the worst offense in NHL history, the 1997-98 Tampa Bay Lightning.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ No. 1 scoring line providing little offense

Canadiens-Sabres Preview (AP) Montreal Canadiens (13-9-2) at Buffalo Sabres (5-19-1) (The Sports Network) Sabres aim to deny Canadiens a fourth straight win (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Montreal Coverage

'“That’s been talked about a lot since Ted came in, but it’s a process. It’s not easy getting out of a hole like this. We just have to stick with it and make sure we’re competing each and every night to try to get to the point where it becomes a habit for us.”' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres’s new coach Ted Nolan stresses simplicity

'At a glance, putting 19-year-old Mikhail Grigorenko with 19-year-old Zemgus Girgensons and 23-year-old Luke Adam on a line might appear to be the antithesis of what Nolan griped over when he took the reins from Ron Rolston. The Sabres' interim honcho said he was partial to the veteran players and felt it unfair that under-20s had to face the league's best.' … [Read more...] about Nolan finds chemistry with ‘Age Group’ line

Jamie Tardif sets strong example for Rochester Americans (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'“We have to start doing things instinctive,” interim coach Ted Nolan said. “We just kind of react after the fact. A lot of our problems are because of breakdowns. We’re going to try and correct that so that one hand knows what the other one does.' … [Read more...] about Flynn, Sabres work on improving defensive zone coverage

'“I really liked the emotion of the first game, and everyone was expecting that,” Nolan said Monday inside the First Niagara Center. “And the second game we had emotion for two periods and it dropped off for a period. Third game, we started off really well and it tailed off. Fourth game, same thing. Fifth game, same thing."' … [Read more...] about Ted Nolan wants more emotion from struggling Sabres: ‘I don’t think we have too much faith in one another’

'I think what frustrates many is you see the same mistakes over and over again. Much of it is mental. Ehrhoff said, “Yesterday we had two solid periods and hung with them and had our own chances and right now when you’re in a hole, you seem to find a way to lose a game rather then find a way to win the game. We have to dig ourselves out of that hole and be positive, even if … [Read more...] about Sabres need to handle adversity better

'The conditions were ideal for Buffalo to pick off the Red Wings. The rested Sabres were welcoming a weary team that was playing on back-to-back nights and finishing a stretch of three in four. Detroit’s backup goalie was in net, while leading goal-scorer Pavel Datsyuk was out with an injury. It didn’t matter.' … [Read more...] about In new sweaters, Sabres hung out to dry

'“You have to make it count in this league,” was goaltender Ryan Miller’s succinct analysis after Sunday’s 3-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. “You can’t just be satisfied with a little glimmer of what we feel is the right way to play. We have to not let teams back in the game.”' … [Read more...] about Just owning the lead is progress for Sabres