Archives for December 8, 2013

'“Our game was there,” Sabres captain Steve Ott said. “We see this progress that we’ve been talking about. It’s not transitioning into wins at this time, but you can’t let it burden yourselves. You have to keep grabbing the possibilities out of each and every game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres play better, but still can’t win

'“The atmosphere never lets you down,” forward Cody McCormick said. “It’s always going. There’s a real buzz to it.”' … [Read more...] about Road trip to Montreal is always welcome by veteran Sabres’ players

'“My day-to-day life is very good compared to the guys in the stories you hear, the guys that filed for the suit,” the 33-year-old said. “I don’t think I’m at that point yet, but some of them have 30 years on me.”' … [Read more...] about Ex-Sabre Peters now fighting the pain

'“That’s a tough one,” Sabres center Tyler Ennis said. “I think we outplayed them for 55 minutes. For those five minutes, you let down, you turn a couple over, a first-place team is going put them in the back of the net."' … [Read more...] about Sabres outplay Canadiens most of night, still lose tight game

'“He asked me why he was out,” Nolan said. “There was no specific reason why. It was just one of those try to find out who’s who on this team. He was just one of those guys that had the least amount of problems at the beginning. We had to fix the other guys.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jamie McBain playing again, likes Ted Nolan’s straightforward approach

'"We want to forget our record even if it is not easy, said former Islanders forward. We believe that it is possible to recover. Ted Nolan has established a good gaming system "' … [Read more...] about A miserable season for the Sabres

'"I think we played well for 55minutes, but there was a slight easing in the second."' … [Read more...] about ”It’s a defeat that hurts” Tyler Ennis

'Add to that other hopes and choices that could be obtained if the rumors transaction goaltender Ryan Miller materialize and you have a dream scenario for reconstruction.' … [Read more...] about Who wants to stay in Buffalo?

“Intense” fourth line makes the difference for Canadiens (Montreal Gazette) Habs pad win streak against Sabres (Montreal Gazette) Photo gallery (Montreal Gazette) With the fourth trio (Journal de Montreal) Therrien was right (Journal de Montreal) "Collect points, it's good" - Travis Moen (Journal de Montreal) A miserable season for the Sabres (Journal de Montreal) "It's … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Montreal Coverage

'"He played well," said Nolan of 19-year-old Girgensons. "I've known the kid now for three years and have watched him play, he does this all the time. It's one of those things that comes with maturity, he'll get better and better. "Those are the building blocks with which we're going to turn this organization around. It's through people like that, with some strong character and … [Read more...] about Montreal’s fourth line the difference as Canadiens edge Sabres 3-2

'"I could've come up with one of those saves. It wasn't good enough tonight. All three were one-timers, but I think I could have stopped one of those goals," said Enroth.' … [Read more...] about Montreal 3, Buffalo 2

'"All in all, I thought our game was there," Sabres captain Steve Ott said. "We see this progress that we've been talking about. It's not transitioning into wins at this point right now but you have to keep grabbing the positives out of each and every game. "They're one of the top teams in the last 10 games and we were hanging in there with them."' … [Read more...] about Canadiens win fifth straight in 3-2 triumph over Sabres

'In the final frame the Sabres kept it close as a brilliant individual effort by Zemgus Girgensons against two defenders resulted in a goal to make it a one goal game, but it wasn't enough as the Canadiens held off heavy pressure at the end for a 3-2 final score.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to the Canadiens in Montreal

'Overall there were many things to like about the Sabres in this game. They had long spurts of very good hockey and they did get to two goals, which is rare. They still have to learn what 60 munites is in a game. In this game, when they were bad, they were really bad and the puck wound up in their net.' … [Read more...] about Sabres have to be boring to be in the game

'The Sabres are 2-1-0 against the Maple Leafs since Nolan took over from Ron Rolston behind the bench Nov. 13, but 0-6-1 against everyone else. The game against the Canadiens did mark the first time the Sabres scored more than one goal against a team other than Toronto since Nolan took over.' … [Read more...] about Canadiens hold off Sabres for fifth straight win