Archives for December 22, 2013

'“It’s a momentum killer,” right wing Drew Stafford said. “You’ve got to give them credit. They have great penalty killers. That’s a true test against a penalty-killing unit like that. We just couldn’t get it done.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres fail to extend win streak

'“I’ve been going pretty good this season,” he said in TD Garden. “It’s another step to this league, but I got some confidence playing down there. Hopefully, I can bring it here, too.”' … [Read more...] about Omark hopes to make his mark in Buffalo

'“The reported increase in the salary cap for next season alone will not drive our ticket-pricing decisions,” Sabres President Ted Black said during an exchange of phone calls and emails. “With the current season not yet half completed, we have not made any decision on ticket pricing for the 2014-15 NHL season.”' … [Read more...] about Cap hike may not mean lower ticket costs

'“We’ll give him a checkmark for just getting here last night,” Nolan said.' … [Read more...] about Ted Nolan on Linus Omark’s Sabres debut: ‘He has to be better’

Rematch goes to Bruins (Boston Globe) Tuukka Rask’s timely saves secure 4-1 Bruins win (Boston Globe) Patrice Bergeron refuses to back down from fight (Boston Globe) Bruins get creative in tough win (Boston Herald) Patrice Bergeron gets little punchy (Boston Herald) Minus mates, Campbell continues pivotal play (Boston Herald) Tuukka Rask strong as Bruins top Sabres in … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Boston Coverage

'''It' tough to win in this league if you only have one line going and a couple of other guys and a goaltender,'' he said. ''Especially with us, we need a little bit more. But tonight it just wasn't there.''' … [Read more...] about David Krejci helps Bruins beat Sabres

'"I thought we made some really bad decisions at some wrong times," said Buffalo interim head coach Ted Nolan.' … [Read more...] about Boston 4, Buffalo 1

'"I don't think we were totally good tonight. I thought they played pretty solid," said Buffalo center Steve Ott, who took a slashing penalty to kill the second 5-on-3. "I didn't think we did a good job of getting pucks behind them and then creating a fore check."' … [Read more...] about Bruins continue home dominance with win over Sabres

'It turned out that the third period didn’t even need to be played, as Milan Lucic provided insurance for the Bruins early in the third, and the Sabres couldn’t respond as an empty-netter by Reilly Smith provided Boston with a 4-1 Boston victory.' … [Read more...] about Game Wrap: Sabres @ Bruins

'Boy folks I'd love to give you a real strong opinion on Omark, but I really can't after this game. To be fair he needs to practice with the team.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Omark plays his first game

'Buffalo had several chances to pull even the rest of the period, but came up short. The Bruins killed off 1:49 of a 5-on-3 plus an entire second minor penalty after Gregory Campbell took a double minor for high-sticking with Patrice Bergeron already in the box for cross-checking.' … [Read more...] about Bruins bounce back to beat Sabres

'“It just wasn’t there. We had a couple 5-on-3s, a 4-on-3,” Sabres interim coach Ted Nolan said. “We had a couple chances and we just didn’t put any kind of energy to get anything going.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres lament missed power-paly chances in loss to Bruins

Amerks lose to Lake Erie Monsters (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Lake Erie Monsters defeat Rochester Americans, 3-2, in OT (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Amerks' rally falls short in overtime loss to Lake Erie (Amerks.com) Overtime Game-Winner Seals Monsters Victory (LakeErieMonsters.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage