Archives for 2013

Canes beat Sabres 4-3 to sweep season series with Buffalo (Raleigh News and Observer) Ellis can backstop Hurricanes, but he needs help (Raleigh News and Observer) Photo gallery (Raleigh News and Observer) Photo gallery (CarolinaHurricanes.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Carolina Coverage

'The Hurricanes won their fourth straight and completed a three-game season sweep of the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Semin, Staal lead Hurricanes past Sabres, 4-3

'Cody Hodgson had two goals for the Sabres, who have lost two in a row. TJ Brennan added his first goal of the season.' … [Read more...] about Carolina 4, Buffalo 3

'Buffalo finally got on the board just 25 seconds into the 3rd period on Cody Hodgon's 9th. The Sabres forward stuffed a shot past Peters to pull Buffalo back within a goal, but Jussi Jokinen put the Hurricanes back up by two less than a minute later. After sitting as a healthy scratch for the Sabres' last five games, T.J. Brennan picked up his first goal of the season coming … [Read more...] about Hurricanes Hold Off Sabres 4-3

'The first thing I noticed is how stiff he was skating, almost straight up.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Vanek trying to play through pain

'The two-goal deficit seemed to awaken the Sabres offense, but Peters rose to the occasion, making increasingly-difficult saves as the period continued. After stopping Tyler Ennis on a short breakaway, Peters shut down Pominville on the backhand. When the Hurricanes netminder gloved TJ Brennan's rising blast to the far post, Brennan threw his head back in frustration.' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes hold off Sabres in 4-3 win

'TJ Brennan was inserted into the lineup for the first time in six games; Brennan last played on Feb. 21 at Toronto… Adam Pardy and John Scott were healthy scratches.' … [Read more...] about Southern fried

'It’s the longest suspension of Kaleta’s career. He earned a four-game sitdown last season for head-butting Philadelphia’s Jakub Voracek and was sentenced to two games in 2009 for boarding the Flyers’ Jared Ross.' … [Read more...] about Kaleta’s on-ice image takes another hit

'“Since I’ve been here, it’s probably more my fault than anybody in a sense that with limited practice time coming in it’s something that we really haven’t put a lot of focus on,” Rolston said from the team hotel after canceling practice. “We’ve had to focus on some other areas to get where we are more structurally, so it’s my job now to make sure we put a lot of emphasis on … [Read more...] about Rolston seeks cure for ailing power play

'Clearly, Kaleta hasn’t changed enough.' … [Read more...] about Despite ‘changed’ style, Sabres’ Kaleta banned 5 games for boarding Richards

Sabres-Hurricanes Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (9-12-2) at Carolina Hurricanes (12-8-1) (The Sports Network) Hurricanes go for four in a row, sweep of Sabres (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Carolina Coverage

N.H.L., Citing Past Offenses, Gives a Sabre a Five-Game Suspension (New York Times) NY Rangers' Brad Richards misses practice after hit from Buffalo Sabres' Patrick Kaleta (New York Daily News) Kaleta hit on Richards could become rally big deal (New York Post) Sabres' Patrick Kaleta suspended 5 games for cross-check on Brad Richards (Newsday) Rangers' Brad Richards expected … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s New York Coverage

'Kaleta is one of the Sabres' top penalty killers, and noted for his aggressive style. He has no points and a team-leading 46 penalty minutes in 18 games this season.' … [Read more...] about NHL suspends Sabres RW Kaleta 5 games for boarding

'"In spite of the fact that Kaleta does not push Richards with great force, he does so at an extremely dangerous distance from the boards ... Richards does not turn his back just prior or make any sudden movements that contribute to this illegal check," said NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan in Monday's video explanation of the suspension. "Kaleta is in full control of this … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kaleta suspended 5 games for hit

'How much was intangibles and how much was qualfitiable? It's hard to seperate the two, but the Sabres' roster failed to perform up to potential under Ruff outside of the Sabres' top line of Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville and Cody Hodgson.' … [Read more...] about A complete statistical analysis of Rolston’s first six games