Archives for 2013

'Buffalo rattled off 11 shots on Ondrej Pavelec in the final period, but the Jets' netminder stood tall as his team hung on for the 2-1 victory.' … [Read more...] about Jets Edge Sabres 2-1

'Winnipeg is the worst penalty killing team in the NHL, yet in Buffalo two first period power plays, the Jets had the better chances and Ryan Miller had to stop a couple of Jim Slater breakaways.' … [Read more...] about Can’t win consistently with a bad power play

'Stafford's shooting percentage is 2.1 percent this year. Two-point-one. He has one goal in 47 shots.' … [Read more...] about How Should The Sabres Fix Drew Stafford?

'"We've got talent. We just have to play hard," Miller said. "It's between the ears."' … [Read more...] about Win by Jets drives Sabres to team meeting

'For the second game in a row, the opposition got on the board in the opening minute of play.' … [Read more...] about Jets 2, Sabres 1

David Leggio keeps focus on Rochester Amerks, not NHL (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'In an uneven start by the blue-liners, Ehrhoff has been the steadiest performer. He leads the Sabres with a plus-6 rating, is tied for second with eight assists and ranks fifth with 10 points. He’s also the runaway leader in Corsi rating, which tracks how many shots are directed at the opposing goalie versus how many a player’s own goalie faces whenever that player is on the … [Read more...] about Sabres are getting what they bargained for

'Right now, with almost every other defender struggling, the 30-year-old is arguably the lone bright spot on Buffalo’s blue line.' … [Read more...] about Despite Sheen’s criticism, Sabres’ Ehrhoff enjoying strong season

Tonight: Jets at Sabres (Winnipeg Free Press) Jets-Sabres Preview (AP) Winnipeg Jets (5-8-1) at Buffalo Sabres (6-9-1) (The Sports Network) Key two points on line for Jets, Sabres (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Winnipeg Coverage

Rochester Amerks win as David Leggio shuts out Hamilton (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Americans shut out Bulldogs, 2-0 (Hamilton Spectator) Leggio backstops Amerks to 2-0 win over Bulldogs (Amerks.com) Americans blank Bulldogs (HamiltonBulldogs.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage

'Come out of this 4-1, maybe even 3-2, and this group buys itself time to look inside the room for the answers that should be there. Anything less, and even Terry Pegula should understand that something has to change.' … [Read more...] about Next five games could tell Sabres’ story

'The goal continued Crosby’s tormenting of the Sabres. He has a 14-game point streak against Buffalo, and the Pittsburgh captain has at least one point in all 13 games he’s played in First Niagara Center.' … [Read more...] about Mistakes undo Sabres against Pens

'Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Columbus and the Rangers each had a 6.3 percent chance of landing Crosby in the 2005 lottery. Columbus ended up with Gilbert Brule, who played for three different teams before playing in Switzerland. The Rangers selected Marc Staal, a very good defenseman. The Sabres took Marek Zagrapan, who never played an NHL game.' … [Read more...] about Contented Crosby keeps baffling Buffalo

'“It’s just a [bleep] way to lose,” Miller said. “I don’t understand. Your guard has to be up at all times. They get right back in the game. And a broken play to seal it for them. Just preventable and not what we need to be doing right now.”' … [Read more...] about Miller gets hot after team goes cold at finish

'“Just (expletive) losing at the end,” he said. “It’s 3-3, get to overtime. It’s 3-2, (expletive) make him come all the way down, worked too hard. I don’t know.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ late collapse in loss to Penguins leaves Miller fuming