Archives for 2013

'“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

'“Obviously you look in the standings and teams in our division all won so we’ve got to keep pace,” forward Justin Abdelkader said. “That was a tough loss last night. We knew coming in here in Buffalo we had to play a more sound game for 60 minutes. Specialty teams would be a big factor on back-to-back nights and it turned out that way.”' … [Read more...] about Special teams prop up weary Wings

'“Did we have an opportunity? Yes, we did,” interim coach Ted Nolan said following the Sabres’ fourth straight loss. “Three games in a row now I thought we had a pretty good start, and we don’t seem to be consistent with our play. Shift after shift we have lapses. We do things that are characteristics of losing.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres grab early lead against tired Red Wings, falter again late

'“We got to see the power forward come out of him,” Nolan said. “The last couple games he was OK. (The) kids coming in, I tell them, ‘You can’t be OK. You got to be better than OK.’ We’ll see a better effort from Marcus today.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres shuffle lineup before loss to Red Wings; Ted Nolan wants more from Marcus Foligno

Goalie Jonas Gustavsson's Wings tenure becomes tale of two seasons (Detroit News) Pavel Datsyuk doesn't make trip to Buffalo with possible concussion (Detroit News) Photo gallery (Detroit News) Red Wings' Johan Franzen breaks tie with power-play goal off defenseman's leg (Detroit Free Press) Detroit Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk (head injury) status unclear (Detroit Free … [Read more...] about Monday’s Detroit Coverage

'Cody Hodgson scored Buffalo's only goal. The Sabres are winless since a victory in interim head coach Ted Nolan's first game on Nov. 15.' … [Read more...] about Gustavsson, Red Wings beat Sabres 3-1

'Daniel Alfredsson, back in the lineup after a five-game absence due to a groin injury, scored an empty-netter with 49 seconds left to seal just the second win in the last 10 games for Detroit.' … [Read more...] about Detroit 3, Buffalo 1

'Buffalo had a chance to take the lead in the second when Steve Ott was hooked from behind on a clear-cut breakaway and was awarded a penalty shot. However, Ott tried the same move on Gustavsson that he did on the breakaway, shifting to his backhand after a deke, and the goalie stopped the puck with his left pad.' … [Read more...] about Helm, Red Wings sink Sabres