Archives for 2013

'The Sharks entered the game as the best team out of the dressing room. They led the NHL with 19 goals in the first period, and they held the largest first-period goal differential at plus-11.' … [Read more...] about Sharks have feasted on foes early en route to sizzling start

'"The past couple days have been really hard for me," Kaleta said Tuesday morning after his first practice with the Amerks. "I have no doubt in my mind I am going to get better."' … [Read more...] about Patrick Kaleta adjusting to life with the Amerks

'“I’m not going to be looking for big hits,” Kaleta said Tuesday inside Bill Gray’s Iceplex following his first Amerks practice since 2008. “I’m not going to be going out there and fighting everyone every shift. I’m here to play hockey, to develop and be a positive to this team and, ultimately, the Buffalo Sabres."' … [Read more...] about Patrick Kaleta trying to embrace demotion to Amerks, hopeful he will earn promotion back to Sabres

San Jose Sharks fall to Buffalo Sabres in a shootout (San Jose Mercury News) Photo gallery (San Jose Mercury News) Another shootout loss for Sharks (San Francisco Chronicle) Sharks force OT, but fall to lowly Sabres (CSN Bay Area) Missed goal aside, Sharks upset with effort in loss to Sabres (CSN Bay Area) Photo gallery (SJSharks.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s San Jose Coverage

'''We just stuck with the game plan,'' defenseman forward Henrik Tallinder said. ''No matter what happened out there we said keep working hard, keep playing the way we want to play, and good things would come out of it and it did.''' … [Read more...] about Struggling Sabres beat Sharks 5-4 in shootout

'"To go on the road and play a team like San Jose and come in here and get two points is a big thing for us," Sabres head coach Ron Rolston said.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, San Jose 4 (SO)

'"I liked our effort tonight," Rolston said. "It goes back to execution and effort. If we can do that in 60-minute spans, we're going to win hockey games."' … [Read more...] about Sabres stun Sharks in shootout

'In OT, replays appeared to show a goal for San Jose however, the play was not reviewed and the two sides skated to a shootout.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Stun Sharks in SO 5-4

'"You could tell the effort level from all the guys was there," said Rolston. "Just the communication on the bench, you could tell guys were dialed into the game. I think it was a complete team effort tonight."' … [Read more...] about Sabres had their hands full up the middle

'"It's been a lot of that lately where we get one goal against and we kind of go like, 'Here we go again' and feel sorry for ourselves instead of being angry,'" Sabres defenseman Henrik Tallinder said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres stun Sharks in shootout

'Ryan Miller faced a career-high 51 shots in goal for Buffalo, stopping 47 of them through 65 minutes. He made three saves in the shootout as well. It was Miller’s 45th shootout victory, tying him with Henrik Lundqvist for most shootout wins in NHL history.' … [Read more...] about Recap (Nov. 5) Sabres 5 – Sharks 4 (So)

'The Sabres will face San Jose, Los Angeles and Anaheim — teams with a combined record of 30-10-4.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hope trip West keeps season from heading South

'So far, Sabres coach Ron Rolston hasn’t scratched Stafford, something he did twice in 2012-13. But a benching might be in the works if he doesn’t start producing.' … [Read more...] about Struggling Drew Stafford sad to see teammates leave, wants to stay with Sabres

Sabres-Sharks Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (2-13-1) at San Jose Sharks (10-1-3) (The Sports Network) Sharks hope to re-discover winning ways (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s San Jose Coverage

'Miller has been living in Los Angeles during the past few off seasons so he knows all about time changes too. He said, “I thinking coming this way is harder because we do our job in the evening and it’s a little bit later for us.” He did add, “We’re actually pretty lucky to have the kind of schedule we have and the kind of travel we have, so you just try to get your rest.” … [Read more...] about Sabres getting used to the West