Archives for 2013

'"It isn't so much looking at a specific guy or a specific play. We have to figure out the areas that will give us more possession time and more time in the offensive zone," said Myers.' … [Read more...] about Anaheim 6, Buffalo 3

'Kaleta, who is no stranger to suspensions, will be eligible to report to the Sabres' AHL affiliate in Rochester if no NHL team claims him on waivers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres place Kaleta on waivers

'Said Tallinder: "We get scored on (and it's), 'Oh my God, now it's happening again. And they score another quick one. Come on, this is the NHL."' … [Read more...] about Ducks finish fast, beat Sabres 6-3

'According to ESPN, the Sabres have lost their first nine home games, their longest stretch to open a season.' … [Read more...] about 5 unsanswered goals doom the Sabres against Anaheim

'The team more than held their own through the first twenty minutes, even got the first goal of the game, but totally crumbled after that.' … [Read more...] about Anaheim doubles up Sabres 6-3

'“Part of the development in Patrick’s game is going to come from playing more hockey within your shift and what I mean by that is you have to get involved in other areas, whether you’re contributing offensively.” Regier added, “I have no question about his ability to do that. I really believe he can change. He’s 27 and he has to ability to be an effective player in the NHL.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Regier talks Kaleta

'The big winger did not want to talk about what Brendan Shanahan said to him, “I think I’ll leave that between me and him, but he just reiterated that they’re trying to make it a safe game for the players and get those hits out of the games, so I understand where he’s coming from.” It wasn’t just the NHL people talking to Scott. He said they were willing to listen to his point … [Read more...] about Sabres Scott understands why he was suspended

'As far as his opinion of Kaleta as a player Rolston said, “He’s a good heart and soul player for us, good teammate, plays hard, competitive, been good on the penalty kill.” Rolston sounded agitated in his response. It sounded to me like a coach that didn’t agree with this move, but that’s only my opinion.' … [Read more...] about Sabres waive Kaleta

'“We get scored on (and its), ‘Oh my God, now it’s happening again,” Tallinder said. “And they score another quick one. Come on, this is the NHL.”' … [Read more...] about Etem, Perry lead Ducks past Sabres

'"I think there is a significant amount of work that he will have to do to redesign his game in order to give him an opportunity to play," Regier said. "When we talked about it internally, if it was with us, it had to take place in [AHL] Rochester."' … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Regier believes Kaleta can change

'“I thought we did deflate a little bit after they put us down 3-1 after the second period. That’s something we can’t have,” Myers said. “Things are tough right now. It’s easy to do that. It’s been happening a lot. When we get down, it’s almost like we have a ‘Here we go again’ mentality once it happens. We have to build to get out of that.”' … [Read more...] about Ducks power past Sabres

'“This was a move we thought was necessary to help Pat change his game and preserve his career in this league,” Regier said. “We believe in Pat as a person and we hope he will continue his career in our organization and, if the circumstances are right, with the Buffalo Sabres.”' … [Read more...] about Kaleta placed on waivers

'Cunneyworth most recently served as interim head coach for the Montreal Canadiens after being promoted to assistant coach of the Canadiens following a one-year stint as head coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL). He guided the Canadiens to an 18-23-9 record in 50 games after taking over for head coach Jacques Martin midway through the 2011-12 season.' … [Read more...] about Cunneyworth added to scouting staff

'“When you have to support somebody, you have to get there. You have to put the work in, the extra 10 steps to get there. That’s something watching video today, we lacked a lot of. We’ve seen a lot of it over the last month or so of our first periods, our hesitation and our slow starts.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kaleta, Tropp ready to get back to work

'The Sabres have the worst goal differential in the league at minus-20. They’ve scored just 23 goals, good enough for second worst in the NHL (Philadelphia has scored just 20), while they’ve given up 43 (tied for second-worst with Calgary, both trailing Edmonton, which has surrendered 54).' … [Read more...] about Numbers are as bad as team’s play