Archives for 2013

'Mikhail Grigorenko scored the only goal in the shootout and the Buffalo Sabres edged the Montreal Canadiens, 5-4, in preseason play.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Montreal 4 (SO)

'Neither team was able to score in the overtime period. The only penalty of the extra session was taken by Johan Larsson for holding. Despite a few chances 4-on-3, Montreal was not able to net the winner. In the shootout Mikhail Grigorenko scored the only goal of five shooters to give Buffalo a 5-4 win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres beat Montreal 5-4 in shootout

'Coach Ron Rolston liked what he saw from this year’s 16th overall pick. “He has a ton of ability, a lot of poise, he can makes plays and really skate and cover a lot of ground for his size,” Rolston said.' … [Read more...] about Duff’s observations from Montreal

'“That was my first time of really constructing a staff of this magnitude,” Rolston said in First Niagara Center. “The whole process was a good experience for me. I think at the end of the day we got what we wanted here.”' … [Read more...] about Preseason opener begins new era for Sabres

'“It’s pretty overwhelming,” the Williamsville native said in First Niagara Center. “In my life it’s always been a couple steps. I’ve always handled them well, and hopefully I can continue to handle it from the OHL to the NHL.”' … [Read more...] about Bailey taking it all in at first NHL training camp

'“Michigan State has meant so much to our family,” Miller said. “My grandfather came down in 1950 to school there, and every decade after that a member of our family’s been there going to school. A lot of hockey players through there. (I grew) up going to football games, hockey games, wearing green and white, learning the fight song before I could speak probably.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ryan Miller moved by induction into Michigan State Hall of Fame

'“It was a long time ago,” Zigomanis said about the botched fax. “I really don’t want to focus on the negative stuff. But, yeah, it wasn’t a disagreement back then. I don’t know if we have enough reel on the recorder to tell the whole story. It wasn’t the Buffalo Sabres (or) myself. It was much more than that.' … [Read more...] about Michael Zigomanis back with Sabres organization 12 years after ‘fax issues’ took him away

'Tropp still isn’t going to be satisfied with just being on the 4th line, “Two years ago that’s what I did, you’ve got to earn it. When I first got called up I was sound defensively, got pucks in the zone, forechecked and backchecked as hard as I could and then as the games went on and you earn the coach’s trust, you get more of a leash to do more of the offensive things that … [Read more...] about Sabres Tropp is back from missing most of a season

'“I worked heavily on my backwards skating, which a little weird if you’re wondering, because I play forward,” Kaleta said after practice at First Niagara Center on Saturday. “But I want to become the best penalty killer possible. I want to take that step to the next level with that aspect of my game.”' … [Read more...] about Making strides

'“It’s just a matter of the way you handle different situations and make sure you stay on yourself,” he said. “A lot of things went on last year that got in my head. It just goes back to the mental training side of it, of how you prevent yourself from heading downhill mentally instead of stopping that and making sure you stay at your peak. It’s confidence level and how you … [Read more...] about Training takes Sabres’ Myers off beaten path

'“You look at last year, at times he’d get caught out there for a long shift and he was in trouble out there,” coach Ron Rolston said.' … [Read more...] about Tyler Myers looks to shape up his play for Buffalo Sabres

'“When Jacques Lemaire was coaching there, he played me like a No. 1 D, which was awesome,” he said. “The coach he is with all his trophies and whatever, that’s really something I’m going to take with me from there. But sometimes, yeah, I had tough stretches.”' … [Read more...] about Henrik Tallinder excited for second stint with Sabres after rocky ending in New Jersey

'“It was a mental grind at times. Until today it’s been a six-month recovery,” Sulzer, who’s participating fully in training camp, said this morning after skating inside the First Niagara Center. “It’s a long time to prepare yourself every day to really torture yourself in rehab and work hard and push and push and push without any rest days and stuff. But it was only a few days … [Read more...] about Alexander Sulzer happy to be back with Sabres after ACL injury

'Something had to change, after Myers struggled at both ends of the ice in managing three goals and eight points in 39 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres D Myers focused on rebuilding confidence

'Tallinder enjoyed Jacques Lemaire, but Peter DeBoer was a whole different story, “No, it was more personal, for me how everything worked out, not especially with the organization, but with the coach. We didn’t create positive images for each other, so that was the biggest thing.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Tallinder wanted out of NJ