Archives for January 21, 2014

'Five Buffalo players – Cody Hodgson, Mike Weber, Alex Sulzer, Mark Pysyk and Brayden McNabb – had their heads shaved in the First Niagara Center atrium. They all eclipsed their goal of bringing in $1,000 in donations, and Hodgson has pledged to match the grand total.' … [Read more...] about Sabres cut it close for cancer fundraiser

'Sabres coach Ted Nolan said Monday he wouldn’t have countered Hartley’s moves. “I think in 1964 maybe you respond a certain way,” Nolan said. “Now we’re trying to sell this game, and you don’t sell it like that. … We’re in the hockey business, not in the fighting business.”' … [Read more...] about Tortorella gets 15 days without pay for fight

'Clearly, Nolan’s patience is wearing thin. He already benched him Dec. 10, making Leino wonder “what he wants out of me.” Leino lost ice time late in Saturday’s 4-3 shootout loss to Columbus and skated on the fourth line beside Matt Ellis and John Scott during Monday’s practice.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ville Leino struggling to score, reach Ted Nolan’s expectations

'“Obviously, I put myself in a 50-50 predicament where the referee could make a call,” Konopka said. “It was a bad decision on my part to myself in that. Do I agree with the call? I don’t know. I can’t put myself in that situation. I understand that everybody’s got to be held accountable. That’s up and down the lineup.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Zenon Konopka likely benched tonight; Henrik Tallinder nearing return

Preview: Panthers at Buffalo Sabres; 7 p.m., Tuesday (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Panthers-Sabres Preview (AP) Florida Panthers (19-23-7) at Buffalo Sabres (13-27-7) (The Sports Network) Sabres aim to end skid against Panthers (NHL.com) Panthers GameDay: Jan. 21 at Buffalo (FloridaPanthers.com) 5 Things To Watch: Jan. 21 at Buffalo (FloridaPanthers.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Florida Coverage

'Konopka’s been known as an agitator and a fighter throughout his career. He says this is new to him, “I’ve had a lot of penalty minutes throughout my career (he averages 263 minutes every 82 games played), but not a lot of minors, so hopefully we’ll just learn from this and get passed it. I understand we have to set an example for all players up and down the lineup and we … [Read more...] about Sabres Konopka understands Nolan’s message

'Kevin Porter hopes to be back by the end of the week. Nolan said, “I’m not sure on him yet, but he’s almost there.” Porter has missed 11 games, but he says he’s kept himself in pretty good shape, “It’s pretty good, they’ve been skating us pretty good, so I feel pretty good, get some confidence back.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres may insert two guys into Tuesday’s lineup