Archives for January 25, 2014

'“That’s the way you foresee Cody playing for us is that explosiveness. He’s a powerful skater. It’s just doing it in a longer duration and blowing by people.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Hodgson finds a hop in his step

'“That’s why they pay those guys in baseball such big money to come in for the bottom of the ninth and close the game,” Sabres center Zenon Konopka said Friday. “The best players in the world close games. It will take time with the young guys in here but we have to understand this isn’t good enough. We keep improving and that’s good but we can’t fool ourselves to think it’s … [Read more...] about Sabres scoring more, but losing leads

'“When you’re injured, you kind of appreciate what you do for a living,” said Hodgson, who scored the shootout winner in his Jan. 12 return. “You’re just happy to be able to get back and play. Even if you’re a little hurt or tired or mentally or physically a little bit drained, I think just being able to be out here with the guys … picks you up.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Cody Hodgson seeing results after using injury time to improve game

Game Day Scorecard: Blue Jackets vs Buffalo Sabres (Columbus Dispatch) Sabres-Blue Jackets Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (13-29-7) at Columbus Blue Jackets (26-20-4) (The Sports Network) Blue Jackets welcome Sabres seeking 9th straight win (NHL.com) Game Day Central: Blue Jackets vs. Sabres (BlueJackets.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Columbus Coverage

'The Sabres made the move before a deadline Friday that would have prevented Pysyk from playing in the minors during the 16-day break that begins Feb. 9.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send D Pysyk to AHL; promote D Ruhwedel

'Nolan has always been concerned about the fundamentals of the game. Probably a lot more than the other coaches I’ve seen here. Nolan said, “If you look at golfers, they go to driving ranges, baseball players go to batting cages, basketball players go to free throw lines, we in hockey don’t do the most fundamental things that we should be able to do on natural instinct like … [Read more...] about Sabres trying to improve the little things

'The improvements in his game have earned the trust of Nolan, which has led to an increase in ice time. Under Rolston, Myers topped 23 minutes of ice time in just three of 20 games. Under Nolan, he's gotten more than 23 minutes in 10 of the 26 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Myers getting his game back

'The Buffalo Sabres have recalled defenseman Chad Ruhwedel from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team also announced it has assigned defenseman Mark Pysyk to Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Chad Ruhwedel recalled from Rochester