Archives for January 2014

'"You have to have a little Lady Luck on your side and you have to have strong goaltending," Buffalo coach Ted Nolan said. "Tonight was a combination of that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres solve Bobrovsky, end Blue Jackets’ streak at 8

'Ehrhoff and Foligno’s tallies came with the Sabres shorthanded.' … [Read more...] about Penalty killers shine as Sabressnap Blue Jackets’ streak

Rochester Amerks win fourth straight (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Binghamton Senators finally falter against Rochester Americans (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Amerks top Senators to win fourth straight (Amerks.com) Sens fall to Amerks 5-2 (BinghamtonSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'“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

'“You have memories, you have feelings before the game, after, because you know all the personnel here,” Sekera said. “It’s basically part of your lifetime here. It’s still being in your head and in your heart, but it’s the nature of the business. You never know when you can be gone."' … [Read more...] about Sekera nets winner in first game back

'He certainly didn’t look out of place Thursday in a 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes. He had the primary assist on Brian Flynn’s goal in the second period. Varone nearly scored himself after Marcus Foligno found him flying through the slot. His shot took Anton Khudobin out of position and left the net open, allowing Flynn to score an easy goal.' … [Read more...] about Varone realizes a life-long dream

'“They outbattled us as a tired team. It shouldn’t have been that way.”' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes proved to be anything but tired

'With about 30 family and friends from Ontario among the 18,468 fans, Varone skated 10:36 between Brian Flynn and Marcus Foligno against the Hurricanes. He assisted on Flynn’s first-period goal and nearly converted a one-timer from Foligno earlier.' … [Read more...] about Phil Varone, family emotional over NHL debut; Sabres fall to Hurricanes