Archives for February 2, 2014

'It was a harsh reminder for the Sabres and their fans of how far the organization really has to go. No matter how hard the Sabres worked Saturday, there was no way they could have matched the skill that was on display.' … [Read more...] about Avs’ young, impressive skaters bury Sabres

'Callahan, a Rochester native who will represent the United States at the Olympics, is finishing a three-year deal that pays $4.275 million annually. The 28-year-old winger has nine goals and 21 points in 39 games.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo not showing interest in Callahan

Avs dominate Sabres in final home game before Olympics (Denver Post) Colorado Avalanche has pregame tribute to Sochi-bound Olympians (Denver Post) Patrick Roy full of praise for Marc-Andre Cliche after his first goal (Denver Post) Avs Score Pre-Super Bowl Touchdown in Buffalo Win (ColoradoAvalanche.com) Photo gallery (ColoradoAvalanche.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Colorado Coverage

'Colorado continued its mastery over the Sabres. The Avalanche have won seven straight against Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Avalanche pound Sabres 7-1

'Matt D'Agostini registered the lone goal for the Sabres, losers in eight of their last 10. Starter Ryan Miller was yanked after yielding five goals on 27 shots. Jhonas Enroth finished up by allowing two scores on 12 chances.' … [Read more...] about Colorado 7, Buffalo 1

'"We weren't ready to go from the get-go," Buffalo coach Ted Nolan said. "We never laid a body on anyone. It was a very ugly game to watch."' … [Read more...] about Cliche’s first goal highlights Avs’ 7-1 rout

'Nathan MacKinnon scored a goal and added two assists, leading the Avalanche to a 7-1 rout over the Sabres at the Pepsi Center on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about MacKinnon, Avs Rip Sabres 7-1

'Buffalo looked like an AHL team trying to keep up with the passing, skating and skill of the Avalanche. That’s now both games on this road trip that the Sabres weren’t ready to play in the first period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres not ready to play again

'The Avalanche (35-14-5) have won three games in a row, are 9-2-1 in their past 11 games and have beaten the Sabres seven consecutive times since Dec. 4, 2005.' … [Read more...] about MacKinnon leads Avalanche past Sabres

'“We just weren’t ready to go from the get-go. I’m not too sure why. We didn’t practice yesterday. We should’ve had some energy at least. But we didn’t have energy,” Nolan said. “We didn’t have concentration. We skated by. We didn’t lay a body hit on anybody. So it’s just one of those very, very ugly games you don’t want to see too often. ”' … [Read more...] about Sabres sunk by three Avalanche goals in first period

Rochester Amerks win seventh straight (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Scoring woes continue for Penguins (Wilkes-Barre Times Leader) Red-hot Amerks blank Penguins (Scranton Times Tribune) Amerks shutout Penguins for seventh straight victory (Amerks.com) Amerks shut out the Pens, 4-0 (WBSPenguins.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage