Archives for March 17, 2014

'The timing could hardly be better – Buffalo embarks on a Western road swing this week, with stops in Calgary (Tuesday), Edmonton (Thursday) and Vancouver (Sunday). Thus, Lieuwen's family – parents Brian and Betty and volleyball-star brothers Matt, Jeremy and Ben – might get a chance to see him play live.' … [Read more...] about Abbotsford goalie Lieuwen sparkles for Sabres in NHL debut

'“When guys ask me about Buffalo, there’s nothing bad I could really say about it."' … [Read more...] about Vanek recalls good, bad times with Sabres

'You think the Buffalo Sabres’ season – both in the standings and the injury list – can’t get any worse. Then Sunday happens.' … [Read more...] about Lieuwen climbs Sabres’ depth chart in loss to Habs

'Lieuwen, the 167th overall pick in 2011, had to replace Enroth, whose season could be in jeopardy.' … [Read more...] about Injury to Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth forces Nathan Lieuwen to make NHL debut

'“I have a lot of good memories in this building, in this town,” he said. “It’s something I’ll cherish forever.”' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres star Thomas Vanek happy to be with Canadiens after short Isles tenure

'"I found they had a lot of class by introducing me to the crowd in the first period after a video to the big screen," said he added.' … [Read more...] about The ovation before the goal

Habs sweep weekend, hit second place in division (Montreal Gazette) Dustin Tokarski doesn’t have time for pregame jitters (Montreal Gazette) Photo gallery (Montreal Gazette) Tokarski white (Journal de Montreal) The ovation before the goal (Journal de Montreal) Tokarski whitens Sabres (La Presse) Thomas Vanek expects big release (La Presse) Tokarski signs first shutout, … [Read more...] about Monday’s Montreal Coverage

'That leaves the Sabres in a position of calling up Matt Hackett from Rochester before embarking on a five-game road trip that opens at Calgary on Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about Tokarski stops 29 in Habs’ 2-0 win over Sabres

'Enroth was hurt after being bowled over by Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher, who was upended during a partial break. Driving up the left side, Gallagher just got a shot off when he was shoved from behind by Sabres defenseman Jamie McBain and knocked into Enroth.' … [Read more...] about Sabres G Enroth hurt against Canadiens

'Nolan listed Neuvirth day to day, but said it was too early to determine whether he'll join the team when it opens a five-game road trip at Calgary on Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres call up G Lieuwen with Neuvirth injured

'Buffalo's losing streak reached six games and its home skid was extended to three. The Sabres have been shut out twice on their losing streak and have just five goals in the six games.' … [Read more...] about Montreal 2, Buffalo 0

'Buffalo interim coach Ted Nolan said after the game that Enroth likely will be out awhile. "It seems like we have bad luck or we have no luck at all," Nolan said. "We'll get our doctors to evaluate him in the morning, but it doesn't look like it's going to be short-term. We'll get a second opinion here in the morning and see."' … [Read more...] about Canadiens’ Tokarski blanks Sabres for first shutout

'The Sabres' offensive woes continued on Sunday in a 2-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Dustin Tokarski stopped 29 shots for the shutout. Nathan Lieuwen made 10 saves in his NHL debut, in relief of the injured Jhonas Enroth.' … [Read more...] about Canadiens Stifle Sabres 2-0

'Vanek had always said publicly that he was going to wait and see what direction the Sabres were going before making a decision. In reality, his conversations with Regier and Terry Pegula made up his mind last summer, “In the summer when I had a meeting here with the Sabres I just asked what direction this team was going and no one really had an answer and that’s when I made up … [Read more...] about Former Sabre Vanek returns with thoughts on what went wrong

'Lieuwen finished the game with 10 saves and made a big blocker save against Canadiens forward Thomas Vanek in the third period. "One puck at a time," Lieuwen said. "I keep saying that a lot, but that's really been a success for me is just whatever happened on the last shot doesn't matter. It's the next shot and then the next shot. You don't go and make 30 saves one night. You … [Read more...] about Tokarski’s first shutout helps Canadiens top Sabres