Archives for March 30, 2014

'A sellout crowd of 19,070 was lured into the building mostly by the pregame ceremonies to induct Dominik Hasek into the Sabres Hall of Fame. The fans undoubtedly walked out chattering about the bizarre goal credited to Buffalo winger Cory Conacher at 8:14 of the third period.' … [Read more...] about No give-and-take for the Sabres in OT loss

'The Sabres did a lot of winning with Hasek, but never won the Stanley Cup. I can’t blame him for wanting to escape a franchise that wouldn’t go all-out to win. It seems an act of mercy to set him free from the dysfunction to win two Cups in Detroit.' … [Read more...] about Hasek left great memories and part of himself in Buffalo

'“I’ve seen it a couple times, never live,” Stamkos said. “You see it on the highlights. I’m sure I’ll make them now and the un-top 10 but as soon as it went over our D’s stick I knew it had a pretty good chance to go in."' … [Read more...] about Stamkos can laugh about his hat trick

'“We can kind of position him and what have you, but you have to have that competitive spirit,” Nolan said. “He does. He’s very competitive.”' … [Read more...] about Goalie Matt Hackett still confident he can grab top job

'“That’s one thing with Dom, he came to work,” he said. “He worked. He was a fanatic about the details and about bettering himself. He was probably his biggest critic.”' … [Read more...] about Memories of playing with Dominik Hasek special for Sabres’ Matt Ellis

Stamkos makes amends in Bolts win over Buffalo (Tampa Tribune) Buffalo game a homecoming for RW Callahan (Tampa Tribune) Lightning tops Sabres in OT (Tampa Bay Times) Steady role eludes Tom Pyatt (Tampa Bay Times) Stamkos scores in OT to send Lightning to 4-3 win over Sabres (TampaBayLightning.com) Photo gallery (TampaBayLightning.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

'Trailing 3-2 and already on the power play, Tampa Bay received a 60-second two-man advantage when Mike Weber took a cross-checking penalty. It's the sort of play Sabres interim head coach Ted Nolan is trying to eliminate from his young team.' … [Read more...] about Stamkos lifts Lightning past Sabres 4-3 in OT

'Cody Hodgson and Matt D'Agostini had one goal apiece and Cory Conacher was awarded a goal after Stamkos put one in his own net in the third period.' … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay 4, Buffalo 3 (OT)

'"Overall, I thought we played well except for certain situations that occur on a somewhat regular basis and (are) the reason why we lose," Sabres interim coach Ted Nolan said. "They shouldn't have popped up again."' … [Read more...] about Stamkos makes up for mistake in Lightning win

'Coming out flat to start the third, the Sabres drew a penalty but couldn’t do anything with it. The Lightning drew a penalty of their own about halfway through the final frame, but while the delayed penalty was waiting to be called the puck went into the Lightning's empty net – the puck sailed nearly the entire length of the ice. Cory Conacher gets credit for the tally to give … [Read more...] about Sabres Fall to Lightning 4-3

'Overall I think Hodgson and the whole line had a nice game. I don't think there's any doubt they were Buffalo's best line of the night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Hodgson scores from the wing

'"It was a good break for us," Sabres interim coach Ted Nolan said. "We had a number of chances to win that game."' … [Read more...] about Stamkos’ OT goal lifts Lightning past Sabres

'The line of Hodgson, Girgensons, and Brian Flynn showed a tremendous amount of energy, and their hard work was rewarded in the early parts of this game.' … [Read more...] about Lucky bounce not enough as Sabres fall in OT