Archives for March 2014

'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

'Lieuwen stopped all 10 shots he faced in the game, but Buffalo was unable to generate any offense, falling 2-0 to Montreal.' … [Read more...] about Lieuwen makes NHL debut in Loss to Habs

'Lieuwen spent the majority of his first pro season in 2012-13 playing with the ECHL's Greenville Road Warriors, where he finished 14-10-2 in 27 games. Lieuwen also saw action in four games for Rochester last season, going 1-2-0 with one shutout.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Lieuwen from Rochester

Amerks blown out by Binghamton (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Binghamton Senators back in first place after beating Rochester (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Amerks close out weekend with 7-3 loss to B-Sens (Amerks.com) Amerks Sign Bushee And Sauer To Pto Contracts (Amerks.com) Five-Goal Third Leads to 7-3 Win Over Amerks (BinghamtonSenators.com.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage

Canadiens-Sabres Preview (AP) Montreal Canadiens (36-25-7) at Buffalo Sabres (19-40-8) (The Sports Network) Sabres aim to end skid against Canadiens (NHL.com) Game preview: MTL @ BUF (Canadiens.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Montreal Coverage

'“Ninety-nine percent of the teams in this league jam the net, try to create some screens and fight for rebounds,” coach Ted Nolan said. “For whatever reason, we peel away. We review that over and over again. You have to have a certain pedigree to do that, and sometimes our players don’t want to do it.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres show why they merit last place

'“I was very thankful for the opportunity with the Islanders, especially at the time,” Nolan said. “I was out of the league about 10 years. I get a call from Charles to come here to coach. It was certainly an honor. I’m always grateful.”' … [Read more...] about Nolan recalls special game as Isles coach

'“It’s pretty special to be back here in Buffalo and be able to play in a Sabre uniform,” said Conacher, whose new team hosts old friend Thomas Vanek the Montreal Canadiens tonight inside the First Niagara Center. “I used to watch so many games when I went to Canisius.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Cory Conacher endured long road to reach NHL dream

Islanders manage to win after taking two-goal lead (Newsday) Islanders sign 2012 pick Adam Pelech (Newsday) Photo gallery (Newsday) Islanders hand Sabres fifth straight loss (NewYorkIslanders.com) The Skinny: Islanders 4, Sabres 1 (NewYorkIslanders.com) Photo gallery (NewYorkIslanders.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s New York Coverage