Archives for April 7, 2014

‘“That’s dirty. Period,” said Sabres defenseman Mike Weber. “I don’t know how many times you can get in trouble for stuff like that in your career. Hopefully he learns this time.”‘

‘Nolan said Mitchell could return Tuesday, or certainly by Thursday in New York. The return of all four players would mean Luke Adam, Johan Larsson and perhaps Nicolas Deslauriers can head to Rochester to help the Amerks’ playoff quest, which got a big boost Saturday in Toronto.’

Flyers flatten Sabres to end slump (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Flyers still lacking on defense (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Rinaldo faces possible suspension for hit (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Photo gallery (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Flyers wallop Sabres to snap four-game losing streak (Philadelphia Daily News)
The Flyers’ Rinaldo dilemma (Philadelphia Daily News)
Team effort results in badly needed win (Burlington County Times)
Berube uses Raffl to shake up second line (Burlington County Times)
Rinaldo faces likely suspension for head hit (Burlington County Times)
Flyers get back on track by torching Sabres (Cherry Hill Courier Post)
Expect a suspension for Flyers’ Zac Rinaldo (Cherry Hill Courier Post)
Flyers leave losing streak behind in win over Sabres (Delaware County Daily Times)
Odds are, winning is best medicine for Flyers (Delaware County Daily Times)
At a make-or-break moment, the Flyers were ready (Delaware County Daily Times)
Despite scoring, Rinaldo may be in doghouse for nasty hit (Delaware County Daily Times)
Flyers regain confidence with win over Sabres (CSN Philadelphia)
Rinaldo regrets hit on Ruhwedel, faces suspension (CSN Philadelphia)
Instant Replay: Flyers 5, Sabres 2 (CSN Philadelphia)
Game Recap: Flyers 5, Sabres 2 (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com)
Post game thoughts: Flyers 5, Sabres 2 (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com)
Photo gallery (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com)
Photo gallery (Sabres.com)

‘Buffalo, already missing 10 players due to injuries, might have lost another as Chad Ruhwedel sustained a concussion on a third-period hit by Rinaldo, who was given a match penalty for the blow to Ruhwedel’s head.’

‘”We still have four games left to play but we just got out battled, out competed,” Hodgson admitted. “I think when you watch the game, you can see that. As a team and individuals we can all improve.”‘

‘”We got outplayed,” Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe said. “We lost a lot of battles and made poor decisions with the puck. We weren’t getting pucks in. We weren’t getting pucks out. It just wasn’t a very good performance by us.”‘

‘Hodgson got the Sabres on the board for the first time, redirecting a Christian Ehrhoff shot past Mason. Schenn’s second of the evening put Philadelphia ahead by four and Mike Weber potted his first of the year with a little over two minutes remaining to make it 5-2.’

‘This game was even for the first 13 minutes, but once Philadelphia scored its first goal, Buffalo was really never in it. After two periods the shots were 29-11 and Mason has hardly faced any scoring chances.’

‘The Sabres already have used 44 players this season, setting a team record.’

‘“We’ve got a lot of veteran guys out and injuries catch up to you every once in a while,” Nolan said. “…We’ve got some kids in a position that there’s no big brother for them right now. They’ve got to sink or swim and certain games like this, it’s going to catch up to us.”’