Archives for November 5, 2014

'He sometimes has players in this league who do not too care about the results of their team, but obviously, the defender of 30 years is not part of that group. "No matter how we see it, losing games, it sucks," says Gorges without hesitation.' … [Read more...] about Sabres: a mindset change

'“My team is here in Buffalo. That’s where my focus is. That’s where my head is,” Gorges said Tuesday. “Things that happened in the past you have no control on. So there’s no sense in thinking about what ifs and what could of been. The focus is on today, here and now and this team in Buffalo.”' … [Read more...] about Gionta, Gorges set to face their old team

'“Obviously you don’t like sitting. It’s frustrating watching for, you know, five consecutive games or so,” Flynn said. “Then when you get in there you realize it’s a lot more fun playing, so you want to do a good job and play hard when you’re in there and make it hard on them to pull you back out of the lineup.”' … [Read more...] about Patience pays off for Flynn upon return

'“At the end of the day, (tonight) is two points on the line for us to put two wins together, which we haven’t done this year,” Gorges said Tuesday inside the First Niagara Center. “It’s something we got to focus on, and that’s where our heads are at.”' … [Read more...] about Former Canadiens Brian Gionta and Josh Gorges want to focus on present with Sabres

'“I knew I had to try to be patient,” Flynn said Tuesday. “Teddy made that clear, just be patient. That’s what I tried to do. But, yeah, it is frustrating at the same time. It’s what you’re here to do, whether you’re the 13th forward or playing on the top line, you have to bring the same effort.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Brian Flynn finally playing again: ‘I had to try to be patient’

Canadiens vs. Sabres preview (Montreal Gazette) Sabres: a mindset change (La Presse) CH will he still number Sabres? (RDS) Canadiens-Sabres Preview (AP) Montreal Canadiens (8-4-1) at Buffalo Sabres (3-9-1) (The Sports Network) Canadiens look to end slump vs. Sabres (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Montreal Coverage

'Former Buffalo stars Matthew Barnaby, Rob Ray and Mike Peca lived in his mom's condo complex when Bailey was a kid. Barnaby even held him as a baby and continues to be a mentor.' … [Read more...] about Rangers’ Bailey inks deal with hometown Sabres

'Nolan usually runs a different practice after his team had a day off. He said, “The first thing that goes is your hand-eye coordination, so the first thing you want to do is a lot of passing to get those hands back and then you build it from there. Towards the end you want to address the system, but if you have a consistent practice routine, hands-eye is the first thing I … [Read more...] about Sabres Nolan switched lines up again

'The reason Hackett is so far away is he can’t do everything yet. He must take the rehab one step at a time, “I have to take it easy and make sure it doesn’t get too sore or too swollen right now, so there’s a few movements I still can’t do around the post and stuff I’ve got to work on. It’s mostly getting the flexibility back in the knee, so I’m working on that and it’s going … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Hackett progressing

'That means Michal Neuvirth will start in goal and Nikita Zadorov and Andrej Meszaros will remain in on defense.' … [Read more...] about Tuesday practice report

Amerks lose morning game to Hamilton (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) And, the Bulldogs made some noise, too (Hamilton Spectator) No stopping this dented Carr (Hamilton Spectator) Photo gallery (Hamilton Spectator) Amerks close out road swing with 6-1 loss to Bulldogs (Amerks.com) Bulldogs school Amerks 6-1 (HamiltonBulldogs.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage