Archives for November 21, 2014

'Michael Gilbert, the Sabres’ vice president for public and community relations, said the decisions were made by the league in consultation with the teams in both cases. Gilbert also said the fact that Tuesday’s game was a national telecast on the NBC Sports Network was not a factor.' … [Read more...] about Postponement catches Sabres players by surprise

'Kaleta is the only Sabres player who lives in the Southtowns and he’s been stuck in his Hamburg home since the region was battered by snow on Tuesday. He missed Tuesday’s game against San Jose and Thursday’s practice, both at First Niagara Center. And he has no idea if he’ll make it to today’s practice or the flight later this afternoon for Saturday’s game in Washington.' … [Read more...] about Snow days at home don’t sit well with Kaleta

'Rochester Americans goalie coach Bob Janosz lives in East Aurora and has been unable to even get onto the street in front of his house, so he has missed the past two days of practice.' … [Read more...] about Sabres-Rangers game postponed due to storm

'Ennis, an Edmonton native, has never seen anything like the past few days. “Never in my life,” he said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres believe postponement of Rangers game a good thing

'Goalie Michal Neuvirth, who suffered a lower-body injury early Tuesday’s 4-1 win against San Jose, might be back sooner than expected. If Neuvirth’s swelling went down, he could’ve practiced Thursday, Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. “It’s a far cry from thinking he was out weeks,” Nolan said. … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Nathan Lieuwen’s stay in Buffalo could be brief

NY Rangers-Sabres game scheduled for Friday is postponed as massive snowstorm blasts Buffalo (New York Daily News) Rangers game vs. Buffalo Sabres postponed (New York Post) Snowstorm forces postponement of Rangers-Sabres game in Buffalo Friday night (Newsday) Rangers get snow day on Friday (White Plains Journal News) Buffalo snow: NHL postpones New York Rangers game vs. … [Read more...] about Friday’s New York Coverage

'Though downtown Buffalo, where the Sabres play, is mostly unaffected by the storm, there are numerous driving bans throughout the region which make it difficult for fans to get to the arena.' … [Read more...] about Sabres home game against Rangers postponed by NHL

'The National Hockey League announced that Friday's game between the New York Rangers and Sabres in Buffalo has been postponed because of snow that has blanketed the area.' … [Read more...] about Friday’s game between Rangers and Sabres postponed

'A makeup date has not yet been determined.' … [Read more...] about Friday’s Sabres-Rangers game postponed

'A makeup date will be announced as soon as it can be confirmed.' … [Read more...] about Rangers-Sabres game set for Friday postponed

'“It’s kind of tough to think solely about hockey when all your surroundings are in dire straits like we are right now. Hopefully, we’ll get through this,” he said. “Hockey seems like a very small thing when the city’s going through something like we’re going through right now. We’re hoping not only Kaleta, but everybody gets out of this thing relatively safe and sound.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Rangers game postponed

Amerks’ Varone focuses on finer points (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage