Archives for November 26, 2014

'“It’s not a one-off win. It’s something we built,” Strachan said. “We built it on good fundamentals and bought into the system – and get a few wins under your belt, now you have that confidence you can do it night in, night out.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres building confidence

'“Obviously I’m pushing to be back as soon as possible, and I’m hoping this weekend for a bunch of different reasons, but right now it’s a day at a time,” Gorges said. “We’ll see how I feel tomorrow, and we’ll go for the next day. I’m ahead of schedule, but I’m not there yet.”' … [Read more...] about Gorges hopes for return for the Habs

'Mitchell and his wingers, Brian Flynn and captain Brian Gionta, have all been good recently. The trio has quietly become the No. 2 line and helped buoy the Sabres to a three-game winning streak. The team hasn’t won four consecutive games since a five-game streak in March 2012.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Torrey Mitchell enjoying best stretch in years

'“He’s been waiting to get in,” Nolan said this afternoon inside the First Niagara Center. “So we’ll maybe see how that works.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres could use Patrick Kaleta at center

Tonight: Jets @ Sabres (Winnipeg Free Press) Jets-Sabres Preview (AP) Winnipeg Jets (11-9-3) at Buffalo Sabres (6-13-2) (The Sports Network) Sabres aim to extend win streak against Jets (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Winnipeg Coverage

'“As a player and as a competitor, you want to be out there. There’s nothing worse than sitting on the sidelines, watching your team go to battle without you,” he said. “To be able to go out there and get back into practice and do some drills – and just be out there with the guys – was encouraging for myself and we’ll push forward and push for tomorrow. We’ll see how things go … [Read more...] about Gorges returns to practice

Amerks' Leduc adapting to role at forward (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage