Archives for December 13, 2014

'“You get scored on and you don’t feel like everything is collapsing down on you,” captain Brian Gionta said after practice Friday. “For sure, you can see we’re not anywhere near as fragile a team as we were. Early in the year, a game like last night would have been far gone.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres starting to believe in themselves

'“That’s a team that we definitely owe,” said Sabres forward Marcus Foligno. “We played a pretty good game in their rink but they play really good defensively, force errors and force you to cough up pucks. So we have to be smarter against them."' … [Read more...] about Revenge sought on improved Panthers

'“It’s something that compounds itself,” he said. “You want to do well and you want the team to succeed. … Sometimes it’s a tough thing to get out of because the more pressure you put on yourself, the more you want to do well, the worse you play. So I think that was definitely the case with me.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Matt Moulson finally scoring again

'“You don’t need Cody to be banging bodies,” Nolan said inside the First Niagara Center. “We don’t need him to be blocking shots. We need him to have that offensive threat every time he’s on the ice. So we just kind of talked about those type of things, try to play the way he’s capable of playing, and that’s grab the puck and go to the net. … I think he’s trying to do too much … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Cody Hodgson set to return from benching

Preview: Panthers at Sabres, 7 p.m., Saturday (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Panthers-Sabres Preview (AP) Florida Panthers (12-8-7) at Buffalo Sabres (11-16-2) (The Sports Network) Panthers seek winning streak facing Sabres (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Florida Coverage

'“We’re kind of making our way up there. We’re kind of getting to the middle of the pack, hopefully soon. A playoff spot is close,” Sabres forward Marcus Foligno said after practice Friday at First Niagara Center. “It’s something you’re always checking. We want to get back in a playoff spot and that eighth spot is pretty close.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres continue to battle for respect

Rochester continues skid in Hamilton (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) T.J. Hensick scores twice as Bulldogs hand Americans sixth-straight loss (CP) Amerks come up short in 3-2 loss to Bulldogs (Amerks.com) Bulldogs edge Americans 3-2 (HamiltonBulldogs.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage