Archives for December 16, 2014

Tonight: Sabres at Jets (Winnipeg Free Press) Sabres-Jets Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (13-16-2) at Winnipeg Jets (15-10-6) (The Sports Network) Sabres visit Jets in search of fifth straight win (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Winnipeg Coverage

'The memories of Buffalo’s 3-13-2 start are getting fuzzier by the day. The Sabres are 10-3 since Nov. 14, and they’re closer to a playoff spot than the cellar. Buffalo, which is 22nd overall, is just four points away from an Eastern Conference wild-card position and nine points up on last-place Edmonton.' … [Read more...] about Sabres ride a roller-coaster high

'“The biggest thing for myself, it’s to work hard for the players who are with me on the ice and I’ve been obviously getting some good passes,” Foligno said. “I think the whole team is just complementing each other really well. It doesn’t matter who you’re playing with. We jumble the lines around and there’s still chemistry out there.“' … [Read more...] about Confident Foligno firing on all cylinders

'Grigorenko is not necessarily on recall yet. The move is more of a precaution because the Sabres play at Winnipeg on Tuesday night.' … [Read more...] about Mikhail Grigorenko joins Buffalo Sabres

'In one month, the Sabres have morphed from a hapless team destined to finish last again into a legitimate playoff contender.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rally again, beat Senators in shootout

'One goal and five points during the three straight home wins just earned Ennis the NHL’s first star for the week ending Dec. 14.' … [Read more...] about Tyler Ennis starting to earn national attention

A first for Lazar but another loss for the Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Citizen) Pageau's patience pays off with promotion to Senators (Ottawa Citizen) Photo gallery (Ottawa Citizen) Lazar scores first goal, but Ottawa Senators lose (Ottawa Sun) Pageau earned callup to Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun) Lazar brand finally in defeat ... (Le Droit) Photo gallery … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Ottawa Coverage

'Moulson, Marcus Foligno and Rasmus Ristolainen also scored in regulation for Buffalo, which improved to 10-3 since starting the season 3-13-2.' … [Read more...] about Moulson scores in SO to lift Sabres past Senators

'"This group of guys is starting to believe in themselves," Sabres head coach Ted Nolan said. "We were down and found a way to fight back."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Ottawa 4 (SO)

'The 20-year-old Russian has tallied seven goals and 12 assists in 27 games this season for Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall F Grigorenko

'Added Nolan: "With a young team, it's going to take some time. But when you're developing a young team, you're going to go through those spurts, and we're not through the woods yet. We've still got a lot of growing to do."' … [Read more...] about Sabres slip past Senators in shootout

'Flynn knotted the score yet again, firing a big rebound past Lehner with 3:29 left in regulation. Lehner stopped Foligno's big shot, but the puck landed on Flynn's stick and he capitalized, potting the puck into the open net. After a scoreless overtime, Moulson scored the only goal in the shootout, giving the Sabres the 5-4 win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Rally Again, Beat Sens 5-4 in SO

'"We're starting to get contributions from everyone," Nolan said. "On any given shift, somebody can get one for us. We're not looking for one line or one set of defensemen, it's the whole team, which is a good sign."' … [Read more...] about Sabres keep it going in make-up game

'“He has the puck a lot,” coach Chadd Cassidy said. “He is going to do good things with it. He’s got that kind of skill level, especially when he gets the puck in the middle of the rink.”' … [Read more...] about Report: Grigorenko to join Sabres

'"I think it's one of those things where you turn the corner and you just hope you keep taking off," forward Marcus Foligno said. "It's been a while since the feeling has been like this in this room, where confidence is high and you're getting a lot of production from different lines, where before it wasn't there. It's just positive energy. It takes a while to build something … [Read more...] about Surging Sabres outlast Senators in shootout