Archives for December 17, 2014

'Cody Hodgson lost a faceoff and got beat down the ice on Michael Frolik’s back-breaking short-handed goal that put the Jets ahead for good, 2-1, at 11:35 of the second period. To that point, Hodgson had played just 4 minutes, 55 seconds in the game. He never saw the ice again.' … [Read more...] about Jets jump all over streaking Sabres

'“I’ve never been that happy about anything,” Grigorenko said after skating for about 20 minutes in the early afternoon, a few hours before faceoff. “I was really excited. I’m still really excited and really happy to be here again.”' … [Read more...] about Grigorenko glad to be back; Adam traded

'Adam, who often centered stars Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek, scored his 10th goal and 20th point in his 32nd game in 2011-12. He never recorded another point that season.' … [Read more...] about Change of scenery

Give Jets' depleted 'D' an 'A' (Winnipeg Free Press) Time to deal yourself in, Chevy (Winnipeg Free Press) No Trouba? No trouble (Winnipeg Free Press) Photo gallery (Winnipeg Free Press) Jets thrash Sabres 5-1 (Winnipeg Sun) Frolik delivers knockout punch in win over Sabres - again (Winnipeg Sun) Winnipeg Jets suffer huge blow with loss of Jacob Trouba to injury (Winnipeg … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Winnipeg Coverage

'“I can tell you, there were some dark times. Anybody who’s been through it knows what I’m talking about. You’re sitting there wondering, ‘Is this working? Am I going through all this pain and everything only to be told at the end it didn’t work and you’re dying anyway?’ Whether you try to bar those thoughts from your mind, they’re there.”' … [Read more...] about Rick Jeanneret: ‘There were some dark times’

'"Maybe not physically, but mentally," Nolan said. "We just made a couple of crucial mistakes at bad times."' … [Read more...] about Mark Scheifele’s three-point night gives Jets a 5-1 win over Sabres

'The 23-year-old D'Amigo is from Binghamton, New York, and had three goals and four assists in 29 games for Columbus' AHL Springfield affiliate this season. Selected in the sixth-round of the 2009 draft by Toronto, he had a goal and two assists in 22 games with the Maple Leafs last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres, Blue Jackets swap minor-league forwards

'The second-year player had nearly 1.1 million votes Tuesday. That's nearly double the total of each of the next two forwards: Chicago's Patrick Kane (586,310) and Jonathan Toews (573,198).' … [Read more...] about Latvia loves Sabres’ Girgensons in All-Star vote

'"Maybe not physically but mentally, we just made a couple of crucial mistakes at bad times," said Buffalo head coach Ted Nolan. "I liked our first period and then all of a sudden a couple of big mistakes and then we are playing catch up the rest of the game."' … [Read more...] about Winnipeg 5, Buffalo 1

'The 23-year-old has not played in the NHL this season, but has tallied three goals and seven points in 28 contests for Springfield (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres, Blue Jackets swap forwards

'"Clearly, that's what you want to limit. You give teams in this league that many chances, they're going to make you pay."' … [Read more...] about Scheifele scores two as Jets trip Sabres

'The 24-year-old Adam had 15 goals and 11 assists for 26 points and 32 penalty minutes in 87 career NHL games for the Sabres. In 237 AHL games, he has 85 goals, 161 points and 181 penalty minutes.' … [Read more...] about Sabres, Blue Jackets swap forwards

'The Jets stormed back with the three goals in the second period, including two by Scheifele. The first came just as Nikita Zadorov's delay of game penalty expired, tying the game 1-1. Winnipeg took the lead a little over two minutes later on Michael Frolik's shorthanded attempt. Frolik converted the 2-on-1 break with Jim Slater, tapping the feed past Michal Neuvirth. Minutes … [Read more...] about Jets Skate Past Sabres 5-1

'The former second-round pick’s lack of development in his overall game and skating may have kept him from getting another full-time shot, but it was not his attitude as some suggested. After his first season, there was a distinct change in his approach, acting much more positively about his situation and focusing on playing well for Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade Luke Adam to Columbus

'The game started to shift for the Sabres late in the first period. Buffalo had a 5-on-3 power play for 1:50 late in the first.' … [Read more...] about Jets, without Trouba, rally to defeat Sabres