Archives for December 22, 2014

'What is it about TD Garden? The Curse of Cam Neely? The Milan Lucic Effect? Whatever it is, bad things keep happening when the Buffalo Sabres visit Causeway Street.' … [Read more...] about Sabres have a fighting chance but fall in overtime

'“I wasn’t thinking I was going to make it, but I was thinking I was going to do everything I could to make it,” Pysyk said Sunday prior to the game. “Then with the injury, it was all over and I knew I was headed back to Rochester. After that, I was just focused on playing there.”' … [Read more...] about Pysyk finally plays first NHL game of season

'Foligno apparently hurt his hand fighting the Bruins’ Matt Bartkowski after the defenseman leveled Gionta high during the first period. An upper-body injury will sideline Foligno for “a while,” Sabres coach Ted Nolan told reporters in Boston.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Marcus Foligno out ‘a while’ with apparent hand injury; 10 players injured or sick

Bruins rally for overtime win against Sabres (Boston Globe) Bruins coach Claude Julien critical of play of Dennis Seidenberg (Boston Globe) Bruins soldier past Buffalo (Boston Herald) Loui back in line (Boston Herald) Bartkowski hit likely to bring suspension (Boston Herald) Photo gallery (Boston Herald) Bruins still have work to do on power play (Quincy Patriot … [Read more...] about Monday’s Boston Coverage

'Jhonas Enroth had 33 saves, but could not stop Eriksson on a short breakaway in the extra session. Enroth slumped to a knee and remained in the net for several moments as the Bruins swarmed Eriksson, who finished with a goal and an assist.' … [Read more...] about Bruins rally for 4-3 overtime win against Sabres

'"I used to go to games here growing up. I didn't even know how to celebrate," Schaller said of his milestone marker. "I'm excited to get the puck to my parents. That'll be special for them."' … [Read more...] about Boston 4, Buffalo 3 (OT)

'The Sabres, who have what they think is the flu -- and not the mumps that are affecting the rest of the league -- and injuries running through the team, put up a great fight and deserved a better fate in suffering their third straight loss after four wins in a row.' … [Read more...] about Bruins rally to defeat Sabres in OT

'Pysyk is third among Amerks defensemen with 10 points in 28 games. A first-round pick in 2010, he made his NHL debut in 2012 and has 12 points in 63 career games for the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Schaller, Pysyk

'The injuries to Gionta and Foligno come with the Sabres already dealing with health issues. Tyler Myers missed the game due to injury while a flu bug is going through the locker room. Matt Moulson and Patrick Kaleta missed the Bruins game due to the flu and several other players were under the weather. Michael Neuvirth was supposed to start the game in net but Nolan said he … [Read more...] about Sabres blow lead to Bruins; lose in OT 4-3

'This is a game that I think we can say the Sabres put forth a very gutty effort. They played last night, they're short players, some are sick and they're tired yet they gave everything they had.' … [Read more...] about Another Sabre gets cartwheeled in Boston

'"Yeah, I mean going down to three lines early and losing a couple more guys, just the way that the game ended you're disappointed, but the effort, you're right, we couldn't have asked for more," Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. "They gave us everything they had and we have a [Tim] Schaller going head-to-head against a [Patrice] Bergeron all night and it's kind of a … he's only … [Read more...] about Eriksson’s OT goal lifts Bruins past Sabres

'“I thought we battled hard the whole night. They were coming hard that whole third period, especially right when we got that early one there to go up,” Brian Flynn, who lost both of his linemates in Gionta and Foligno, said. “Their D was crashing. It was really hard to get pucks out. We battled hard and unfortunate, the ending there.”' … [Read more...] about Injury-ravaged Sabres earn point in Boston

'He also said a few players have been feeling under the weather but there’s no word yet on if any of them have been diagnosed with the mumps, which has afflicted several teams already this season. One additional forward may also miss the game, hence the decision to recall Schaller.' … [Read more...] about Schaller, Pysyk called up from Rochester