Archives for December 30, 2014

'"When Stu plays like he can, he does stuff that few players can do. Many teams would rely on a player like Stu ... when he plays like he is capable."' … [Read more...] about Stewart would love to stay in Buffalo

'“It was a soft night,” said coach Ted Nolan, who gave his team a small out when noting the dressing room’s continued flu battle. “In front of our own net, we didn’t hit anybody, didn’t make it tough on their players at all. When you don’t make it tough, it’s an easy game. Especially for skill players like Ryan.”' … [Read more...] about Power play fails Sabres on the road

'“Everybody needs confidence. It’s all in your head,” he said. “If you don’t have confidence and don’t trust yourself, you’re not doing things like you’re supposed to do and it’s tough. Playing 24 minutes the other night was awesome for me.”' … [Read more...] about Meszaros has been turning his play around

'"It's a new team every day," said Stewart, who can test the unrestricted free agent waters in July. "I've learned just to put it behind me, be professional about it and approach it game by game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Stewart shrugs off rumours

Ottawa Senators, powered by Bobby Ryan hat trick, end a three-game skid (Ottawa Citizen) MacArthur takes his lumps on the "dumpster" side of the video (Ottawa Citizen) Photo gallery (Ottawa Citizen) Ryan scores hat-trick in Sens win (Ottawa Sun) Sabres' Stewart shrugs off rumours (Ottawa Sun) Borowiecki injured before game (Ottawa Sun) Hallway soccer needs to end for … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Ottawa Coverage

'The Sabres only managed two shots on goal through the final 20 minutes and have now lost five of their past six games following a stretch where they won 10 of 13.' … [Read more...] about Bobby Ryan scores three times to lead Sens past Sabres 5-2

'"We made mistakes that led to their goals and didn't make it tough enough for them," Sabres head coach Ted Nolan said. "Uncharacteristic game for us."' … [Read more...] about Ottawa 5, Buffalo 2

'"I don't know if we had as much energy or if we could have competed harder, but they outplayed us in the third," said Sabres center Tyler Ennis. "We're a hitting team. We stress that a lot. We can't fly by pucks. We have to stop on pucks, we have to hit. That's the kind of team we are. We're not fancy. We're hard workers."' … [Read more...] about Ryan scores hat trick as Sens top Sabres

'The Sabres tied it early in the second period on Mark Pysyk's first goal of the season. Recalled by Buffalo on Sunday, Pysyk sent a shot on the goaltender, circled around the net and flicked Chris Stewart's rebound over Craig Anderson. Buffalo went ahead later in the period on Zemgus Girgensons' 11th. Matt Moulson floated a pretty feed to the streaking Girgensons, whose … [Read more...] about Ryan, Senators Trip Up Sabres 5-2

'Before he came to the Sabres he had 18 goals and 21 assists in 60 games with the Monarchs. When the Kings approached him to play forward, he welcomed a different opportunity, “I was thinking lots of things. First of all I thought my career was just going nowhere, I didn’t really get a chance as a D-man, I played six minutes in my first preseason game and they sent me down … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Deslauriers taking advantage of opportunity

'"Tonight was just one of those uncharacteristic nights for us. We didn't finish any hits. I don't know if we got any hits at all. We didn't play physical. We didn't have too much energy. It's that time of season when our team is gutting through some stuff. We're not playing 100 percent right now."' … [Read more...] about Ryan hat trick helps Senators defeat Sabres

'“We still have a lot of guys under the weather a little bit, trying to fight through it and you give them full marks for that,” Nolan said. “We found a little bit of energy in the second. We had none in the third.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres falter in 3rd against Senators