Archives for December 2014

Amerks shut out again, lose 3-0 to Marlies (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Antoine Bibeau makes 25 saves as Toronto Marlies blank Rochester Americans 3-0 (CP) Amerks close out weekend with 3-0 loss to Marlies (Amerks.com) Marlies Beat Americans 3-0 (Marlies.ca) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage

'The Panthers incensed Buffalo’s owner with a pregame video shown on the BB&T Center scoreboard. To highlight the difference between South Florida and Western New York, the Panthers interspersed clips of Snowvember with videos of Florida’s mascot lounging in the sun.' … [Read more...] about Video, loss leave Sabres fuming

'“Obviously, it was frustrating,” Neuvirth said. “I was playing good, feeling good, but this is part of the game. I had to stay positive."' … [Read more...] about Neuvirth glad to be back between the pipes

'Alfredsson scored more goals against Buffalo than any opponent in history. He found the net 44 times, two ahead of Jaromir Jagr and three goals up on retired Quebec great Peter Stastny.' … [Read more...] about What’s it all about? Alfie toyed with Sabres

Long shots pay off for Florida Panthers (Miami Herald) Photo gallery (Miami Herald) With an assist from Hall of Famer Denis Potvin, Kopecky scores key goal in Panthers' 3-2 win over Sabres (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Photo gallery (FloridaPanthers.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Florida Coverage

'The Panthers are 4-1-1 in their past six games and have won five in a row over Buffalo going back to last season.' … [Read more...] about Late goal sends Panthers past Sabres 3-2

'Drew Stafford and Brian Gionta accounted for Buffalo's offense.' … [Read more...] about Florida 3, Buffalo 2

'"Luongo's a great goaltender," Hodgson said. "We couldn't get it by him (in the third period), even point blank."' … [Read more...] about Panthers edge Sabres 3-2

'The back-and-forth continued 3:01 later on a Brian Gionta deflection. The Buffalo captain got his stick on Mike Weber's point shot, tying the score 2-2, however Bjugstad's tap-in with 17 seconds remaining in the second period put Florida ahead for good. Tyler Myers fell into Neuvirth, freeing the puck, and Bjugstad took advantage.' … [Read more...] about Panthers Edge Sabres 3-2

'"That's the way we gotta play," said Nolan. "Unfortunately, we came up on the short end of 3-2, but those of the types of games we have to play. Hard-fought, I thought we played physically, we made a lot of hits, we had a few chances, we missed some and they capitalized on one of our mistakes on the third goal."' … [Read more...] about Sabres try to recover

'Drew Stafford, back after missing three games because of a lower-body injury, ended Luongo's shutout bid with a second-period goal. Brian Gionta also scored for the Sabres (9-16-2), who have lost consecutive games after winning six of seven.' … [Read more...] about Ekblad gets three points in Panthers’ win vs. Sabres

'“It’s definitely deflating. I thought we were playing really well even up to that point and after that, but it just bounced a couple wrong ways and they were able to jam it in,” Hodgson said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres come up short against Panthers

Amerks shut out in Syracuse (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Syracuse Crunch takes 2-0 win over Rochester Amerks (Syracuse Post Standard) Jerome Samson breaks through in Syracuse Crunch's 2-0 win over Rochester (Syracuse Post Standard) Syracuse Crunch coach Rob Zettler said refs didn't see slash that injured Philippe Paradis (Syracuse Post Standard) Amerks get blanked in … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'“That’s what you want,” captain Brian Gionta said of the anger and punishment after a loss. “It’s very easy to say, ‘Oh well, we’ve won six of seven or six of eight and it’s just a little blip.’ But I liked what was brought today. It shows that it’s not acceptable and we’re not going to sit back and be content with where we are.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres pay price after poor effort

'“Taking a look around this community and recognizing that we can make a very real impact is the core of Community Assist Week,” Sabres President Ted Black said. “By devoting an entire week to reaching out and giving back to some really important causes in this area, we hope to inspire others to do the same.”' … [Read more...] about ‘Community Assist Week’ begins Monday