Archives for 2014

'The Sabres made the move before a deadline Friday that would have prevented Pysyk from playing in the minors during the 16-day break that begins Feb. 9.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send D Pysyk to AHL; promote D Ruhwedel

'Nolan has always been concerned about the fundamentals of the game. Probably a lot more than the other coaches I’ve seen here. Nolan said, “If you look at golfers, they go to driving ranges, baseball players go to batting cages, basketball players go to free throw lines, we in hockey don’t do the most fundamental things that we should be able to do on natural instinct like … [Read more...] about Sabres trying to improve the little things

'The improvements in his game have earned the trust of Nolan, which has led to an increase in ice time. Under Rolston, Myers topped 23 minutes of ice time in just three of 20 games. Under Nolan, he's gotten more than 23 minutes in 10 of the 26 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Myers getting his game back

'The Buffalo Sabres have recalled defenseman Chad Ruhwedel from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team also announced it has assigned defenseman Mark Pysyk to Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Chad Ruhwedel recalled from Rochester

'“You have memories, you have feelings before the game, after, because you know all the personnel here,” Sekera said. “It’s basically part of your lifetime here. It’s still being in your head and in your heart, but it’s the nature of the business. You never know when you can be gone."' … [Read more...] about Sekera nets winner in first game back

'He certainly didn’t look out of place Thursday in a 5-3 loss to the Hurricanes. He had the primary assist on Brian Flynn’s goal in the second period. Varone nearly scored himself after Marcus Foligno found him flying through the slot. His shot took Anton Khudobin out of position and left the net open, allowing Flynn to score an easy goal.' … [Read more...] about Varone realizes a life-long dream

'“They outbattled us as a tired team. It shouldn’t have been that way.”' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes proved to be anything but tired

'With about 30 family and friends from Ontario among the 18,468 fans, Varone skated 10:36 between Brian Flynn and Marcus Foligno against the Hurricanes. He assisted on Flynn’s first-period goal and nearly converted a one-timer from Foligno earlier.' … [Read more...] about Phil Varone, family emotional over NHL debut; Sabres fall to Hurricanes

'“Change is sometimes good,” Sekera said. “I’m getting all the opportunities.”' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres Nathan Gerbe and Andrej Sekera thriving with Hurricanes

Photo gallery (Raleigh News and Observer) Photo gallery (CarolinaHurricanes.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Carolina Coverage

'A castoff in Buffalo, Andrej Sekera is proving to be a big contributor in Carolina.' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes rally to beat Sabres 5-3

'"We're finding ways to lose hockey games rather than finding ways to win," said Sabres interim head coach Ted Nolan.' … [Read more...] about Carolina 5, Buffalo 3

'Sekera was dealt from Buffalo to Carolina during the offseason in exchange for defenseman Jamie McBain and a second-round pick. He was booed heartily after receiving flak for a preseason comment about preferring the weather of his new NHL home to Buffalo's winter. "I guess somebody wants to have five minutes of fame on Twitter or whatever, get some more hits," said Sekera, who … [Read more...] about Sekera helps Hurricanes beat his former team

'Enroth stopped 28 of the 32 shots he faced, dropping his season record to 1-10-4. Enroth's only win of the season came on October 25, 2013 at Florida.' … [Read more...] about Sekera, Hurricanes Sink Sabres 5-3

'"Extremely nervous," Varone said. "I felt like throwing up before the game. Once the puck drops, it's business like most nights no matter where you play. I got my first shift under my belt, felt like I had tunnel vision during the first shift and then after that I felt good."' … [Read more...] about Varone had to shake off nerves