Archives for 2014

'Since that first season the title of “struggling” has been assigned to Myers, despite somewhat similar numbers in his sophomore campaign and a handful of injuries in his third season. Last year’s lockout and a terrible roster has essentially rendered 2012-13 as a statistical wash, but there was definitely something off about the righty blue liner. Something had changed about … [Read more...] about Immediate Reactions: Blue Jackets 4, Sabres 3 (F/SO)

'"We hung with it … we battled," Miller said. "I thought we had some good chances to score, and ultimately to come through at the end, that was good."' … [Read more...] about Blue Jackets beat Sabres for sixth win in a row

'“It was good of us to bounce back and tie the game late at the end with a power-play goal,” Myers said. “We weren’t able to get the extra point, but I thought our power play tonight, I thought we moved it pretty well throughout the whole game. There are definitely things to build on on the power play and throughout the game. We’re just going to have to keep bringing a … [Read more...] about Myers scores twice in shootout loss to surging Blue Jackets

'“I don’t think it’s a matter of focusing on this game or one game in particular,” Myers said. “I’ve had a lot of help along the way this year, a lot of people I could be thanking. It’s just a matter of trying to keep improving, not only in games, but trying new things in practice when I have the chance and get the opportunity to kind of show myself that I am capable of doing … [Read more...] about Sabres/Blue Jackets notebook: January 18

Rochester Amerks defeat San Antonio (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Rochester gets goal that counts to beat Rampage (San Antonio Express News) Amerks hold off Rampage with 3-2 win in San Antonio (Amerks.com) Rampage Fall 3-2 to Rochester (SARampage.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'“Throughout my 12 years of pro hockey I’ve ridden this road before,” he said. “You’re up. You’re down. You’re up. You’re down. I’ve learned a lot along the way and one of the things is you focus on the now. You don’t worry about tomorrow. You don’t worry about yesterday. You focus on the now. You bring it every day. You lay it on the line. That’s kind of the attitude you have … [Read more...] about Ellis making an impact for Sabres

'“I think watching the number of games I’ve been watching now and seeing his ability, I think he’s a real good player. I think he’s a little bit more offensively gifted than what we saw,” Nolan said. “I think just having confidence and knowing that the coaching staff and the organization believes in him. We just really want to show him some confidence that we think he’s a … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Nolan has a chat with Ehrhoff and Flynn

'“I can only imagine what it would be like to go from where we are now to have success, and that’s something that I’ve always wanted that,” Ott said Friday inside the First Niagara Center. “It’s easy to go somewhere where you’re already having success. But that’s a different feeling when you start here and see the rise and see the change. I don’t think we’re that far away.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres captain Steve Ott wants to remain in Buffalo

Game Day Scorecard: Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres (Columbus Dispatch) Blue Jackets-Sabres Preview (AP) Columbus Blue Jackets (23-20-4) at Buffalo Sabres (13-27-6) (The Sports Network) Streaking Blue Jackets visit Sabres (NHL.com) Game Day Central: Blue Jackets at Sabres (BlueJackets.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Columbus Coverage

'This has been a total hard luck story for Enroth this season. His record is 1-9-4 with a 2.57 goals against and .913 save percentage. Including the three goals they scored for Enroth Tuesday against Philadelphia, Buffalo has 20 goals for him in his 14 starts. That’s around 1.4 goals per game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Enroth has one bright thing to look forward to in a hard luck season

Rochester Amerks defeat Oklahoma City (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Rochester comes back to win, takes advantage of Barons penalties (Oklahoma City Oklahoman) Barons trade forwards Ryan Martindale, Derek Nesbitt to San Antonio (Oklahoma City Oklahoman) Amerks power-play too much for Barons (Amerks.com) Barons fall to Rochester, 4-3 (OKCBarons.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'“We’re definitely playing a simpler game,” goaltender Ryan Miller said. “It keeps us in more hockey games. You’re going to pick up points that way. That’s the secret to the NHL now is just hang around and be in the games, then you try and separate yourself."' … [Read more...] about Culture change taking hold in Sabreland

'“Unfortunately, I wasn’t very good in the shootout,” Miller said. “That’s the difference. I just didn’t have good positioning on any of those. My bad.”' … [Read more...] about Miller yields in shootout as Sabres fall to Leafs

'The Latvia native is a character the fans have dreamed of for years, a player with the athletic skill of a top forward and the competitive spirit of a grinding fourth-liner – a genuine power forward. You wonder if he realizes how popular he is in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Passion and talent make Girgensons special

'“That’s the way I want to try to play every game,” Myers said after the 4-3 shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. “It’s a matter of bringing that confidence from game to game and also the mindset and energy. I liked the fact we didn’t back off at any point and kept pushing no matter what the situation was.”' … [Read more...] about Myers makes an impact in his return