Archives for 2014

'Even if the Sabres finish last in the NHL, there’s an 80 percent chance that they will NOT have the first pick overall. Even if they hit the jackpot and take McDavid, even if he’s comparable to Crosby, he’s still only one player. All that means to me is that they need 19 more.' … [Read more...] about Crosby knows McDavid isn’t a one-man solution

'“Our power play rebounded after an off night in Winnipeg, but like I said that’s going to happen some nights and it’s good to see they rebounded,” Pittsburgh coach Mike Johnston said. “They did a lot of work this morning on video … what things went wrong and I thought they corrected it and then our penalty kill has just been bang on for three or four weeks now.”' … [Read more...] about Penguins’ power play is back on a roll

'At their current pace, the Sabres are destined to become one of the worst teams in NHL history. They have 18 goals in 16 games, a 92-score pace. The Sabres scored an NHL record-low 150 goals last season. Crosby alone has 17 assists. Incredible.' … [Read more...] about Sidney Crosby and high-powered Penguins destroy Sabres

'“It was extremely tough,” Weber said Saturday morning about sitting out. “So I still don’t really understand what was going on there. It is what it is. I’m a professional. I come to work ready to work.”' … [Read more...] about Mike Weber disappointed by sitting out

Penguins defeat Sabres, 6-1 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Penalty-killing seamless (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Penguins roll past Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Johnston wants Malkin to shoot the puck more often (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) 3 Impressions: Pens 6, Sabres 1 (PittsburghPenguins.com) Photo gallery (PittsburghPenguins.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Pittsburgh Coverage

'That’s because hockey people in Philadelphia all too well remember 2006-07, when the Flyers suffered through arguably the worst season in franchise history and were on course to be odds-on favorite for that year’s draft No. 1 pick and a shot at can’t-miss prospect Patrick Kane. The Flyers finished last, but the third-worst Chicago Blackhawks won the lottery and wound up with … [Read more...] about Hey, Sabres fans, ‘tanking’ not a sure thing

'"We didn't want to give Buffalo any hope early, and I thought we took that away from them in the first 10 minutes," Penguins coach Mike Johnston said.' … [Read more...] about Crosby has 5 assists in Penguins’ rout of Sabres

'"The score was 6-1 so it was definitely us more playing poorly. Any team, if you've got an effort and you can compete, it can be a close game," Girgensons said. "But if you don't try against a team like that then you see the score, the result."' … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh 6, Buffalo 1

'"I said to the team in between the second and third period you run out of words," coach Ted Nolan said. "What do you say? Except you say it over and over again and you can't quit. Our fans pay good money to watch us play, at least compete and perform for that if there's nothing else. What can you say? We got to find a way. We got to keep searching for it."' … [Read more...] about Crosby dominates Sabres again in Penguins win

'Buffalo finally got on the board at 16:52 of the second period on Zemgus Girgensons' deflection of a Josh Gorges slapshot. Gorges' rip glanced off Girgensons and under the crossbar, making the score 5-1. Pittsburgh added yet another goal before the end of the second period, this time courtesy of Evgeni Malkin.' … [Read more...] about Crosby, Pens Bury Sabres 6-1

'So what’s changed? Zadorov is now playing and Nolan said, “He’s maturing before our eyes and I have to give him a lot of credit for it.” Nolan added, “I really like what he’s doing, I think this kid potentially has a lot of growth to do and he’s going to be a very good player, he’s a big guy, he’s above the average hockey intelligence and he’s going to be a real good one."' … [Read more...] about Zadorov has proven himself to Nolan

'As Ennis skated past linesman Derek Nansen following the end of the game, the forward says he “went to go talk to the linesman [Nansen] and tap him on the bum lightly but I think I got a bit of his hand.” He was assessed a game misconduct by the referees following the incident, and was quick to apologize for his actions. Ennis added that he “went and apologized after the game … [Read more...] about Ennis vents in loss, does not expect any discipline

'Kris Letang scored 1:21 into the game with assists from Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist. The trio continued to pile up points in Pittsburgh’s 6-1 win at First Niagara Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall in lopsided decision to Penguins at home

Amerks extend skid with loss to Utica (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Comets hang on, edge Amerks 3-2 (Utica Observer Dispatch) Amerks drop fourth in a row (WGR-AM) Amerks' comeback falls short in 3-2 loss to top-ramked Comets (Amerks.com) Final: Comets 3 @ Americans 2 (UticaComets.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

Penguins-Sabres Preview (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins (9-2-1) at Buffalo Sabres (3-10-2) (The Sports Network) Sabres seeking revenge against Penguins (NHL.com) Penguins Report: Game Day vs. Buffalo (PittsburghPenguins.com) Digital Preview vs. Buffalo Sabres 11/8/14 (PittsburghPenguins.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Pittsburgh Coverage