Archives for 2014

'“You can’t really do too much of that, you just got to worry about yourself and playing your game, doing all the right things,” he said. “If Buffalo happens to be the one that drafts me, that’ll be great, then I’ll be thrilled. It’s the NHL. You kind of go where you’re picked. Every city and organization is first class.”' … [Read more...] about Connor McDavid can’t avoid Sabres fans on Twitter

Ducks expect more than 'pee-wee' effort from Sabres tonight (Los Angeles Times) Sabres-Ducks Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (1-5-0) at Anaheim Ducks (5-1-0) (The Sports Network) Sabres seek scoring visiting Ducks (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Anaheim Coverage

'Black said if there was a strong walk-up sale, the crowd could reach 12,000.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fans might get peek at future as McDavid visits

'Reinhart was the last player off the ice Tuesday because he was practicing face-offs and getting pointers from one of the best centermen of all-time in Bryan Trottier. Reinhart is only winning 26.5 percent of his draws. He really enjoyed the tutoring on Tuesday, “He was going over desperate situations when you’re not necessarily trying to win the draw, but you scramble and … [Read more...] about Sabres Reinhart has a huge resource here

'Nolan has said many times that you play the way you practice. He said, “We were creating bad habits in our work ethic, so I wanted to adjust that. I looked at the tape over and over, we had individual meetings, we had line meetings and we all came to a consensus that we have to compete harder.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Nolan got extra in practice

'“Each and every one of us, we’ve got to be better. We had a nice sit-down discussion about it and I liked to see the way the guys really took their words into action today,” Nolan said. “Hopefully it’s the start of turning this thing around.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres energized at Tuesday’s practice

AHL's new overtime format draws favorable reviews (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'“You can only be told so many times what it’s like to try and move up into the league and until you experience it, you don’t really get a first-hand view of what it’s like,” Reinhart said.' … [Read more...] about It’s all about learning for Reinhart

'It is the seventh jersey that the Sabres have retired. Hasek joins Gilbert Perreault (No. 11, retired in 1990), Rick Martin (No. 7, retired in 1995), Rene Robert (No. 14 retired in 1995), Tim Horton (No. 2, retired in 1996), Danny Gare (No. 18, retired in 2005) and Pat LaFontaine (No. 16 retired in 2006).' … [Read more...] about Sabres set to retire Hasek’s ‘39’ on Jan. 13

'“Yeah for sure,” Sabres captain Brian Gionta said. “We’ve got an extra day going out a day early. You need that time. A lot of new guys, a lot of new faces. Time to get the guys together for some dinner and kinda get to know each other a little more and relax a bit.”' … [Read more...] about Looking for sea change on long road trip

'Four Sabres have scored this season. Tyler Ennis, Marcus Foligno and Zemgus Girgensons all have two goals. Torrey Mitchell has one. That’s it.' … [Read more...] about Sabres still can’t score goals

'The Czech will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov. 17. The Sabres inducted him into their Hall of Fame on March 29.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to retire Dominik Hasek’s No. 39 on Jan. 13 prior to Red Wings game

'“No one’s happy with where we’re at but again, this a good opportunity for our team and our coaching staff to kind of get away from Buffalo here for a little bit,” Sabres defenseman Mike Weber said. “Go regroup, go be together as a team in here and battle and win on the road. Because a team that can battle and win on the road is a team that can come home and have success … [Read more...] about Sabres try to rebound out west

'The Sabres have scored a paltry seven times in six games (they are credited with eight as a team counting their shootout winner in Carolina). Their average of 1.17 per game is 29th in the NHL and ahead of only Florida’s 1.0. Only five teams entered Sunday even below 2.2.' … [Read more...] about Statistics do a number on Sabres

'Here’s the issue: Zadorov, as a European, can’t be sent back to the London Knights, his junior team, because he doesn’t have a release from the Russian club that owns his rights. The Sabres don’t believe Zadorov’s ready to play in the NHL yet. But if they don’t keep him, they lose control of him to St. Petersburg, a KHL team. They clearly don’t want him developing out of their … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Zadorov remains in limbo