Archives for 2014

'Pity the folks at First Niagara Center who have endured three home games and have seen the Sabres score just two goals so far while losing all of them. The latest was a 1-0 loss to the Florida Panthers before an announced crowd of 17,864.' … [Read more...] about Lethargic Sabres fall prey to Panthers

'“Honestly I just like playing, no matter where,” Hodson said Friday morning. “Center or wing. Left wing or right wing. It doesn’t matter. I’m playing with good players no matter where I play. It didn’t work out at wing right away but you never know. It could go back to that.”' … [Read more...] about Position shuffle doesn’t faze Hodgson

'The Sabres are 1-4 this season and heading nowhere fast.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sleepwalk through 1-0 loss at home

'“Sometimes when you simplify things, you’re more effective,” Mitchell said. “Obviously, I play a pretty simple game. Trying not to do anything fancy out there is a big part of my game. It works for me. I’ve been doing it for years."' … [Read more...] about Sabres speedster Torrey Mitchell showcasing simply style

Roberto Luongo’s shutout gives Florida Panthers first win of season (Miami Herald) Photo gallery (Miami Herald) Panthers and Roberto Luongo blank Sabres 1-0 for first win of season (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Top two picks, Aaron Ekblad and Sam Reinhart, in two different places (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Photo gallery (FloridaPanthers.com) Photo gallery … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Florida Coverage

'The Sabres haven't scored against Florida in 132:24, dating back three games to Jan. 21.' … [Read more...] about Panthers’ Luongo gets 67th shutout, 1-0 vs Sabres

'"We were able to create some chances tonight, but we just couldn't get anything through," said Buffalo forward Chris Stewart. "We feel good with what we're doing, and if we work hard we'll get things together."' … [Read more...] about Florida 1, Buffalo 0

'After killing off the five-on-three, Sabres right winger Chris Stewart had a golden opportunity in the slot, but his shot went wide of the net. Seconds later, Stewart took a tripping penalty to end the power play opportunity.' … [Read more...] about Luongo, Florida shut out Sabres

'Buffalo had a chance to tie the game in the third period, but Luongo shut the door on a Sabres 5-on-3 power play. The Florida goaltender was able to keep Buffalo out of the net the rest of the way, en route to a 1-0 Panthers victory. Enroth was very sharp in defeat, coming up with 34 saves.' … [Read more...] about Luongo, Panthers Blank Sabres 1-0

'Win or lose this was another pathetic effort by this club. Ted Nolan has a real problem on his hands.' … [Read more...] about Sabres still don’t put in a full effort

'After a scoreless first period, when the Panthers outshot the Sabres 16-3, Bergenheim scored 3:01 into the second. He picked up a loose puck from Brad Boyes and snapped a wrist shot between the legs of Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth, who was screened by Sabres defenseman Mike Weber.' … [Read more...] about Panthers shut out Sabres for first win under Gallant

'At the end of the night, the Sabres were scoreless on four power-play chances despite generating eight shots with the man advantage. The new first unit, which made a major change placing Cody Hodgson on defense opposite Tyler Myers, created many of those power-play chances. Moulson said the team just needs to keep things simple to break the slump.' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t backup Enroth in loss to Panthers

Jake McCabe already has hockey memories of Rochester (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'The Sabres enter tonight’s home game against Florida (7 p.m., MSG, Radio 550 AM) allowing 74.5 shot attempts per game. They’re attempting only 36. Buffalo is getting blown away in shots on goal, averaging 39 against and 20.8 for – both worst in the league.' … [Read more...] about Shot barrage pains Sabres’ defense

'That’s where the Sabres’ dilemma comes. They don’t think Zadorov is ready to play in the NHL, but they’ve said the 6-foot-5, 238-pound defenseman is too big for junior hockey. The Sabres could loan Zadorov to a team in Russia, but they would have no control over his development. Losing the skills of the 16th overall pick in the 2013 draft would significantly hurt the Sabres’ … [Read more...] about Zadarov can only watch and wait for now