Archives for January 1, 2015

'The Lightning outshot the Sabres, 14-1, during the final 20 minutes and scored three times to pull away. Tampa finished the game with a 25-11 shot advantage as Buffalo generated next to nothing.' … [Read more...] about Sabres drop the ball in New Year’s Eve loss to Lightning

'No question McDavid and Eichel are good, but the best player on the ice at the Bell Centre the last week has been Sam Reinhart. And that’s the best news Sabres fans and General Manager Tim Murray could get.' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Reinhart is big fish on world stage

'“I feel more comfortable around the guys and in the locker room,” the 20-year-old said Wednesday before a 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay. “I remember my first year, sometimes it was hard to understand things, even just the language and stuff. I was 18 years old and guys thought I was too young, which I guess is normal.' … [Read more...] about Age improves Grigorenko’s comfort level

'When the Sabres recorded their first shot with 4:41 left in the game, what remained of the capacity crowd of 19,070 fans gave them a Bronx cheer.' … [Read more...] about Sabres implode late again, lose to Lightning

'“Hopefully,” Nolan said, “he’s here the rest of the year.”' … [Read more...] about Mark Pysyk has opportunity to stay with Sabres

Bolts’ flashy trio line up year-ending 5-1 win at Buffalo (Tampa Tribune) G Bishop sits as a precaution (Tampa Tribune) Lightning tops Sabres (Tampa Bay Times) Lightning's Ben Bishop sits out vs. Sabres to rest (Tampa Bay Times) Bolts take care of business to end 2014 (TampaBayLightning.com) Photo gallery (TampaBayLightning.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

'"Banged up, Flu. Head colds. Everything," Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. "You walk in that locker room and that's all they're doing is coughing and sniffing. That's not an excuse. That's just fact."' … [Read more...] about Lightning roll to beat Sabres 5-1

'"We couldn't get out of our end and they had the puck most of the third," said Ennis. "When they have the puck for as long as they did we're not going to get many shots."' … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay 5, Buffalo 1

'The Lighting used their speed and skill to frustrate the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Lightning end 2014 with win in Buffalo

'Weak defense by Tyson Strachan and Nikita Zadorov allows Tampa to jump into the driver's seat midway throught this period. Nikita Kucherov puts home the trash, and it is a three-goal lead for the visitors.' … [Read more...] about Sabres thumped 5-1 by Lightning

'Sorry I don't have better news for the Sabres fans, but I will say everybody stay safe and Happy New Year.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trying to keep the Lightning’s stars in check

'"I'm not making excuses," Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. "Sometimes you've got no energy to give. Some of the younger guys we called up, they should be having more energy. They look a little scared sometimes. When you have those two combinations going, it's not very good."' … [Read more...] about Palat, Lightning defeat Sabres for fourth straight win

'“That just goes to show when you are doing the right things and playing the right way, you give yourself a chance to win. And you’re not going to win every night even if you play a good game, but you give yourself a chance,” Gorges said. “You play the way we played tonight and some of the other nights lately, you don’t have a chance. It’s just not the right way to play … [Read more...] about Sabres run out of steam in 3rd against Lightning to close out calendar

Makarov's goaltending leads Amerks past Crunch (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Rochester Amerks serve up a power-play buffet, Syracuse Crunch says no thanks in 4-1 loss (Syracuse Post Standard) Amerks close out 2014 with 4-1 win over Crunch (Amerks.com) Amerks surge past Crunch, 4-1 (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage