Archives for January 2015

'In Thursday’s 5-2 loss to the equally unimpressive Carolina Hurricanes, this looked like a Buffalo team that had plenty of quit.' … [Read more...] about Sabres keep skidding with loss to Hurricanes

'Hasek will be the seventh player in franchise history to have his number retired, joining Tim Horton (2), Richard Martin (7), Gilbert Perreault (11), Rene Robert (14), Pat LaFontaine (16) and Danny Gare (18).' … [Read more...] about Hasek’s number to be retired Tuesday

Canes use big second period to top Sabres 5-2 (Raleigh News and Observer) Photo gallery (Raleigh News and Observer) Power Play: Hurricanes find offense in 5-2 win over Buffalo (Fox Sports Carolinas) Canes' Offense Comes Alive in 5-2 Win (CarolinaHurricanes.com) Photo gallery (CarolinaHurricanes.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Carolina Coverage

'"It's different mistakes from different people every time," Buffalo coach Ted Nolan said of the second period. "It's not like it's one occurrence. We've got to be mentally sharp. We talked about it before the game."' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes score 4 in 2nd, send Sabres to 6th straight loss

'"You gotta be alert," said Sabres coach Ted Nolan. "You gotta make sure when you get a chance, you gotta play with some urgency. That didn't happen, and when it doesn't happen, you take bad penalties and the game is over."' … [Read more...] about Carolina 5, Buffalo 2

'"We're just not doing the little things," Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers said. "It's got to change if we want to turn the tide."' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes stomp Sabres with rare offensive surge

'Nicolas Deslauriers and Tyson Strachan took back-to-back penalties later in the period, leading to a Hurricanes 5-on-3 and an onslaught of Carolina goals. Jiri Tlusty got the scoring started with two seconds remaining in the 5-on-3 power play with a shot that trickled between Enroth's pads. Eric Staal made it 3-1 only 53 seconds later, banking a shot off Mike Weber's skate and … [Read more...] about Hurricanes Stomp Sabres 5-2

'"During our run, I thought it was the best I've seen our group in a long time respond after a goal against," said Tyler Myers. "It's starting to turn the other way again. We're starting to get back into our old habit of, when we get scored on, you see some heads go down. That's the body language we give off. We have to be a team that plays the same way no matter what."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ told to be more desperate

'With half the season in the record books, a 41 game body of work, the Sabres are last in the NHL in scoring, goal differential and power play and tied for the most losses in regulation.' … [Read more...] about Sabres are who we thought they were

'"Our top line, if they're not scoring, we don't have much scoring throughout," Nolan said. "Varone, just called up recently, he gets two of our goals tonight and he played a strong game for us. But you shouldn't rely on call-ups to get goals for you. You need production."' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes defeat Sabres with second-period surge

'“We have to be a team that plays the same way no matter what. Goal against, goal for, down five, up five – we play the same way. It starts with the little things. It starts with details and we’ve got to fix that.”' … [Read more...] about Varone records 1st mult-goal game in loss to Hurricanes

Lingering concussion sidelines Amerks' Nathan Lieuwen (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'While Edmonton continues to hold last place with 27 points, Carolina is 29th at 28 points and the Sabres are next with 31. So this is the first of likely several games in the second half where a decent size of the Sabres’ fan base will watch while working on the theory that losing is winning.' … [Read more...] about Sabres players say tanking is not part of their vocabulary

'“Young players say things that maybe they shouldn’t say sometimes, so you take that with a grain of salt,” Nolan said. “I’ve been involved in this game for a long time, and you never try to look at who you played with and how much you played. It’s how you played. That’s the bottom line. He’s got to look at himself and see what he can do next time, if there is a next time, to … [Read more...] about Larsson frustrated by return to Amerks

'“I definitely I want to get 50 or more,” Lemieux said. “Right now, I’m worried about our team winning. I’ve never been a big stat guy. But 50 goals is a prestigious number to hit in junior.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Brendan Lemieux piling up goals, getting ready for NHL