Archives for February 11, 2015

'“The first intermission kind of woke us up,” Myers said. “That second period was one of our better periods of the year. Even though we weren’t rewarded with a goal in the period, we controlled the puck, guys were playing with confidence with the puck. They were hanging on to it, making plays.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres find net for a change, but can’t fill it

'“You have to stay positive, be a good teammate and make sure you’re doing the right things on the ice and try to contribute when you can,” Hodgson said. “You can’t get down on yourself because it doesn’t make you any better. You can’t get negative because that doesn’t help, either. It’s figuring out what needs to be done.”' … [Read more...] about Hodgson’s future is in limbo

'Girgensons has a team-high 14 goals on the season – but just three in the last 18 games.' … [Read more...] about Girgensons’ playing time may be taking toll

'Still, despite losing for the 17th time in 19 games, the Sabres made some progress. If they keep playing like they did during the final 40 minutes, they’ll win more times than they lose.' … [Read more...] about Sabres dominate Senators for stretches, still lose

'“You practice, practice, practice all you want,” he said. “I practiced throughout the whole summer, pretty much every day on the ice. It’s nothing like the game speed. And as the season rolls on and people are battling for playoff spots, the speed gets faster and faster. It’s just thinking fast, playing fast and getting your routes and everything down to a T.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Patrick Kaleta regaining old form after injury

'The Sabres run of ineptitude has been startling, even given the low expectations for them. Until they beat the Canadiens on Feb. 3 (they are undefeated in four meetings with the Habs!), the Sabres had peeled off 14 straight losses. In six of their past 10 games they have registered 20 shots or less, including 10 – TEN – against the New York Islanders Sunday.' … [Read more...] about A losing state of mind

How good were the Senators against the Sabres? Good enough (Ottawa Citizen) A losing state of mind (Ottawa Citizen) Sabres just what Sens needed (Ottawa Sun) Like it or not, Ottawa Senators are sellers (Ottawa Sun) Lehner smiles again (Le Droit) Turris everything but score (Le Droit) Ryan away (Le Droit) Photo gallery (OttawaSenators.com) Photo gallery … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Ottawa Coverage

'"I just felt the first period, the first 10 minutes particularly, we weren't in the play at all," Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. "We weren't skating. We weren't working, winning the battles."' … [Read more...] about Senators slip past Sabres 2-1

'"If [Weber's] goal counts, it's a whole different game. I thought the momentum was starting to switch. It felt like this was the first time we outplayed a team and didn't get win."' … [Read more...] about Ottawa 2, Buffalo 1

'"We have 10 shots (in Buffalo's previous game) and you get two goals, we have 30 shots and you only have one," Foligno said. "It's a tough game. It's just the way bounces happen. Some nights the bounces go your way and some nights they don't and tonight it wasn't going that way for us."' … [Read more...] about Senators edge Sabres in roller-coaster game

'However, the second period was a drastic change in roles. Buffalo outshot their opponent 21-4, but just could not get the game's tying goal during the period-long flurry. Twice the team had chances but could not convert. The first was a shot from the slot by Matt Moulson. The puck stopped right on top of the goal line, only to be swept away by an Ottawa defenseman. The next … [Read more...] about Sabres lose 2-1 to Ottawa

'The top line had two golden opportunities, but Lehner came up big. Girgensons tipped a Stewart shot right into Lehner's pads and Ennis was fed in front , but Lehner got an arm on it.' … [Read more...] about Sabres started slowly again

'"I think if we keep playing like we did in the second and third I think we’ll be rewarded," Myers said. "Our first period was not very good at all. We didn’t look engaged. ... That second period was one of our better periods of the year. ... We’ve just got to keep focusing on playing like that."' … [Read more...] about Michalek, Lehner help Senators defeat Sabres

'“All of us, including myself, we were just lackadaisical,” Myers said of the first period. “We didn’t really look like we wanted to be out there. But the first intermission kind of woke us up and we realized we needed to get going."' … [Read more...] about Sabres outshoot Sens but fall short

Val James' biggest fight was with racial prejudice (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage