Archives for February 21, 2015

'“We played maybe 15 minutes out of the 60, to be honest with you,” Sabres center Torrey Mitchell said. “They were fast, they were jumping on us, and we didn’t have a response.”' … [Read more...] about Back to the drudgery of losing

'“I like playing more minutes, but I know there was a tough couple weeks or so where I didn’t play too well,” Ristolainen said. “Hopefully I’ll play better and try to get as many minutes back as they give me.”' … [Read more...] about Ristolainen, Zadorov need work to develop

'“It’s leaning that way, but we’ll see in the next little bit here,” Buffalo coach Ted Nolan said Friday. “He’s getting final information. He’ll make a final decision in probably 24 to 48 hours.”' … [Read more...] about Gorges looks to be done for the season

'“Getting 12 shots in the first two periods on a young kid isn’t good enough,” Sabres captain Brian Gionta said. “We got to challenge him. We got to make him work for it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t exploit rookie goalie, lose to Rangers

'“Definitely not the year I envisioned,” Benoit said Friday afternoon. “But at the same time, you can’t look back, you got to keep looking forward. I get a chance to play a bigger role.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Andre Benoit playing big minutes again

Goalie Mackenzie Skapski gets win in NHL debut as Rangers top Sabres, 3-1 (New York Daily News) Rangers’ Skapski recovers from laughable start for 1st NHL win (New York Post) Mackenzie Skapski wins his debut in goal for Rangers (Newsday) Photo gallery (Newsday) Rangers, Mackenzie Skapski top Sabres, 3-1 (Bergen Record) Plan for Cam Talbot (Bergen Record) Skapski picks up … [Read more...] about Saturday’s New York Coverage

'"Getting 12 shots in the first two periods on a young kid isn't good enough," Sabres captain Brian Gionta said. "We've got to challenge him. We've got to make him work for it. We started to do a little bit of it in the third, but it was just too late."' … [Read more...] about Nash has goal, assist in Rangers’ 3-1 win over Sabres

'Matt Moulson supplied the lone offense for the Sabres, who were coming off a 3-2 shootout win in Philadelphia on Thursday. Michal Neuvirth was the hard- luck loser in a 40-save effort.' … [Read more...] about NY Rangers 3, Buffalo 1

'Added Sabres defenseman/forward Nicolas Deslauriers: "Congratulations on his first win, but we didn't shoot the puck at all."' … [Read more...] about Rangers pull out win against Sabres

'Buffalo wasted little time in testing Skapski; Matt Moulson was left alone in front of the Rangers net following a faceoff to Skapski's left. Moulson took a feed from Torrey Mitchell and beat the rookie netminder for his ninth goal of the season, giving Buffalo a very early 1-0 lead.' … [Read more...] about Skapski Lifts Rangers to 3-1 Win Over Sabres

'If Deslauriers is going to provide energy he’ll have to do it from defense. Mike Weber didn’t come out for the second period and Deslauriers moved to defense with Rasmus Ristolainen. Don’t forget he was always a defenseman until last year when the Kings told him to go down to Manchester and play wing.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Deslauriers trying to perfect the art of hitting

'"I don't know if we let him off the hook. We just couldn't get in," Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. "Letting him off the hook is if you have a chance to do it. We didn't have a chance to do it. We couldn't generate. We couldn't get in. Certain nights the other team is going to be a little bit more highly skilled than us. But … we didn't quit. We battled back a little bit in the … [Read more...] about Skapski wins debut for Rangers against Sabres

'“They’re a team with a lot of speed, pretty good on the transition. If you look at the goals they had, they take advantage of that,” Sabres captain Brian Gionta said. “Unfortunately for the better part of those first two periods, we weren’t ready so we’ve got to be better. We started to generate something in the third, but it was just too late once you’re down.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres outpaced by Rangers in defeat

Burt just so-so in Amerks debut (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Dowling’s hat trick leads Texas Stars to road win (Austin American Statesman) Amerks fall to defending champion Stars (Amerks.com) Amerks sign defenseman Cameron Burt to PTO (Amerks.com) Dowling’s Hat Trick Leads Texas Past Rochester, 5-2 (TexasStarsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage