Archives for February 23, 2015

'“We were about five minutes away from doing it,” Sabres forward Tyler Ennis said. “We just took a couple too many penalties against a good team.”' … [Read more...] about Short-handed Sabres fall in shootout

'McCabe skated with Rasmus Ristolainen, while Pysyk partnered with Andrej Mezaros.' … [Read more...] about Reinforcements arrive from Rochester

'In his fifth straight start, Neuvirth dazzled again, keeping the Sabres in a contest in which they only five mustered five shots through 30 minutes and 17 in 65 minutes.' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Michal Neuvirth shines in shootout loss to Predators

'Zadorov’s absence – he was late to a meeting Sunday morning, according to the Associated Press – forced the Sabres to summon Jake McCabe and Mark Pysyk before Rochester’s 5 p.m. home game. The Americans signed Buffalo native Nick Tuzzolino to a tryout so they had enough defensemen.' … [Read more...] about Nikita Zadorov benched for violating team rules; Sabres recall Jake McCabe and Mark Pysyk

Predators snap two-game losing streak (Nashville Tennessean) Predators' Mattias Ekholm getting noticed (Nashville Tennessean) Photo gallery (Nashville Tennessean) Late Offense, Housley's Memories; Preds Win 40th (NashvillePredators.com) Photo gallery (NashvillePredators.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Nashville Coverage

'“Things were obviously not going the way we wanted in Buffalo,” said Myers, who played more than 26 minutes in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. “But I was playing the way I wanted to. It was just it’s clear they’re in the middle of a big rebuild. The way some guys were playing down there was just not noticeable with the position we were in.”' … [Read more...] about Winnipeg Jets big defenceman Tyler Myers flourishing in new role with team in playoff race

'Tyler Ennis scored both in regulation and in the shootout for the last-place Sabres (17-38-5), who dropped to 3-19-2 in their past 24. The loss spoiled a splendid effort by goalie Michal Neuvirth, who finished with 37 saves through overtime.' … [Read more...] about Forsberg seals Predators’ 2-1 shootout win over Sabres

'This marks the second time this month the 2013 first-round draft pick has been disciplined by the Sabres. Zadorov was held out against St. Louis on Feb. 5 after he was late reporting to the team coming out of the All-Star break as a result of travel issues.' … [Read more...] about Sabres down 4 defensemen for game against Predators

'"You cannot take so many penalties," said Neuvirth. "Way too many against a team like that."' … [Read more...] about Nashville 2, Buffalo 1 (SO)

'The Sabres will also be without defenseman Mike Weber for the next two weeks, Nolan said. Weber sustained an upper-body injury in the first period of Friday night's game against the Rangers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Gorges to have season-ending surgery

'"Michal played a great game again," Sabres head coach Ted Nolan said. "Every game he's played since he got all the starts, he's been playing really, really good for us."' … [Read more...] about Predators pulls out shootout win over Sabres

'Gorges, 30, has not played since Feb. 10 against the Ottawa Senators. He has six assists and a minus-28 reating in 46 games this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Gorges out for season

'After nearly 40 minutes of scoreless hockey, the Sabres found the net first despite being outshot 26-7. After taking a nifty backhand pass from Zemgus Girgensons, Tyler Ennis cut in on Carter Hutton and swept the puck around the goaltender for the 1-0 Buffalo lead.' … [Read more...] about Neuvirth Not Enough; Sabres Fall to Nashville 2-1 in SO

'"[Neuvirth] has been fantastic, he's been keeping us in it," said Ennis. "He's such a good goalie."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Fall Just Short Against Nashville

'When asked if it was just for one game Nolan said, “We’ll see, right now it’s for team reasons and we’ll deal with that as we go.” Nolan added, “It’s tough, it’s tough on the team overall.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Zadorov out for team reasons. Gorges out for the year