Archives for February 2015

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

'“We’re still in a rebuild phase. For a few years we’ve lost some key players, and we’re trying to bounce back from it. A lot of guys are doing a great job. The leadership group is doing a great job, but we are where we are and we’re trying to work on it. We’re trying to get better. Until we’re there, you guys are going to ask the same questions over and over again. We all know … [Read more...] about Ottawa Senators know the pain of losing, too

'“It’s not like any other injury where there’s pain. I feel fine,” he said. “I think that’s the frustrating part, where I’m not able to do what I want.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Cody McCormick had blood clots in lungs, hopes to return next season

Senators-Sabres Preview (AP) Ottawa Senators (20-22-9) at Buffalo Sabres (16-35-3) (The Sports Network) Anderson, Phillips out for Senators against Sabres (NHL.com) Gameday Journal: Game 52 - Sabres vs. Senators (OttawaSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Ottawa Coverage

'A great cliche among players is that hockey is a simple game. So despite the mistakes mentioned above, here’s the simplest analysis of the 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders in First Niagara Center: You will not win with 10 shots on goal over 60 minutes. Period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres get short end of the stick

'“He really matured the last month or so that he’s been out of the lineup,” Nolan said. “He was very vocal on the ice and in between periods. He really wanted to take a leadership role on this team and it was good to see.”' … [Read more...] about Foligno returns with a vengeance

'“Just all around, it wasn’t a sharp game for us start to finish, just too antsy with the puck,” Sabres captain Brian Gionta said. “We never settled things down, and it showed, nothing was crisp.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres have franchise-low 10 shots, fall to Isles