Archives for April 2015

'General manager Tim Murray has maintained that he along with everyone else will be evaluated by owner Terry Pegula once the season ends.' … [Read more...] about Penguins clinch playoff berth with 2-0 win over Sabres

'"This is a real good group of guys," Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. "You don't have to be the most skilled or the best players in the world to be a professional team or act like a champion. These guys played hard. That was one of the things I mentioned before the game, play hard for the fans." … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh 2, Buffalo 0

'"It's been a trying year," Sabres head coach Ted Nolan said. "On the bright side of it, you look at Pittsburgh, I think the first time we played them it was 6-1, it wasn't close. And this time it was tight."' … [Read more...] about Penguins beat Sabres, squeak into playoffs

'We have reached the final media timeout of the season. Just a handful of minutes remaining in the season. This always sucks. Even if it wasn't a banner season, the end is always the worst.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out by Pittsburgh 2-0 in finale

'Mike Weber was chosen as the team’s unsung hero. Weber had one of his best years rebounding from a subpar season last year. In the last half of the season, Weber was Buffalo’s second best defenseman behind Rasmus Risotlainen.' … [Read more...] about Sabres give out team awards

'"This is a real good group of guys," Sabres coach Ted Nolan said. "You don’t have to be the most skilled or the best players in the world to be a professional team or act like a champion. These guys are a good group, they played hard. That was one of the things I mentioned before the game, play hard for the fans."' … [Read more...] about Penguins survive Sabres, clinch playoff spot

'“I know they had a lot of good chances but that’s what goaltenders are for,” Sabres head coach Ted Nolan said. “Lindback, the way he came in development of some of our younger players, you had to be happy with that.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres blanked in season finale, as Pens move on to Postseason

Amerks lose to Marlies, 5-1 (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) William Nylander, Antoine Bibeau lead AHL Marlies in 5-1 win over Americans (CP) Amerks complete weekend with 5-1 loss in Toronto (Amerks.com) Marlies Vanquish Amerks (Marlies.ca) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'The future was bright before this season. Now…it’s fair to say that it’s never been brighter.' … [Read more...] about Mission Accomplished

Penguins-Sabres Preview (AP) Pittsburgh Penguins (42-27-12) at Buffalo Sabres (23-50-8) (The Sports Network) Penguins play Sabres seeking playoff berth (NHL.com) Digital Preview vs. Buffalo Sabres 4/11/15 (PittsburghPenguins.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Pittsburgh Coverage

'Getting them wasn’t easy. It never is with Buffalo’s sports teams. But for one of the few times in history, a Western New York franchise accomplished what it set out to do.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose to Columbus, 4-2

'The Sabres’ top prospect is nursing a lower-body injury and won’t play for Rochester until next weekend. Buffalo assigned Reinhart to the Amerks on Thursday after his junior season ended.' … [Read more...] about Injury delays Reinhart’s Amerks debut

Jackets extend points streak to 12 games in home finale (Columbus Dispatch) For Jackets, just a hot streak, or the start of something big? (Columbus Dispatch) Jared Boll scratched for home finale (Columbus Dispatch) Three takeaways from the Blue Jackets 4-2 win over the Sabres (Fox Sports Ohio) Blue Jackets defeat Sabres, extend point streak to 12 games … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Columbus Coverage

'"It's no position we would ever want to be in," said Buffalo goalie Anders Lindback, who had 36 saves as the Sabres fell to 23-50-8 on the season.' … [Read more...] about Blue Jackets win as Sabres lock up best shot at No. 1 pick

'The 24-year-old Ruhwedel joins the Sabres for his second recall of the season. In two NHL games during his first time up in March, he recorded one assist and a plus-2 rating. Ruhwedel has 10 goals and 24 assists in 69 AHL games in 2014-15.' … [Read more...] about Sabres call up defenseman Chad Ruhwedel from AHL Rochester