Archives for March 2016

All that's left to play for is pride after Senators' lacklustre loss in Buffalo (Ottawa Citizen) Ceci reformed as a defenceman since Phaneuf arrival (Ottawa Citizen) Senators outplayed by youthful Sabres in road loss (Ottawa Sun) Erik Karlsson's prolific season should earn him Norris Trophy (Ottawa Sun) The door closes (Le Droit) What will it Deslauriers? (Le Droit) Dan … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Ottawa Coverage

'Reinhart and Eichel are the first pair of Sabres rookies with 20-goal seasons since the 1974-75 season, when Danny Gare and Peter McNab accomplished the feat.' … [Read more...] about Reinhart leads Sabres in 3-1 win over Senators

'"He's a great playmaker," Deslauriers said of Reinhart. "Just him with Jack, they're connecting pretty good and it's fun to see that, young guys producing and they're playing really good. It's good for us and both of them are having a great season."' … [Read more...] about Reinhart leads Sabres over Sens

'The 5-foot-11, 200-pound Ruhwedel, 25, has totaled 22 points in 46 AHL games this season, leading all Rochester defensemen with eight goals. He has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his last 12 games. The San Diego native has appeared in 32 career games with the Sabres since making his NHL debut in the 2012-13 season and will join the team on his first recall this … [Read more...] about Sabres recall D Ruhwedel, G Lieuwen

'I am not sure what is better...the pass by Ryan O'Reilly from the halfwall, or how easy to tap in was for Nic Deslauriers to give Buffalo their second lead of the night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres dump Senators 3-1

'"I think it's carried over from the last game too, that intensity and that passion we're having right now. We're just going there, we're not worrying about where we are in the standings, we're just going out and playing hard and playing our systems and competing. I think you're seeing how well we can play when we do that and stick together as a group."' … [Read more...] about Sabres-Senators: From the Locker Room

'"I think we came out and really wanted to turn around our starts," Reinhart said. "As of lately, they haven't been the best and we've been better as the game's gone on. To get that first one early and that next one right after, that got us going on the right page and we followed that up. It was a good effort tonight."' … [Read more...] about Reinhart helps Sabres defeat Senators

'"It's exciting to come in and produce right away, but it says a lot of the sport I've had," Reinhart said. "I've been able to play with some pretty good players throughout the year. It says a lot to our group as well."' … [Read more...] about Reinhart hits 20-goal mark in win over Ottawa

'Lieuwen (6’4”, 200 lbs., 8/8/1991) joins the Sabres on his second recall of the season after serving as the team's backup in for five games in October. In 26 AHL games this season, he has compiled a 14-10-1 record with a .911 save percentage and a 2.86 goals-against average.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Ruhwedel, Lieuwen

'“You look back when you were 19, 20, 21, 22, and you get to go home from the rink and take a nap and go have dinner and those types of things,” Legwand said. “They come back the next day and they’re wondering what we did. Well, we went home and played with the kids, picked the kids up from school, those types of things. It’s kind of two different worlds for those guys.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ David Legwand encourages younger teammates

'The lack of fisticuffs had Lehner heated, but suffering a loss was just as infuriating. The Canadiens picked up a 3-2 overtime win when Paul Byron’s pass to the front bounced off the stick of Buffalo defenseman Zach Bogosian. Montreal’s second goal went in off the stick of Sabres captain Brian Gionta. Lehner was beat cleanly on the Habs’ first goal.' … [Read more...] about Lehner was ready to fight Habs’ goalie Scrivens

'“(The) injury maybe being one of them,” he said. “I missed a lot of hockey. I missed a lot of key parts of the season.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Zach Bogosian playing aggressively again

'The Sabres will evaluate Lehner, who was sporting a soft cast following the game, later today.' … [Read more...] about Ankle hurting Sabres goalie Robin Lehner

'Where Lehner’s actions made the difference was in the penalty box. His actions in the scrum handed Buffalo a penalty with less than two minutes left in the second period.' … [Read more...] about Robin, R-E-L-A-X

Robin Lehner on the floor in Buffalo (Le Droit) Senators-Sabres Preview (AP) Senators visit Sabres in search of third straight win (NHL.com) Game Day 5: Sens @ Sabres (OttawaSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Ottawa Coverage