SabresBeat

'Ruff spoke with the media following the morning skate and said Doug Janik will play in place of Numminen and will be paired with Jeff Jillson. Janik played sparingly in Game 2, and was replaced by Jillson in Game 3.' … [Read more...] about Teppo Out, Janik In For Game 4

Carolina at Buffalo (AP) Hurricanes face virtual must-win in Game Four vs. Sabres (Sportsticker) (2) Carolina Hurricanes (1-2) at (4) Buffalo Sabres (2-1) (The Sports Network) Forget trying to weather the storm (CarolinaHurricanes.com) Game notes (CarolinaHurricanes.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Game Previews

'"It's pretty obvious what's going on. It's not like we're getting outplayed," he said. "We just have to get to our game and not get in the [penalty] box."' … [Read more...] about Brind'Amour: Solution 'obvious' for Carolina

'The Sabres announced Thursday that Henrik Tallinder, their most valuable defenseman in the playoffs, has a broken left wrist and is done for the season. Defenseman Dmitri Kalinin is already out with a broken bone in his ankle, and fellow blue-line stalwart Teppo Numminen isn't sure if his pulled groin has healed enough for him to return. It could add up to Paetsch playing in … [Read more...] about Sabres walking thin blue line

'"I just have to have the mind-set that I'll get another crack at it," Ward said. "But it's really two different games. I wanted to be out there battling and I thought that I was. In the New Jersey series, there were a couple goals I wanted back."' … [Read more...] about Ward wants the chance to rebound

'"It's just a little spark you need, a little change here and there," Briere said Thursday. "We didn't change much. It was just moving two guys, and that little spark got us going. Sometimes you need to find a way to get it started."' … [Read more...] about Small changes do wonders for Sabres’ power play

'It is not just what they are doing that has grabbed people by the neck. It is how they are doing it. They win even as player after player falls to injury. They climb even as the path gets steeper. Repeated adversity has not sidelined success.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ mental toughness is paying off

'"Yeah, guys were shaking their heads, but you know what? It will just make winning that much more rewarding," McKee said Thursday. "We can do it. I know we can do it. There's nothing you can do but leave everything out there."' … [Read more...] about Sabres not in lather over injuries

'I've always thought their state motto should be, "Hey, at least we're not West Virginia."' … [Read more...] about Hockey Gomer can’t distingish oil, line change

'Keys for the Sabres...Enter with 20 players, leave with 20 players.' … [Read more...] about Scouting report

'All three were seriously wounded in Iraq. Two of them lost an arm and a leg each. The other lost at least part of his foot. Tonight, as the Buffalo Sabres wage their own ferocious battle on the ice, the team plans to honor these true warriors inside HSBC Arena...'. … [Read more...] about ‘True heroes’ put playoff frenzy in perspective

'The Sabres' 4-3 victory over Carolina, which started 20 minutes before "Idol" began, had a combined 27.2 rating on OLN (20.1) and CBC (7.1). The two-hour finale of "Idol" had a 21.0, peaking at 26.5 in the final 15 minutes when Hicks was declared the winner.' … [Read more...] about Sabres outdraw ‘Idol’ locally

'One thing I've learned so far about the Hurricanes is that they are faster than I thought they were. I knew their transition game was good because I saw that during the regular season, but right through their lineup, their speed has really impressed me. I thought that Ottawa was a quick team, which they are, but I think that this Carolina team might be even quicker … [Read more...] about Hits, coach clashes and Derek Roy

'That leaves the Sabres with four regular defensemen - Jay McKee, Toni Lydman, Brian Campbell and Rory Fitzpatrick - entering tonight's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals at HSBC Arena. That also leaves the club with no choice but to use a combination of Paetsch, Jeff Jillson and Doug Janik, who have dressed for a combined five games this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres' defense takes another shot

'Now the defense could look a little freakish by NHL standards. If Numminen can't play, there could be three members of last season's Rochester Americans defense in the lineup tonight: Rory Fitzpatrick, Jeff Jillson and either Nathan Paetsch or Doug Janik.' … [Read more...] about Depleted Sabres keep pushing on