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GARTH: Miller Twists In Wind
Jan. 16 | Trust me. I’m not Ryan Miller’s PR man. I give him the gears when he deserves it. I prop him up when he deserves it. What a sickening spectacle. Ryan Miller’s teammates quit on him. They lacked compete and passion. 24 minutes into this...
GARTH: Stiff Test In Detroit
Jan. 16 | How big is tonight’s game in Detroit? Its HUGE. Ryan Miller says that this is a logical place in time for the Sabres to get their game in order, and to start a winning streak. Miller says his team has faced stiffer challenges, and has emerge with...
19-20-5 Just Feels Different This Year
Jan. 16 | One year ago today, the Sabres were in a 19-20-5 hole following an ugly Saturday night loss to the New York Islanders. They were 8 points out of a playoff spot at the time, but there was still some optimism that Buffalo had a run in them. Sure enough,...
The Versus Game of the Week: Buffalo at Chicago
Jan. 16 | Holy crap. Been awhile, eh? I run a tight ship around here, obviously. Obviously, I haven’t posted since December 28th, closing in on three weeks. I assure you, it has nothing to do with you, and everything to do with a wonderful vacation to Florida...
Sekera Returns, Brennan Recalled, Finley Scratched
Jan. 16 | The Buffalo Sabres received a bit of good news today after their morning skate. Andrej Sekera, who has missed the last eight games due to injury, is expected to return to the lineup. The Sabres have also recalled defenseman T.J. Brennan from Rochester...
Red Wings-Sabres game-day updates: No gnus is good gnus, Miller quality time and other stuff
Jan. 16 | As the Detroit Red Wings prepare to face off against the Buffalo Sabres tonight (7:30 PM, FSD/MSG B/WXYT), kicking off a slate of back-to-back games against Buffalo tonight and heading to Dallas tomorrow, no news is good news, especially given that the...
Bills Biggest Bright Spots- No. 4: Non-Offensive Line
Jan. 16 | We’ve started a series at Buffalo Sports Daily, highlighting the five biggest bright spots… and dark clouds on the 2011 Buffalo Bills season. Our fifth-biggest bright spot was the emergence of Scott Chandler at tight end. Today we continue with...
Sabres Recall TJ Brennan
Jan. 16 | Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today that defenseman TJ Brennan has been recalled from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. Brennan joins the Sabres for his fourth recall of the season. The first-year defenseman...
Sputtering Sabres Pull Over in Motor City
Jan. 16 | Contest #2 of a seven-game road trip tonight at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena. Buffalo has lost eight in a row away from home, including another frustrating effort Saturday night on Long Island. So, of course, they draw a team that hasn’t lost...
Detroit vs Buffalo: Break out the blue cheese cause these Wings are on fire
Jan. 16 | Tonight the Wings welcome the struggling Buffalo Sabres to the Joe where they will try and break the franchise record for consecutive home wins currently at 14. The Sabres have their own streak going, an 8-game road losing streak to be exact. I say we...
Balancing Act – how to divide work between Jackson & Spiller
Jan. 16 | The Bills experienced some tough lessons in 2011, but the coaching staff also learned more about the talent it has on hand and how it applies to the team’s future. As encouraging as the emergence o…
Red Wings-Sabres set-up: chasing history and/or two points (and yes, more Winter Classic talk)
Jan. 16 | The Detroit Red Wings begin perhaps the trickiest portion of their grinding January schedule by kicking off a back-to-back slate of games against banged-up teams in the Buffalo Sabres tonight (7:30 PM EST, FSD/MSG B—and if you have Time-Warner Cable...
Red Wings off-day news: Wings hope to keep the good times rolling against Buffalo
Jan. 15 | The Detroit Red Wings are facing perhaps the nastiest twist in their play-every-other-day-from-New Year’s Eve Eve-on schedule tomorrow: after hosting the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night (7:30 PM EST/FSD/MSG Plus unless you have Time-Warner Cable in New...
GARTH: Vanek’s Jaw OK
Jan. 15 | Thomas Vanek has been Buffalo’s best and most consistent soldier this season. Last night, HDTV took a Jochen Hecht bomb to the face. He left the ice for repairs and to attached his U. Minnesota Gopher birdcage to his bucket. He gutted out the end...
Nabokov Reaches 300th Win in 4-2 Victory Over Buffalo
Jan. 15 | Uniondale, NY — Evgeni Nabokov secured his 300th career win on an already special night when the Islanders organization inducted Pat Flatley into the team’s hall of fame. Michael Grabner scored the go ahead goal at the 16:57 of the third period...
Golden Era For Tight Ends Now On Display
Jan. 15 | Hopefully Buffalo Bills general manager Buddy Nix spent Saturday being a clever student. Teams looking on the outside of the NFL playoffs, particularly those that don’t possess dominating tight ends got a first-hand look Saturday that the Golden...
Bandits Get Season Off To Winning Start
Jan. 15 | The Buffalo Bandits used their off-season to improve the offense and their moves proved to pay dividends in the team’s season opener Saturday night. Luke Wiles, acquired in a trade with Washington, scored a second half hat trick to lead the Bandits...
Big Day For Hart Leads Canisius Over McKinley
Jan. 15 | Two teams both ranked among the top ten large schools in Western New York capped off an exciting day of basketball at the Martin Luther King Classic at City Honors high school. Senior guard Matt Hart scored a career-high 30 points as second-ranked Canisius...
Miami Clips UB Late, 52-51
Jan. 15 | In a game that featured 14 lead changes and 11 ties, the Buffalo Bulls (8-6, 1-2 MAC) found themselves behind when the clock hit 0:00 Saturday evening at Millett Hall, falling 52-51 to the Miami (OH) Redhawks (5-10, 1-2 MAC). Mitchell Watt had another...
Sabres Drop Another On Road To Isles
Jan. 15 | The Buffalo Sabres have won two games in a row before. Right now, it only seems like that’s never happened in franchise history. November 11 remains the last time the Sabres pulled off consecutive victories after the team dropped a 4-2 affair...
GARTH: Is Roy Right?
Jan. 15 | The dumb luck continues for the Sabres. Another road game. Another loss. Another injury to a key blueliner Robyn Regehr. Another blast to the face for Thomas Vanek, who sustained facial damage when he was blasted in the face with a puck during the Islanders...
Bulls Drop Sunday Affair To Bowling Green, 79-59
Jan. 15 | The University at Buffalo women’s basketball team could not defeat the defending Mid-American Conference champions, falling to Bowling Green, 79-59, Sunday afternoon at Alumni Arena. The loss drops UB’s record to 5-13 on the season and 0-4 in the...