Archives for October 1, 2005

'"He looked a little nervous tonight," Ruff said of Miller. "I thought there were some uncharacteristic rebounds that came off him, but you get to the last game of the preseason, he put pressure on himself to really put a performance together. I think he was strong."' … [Read more...] about Miller gets closer to No. 1 job

'"Could it be an old athlete refusing to accept retirement? Maybe," Patrick said with a laugh. "Could it be I'm having a hard time making the transition from player to coach? Maybe it's that, too."' … [Read more...] about Patrick decides to lace up skates again, in Germany

'Haywood adds Comcast won't allow the cable operator to carry the NHL package unless OLN is moved from Adelphia's highest digital tier, Digital Plus, to its lowest digital tier. The move would be costly and Adelphia still wouldn't hit the required 40 percent.' … [Read more...] about Power play keeping NHL off Adelphia

'"Because you speak French as well, do you ever use that to your advantage so nobody knows what you're saying?" Briere: "Well, playing with J.P. (Dumont) sometimes on the ice if we have a secret play or do something off the face-off we'll speak French. But, we haven't found another French linemate and no one wants to learn French to play with us."' … [Read more...] about Meet the Sabres: Daniel Briere

'Mika Noronen is apparently No. 3 on the depth chart, and while the team may start the season with three goalies, general manager Darcy Regier says a trade will be made at some point.' … [Read more...] about Miller strong in net in his final audition

'Golisano can't speak for the rest of the league, but if Sabres' ticket sales are any indication, Buffalonians are ready to forgive and forget. Roughly 90 percent of their season-ticket holders have renewed, and the team has enticed 1,300 new customers.' … [Read more...] about Golisano is optimistic about future of hockey

As season approaches, Wild deals with injuries (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Gameday (Wild.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Minnesota Coverage

'The Sabres finished the preseason with a 6-2-0 record, their best since going 7-1 in 2000.' … [Read more...] about Sabres 5, Wild 3

'Regier said Patrick got the offer to play from Frankfurt coach Rich Chernomaz, who is a family friend. ``I understand it, he wants to play, he's looking at a life experience,'' Regier said. ``If that's something James wants to do, I have that much respect for it and understand it.''' … [Read more...] about Sabres assistant coach comes out of retirement to play in Germany

'Chris Drury scored two power-play goals and added an assist as the Sabres defeated Minnesota, 5-3, in pre-season action at Blue Cross Arena.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Minnesota 3

'Once again the power play was fired up as they provided three of the Sabres' tallies. Chris Drury scored two goals on the power play and Maxim Afinogenov scored one as well. Drury, Afinogenov, and Jochen Hecht all recorded three points. Hecht scored an even strength goal as did Ales Kotalik.' … [Read more...] about Sabres End Preseason With 5-3 Win Over Wild

'The Buffalo co-captain scored his first on the power play in the first period tying the game at one. His second also came on the power play in the third period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Win Preseason Finale

'The line of Chris Drury, Jochen Hecht and Mike Grier really clicked during the contest, recording seven points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres close preseason with win

'"He just simply said that he wants to play again."' … [Read more...] about Patrick resigns from coaching staff

Amerks begin preseason schedule Saturday (Amerks.com) Amerks players at the Mall at Greece Ridge Saturday (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage