Archives for February 3, 2007

'Drury turned 30 in August, and his talent level seems to be rising along with his age. "It was always a goal," he said. "I think as you get older, it seems like you almost try to train harder away from the rink. You take care of yourself more away from the rink. You just mature as a player."' … [Read more...] about Verdict is in on Drury

'Jaroslav Spacek, Teppo Numminen and Henrik Tallinder skipped the practice in Floyd Hall Arena at Montclair State University, leaving only Toni Lydman, Nathan Paetsch, Dmitri Kalinin and Brian Campbell to do the drills. Numminen and Tallinder were resting minor aches and pains, while Spacek was out because of a strained knee suffered Thursday against Boston.' … [Read more...] about Three defensemen miss off-day workout

'The Sabres have five players with at least 20 goals, while eight teams have none.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Devils

'The game had a combined rating of 9.8 on American cable rights-holder Versus (7.3) and CBC (2.5). The only prime-time shows that had a higher rating locally were "American Idol" (22.6) and "CSI: NY" (13.6).' … [Read more...] about Buffalo lifts All-Star ratings

Devils won't be rattled by Sabres' visit (New York Post) Buffalo (35-14-4) at New Jersey (31-15-6) (AP) Eastern Conference powers collide in New Jersey (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (35-14-4) at New Jersey Devils (31-15-6) (The Sports Network) Game preview (NewJerseyDevils.com) Game # 54: Buffalo @ New Jersey (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s New Jersey Coverage (Updated 1:30 p.m.)

Red-hot Amerks roar past Marlies (Rochester D&C) Amerks' goal for the second half: Consistency on defense (Rochester D&C) Pogge bombs in Marlies loss (Toronto Sun) Americans 6, Marlies 1 (AP) Amerks Rout Marlies (RNews.com) Amerks take down Marlies, 6-1, for fifthe straight win (Amerks.com) Amerks Trump Marlies (TorontoMarlies.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage