Archives for May 1, 2007

'He'll be replaced by Dan Paille, who will play in his first game this postseason. Paille will play on fourth line with Adam Mair and Tim Connolly.' … [Read more...] about Afinogenov A Healthy Scratch For Game 4

'With the exception of Game 1, the Rangers have done a marvelous job taking away ice and nullifying the Sabres’ potent attack, which led the league in regular-season goals and was tied for the playoff lead as of Monday afternoon. The Sabres have only nine goals in the series. Five came in Game 1.' … [Read more...] about Ruff wants Sabres to show ugly side

'Ruff won the award last season.' … [Read more...] about Lindy Ruff Is A Finalist For Jack Adams Award

'WGR's Paul Hamilton is reporting that Daniel Paille, who missed a month earlier in the season with a broken finger, will dress for warm-ups in Game Four, and Paul Gaustad is expected back Friday if he remains healthy through the week.' … [Read more...] about Gaustad To Return Friday; Paille Dresses

'“I hope so,” Rangers winger Jaromir Jagr replied when asked if Lundqvist was in the Sabres’ heads. “It does happen. The perfect example I thought was when Anaheim went to the [2003 Stanley Cup] final and [Jean-Sebastien] Giguere got hot. He’s a good goalie but he was just . . . you couldn’t score. And your confidence is building up every … [Read more...] about King Henrik bestows royal pain

'“I think Ryan, he’s in the zone,” Daniel Briere said. “He feels good about his game. He’s playing really well. He’s won us some playoff games I wouldn’t say by himself, but where he was the major player. I know we’re always going to be in the game when we have him back there.”' … [Read more...] about Miller unfazed by starring role

'“It isn’t pretty plays [that win],” Ruff said. “It’s ugly hockey, playoff-ugly hockey. The ugly plays are there, and the pretty plays aren’t anymore.”' … [Read more...] about Ruff wants Sabres to think ugly

'Ruff suggested a promotion for Tim Connolly from the fourth line, but didn’t specifically say he would skate with Briere. “I think Tim Connolly has come a long ways and played a good number of minutes,” Ruff said. “There are some thoughts to bumping Tim up a little bit.”' … [Read more...] about Ruff hints at promoting Connolly to Briere&#8217s line

'The game averaged an impressive 26.9 rating on WGRZ-TV from 2 to 5 p.m., when it was scheduled to end. The rating rose to 36.8 from 5 to 6 p.m. and hit a high of 40.1 in the final 15 minutes before the Rangers scored the winning goal. To put that in perspective, the rating in the last hour was in the neighborhood of many Bills regular season games.' … [Read more...] about Hockey ratings pile up

Even After Two Overtimes, the Rangers Stay Fresh (New York Times) After finally breaking through, Rangers look to get even (New York Daily News) Rangers Cool And The Gang (New York Post) Ready, willing, able (New York Newsday) Maloney's hard work paying off (New York Newsday) Maven Fischler skating forever (New York Newsday) Role players play pivotal part for Rangers … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s New York Coverage (Updated 12:30 p.m.)

'"We tried those pretty plays and I went in (to the dressing room Sunday) and said, `No more, we're done. I don't want to see the end-to-end rushes. ... Let's not be pig-headed. I know you're good players. I know you've got great moves. I know you maybe want to be the No.1 highlight on TSN or ESPN, but tonight it's not going to … [Read more...] about Sabres will try to win `ugly'

'Ruff said the additional 37 minutes of hockey on Sunday produced five combined scoring chances from both teams. "I looked around and it looked like people had left. I don't think people want to come here to see six periods of hockey and the last three periods (have) one or two scoring chances. I don't think that's what the game is about. Two or three periods of overtime, I … [Read more...] about Ruff: Time for 4-on-4 in overtime

'"He's just hungry," Renney added. "He's a hungry guy. He knows he's the leader of our team. He understands the residual effect that his level of effort has on us, his attention to detail, those types of things. It looks good on Jaromir. It looks really good on him, because he's our leader."' … [Read more...] about Jagr abandons his grouchy side

'Asked if there is a defenceman who could effectively keep him off the scoresheet, Jagr hesitated a moment, before coming up with a punch line. "Nobody's born yet," he laughed. "It's unbelievable, huh?"' … [Read more...] about New York’s Jagr feels as unstoppable as ever

'I don't get it. The Sabres were the best team in the league in the regular season and play a style that should help the league sell the game. Television ratings in Buffalo, a hockey town among several that have kept this league alive, are through the roof, and Sabres' merchandise sales are tops in the league. They're buying it in Buffalo, and it should play in Peoria, too. And … [Read more...] about NYReachAround