Archives for December 2007

'“It felt good in practice but we have to see how it feels [today],” Miller said. “I don’t want to be thinking about it too much or have anything flare up. We’ve got a lot of hockey to play. I don’t want to get too crazy but for today it felt good. I was out there the whole time."' … [Read more...] about Miller hopes ankle won&#8217t keep him out

'“We’re playing the power play in a different way than we played last year. We try to set up on both sides. We try to shoot the puck more,” Spacek said. “Last year, we tried to play more low and tried to go for empty-netters. Now, we’re shooting the puck and trying to recover the puck. That’s my bread and butter.”' … [Read more...] about New style, new Spacek o better results

Amerks Kick Off 'Toys for Tots' (RNews.com) Around the Globke (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'"We wanted him to make a couple of big saves to help pick us up," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "The best thing you can have when you make a big mistake is the goaltender make a big save, because then we're talking about the big save; we're not talking about the pass."' … [Read more...] about Lydman’s passing gaffes doom Sabres

'"Buffalo is pretty much where my life is," said Kane. "It's where my family is, it's where my life started, it's where I started playing hockey, it's where I go back to in the summer and where all my friends are too. It's going to be awesome. I'm not really sure what to expect right now."' … [Read more...] about Patrick Kane prepares for first trip back to Buffalo as NHL player

'“It’s when I have to get into certain positions as a goaltender ... it was just stiff,” he said. “It’s a really low sprain, kind of below the anklebone. It’s very tolerable. If it were higher up it would be a lot tougher to handle... I got through a whole practice without anything significant the day after. It’s good. I just want … [Read more...] about Miller reports stiffness in ankle

'“The open end of the stadium is parallel to the direction of the winds that blow in. When the winds do blow in, it seems as though they drop down into the bowl and create some crazy wind patterns. Believe me, they have been problems for every kicker and quarterback who has ever had to kick or pass into those blowing winds.”' … [Read more...] about Legendary Ralph Wilson Stadium a perfect Winter Classic host

'"We were skating good and we were creating chances, and I thought we gave them opportunities," Lydman said. "Well, I gave them two of them to score the goals."' … [Read more...] about Turnovers prove costly

'“I just remember the crowd and how overwhelming it was to be in front of that many people in that environment,” Miller said. “It was pretty wild and pretty interesting. After that, you understand why football players are always pumped up. You know, 75,000 people is a lot of energy. And they were all focused on hockey.”' … [Read more...] about Miller knows what it's like

'"Besides the turnovers that I made, I thought we played pretty good," said Lydman. "We created a lot of chances and thought we were skating good through the game."' … [Read more...] about Lydman has a tough day at the office

Amerks Reading Power Play appearances scheduled for Monday and Tuesday (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage

'Lindy Ruff was worried about his players' legs. He should have been worried about their heads: the Buffalo Sabres didn't have theirs early, and Boston Bruins goaltender Alex Auld was in clear possession of them throughout.' … [Read more...] about Domination for 200, Alex

'Head coach Lindy Ruff told the media on Monday that although injured defensemen Henrik Tallinder and Dmitri Kalinin are getting closer to a return to the lineup, neither will be available "for the next couple of games."' … [Read more...] about Getting closer

Schaefer righting his ship (Boston Globe) Metropolit a homecoming king for kids (Boston Herald) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Boston Coverage

'Give Toni Lydman credit -- he didn’t skip out on the tough questions Monday night. His answers were short and sweet, mind you, but the veteran defenseman was one of the few who sat at his locker after his two gigantic mistakes proved the difference in a 4-1 Sabres loss to the Boston Bruins.' … [Read more...] about Sabres can&#8217t afford mistakes from vets like Lydman