Archives for February 13, 2008

'"It's a team effort," said Bisson, who was involved in another major sports medical drama, when he was the first doctor to reach Kevin Everett's side when the Buffalo lineman suffered a serious spinal injury at the Bills' Ralph Wilson Stadium. "There were a lot of team things that happened" to save crucial time for Zednik.' … [Read more...] about Minnesotan wins praise for saving NHLer slashed by skate

Maple Leafs Game Day (National Post) Sabres look to continue playoff push vs. Maple Leafs (Sportsticker) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Toronto Coverage

'"On behalf of Richard and our entire family, I want to thank the fans, his teammates, the Panthers and Sabres organizations, plus so many others for their prayers and well wishes," Jessica Zednik said. "I especially want to thank the medical staff involved in his care and the Buffalo General Hospital for their tremendous support during this difficult … [Read more...] about Zednik and wife thank supporters

'"What happened a couple days ago, a neck guard wouldn't make any different. The neck guard just comes this high, you know?" Jokinen said, gesturing about halfway up his neck. "If you watch what happened to Richard, the cut was a lot higher. It's one of those things."' … [Read more...] about Even after Richard Zednik's frightening injury, don't expect neck guards in NHL

'"I have a little gate at my seat, and I can jump down into the tunnel," Bisson said. "I sprinted around and met them behind Florida's bench. We were moving Richard toward my medical room. He was awake and cooperative. I said, 'Just stay with me.''"' … [Read more...] about An incredible save

'Winger Thomas Vanek continued his red-hot play with a hat trick, the first of his career. Clarke McArthur’s third-period tally came just 33 seconds after the Senators had cut their deficit to 2-1 and you heard nary a peep the rest of the night from the crowd of 19,564 packed into Scotiabank Place. Jason Pominville scored the Sabres’ final goal with 3:04 … [Read more...] about Sabres climb into playoff picture

'“We didn’t go from zero to 100 today but we’re still moving down the road,” Regier said during the second intermission of the Sabres’ game against the Ottawa Senators in Scotiabank Place. “But I think the fact that you’re communicating means you are moving down the road.”' … [Read more...] about Campbell&#8217s agent meets with Regier

'“It’s been an emotional couple days for me,” Malarchuk, now the Columbus Blue Jackets’ goal- tending coach, said Tuesday by telephone. “The only reason I did [watch] was that somebody told me it wasn’t very graphic and there wasn’t a lot of blood. It was just scary to see that skate come up like that and clip him the way it did. Real … [Read more...] about Malarchuk revisits tough emotions

'“He is awake and in good spirits,” said Noor. “He has minimal neck swelling or discomfort. He is speaking quite well. His voice is not hoarse,” Noor added.' … [Read more...] about Zednik upgraded to egood&#8217

'The Sabres definitely have the potential to make a run in the playoffs. The 10-game winless streak came from a young team without the leadership of Drury and Briere, being reminded that success comes through an excessive amount of hard work. It looked like, aside from Miller, 18 players forgot that lesson during the playoffs last year. It looks like this year’s team … [Read more...] about Sabres on the rebound

Corvo just didn't dig Ottawa (Ottawa Sun) Fisher's a fan of The Departed (Ottawa Sun) Rude welcome to Ottawa (Ottawa Citizen) Opportunity knocks for duo (Ottawa Citizen) Here's what you had to say about the trade (Ottawa Citizen) The veterans of the Senators were very discrete (Le Droit) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Ottawa Coverage

Zednik may be discharged by weekend (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Neck guard is largely unused in NHL (South Florida Sun Sentinel) Jokinen remains shaken by injury (Palm Beach Post) Playing With Heavy Hearts (FloridaPanthers.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Florida Coverage

'"The moment I said it, I was thinking, 'I hope I'm right'," Neale said from Ottawa where he was set to call the Sabres' game against the Sens on Tuesday. "The only thing I can think of as to where it came from is that I like to do a lot of crossword puzzles and maybe there was some leftover from the Clint Malarchuk case from years ago. But that alerted me to the fact we can't … [Read more...] about So how did Neale know?

'"The defense was doing a great job of getting the puck to the net and it helped me," Vanek said. "I'm always in front. It's been like that for the last four or five games."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Ottawa 1

'"It's great, I'm really happy for him," said Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller, who finished with 25 saves. "Earlier in the year he was searching for it and he had a lot of pressure on his plate and I think as the team has settled down, he's settled down, too. I think he can go out there and score some goals now. He's putting that puck on net like he needs to."' … [Read more...] about Vanek scores three, Sabres spoil Sens debuts of Stillman and Commodore