Archives for February 2008

'Miller unexpectedly got most of Saturday off, pulled after the Rangers went up 4-0 after just 12:25 of play. It was his first regulation loss since Jan. 19, before an 8-0-1 run. Jocelyn Thibault, who hadn't played since Feb. 1, stopped 20 of 21 in relief.' … [Read more...] about NY Rangers 5, Buffalo 1

'"You get beat, you have to give them credit," said Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff. "They won the battles. They won it skating and they won the small battles. They looked like a real fresh team. I thought they skated well all night."' … [Read more...] about NY Rangers 5, Buffalo 1

'The Rangers got on the board about as early as possible on a goal by Sean Avery just ten seconds into the game. Then New York completely blew the game open scoring three more times in the next twelve minutes with goals from Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky and Brendan Shanahan. Ryan Miller was pulled after the fourth goal for Jocelyn Thibault.' … [Read more...] about Quick Start Leads Rangers To 5-1 Win

'Jocelyn Thibault was brought in to relieve Miller but it wouldn't matter as the Sabres never mustered any sort of comeback attempt.' … [Read more...] about Back to earth

Amerks Alumni face troopers in benefit for Sperr (Rochester D&C) Crunch Right on Marc (Syracuse Post Standard) Amerks lose in overtime (RNews.com) Crunch Bury Amerks in Overtime Thriller (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'“They’re going to be as desperate as any team we’re going to play,” Ruff said after practice Friday in HSBC Arena. “We know now that the fight even gets bigger. The battles are going to get harder. The intensity is going to go up because we’re at a point now where you can keep moving up or you can just stay in the battle for the rest of the … [Read more...] about Weekend to cultivate ice age

'Miller and Pominville have been stellar during the Sabres’ 8-0-2 run, and the NHL statistics reflect that. They are both among the league leaders since the games of Jan. 24, when the Sabres started their streak with a 2-1 win over Dallas.' … [Read more...] about Miller, Pominville power Buffalo&#8217s surge

'“I remember everything,” Zednik said. “I remember the doctor holding my neck and telling him, ‘Don’t push so hard. I can’t breathe.’ I talked to my trainer [Dave Zenobi]. I remember them saying, ‘OK, go to surgery.’ ”' … [Read more...] about Lucky man, Richard Zednik

Buffalo (28-21-8) at NY Rangers (28-24-7) (AP) Buffalo Sabres (28-21-8) at New York Rangers (28-24-7) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s New York Coverage

Blood on the ice (Hamilton Spectator) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Florida Coverage

'Granted, these neck injuries are fairly uncommon in the NHL. But two in 18 years -- in the same city nonetheless -- is two too many.' … [Read more...] about Injury haunts Buffalo again

'Jason Pominville missed Friday's practice with an illness. His status for the Ranger game is up in the air. Tim Connolly missed the work out but is expected to play in New York. Jaro Spacek left for what Coach Lindy Ruff called "body maintenance". Spacek isn't expected to miss any time.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Face Big Weekend

'Granted Campbell is in line for a huge payday. With the Salary Cap likely to increase again this off-season and a dearth of high-quality blueliners available this coming off-season, Campbell could demand a huge contract in the open market. In light of recent contracts given to LA's Lubomir Visnovsky (5 years $28.75 million) or Montreal's Roman Hamrlik (4 years … [Read more...] about What changes should the Sabres make?

'"When you don't have success, you always chance, tweak and look to be better," said head coach Lindy Ruff. "We've gone down some roads and tried some things. There have been some things that haven't worked and there's been some things that have been better for us. We just try to stay down that road where things are going better for us."' … [Read more...] about Sabres finding right road

Amerks rise up to bite Bears (Harrisburg Patriot News) Amerks double up Bears to win three straight (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage