Archives for November 20, 2008

'“It’s going to have to cost guys dearly with ice time,” Ruff said. “If you want to get focus, you want to get desperate, maybe some players will have to miss games... Really, that’s the only choice you have as a coach.”' … [Read more...] about Ruff warns players of consequences

'"We did a good job, we got out of the zone, but we don’t get the puck deep. Those little plays have turned into big plays. All the little plays on the ice, all the little detail plays that turned into goals for us that we worked hard, that our defense got up and made some good plays, they are wiped out by the poor plays we made defensively."' … [Read more...] about Lindy Ruff interview

'“He’s always had the talent, but now - I don’t know if it’s because he’s played quite a few games last year or not - he has that confidence.” Lydman said. “Coming into this year’s training camp he looked comfortable in the scrimmages and exhibition games and now he is carrying that into the regular season.”' … [Read more...] about Sekera gaining confidence

'"We have nowhere to point the finger except ourselves," Sabres center Paul Gaustad said. "It's hard work. It's hard work to cut down on chances. You can talk about it as much as you want. We talk it about too much. We have to execute."' … [Read more...] about Bruins knock Sabres down for the count

'"The deliberate head shots I definitely agree with. I don't think there's any excuse," the Buffalo Sabres coach said. "If it's a deliberate head shot where somebody has just gone over and elbowed somebody in the head or got his stick up, it should be dealt with and dealt with swiftly."' … [Read more...] about NHL issues a heads-up on illegal hits

Bruins load up in win (Boston Globe) Wins coming in all varieties (Boston Globe) Hunwick replaces his role model (Boston Globe) A wild night at Garden (Boston Herald) Manny Fernandez saves best (Boston Herald) Bruins’ Michael Ryder plays it cool (Boston Herald) Marc Savard reaches 600-point plateau (Boston Herald) Bruins afire on ice (Brockton Enterprise) Savard … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Boston Coverage

'After falling behind 4-2 with 7:23 remaining in the first period, the Bruins scored five unanswered goals. Savard figured in on four of them, giving him 600 points in his career.' … [Read more...] about Chara, Kobasew each score twice in Bruins win

'Ryan Miller allowed seven goals on 20 shots and was lifted in the third period in favor of Patrick Lalime, who made three saves the rest of the way.' … [Read more...] about Boston 7, Buffalo 4

'The game started on a rather frantic pace with five goals scored in the first 5:38.' … [Read more...] about Bruins Score Five Straight; Defeat Sabres 7-4

Portland Power Play Hurts Wolf Pack (Hartford Courant) Pirates rally to beat Wolf Pack for eighth straight win (AP) The Pirates make it eight (Maine Hockey Journal) Pirates Beat Wolf Pack 4-2 (PortlandPirates.com) Wolf Pack Drop 4-2 Decision to Pirates (HartfordWolfPack.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage