Archives for December 2009

'Despite putting 37 shots on Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, the Sabres only broke through once. Pominville's slapshot from the right wing eluded Lundqvist with 59 seconds to go.' … [Read more...] about Rangers End Sabres Win Streak

Ex-Pirate Whitfield haunts old team (Portland Press Herald) Marchand scores third straight game-winner (Providence Journal) P-Bruins snap Pirates streak at 11 games (Maine Hockey Journal) Bruins Nip Pirates to End Streak (PortlandPirates.com) P-Bruins defeat Pirates 4-3 (ProvidenceBruins.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Portland Coverage

'Gone is the jittery player from last year who was benched down the stretch. In his place is an aggressive blue-liner unafraid of finding a time to join the rush.' … [Read more...] about Sekera proving to be a tough out

'How do you go from 20th in penalty killing to second in less than a month? Ask the Buffalo Sabres. They did it.' … [Read more...] about Penalty-killers go on sensational run

New York (13-13-1) at Buffalo (16-7-2) (AP) New York Rangers (13-13-1) at Buffalo Sabres (16-7-2) (The Sports Network) Sabres play host to struggling Rangers (NHL.com) Refreshed, reconfigured Rangers in Buffalo tonight (NewYorkRangers.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s New York Coverage

Pirates succumb in shootout (Portland Press Herald) P-Bruins 3, Pirates 2 (Providence Journal) Bruins tip Pirates in shootout (Lewiston Sun Journal) Pirates Bested in a Shootout (PortlandPirates.com) P-Bruins defeat Pirates 3-2 (ProvidenceBruins.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Portland Coverage

'“I think we’re moving the puck around pretty good,” said Pominville, who also added a goal, just his sixth this season. “We’re tight on the forecheck. We’re creating those turnovers by skating. That’s what it’s all about - skating, moving your feet and we’ll get the opportunities.”' … [Read more...] about Miller continues MVP season as Sabres romp

'“We’re going to need him,” coach Lindy Ruff said after the Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 at HSBC Arena. “We know we need to play him. The best thing he can do is go and play ... because we’re going to use him coming this week.”' … [Read more...] about Lalime will see action in Portland assignment

'“It’s the first time I’ve really had anything like this so I’m just going to go day-by-day,” he said. “I think my foot kind of got locked behind one of their forwards’ feet and I basically got my foot trapped under my body. I kind of fell over awkwardly, backwards on it... tweaked it a little bit.”' … [Read more...] about No timetable for Butler

'"He hasn't played in a lot of games with us in the past few weeks," Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier wrote in an e-mail. "We wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to get him some work."' … [Read more...] about Lalime getting some work

'The Sabres had as many goals in the first period as the Canadiens had shots: three. At one point in the second period, the Sabres had a 4-0 lead and 25-5 shots advantage.' … [Read more...] about Sabres make quick work of Habs

'Is this really what their fans wanted? Remember, they pleaded for major changes, and that's what they received. Now, they're stuck with a confused team that has less chemistry than Tiger and Elin.' … [Read more...] about Habs turn into Hab-nots

'"He has a different approach for every player," Pominville added. "This year, the organization came to the players and asked what we could do better and how we could improve as a team. That showed us they have a lot of trust in the players."' … [Read more...] about Coach Ruff right man for the job

Sabres pounce as Habs hang Halak out to dry (Montreal Gazette) 'We're hesitant and it's killing us': Gorges (Montreal Gazette) Coach Ruff right man for the job (Montreal Gazette) Photo gallery (Montreal Gazette) The Numbers Game - Dec. 3, 2009 (Canadiens.com) Photo gallery (Canadiens.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) The following are rough English … [Read more...] about Friday’s Montreal Coverage

Lalime getting some work (Portland Press Herald) Pirates to battle Baby Bs in Lewiston (Lewiston Sun Journal) Travel's been kind to Schutz (Lewiston Sun Journal) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Portland Coverage