Archives for December 31, 2011

Game Day: Senators vs. Sabres (Ottawa Sun) Ottawa (18-15-5) at Buffalo (17-17-3) (AP) Ottawa Senators (18-15-5) at Buffalo Sabres (17-17-3) (The Sports Network) Senators face Sabres fresh off exhilarating win (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Ottawa Coverage

'The timing of the addition of HD broadcasts on FiOS to coincide with the Time Warner-MSG dispute was a result of a court ruling. Verizon won a protracted legal battle against MSG for its HD feeds. A federal court ruled in favor of Verizon in November, upholding a FCC ruling, which forced MSG to negotiate with Verizon to provide HD feeds. MSG had argued that Verizon was not a … [Read more...] about FiOS touts addition of MSG broadcasts

'The Capitals outclassed the Sabres from the opening minute to the sounding of the horn during the first. They beat Buffalo to pucks, hit harder and more often, skated faster and scored the only goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres beaten to the punch in D.C.

'"It's not quite where it needs to be for me to jump back in," Myers said Friday in Verizon Center. "It's a tough bone to break. There's not much blood supply. It's just taking a little longer than we hoped for. I'll come back as soon as I'm ready. It's just a matter of making sure I don't come back too early to put it at risk for reinjury."' … [Read more...] about Injury keeps Myers sidelined, frustrated

Alex Ovechkin scores two goals as Washington beats Buffalo at Verizon Center (Washington Post) Capitals’ stars rise to occasion in win over Sabres (Washington Times) Ovechkin's two goals power Caps to another win (Washington Examiner) Ovechkin leads Caps to win (CSN Washington) Shuffling off to Columbus (CSN Washington) Postgame notebook (WashingtonCaps.com) Postgame … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Washington Coverage

'If the Sabres are going to rebound, they’ll have to keep patching together lineups. They were already without six injured players entering the game before Ehrhoff got into a fight with Troy Brouwer late in the first period.' … [Read more...] about Surging Ovechkin gets 2; Capitals upend Sabres 3-1

'Ehrhoff left the game after a fight with Washington’s Troy Brouwer late in the first period and did not return.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ehrhoff out ‘probably weeks’ with injury

'"I've never seen so many bouncing pucks go the wrong way," said Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff. "But, if you don't score you don't win games, simple as that."' … [Read more...] about Washington 3, Buffalo 1

'Fans hoping for a better jump at the start of the second were in for a rude surprise. The Caps made it 2-0 at 3:52 on a beautiful passing play. The Sabres defense was completely befuddled leaving Nicklas Backstrom wide open for an easy tap-in past Miller.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Lose to Caps 3-1; Ehrhoff out with Upper Body Injury

'He’s played LW, he’s played center and had many different line mates.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Adam trying to fit in

'Unlike in Buffalo, standing up for teammates isn't seen as a chore in Rochester, but as a duty.' … [Read more...] about Amerks are everything Sabres should be

'The dispute doesn't just involve Buffalo - it applies to all of New York State. So if the Sabres games go black, so do the Islanders, Rangers, Devils, and the NY Knicks.' … [Read more...] about Without deal, Time Warner to lose Sabres

'As the clock clicks closer to New Year's Day, there is an increasing possibility that Sabres games, and other programming from MSG network will drop off of Time Warner Cable systems in greater Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres On Cable? Race Against Clock

Has he fully recovered from the injury? It’s impossible to say, but something’s not right with Roy. The most frustrating thing about No. 9 is that he may very well be the engine of this team. Laugh if you will, but look at the facts: When Roy records a point, the Sabres are 12-2-3, When Roy fails to mark the scoresheet, the Sabres are 5-15-0.' … [Read more...] about Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine…

'“You start by taking a penalty. Webby is a physical player. I don’t think it was that bad a hit when I look at it,” Ruff explained. “Sometimes that early call is an easy one to make and they made it. That gets you behind the eight ball right off the bat. It’s hard not to tell a guy to not finish his check.”' … [Read more...] about Dulled finish