Archives for October 23, 2005

'He expects to return to Buffalo's training camp next year, and if all goes well he will earn his first pro job. "I think I'm going to be trying to earn a spot on their farm team in Rochester," Card said. "Kelowna has sent a lot of players along lately like Shea Weber (Nashville). I think it would be a great opportunity if I could ever do … [Read more...] about Card meets the pros at Sabres training camp

'"It was a statement: Your skill guys went against our skill guys, and we did the better job."' … [Read more...] about Sabres show up Rangers

'With the second-ever National Hockey League regular-season game in Rochester just three days away, nearly 5,000 tickets remain. The first time the Sabres came to town, on Nov. 12, 2003, the game against the New Jersey Devils sold out.' … [Read more...] about Slow sales don’t panic Sabres

Defense a mess (New York Daily News) Rangers on skid row (New York Post) Buffalo too hot to handle (Newsday) Rangers tripped up in Buffalo, 3-1 (White Plains Journal News) Unhappy Poti sits again (White Plains Journal News) Rangers suffer their third loss in a row (Newark Star Ledger) Poti sits ... and fumes at Renney (Newark Star Ledger) Post-game notes … [Read more...] about Sunday’s New York Coverage

'Daniel Briere and Ales Kotalik scored power-play goals and Ryan Miller stopped 22 shots to win his sixth game. Miller is one victory short of becoming the first rookie goalie to win seven in the month of October since Ed Belfour in 1990.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, NY Rangers 1

'With Buffalo clinging to a 2-1 lead, Miller poked away an attempt by Jason Ward, only to see the Rangers right wing emerge on the other side of the net and fire another shot while he was out of position. The puck glanced off Miller's side and appeared to slide across the goal line for the tying tally, but officials had blown the play dead.' … [Read more...] about Miller, Sabres remain perfect at home

'Kotalik's third goal of the season came with 3:32 remaining to ice Buffalo's sixth win in its last nine meetings (6-2-1) versus the Rangers. The Sabres improved to 6-2-0 on the season.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, NY Rangers 1

'Once again the team got offensive production from Daniel Briere who scored his seventh goal of the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Keep Winning At Home; Defeat Rangers 3-1

'We did a good job of keeping the middle contained and forcing everything outside."' … [Read more...] about Sabres win again

Bad third period costs Amerks (Rochester D&C) Crunch's wrecking ball finally knocks Amerks down (Syracuse Post Standard) Amerks Get Crunched (RNews.com) Syracuse 6, Rochester 3 (AP) Amerks fall to Syracuse (Amerks.com) Amerks Forward Anthony Stewart scores first NHL goal (Amerks.com) Crunch Top Amerks in Comeback Victory (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage