Archives for January 13, 2006

'The Sabres’ special teams were once again the bright spots that out shined yet another ineffective effort at even strength.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall 2-1 in shootout with Phoenix

'"We should've done better," Biron said. "The sense is we all understand that wasn't good enough. We can't say, "Well, we got a point and let's keep going.' No. That's not good enough."' … [Read more...] about Power failure dooms Sabres

'"I'm not the only person and we're not the only family that's ever had tragedy," Gretzky said. "It's part of life. You have to get up and move forward and figure out a way to deal with it. I don't think you ever forget about it. It's been hard. It's the worst three weeks I've had in a long time, but people have been … [Read more...] about Hockey gives Great One an escape

'"He wasn't out, but he wasn't there," Ruff said. "I had a conversation with him, and it was a conversation with myself."' … [Read more...] about Concussion from collision sidelines Mair

Hockey's Great One skates one of his toughest shifts (Rochester D&C) Coyotes net '06's 1st win (Arizona Republic) Nedved healthy scratch could be sign of trade (Arizona Republic) Coyotes get big win in shootout (East Valley Tribune) NHL hands O’Donnell two-game suspension (East Valley Tribune) Coyotes win in shootout over Buffalo (PhoenixCoyotes.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Phoenix Coverage (Updated 11:00 a.m.)

'In overtime, Phoenix was able to kill off a rare two-man advantage, with goalie Brian Boucher making point blank stops on Thomas Vanek and Teppo Numminen to preserve the tie.' … [Read more...] about Phoenix 2, Buffalo 1 (SO)

'"He's not well," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "I'd put him in the serious category. He wasn't doing well, even at the end of the game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres forward Mair suffers concussion

'"We didn't make a lot of plays."' … [Read more...] about Sanderson scores in shootout to end Coyotes’ slide

'"Sanderson's got a quick release, a quick shot," Biron said. "When he came in, he went to his forehand. I exploded over there. He shot it about an inch over my pad, a good move. He's got quick hands, a lot of speed."' … [Read more...] about Phoenix 2, Buffalo 1 (SO)

'More injury woes for the Sabres as three more players went down during the game.' … [Read more...] about Coyotes Defeat Sabres In Shootout 2-1

'"It's a tough pill to swallow."' … [Read more...] about Power play not good enough

Amerks' Paetsch turns early career troubles into All-Star kudos (Rochester D&C) Paetsch named starter for AHL Canadian All-Star team (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage (Updated 4:45 a.m.)