Archives for November 8, 2006

'"We made a decision with a certain amount of risk," Golisano said. "We speculated we might see him before the end of the [calendar] year, but we weren't sure. Nobody was sure. But we are confident we made the right decision."' … [Read more...] about Rolling the dice on Connolly

'"You need to be able to do more than just one thing when you come down on the goaltender," Briere said. "Everybody uses video now. Everybody knows what the players' tendencies are and what moves they like to use. If you're always doing the same move goalies will know. I remember last year my first two or three shootouts I'd use the same move and then goalies would start … [Read more...] about Backhander moves to the fore

'The Sabres are perilously close to the salary cap ceiling of $44 million. They entered last weekend with just $95,000 to spare. After the duo suited up for the overtime victory in the Big Apple, the cap room dwindled to about $91,000. Another $4,000 or so would have disappeared every day had the pair remained to prep for Friday's home game against the Florida Panthers. So … [Read more...] about Salary cap shortens the stay of call-ups

'Such is life in the NHL under the salary cap. By sending Stafford and Paille back to Rochester for the week, their daily wages don't count against the cap.' … [Read more...] about Cap has Amerks callups on the fly

Cap has Amerks callups on the fly (Rochester D&C) Amerk Rob Globke and The Moose at Scottsville Library tonight (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'The thousand-pound monkey that is arbitration aside -- that's a collective bargaining issue and the union loves it, thanks very much -- the most contentious issue yesterday was the NHL's heavily unbalanced schedule. Simply put, the Toronto Maple Leafs would like it changed. The Buffalo Sabres would not.' … [Read more...] about A tale of two cities