Archives for February 8, 2007

'It was a night of dead giveaways and crazy bounces.' … [Read more...] about Sabres finally find a way to solve Senators

'He gets his share of highlight-reel goals, and to my recollection he's the first player to be dubbed "Cookie Monster" by Rick Jeanneret, but he wears the captain's "C" because he's a lead-by-example player with a competitive streak that overpowers any physical shortcomings he may have.' … [Read more...] about Danny Briere: ”Buffalo Smelled Like Hockey”

'"Physically, he was small and had a lot of upper body development to work on. But once he hit the ice that was a different story," Ruff said. "He could fly. He managed to avoid the big hits. And Phil was a marked player. He could handle the puck very well. It wasn't long into his first season in the NHL that he earned the respect of his teammates."' … [Read more...] about A fitting honor for Housley in Buffalo

Inability to kill off penalties dooms Amerks (Rochester D&C) Hennessy celebrates birthday with two key 3rd-period goals (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Binghamton 4, Rochester 2 (AP) Sens Avoid Season Sweep (RNews.com) Four third-period goals sink Amerks (Amerks.com) B-Sens win third straight; beat nemesis Rochester 4-2 (BinghamtonSenators.com) Getting to know … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage