Archives for April 2007

'"This store was something the town could appreciate," he said. "They needed something local and trendy providing students in Okemos and East Lansing an opportunity to get a taste of what is usually reserved for Chicago."' … [Read more...] about Ex-MSU star opens E.L. shop

Little goes right for the Penguins (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Whitney misses his first game of the season (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Penguins can't stop Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Whitney’s prediction looks good (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Scuderi replaces Whitney in Pens' lineup (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Pens aren't mightier than swords (Beaver County … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Pittsburgh Coverage

'"It's a nice accomplishment, but it's not the ultimate goal," All-Star Daniel Briere said. "There's a lot more to be done. We don't get too carried away with that. It's nice to have home-ice advantage at the start of playoffs, but that's where it stops."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Pittsburgh 1

'"It was a bad night for us," said Penguins head coach Michel Therrien. "These things happen through the course of a season, it doesn't happen to us often."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Pittsburgh 1

'Thomas Vanek notched his 40th goal of the season and Ryan Miller earned his 38th win tying the franchise record.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Clinch Top Seed In East; Division Title

'Two individual milestones were reached during the victory. Stopping 22-of-23 shots, goaltender Ryan Miller tied Don Edwards for most wins in a single season with his 38th of the season, while Thomas Vanek became the first Sabre in eight years to score 40 goals.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Make Franchise History

'Although self-discipline waned at times, forcing extra hardship upon themselves, Buffalo's penalty-killing silenced their critics with a stellar effort that gave the required support to clutch goaltending and an opportunistic attack.' … [Read more...] about Game # 79: Sabres 4, Penguins 1

'"It's something on the inside that we're proud of," Ruff said after the game on clinching the East. "We've worked hard for it and we've battled a lot of adversity through the year for it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres clinch East with perfect road game

'Lindy Ruff wanted his team to respect the Penguins and play tonight's game as if it were a playoff game. He wanted to see his team play the perfect road game, and that's exactly what the Sabres' head coach got.' … [Read more...] about Sabres flex road muscle; Vanek scores then scares

Key for Amerks: Consistency (Rochester D&C) Patrick Kaleta named Amerks' Man Of The Year (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'A Sabres victory will have a threefold effect on the NHL standings. A win would: A) clinch the Northeast Division, giving the Sabres their first division title since 1996-97; B) clinch the Eastern Conference, giving the Sabres their first regular-season conference crown since 1979-80; and C) put the Sabres in first place in the race for the Presidents’ Trophy, … [Read more...] about Pens&#8217 power play tests Sabres&#8217 killers

'Coach Lindy Ruff said Connolly would be used in a limited role should he come back. “I don’t think we’re going to get him in good enough shape to play him in a regular line status,” Ruff said. “He may be able to get nine, 10 minutes and the special teams type of time. And that might be effective enough. If that area helps our team, we’d … [Read more...] about Connolly, Afinogenov skate in practice

'"I'm really just taking it day-by-day trying to do as much as I can each day without overdoing it," said an upbeat Connolly.' … [Read more...] about End in sight

Plenty still at stake in last three games (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Scouting the Sabres (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Buffalo (50-21-7) at Pittsburgh (45-23-11) (AP) Sabres can clinch top seed in Eastern Conference (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (50-21-7) at Pittsburgh Penguins (45-23-11) (The Sports Network) Penguins return home Tuesday to battle Sabres at 7 p.m. … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Pittsburgh Coverage (Updated 1:00 p.m.)

'"It feels a little better, and hopefully, it's going to improve every day," said Afinogenov, who missed the last 19 games after suffering a broken wrist against Edmonton on Feb. 17. "I need to just work on my wrist skills. I need to get exercise for my wrist with some dumbbells or something."' … [Read more...] about Afinogenov, Connolly Improve