Archives for October 2007

'When the spotlight has shone the brightest, Miller has been at his best. The East Lansing, MI native has turned away the oppositions last five attempts, setting a new franchise record for consecutive penalty shot stops.' … [Read more...] about Unstoppable stopper

'Columbus' goaltender Pascal Leclaire had little trouble throughout the night as he posted his third victory - and third shutout - of the season. However, he didn't do it alone. The Blue Jackets used superb positioning and overall hustle to outmatch the Sabres, who were shutout for the first time in their last 95 regular season games.' … [Read more...] about Squeezed out

'With four or five Columbus players guarding their blueline at all times, the only thing the Sabres could have done was to dump-and-chase. But anyone that has watched the Sabres over the past two seasons knows that dump-and-chase isn't even in the Sabres vocabulary during the regular season.' … [Read more...] about A barn snoozer

Amerks' Dennis takes blame for Manitoba loss (Rochester D&C) Hot prospect on the board (Winnipeg Sun) Genoway scores in shootout to lift Moose over Americans 6-5 (CP) Moose rally to nip Amerks in shootout (Amerks.com) Moose make it three in a row over Amerks (MooseHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'Before his wife arrives, however, he will return to his old home in Buffalo, N.Y., where so much promise and hope went unfulfilled. Novotny, a 2001 first-round pick of the Sabres, gets a chance to face his former team tonight. It's another opportunity for him to prove he's more than an underachiever who hasn't reached his potential.' … [Read more...] about Underachiever tag stuck on Novotny

'Spacek will miss at least two games, including Saturday’s road trip to Montreal, because of a shoulder injury suffered Monday. It’s not normally a big deal if one guy is out, but Spacek has been one of the Sabres’ top players this season. He’s their leading power-play scorer, one of their most active penalty killers and the second-biggest ice-time … [Read more...] about Sabres sport new look for Jackets

'The company says starting friction is reduced by about 70 percent and sliding friction is lowered by 50 percent to 55 percent.' … [Read more...] about Skate blades are a hot topic

Columbus (2-2-1) at Buffalo (3-2-0) (AP) Columbus Blue Jackets (2-2-1) at Buffalo Sabres (3-2-0) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Columbus Coverage

Amerks goalie Shantz promoted to Panthers (Rochester D&C) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'"I kind of thought it might happen, Sekera said. "But it's better for me to be playing hockey than be just sitting around... I was a little bit sad about it but you have to move on, put your head down and keep working hard."' … [Read more...] about Sekera called up from Rochester

'Forwards Jochen Hecht, Tim Connolly and Jason Pominville have had some palpable chemistry together, combining for 16 points in five games this year.' … [Read more...] about Top line is top notch

'Buffalo Sabres coaches, executives and broadcasters will be wearing commemorative pink “Hockey Fights Cancer” ties for this Friday’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, in conjunction with HFC Awareness Nights.' … [Read more...] about Hockey fights cancer in Buffalo

'Tuomainen, an avid hockey fan from Finland, and three of his friends traveled to the United States to make a road trip from Los Angeles to New York- seeing a few sights, and hockey games, along the way. One of those stops included Buffalo to see one of their favorite NHL players, and countrymen, in action.' … [Read more...] about Finn-ished road trip

'The Sabres and the Buffalo Fire Department are hosting Thursday night's benefit to help cover Reed's upcoming medical expenses.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Fire Department Host Fundraiser for Mark Reed

Amerks rookie suffers broken jaw (Rochester D&C) Moose Tracks (Winnipeg Sun) Jaffray's three points lead Moose to 7-1 rout of Americans in AHL (CP) Amerks trampled by Moose (Amerks.com) Moose trample Americans 7-1 (MooseHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage