Archives for November 2, 2007

'Ruff becomes the 31st coach in NHL history to reach the 750-game milestone, and is ninth on the list of games coached for one team, with all 750 coming in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Lindy Ruff reaches NHL milestone

'The six-foot-three, 207-pound defenseman - or the Sabres coaching staff for that matter - hadn't planned to be activated, but Jaroslav Spacek's re-aggravation of his shoulder injury on Thursday night in Buffalo's 4-3 overtime loss to Boston forced the issue.' … [Read more...] about Nolan Pratt to play against Panthers

'Nolan Pratt will get his first start in a Buffalo Sabres uniform tonight as Jaroslav Spacek reinjured his shoulder in last night's overtime loss in Boston. Ryan Miller, who had a rough outing in last night's loss, will sit tonight giving backup goaltender Jocelyn Thibault his second start of the season.' … [Read more...] about Pratt to play tonight as Spacek re-injures shoulder

'Jaroslav Spacek reinjured his shoulder in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Bruins in Boston, opening the door for newly-signed Nolan Pratt to enter the line-up. Pratt will wear No. 4, though Lindy Ruff was non-committal as to how much he'll play.' … [Read more...] about Thibault, Pratt, Ryan To Play Tonight

Florida (5-7-0) at Buffalo (5-5-1 (AP) Florida Panthers (5-7-0) at Buffalo Sabres (5-5-1) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Florida Coverage

'An obviously frustrated Miller wasn’t around to talk to reporters after this one. He downright flubbed Phil Kessel’s second-period wrist shot that leaked between his pads and gave Boston a 2-0 lead. And he’ll probably spend a good deal of time reliving Sturm’s goofy game-winner.' … [Read more...] about Sturm leaves tip for Bruins

'“He gives us a little more on the defense side,” said General Manager Darcy Regier. “We have a lot of puck movers and he falls more in the stay-athome category. He’s got good size and he’s a good defender. And it certainly doesn’t hurt that he’s won a championship.”' … [Read more...] about Pratt agrees to one-year contract

'Ralph Wilson Stadium’s new state-ofthe- art scoreboard should be OK for the NHL Ice Bowl on Jan. 1, despite a scare reported by county officials Thursday. Erie County Comptroller Mark C. Poloncarz revealed in a news conference that scoreboard installer Mitsubishi was refusing to program the board for the hockey contest until it was paid in full for the board’s … [Read more...] about Scoreboard dispute creates Ice Bowl sideshow

Players divvy up Bergeron's duties (Boston Globe) Encouraging start to critical stretch (Boston Herald) B’s attack pays off as Sturm nets winner (Worcester Telegram and Gazette) Marc Savard contributes to Bruins' win over Sabres (Brockton Enterprise) Overtime pays off for new, improved Bruins (Lowell Sun) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Boston Coverage

'"It seemed like it took a while until we got going," Sabres defenseman Brian Campbell said. "The winner was a fluky goal and they had some bounces on that play."' … [Read more...] about Boston 4, Buffalo 3, OT

'"It's a tough play," said Sabres center Paul Gaustad. "The game-winner was a little bit of a fluky goal."' … [Read more...] about Boston 4, Buffalo 3 (OT)

'Buffalo got an early chance on the power play in the third and took advantage of the extra man tying it on a shot from the point by Brian Campbell. Just one minute later Boston would retake the lead as Marc Savard snapped it in the top corner over Ryan Miller’s glove. The Sabres tied it once again on the power play with Paul Gaustad chipping the puck past Tim Thomas in … [Read more...] about Bounce Goes Bruins Way In OT

'The Sabres outshot the Bruins 15-10 in the final period, and 30-24 overall, but Buffalo couldn't find a way to get the winning goal by Tim Thomas.' … [Read more...] about Not this time!

Griffins fall to 0-4 at home this season (Grand Rapids Press) Amerks' 'Reading Power Play' kicks off November 5th (Amerks.com) Advantage, Amerks (GriffinsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage