Archives for November 2007

'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

'The addition helps bolster a banged-up Buffalo blueline. Defenseman Dmitri Kalinin is out for another month after spraining his right knee against Carolina on Oct. 24. Defenseman Jaroslav Spacek has also missed the past five games because of a shoulder injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres and free agent D Pratt agree to terms on contract

'The 32-year-old blue-liner has eight goals and 50 assists in 537 career games with the Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes franchise, Colorado Avalanche and Lightning.' … [Read more...] about Sabres agree to terms with D Pratt

'The 32-year-old backliner spent the past five seasons with Tampa Bay, and played in all but one of the Lightning's games in the last two years. After registering three goals and 32 points his contract was not renewed for this season, however.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign D Pratt

'Many considered Pratt to be the best available free agent defenseman left after Danny Markov signed with a Russian team earlier this week.' … [Read more...] about Bolsrering the blueline

'3 - Shootout wins first 10 games last season, 0 - Shootout appearances this season.' … [Read more...] about Crunching the numbers

'Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have agreed to terms on a one-year contract with unrestricted free agent defenseman Nolan Pratt.' … [Read more...] about Sabres agree to terms with Nolan Pratt