Archives for December 9, 2007

‘The Miller family moved to San Jose when Ryan was 6, and they left when he was about 8. It was the late 1980s, and there was a push to bring NHL hockey back to the area. The youngster grabbed some paper and started walking door-to-door so people could sign a petition.’

‘“I watch [the Sabres] whenever I get a chance,” Grier said Saturday. “I think they’ll be all right. It’s going to be an adjustment when you lose Chris and Danny, your two captains and guys who kind of set the tone for the teamwork ethicwise, guys that everyone else looked to to make a play when you needed one. I think they’ll be all right. There’s still a lot of talent over there and a lot of guys who have the will to be good players.”’

‘”I’m glad we got the win for our fans. You hear the chanting, it’s great. The support is unbelievable.”‘

‘Nail this down to one simple sentence — both Larry Quinn and Steve Donner are incompetent.’

It’s still not safe at home for Sharks: Buffalo rolls 7-1 (San Jose Mercury News)

Two Sharks players hit milestones in Buffalo game (San Jose Mercury News)

Photo gallery (San Jose Mercury News)

Sharks Score First, Fall To Sabres 7-1 (SJSharks.com)

Sharks Still Struggling At Home (SJSharks.com)

Photo gallery (SJSharks.com)

‘”We wanted to set the tempo tonight and we stuck to it all night,” Gaustad said. “We were playing individual hockey against L.A. It was a combined effort tonight.”‘

‘Tim Connolly scored a short-handed goal and added an assist while Derek Roy also tallied a goal and a helper for the Sabres, who avoided losing their third straight contest.’

‘Paul Gaustad scored twice with one coming on the power play while Ryan Miller stopped 21 shots in the win with the only goal allowed coming off a double deflection off of two Sabres.’

‘Joe Thornton, who was playing in his 700th NHL game, lost his cool shortly after Buffalo’s sixth goal. Thornton was being chased behind the Buffalo net by Jaroslav Spacek when the Sharks’ superstar tried to all but murder the Buffalo defenseman. Thornton gave Spacek a two-hander across the legs and cross-checked him from behind before finishing off with a blindsided sucker-punch. That apparently wasn’t enough as Thornton looked as if he intended to spear Derek Roy in the face when players from both teams started to converge.’

‘It’s 5-1 Sabres. “The Shark Tank has sprung a leak!” says Jeanneret. I love that man.’