Archives for October 28, 2008

'"I asked what he wanted, and I told him to beat it. Then he grabbed me and (Phil Legault, the Senators' vice-president of communications) jumped in, and that was the end of the story. Nothing really happened."' … [Read more...] about ‘Punching bag’ Mair awaits punishment

'“Their record doesn’t really indicate what their team is all about,” Sabres forward Jason Pominville said. “We were on a roll; they were desperate for a win. They needed this. Usually when we play them the intensity rises, and they definitely did that.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres&#8217 first loss ewas not pretty&#8217

'"We had a good run," Sabres defenseman Jaroslav Spacek said. "We came back from the West Coast with three of four points, beat the big teams, and time just hit us a little bit. If we had maybe [an] extra day, everything would be OK. But we just made the little mistakes, and they cost us a big game."' … [Read more...] about Senators deal Sabres first regulation loss

'So this thing has two ways of playing out -- either the NHL graciously joins forces with Balsillie and makes this the banner kind of moment the league can hang its hat on, or it fouls it up so royally that major American markets thumb their noses even higher at the sport. … [Read more...] about NHL shouldn&#8217t duck Balsillie again

'Clarke MacArthur continued to make a case for staying in the lineup, scoring his fourth goal in just nine games on assists from Maxim Afinogenov and Andrej Sekera.' … [Read more...] about USA Hockey makes tourney official

Senators get back in stride (Ottawa Citizen) Team's 'Crisis' not its first (Ottawa Citizen) Lalime posts milestone (Ottawa Citizen) That's more like it! (Ottawa Sun) Here's one for Lalime 'fans' (Ottawa Sun) Game Story (Ottawa Sun) Photo gallery (OttawaSenators.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) The following are rough English translations … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Ottawa Coverage

'Clarke MacArthur and Derek Roy scored, and Patrick Lalime finished with 23 saves for the Sabres, who have lost two straight, including a 2-1 shootout loss to Colorado on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Spezza scores twice in Senators&#8217 win over Buffalo

'Buffalo had its best chance of the game on a power play just past the midway point of the second. Auld kicked out a rebound to his right where Jason Pominville was staring at an open net -- but he rushed a shot off the outside of the net.' … [Read more...] about Ottawa 5, Buffalo 2

'The Sabres fall to 6-1-2 on the season and will hit the ice again on Thursday when they play host to Tampa Bay.' … [Read more...] about Spezza Scores Twice As Sens Bury Sabres 5-2

'“I was getting dressed, getting ready to head to the rink and they told me I had to be on an 11:30 a.m. flight,” Weber said. “It was kind of a quick turnaround.”' … [Read more...] about Weber’s season debut

'It is rare to see HSBC Arena empty midway through the third period. That's what happened tonight and it wasn't something I want to see at all. Ottawa scored four goals in the first two periods and that made this game all but over.' … [Read more...] about Senators spank Sabres in Buffalo’s first regulation loss

Time Warner Cable to Re-Air Pirates Game (PortlandPirates.com) Game-worn Pink Jerseys Online Auction (PortlandPirates.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Portland Coverage