Archives for October 2008

Tampa Bay (2-3-3) at Buffalo (6-1-2) (AP) Sabres look to end skid against Lightning (Sportsticker) Tampa Bay Lightning (2-3-3) at Buffalo Sabres (6-1-2) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

'"When you're out there, tempers flare. Guys get under one another's skin. Especially with him. We have a long battle against each other and it's just one of those things. He's out there and he's competing hard. You can never take that away from him. He works hard. He just shows emotion a little too much sometime."' … [Read more...] about Mair escapes with only fine

Wolf Pack Defeat Pirates (Hartford Courant) Pirates give strong effort but come up short (Maine Hockey Journal) Portland Falls to Hartford in Overtime, 3-2 (PortlandPirates.com) Win Free Pirates Tickets on WGME 13 (PortlandPirates.com) Watch Saturday's Road Game at The Stadium (PortlandPirates.com) Wolf Pack Down Pirates in OT (HartfordWolfPack.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage

'“I’m ready for the game,” Gaustad said. “I’ve been preparing for it all summer and during the season I’ve been trying to stay as close to the team as I can; traveling, video, all of that.”' … [Read more...] about Gaustad to play Thursday night

'The fine is the maximum amount that is allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement.' … [Read more...] about Mair fined $2500 for incident in Ottawa

Pirates search for players, wins on road (Portland Press Herald) #2: Pirates Set North American Record (PortlandPirates.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Portland Coverage

'“Any time you play for your country, and I’ve been fortunate to play in quite a few events, it’s an honor and a real privilege.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres relish junior moments

'Animosities between the two Northeast Division rivals are nothing new. In 2001 while playing for the Los Angeles Kings, Mair received a 10-game suspension when he left the bench to aid teammate Mikko Eloranta, who was fighting with Neil.' … [Read more...] about Mair incident probed

'"I didn't know he came after me until after (the game), when a couple of the guys told me he had come down there," said Neil. "I had used him as a punching bag before and that was the only thing I said to him. He didn't like that too much. We ended up both getting (misconducts). It would have been nice (to be there)."' … [Read more...] about Mad Mair might face ban

'"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