Archives for November 24, 2008

'“Mark has come in and played well,” Head Coach Lindy Ruff said of the 6-foot-3 forward. “You’re always going to get instant pop out of a player you bring up. There is the exciting of getting up, there is the excitement of playing. “He uses his size but he gets [to the net]. He gets inside the D and he gets to the goaltender. That’s more … [Read more...] about Mancari, injuries and the Buffalo Bills

'“He’s a big body with a great shot who can get pucks to the net,” coach Lindy Ruff said. “He’ll go to the front of the net and hang tough and he’s been good on their power play. With Ales and Tim out, it’s a weapon we can try to utilize.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres are liking Mancari&#8217s chances

'The top prospect I saw the most was a centre with Oshawa, Dave Andreychuk. I reported he had a good shot, was a bad skater and was slow coming back. Andreychuk was drafted in the first round by Buffalo and played over 1,900 NHL games and scored more than 680 goals. Not bad for a bad skater!' … [Read more...] about Not always easy to spot future NHLers

'The policy might be well-intentioned, but it makes no sense in this situation. Lindy Ruff didn't want to announce the specific nature of the injury out of fears that when he returned, Connolly would be targeted. But he's already a target, a wounded gazelle on a Serengeti Plain full of ruthless predators.' … [Read more...] about Team’s injury policy serves only to hurt Connolly… again