Archives for November 2008

The goals are goals and wins (Portland Press Herald) Give to Toys for Kids at Saturday's Game (PortlandPirates.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Portland Coverage

'With one-quarter of the season done, the Sabres are exactly where people expected. They entered Monday night in ninth place, four points out of fifth and three points ahead of 13th.' … [Read more...] about Stuck in the middle

Pirates to Host Twelve Days of Christmas Finale (PortlandPirates.com) Fan Wins $1,000 in NAPA Chuck-a-Puck Contest (PortlandPirates.com) Pirates Merchandise Sale Wednesday (PortlandPirates.com) Pirates hoping last weekend was just a speed bump (LetsGoSabres.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Portland Coverage

'“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

'Forget about this season, folks. It’s not going to happen with the current group, which is fragile. It’s a playoff-caliber team, nothing more.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need to make moves to get closer to goal

'The Sabres were working hard, skating well -- to put it bluntly, they were absolutely dominating the Islanders -- but once again they were being openly mocked by the scoreboard.' … [Read more...] about Sabres have that sinking feeling

'Connolly was hit hard by Tkachuk on Nov. 12, but an initial diagnosis failed to reveal the crack. The Sabres have described the injury only as an "upper body-musculoskeletal" problem.' … [Read more...] about Broken rib has sidelined Connolly

'But a night after former teammate Martin Biron made 40 saves in a shutout, the Sabres again ran into a hot goalie. MacDonald, making his 10th straight start in place of the injured Rick DiPietro, avenged an earlier start this season in which he allowed all seven goals in a 7-1 loss to the Sabres on Long Island. He made 30 saves over the first two periods.' … [Read more...] about Isles hand Buffalo fifth straight loss

'“I’m happy with my play, but I’d rather that take goal back and win a game. That’s what’s important right now,” he said.' … [Read more...] about Mancari nets first goal in 2-1 loss

MacDonald makes amends as Islanders beat Sabres (New York Newsday) Islanders' vision coming into focus (New York Newsday) Islanders bounce back for their fourth win in five games (NewYorkIslanders.com) Photo gallery (NewYorkIslanders.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s New York Coverage

'“We had no emotion early on,” Buffalo forward Jason Pominville said. “We weren’t competing and we lost a lot of one-on-one battles.”' … [Read more...] about MacDonald makes 35 saves in Islanders 4-2 win

'"I don't know what's going on," Mancari said. "We didn't have the good start that we wanted. We weren't moving our legs, we weren't creating chances. In the second period I thought we were better, in the third it kind of tailed off again."' … [Read more...] about NY Islanders 4, Buffalo 2