Archives for December 1, 2008

'The defenseman was on the ice when the Sabres skated Monday morning, then scratched later in the afternoon. The Sabres, who next play on Thursday night at Florida, said he is day-to-day.' … [Read more...] about Rivet out with injury, Kotalik back in for Sabres

'Defenseman Craig Rivet was a late scratch due to an undisclosed upper body injury while forward Patrick Kaleta was previously ruled out due to an injury suffered Saturday against Montreal.' … [Read more...] about Rivet, Kaleta out but Kotalik returns for Sabres

'So Vanek has 18, meaning the Sabres have gotten 38 of their 65 goals from just four players -- Vanek, Jason Pominville (eight), Derek Roy and Clarke MacArthur (six each). That’s 58.5 percent of the offense, making the Sabres one of the most unbalanced attacks in the league heading into tonight’s visit by Nashville.' … [Read more...] about Unbalanced scoring weighs down Sabres

Game Preview: Predators at Sabres (Nashville Tennessean) Nashville (11-10-2) at Buffalo (11-9-3) (AP) Struggling Sabers look to rebound vs. Predators (Sportsticker) Nashville Predators (11-10-2) at Buffalo Sabres (11-9-3) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Nashville Coverage

Pirates just get back to basics (Portland Press Herald) Monarchs blanked by Pirates' Enroth (Manchester Union Leader) The Pirates get back into the win column (Maine Hockey Journal) Pirates Shutout Monarchs 4-0 (PortlandPirates.com) Monarchs Blanked As They Walked The Plank (MonarchsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Portland Coverage