Archives for December 17, 2008

'“Some parts of his game had been good, and some parts of his game I think had tailed off,” said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, whose team has won four of its last five entering tonight’s game against the New Jersey Devils at HSBC Arena (7 o’clock, MSG-TV,. WMXO, WGR). “I think he has to know it's 100 percent shift in and shift out.”' … [Read more...] about MacArthur trying to get back on track

“It’s been a disappointing start for me right from the beginning, coming in here and obviously wanting to perform at a high level and really kind of not being able to right from the start,” Rivet said after practicing with his teammates in limited drills at HSBC Arena. … [Read more...] about More injury woes for Sabres’ captain

'“We have all the confidence in the world in him production-wise,” linemate Drew Stafford said. “He’s relied heavily upon for that. Derek’s definitely coming around now in the goal-scoring department, and I’m going to try and chisel a few assists off him,” Stafford added slyly. “No, it’s good to see him playing well, at … [Read more...] about Roy makes his point

'“He’s going to miss somewhere from 10 days to two weeks, stemming from the hit the other night,” coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday. “He was examined again this morning before practice, and we’re just a little concerned with how he reacted after [Monday’s] skate. The doctors found something and decided to keep him out.”' … [Read more...] about Injury shelves Gerbe up to two weeks

New Jersey (16-9-3) at Buffalo (15-12-3) (AP) Clemmensen, Devils look to snap skid (Sportsticker) New Jersey Devils (16-9-3) at Buffalo Sabres (15-12-3) (The Sports Network) NJD Preview: Devils at Sabres (NewJerseyDevils.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s New Jersey Coverage