Archives for December 2008

'Ryan Miller made 25 saves for the Sabres, who have dropped two in a row and were blanked at home for the second time in five contests at HSBC Arena.' … [Read more...] about Nashville 2, Buffalo 0

'Dumont put the Predators up by two goals only a few minutes later. Defenseman Shea Weber took a shot that was stopped by Miller, however the rebound deflected off Henrik Tallinder's skate back toward the net. A diving Dumont extended his stick to tap the loose puck just hard enough so that it cleared the goalline to give Nashville a 2-0 lead.' … [Read more...] about Arnott, Dumont Lead Predators To 2-0 Win Over Sabres

'“It was tough... there wasn’t a lot of flow in that game,” Clarke MacArthur said. “At the same time it’s no excuse. They weren’t getting any bounces either early. They just ended up going harder at the end and getting a win.”' … [Read more...] about Taking chances

'J.P. Dumont. Why did we let him go again?' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t solve Rinne

Thank You Pirates Fans! (PortlandPirates.com) KeyBank Donates $1,000 To Shut Out The Cold (PortlandPirates.com) Support the 2008 Stories of Light Campaign (PortlandPirates.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Portland Coverage

'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