Archives for January 16, 2009

‘I, for one, am not willing to think Darcy Regier is an absolute fool in terms of trading. Yes, he’s held onto his players for too long in the past, but can any sane brain believe that he wouldn’t deal Afinogenov or Connolly for a bag of pucks right now? The guy who sent Chris Gratton away from a player who cleared waivers in Daniel Briere? The fella who sent Michal Grosek away for Doug Gilmour and J.P. Dumont?’

‘The Sabres fell into a 3-0 hole, trailed by a pair of goals midway though the third period and were down to their last chance in the shootout.’

‘The 38-year-old will make his seventh appearance in the midseason classic, and it’s in the same city where he appeared for the first time. He was a Minnesota North Star back then, and he’s the only Dallas representative now.’

This Dallas Stars 5-4 loss to Sabres cuts like a knife (Dallas Morning News)

Dallas Stars’ injured rookie waits patiently (Dallas Morning News)

Thursday’s Dallas Stars game highlights (Dallas Morning News)

Photo gallery (Dallas Morning News)

Dallas Stars stumble late in shootout loss to Buffalo (Fort Worth Star Telegram)

Stars usually take advantage against tired teams (Fort Worth Star Telegram)

Photo gallery (Fort Worth Star Telegram)

Sabres 5, Stars 4, SO (DallasStars.com)

Photo gallery (DallasStars.com)

Photo gallery (Sabres.com)

‘“It was a gutsy win,” said Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller, who turned aside five of six Dallas attempts in the shootout. “You could see that hunger. The boys showed up. It was good to see.”’

‘The first four rounds of the shootout proved fruitless for both teams, and both teams scored in the fifth round: Dallas’ Jere Lehtinen put a wrist shot over Ryan Miller’s left shoulder, and Buffalo’s Derek Roy scored on a nifty backhand move that forced Marty Turco to the ground. The Stars’ Mark Parrish was denied on a backhand shot to start the sixth round, and Pominville ended the game with a quick wrist shot over Turco’s left shoulder.’

‘Buffalo made it a one-goal game once again when Gaustad added another goal. Stafford slid a pass across the crease, and Gaustad converted for his second of the night Just 16 seconds after that, the Sabres tied it up 4-4 when a Jaro Spacek blast went off Clarke Macarthur and found the back of the net.’

‘In the first period, Dallas outshot Buffalo 12-5 and had a 2-0 lead. In the second, third and overtime periods, Buffalo outshot Dallas 30-13 and outscored the Stars 4-2. The Sabres dominated play after the first period and that showed on the scoreboard.’

Pirates look to end road skid (Portland Press Herald)

Johnson released from PTO (Maine Hockey Journal)

Casco Bay High School Students to Present Game (PortlandPirates.com)

Pirates in the Kitchen on 207 (PortlandPirates.com)

Pirates power-play lacking as second half of season begins (LetsGoSabres.com)