Archives for February 26, 2009

'“There’s some situations around the net where I think we have to be a little bit better or play differently when Ryan’s in there,” Ruff said. “But our style of play up ice isn’t going to change. We want to play a real aggressive game. We want our defense involved.”' … [Read more...] about A goaltending crisis for the Sabres?

'The flu that felled Patrick Lalime on Wednesday dissipated today, and Lalime will be in the nets tonight when the Sabres face the Carolina Hurricanes in RBC Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Lalime well enough to play

'“You talk to their coaches and they’ve given him a lot of credit for the way he’s played,” Ruff said. “He’s a pretty confident kid that stepped in the American League, and if you look at the job he did you wouldn’t expect him to step in and play as well as he did the first 20-30 games.”' … [Read more...] about Lalime illness puts Enroth on deck

'“They’re entitled to their opinion,” Carlyle scoffed. “We’re a dirty team? As I said, everybody is entitled to their opinion. All I know is our player received an illegal check with nobody around him, so we’ll let the league make the determination.”' … [Read more...] about Ducks squawk over Gaustad&#8217s hit

'Tim Connolly, C, Buffalo. This is among the most intriguing possibilities because he's capable of averaging a point per game, but his health is a major issue. Would he come back at the right price? If not, who would the Sabres get in return? Columbus is interested.' … [Read more...] about Stars in their eyes

Eye on the Hurricanes (Raleigh News and Observer) Canes face Sabres in important game (Durham Herald Sun) Buffalo (31-24-6) at Carolina (31-26-5) (AP) Depleted Sabres look to bounce back against Hurricanes (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (31-24-6) at Carolina Hurricanes (31-26-5) (The Sports Network) Game Notes (CarolinaHurricanes.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Carolina Coverage

Sports Digest (Portland Press Herald) Springfield builds a 3-0 lead, but needs Cody Wild's overtime goal to win 4-3 Wednesday (Springfield Republican) On a night of few positives, the Pirates earn a point (Maine Hockey Journal) Pirates sign Briggs to man the pipes (Maine Hockey Journal) Pirates Earn Point in 4-3 Overtime Loss to Falcons (PortlandPirates.com) Falcons top … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage