Archives for April 15, 2009

'“I don’t intend anything,” Numminen said. “I just intend to take a little vacation and go home, see the kids. Seriously, just take a couple weeks off... hopefully get to Cleveland, see the doctors... see how my condition is... and start from there. That is the first step.”' … [Read more...] about Numminen weighing options

'“I feel defensively I did my part,” he said. “Obviously, the first stat you’ll look at is the plus-minus. But you’ve got to look at the side where you’re not scoring. Most nights you’re playing against the other teams’ top lines. They’re scoring against you and you’re not scoring. So you’re going to get in the … [Read more...] about Pominville, Sabres know there&#8217s room for improvement

'"We had injuries, but we had them the first time we went deep into the playoffs," said Miller, citing the 2005-06 team that lost in the Eastern Conference Finals in seven games to the Carolina Hurricanes. "(Danny) Briere had a sports hernia, (J.P.) Dumont too. The bottom line is you have to find a way to compete."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Miller laments playoff-less spring

Pirates' defense receives a boost (Portland Press Herald) P-Bruins, Pirates to renew AHL playoff rivalry (Providence Journal) Pirates more than ready for the challenge (Maine Hockey Journal) Sobotka assigned to P-Bruins (ProvidenceBruins.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Portland Coverage