Archives for October 15, 2009

‘"The pain is something I can always deal with," Vanek said. "It’s about me being smart and not getting it worse. When it happened, obviously I was hoping it was not broken, which it’s not. That’s a good sign so it’s just being smart about it now."’

‘“I’ve been having a lot of fun in Buffalo. And I’m just hoping to stay the whole year…they’ve been pretty quiet about it. They’ll give me feedback after games. My goal was to make the team and stay the whole. At to this point I’ve done everything that I can do.”’

‘“I was pleasantly surprised he felt the way he did yesterday, I was even more surprised he was out trying to practice today. That’s all good things,” Ruff said. “But at the same time, after working out, it’s not quite where we need him."’

‘“I don’t think it’ll be a very long period of time (Vanek misses),” Ruff said after the Sabres practiced at HSBC Arena. “I wouldn’t even rule him out maybe for a game on the weekend, as well as he’s doing.”’

‘"I had a couple of tough years," Tallinder said after a light 50-minute workout Wednesday in HSBC Arena. "I was battling with myself. I was the worst critic of myself. I wasn’t the best friend with myself, and I think that showed."’

‘"Actually, it’s good news," Ruff said after practice Wednesday. "He’s doing remarkably well, which is good. I don’t think it will be a very long period of time. I wouldn’t even rule him out maybe for a game on the weekend for as well as he’s doing."’

‘While Myers has called Kelowna, a city of 108,000 residents in British Columbia, home for three years, he is ready for bigger and better things as a regular in the NHL, and would like to make Buffalo his permanent address. “At this point I have not heard anything, and I’m really not nervous about it at all,” he says. “The coaches haven’t told me anything, so I am still here for the nine games and from there, who knows. Whatever happens, happens. All I can do is go out there every night and give my best effort.”’