Archives for October 2009

Preds, Sabres coaches enjoy long tenures (Nashville Tennessean) Predators vs. Sabres: Game at a glance (Nashville Tennessean) Buffalo (1-0-1) at Nashville (2-0-0) (AP) Buffalo Sabres (1-0-1) at Nashville Predators (2-0-0) (The Sports Network) Preview (NashvillePredators.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Nashville Coverage

'Last February Nashville came into Buffalo and skated out with a 2-0 victory. Lindy Ruff thought the game had no flow and just hated coaching it, "I've already gone back to the game we played them last year and the notes on the paper was it was the most boring game I've ever been involved with. It was a game that was 0-0 until the end, there was no chances, they tight gapped … [Read more...] about Worst game ever according to Ruff

'Drew Stafford was bumped up to the first line for his effort in the last two games alongside Ellis and Kaleta. The move puts a familiar trio back together. “It’s something we’d like to use,” Head Coach Lindy Ruff said. “The Nashville game, I’ve already gone back to the game we played them last year, the notes on that was ‘the most … [Read more...] about Top line shuffles

Pirates still looking for their first win (Portland Press Herald) Boychuk is making most of his chance (Albany Times Union) Special teams worrisome as Pirates still search for their first win (Maine Hockey Journal) Pirates Bitten by River Rats (PortlandPirates.com) River Rats Power Past Portland 5-2 (AlbanyRiverRats.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Portland Coverage

'“We could have had three or four in the second period, but their goalie was unbelievable,” MacArthur said. “(Vanek) finds those spots all the time. It’s just a matter of getting him the puck, because you know he’s going to score.”' … [Read more...] about Kaleta gets under Coyotes skins, Sabres earn first win of season

'"If a guy's got his head down and I can stick him with a good hit, I'm going to," Kaleta said. "That's part of the game. That's what happened. If they want to come after me, I'll just let our power play go out."' … [Read more...] about Kaleta instrumental in Sabres’ 2-1 win

'"Hockey can be trendy down there. When you're winning, hockey is a good thing," Tippett said Thursday. "Places in the South, they can be successful. If you have a successful team on the ice, people want to be associated with that. That's what we're striving for."' … [Read more...] about Tippett is sure winning can win over fans

'"I noticed the D-man [Keith Yandle] trying to flip it out of the zone and he didn't quite get all of it," Myers said. "So I stepped in and grabbed it, found Clarkie and I kind of got blindsided. But it felt good."' … [Read more...] about Myers takes big hit to set up big goal

Photo gallery (Arizona Republic) Coyotes icing their wounds (Toronto Sun) Prospective owners to take first-hand look at the Coyotes (Toronto Globe and Mail) Recap (PhoenixCoyotes.com) Photo gallery (PhoenixCoyotes.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Phoenix Coverage

'Vanek scored from the slot on the power play with 3:53 to go, one-timing MacArthur’s pass from underneath the goal line.' … [Read more...] about Vanek, Miller lead Sabres to 2-1 win

'The Sabres then took a 2-1 lead with 3:53 to play. On the power play, a tic- tac-toe play resulted in the puck coming to Vanek out front for the one-timer and a 2-1 lead.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, Phoenix 1

'The Coyotes best chance to score came on a 5-on-3 power play situation midway through the middle stanza also. Steve Montador was called for a hooking minor penalty, followed by a Henrik Tallinder tripping call. Phoenix failed to score on the twenty-seven second two man advantage. Buffalo peppered LaBarbera with 17 more shots, while Miller stopped all 10 Phoenix shots in the … [Read more...] about Sabres Edge Coyotes 2-1

Pirates weekend (Portland Press Herald) Pirates Start Busy Three-in-Three Weekend (PortlandPirates.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Portland Coverage

'“I know exactly how they feel,” said Ruff, who was in his sixth season as Sabres coach in 2002-03. “It’s a tough feeling. It’s something you can put together, you can rally around a little bit, and they got a big win in their first game.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres know what Coyotes are feeling

'"It was confusing times because you look up to older guys on teams -- Stu Barnes, Curtis Brown, Jason Woolley, all those guys -- and they were confused. When they are confused, it means that you are even more confused as the new guy," Tallinder recalled Wednesday. "It was confusing because you walk in and it's like, "Oh, now we have a meeting about … [Read more...] about Sabres, Coyotes share rare bond of bankruptcy