Archives for November 8, 2009

'In fact, it would have been much too easy to blame the 21-year-old when the Sabres had so many other problems around him. Enroth was shaky at times Saturday night in a 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins before 17,565 in TD Banknorth Garden, but he wasn't solely responsible for any of the four goals in a game littered with missed nets, poor communication and mistakes.' … [Read more...] about Bruins spoil debut of Sabres’ Enroth

'"The one thing I can say is that I'm very fortunate to have gotten to move on as early as I did," Paille said Saturday before meeting up with his ex-mates. "I was willing to play out how everything was going to go and let the cards play, but I'm happy that it happened now. It's something that I'm grateful for."' … [Read more...] about No hard feelings from Paille

'All these years later, Hull still finds himself explaining how the goal was rightfully his and the Cup was rightfully theirs. Don't blame him for the controversy, he says. Blame the league for not sharing an in-season rule change that allowed players to have their foot in the crease so long as they maintained control of the puck.' … [Read more...] about Hull’s career-defining goal broke hearts in WNY

'“Of course, you never want the first one to go in,” said Enroth. “It was a tough start, but I think I came back pretty good. . . . I just tried to relax.”' … [Read more...] about Night of firsts for Buffalo&#8217s Jhonas Enroth

Bruins regain power (Boston Globe) Thomas’s play invites consideration (Boston Globe) Bruins improved power (Boston Herald) Night of firsts for Buffalo’s Jhonas Enroth (Boston Herald) Tuukka Rask watches, learns (Boston Herald) Bruins turn on the power in shuffling off Buffalo (Brockton Enterprise) Chara, Myers bring size to the blue line (Brockton … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Boston Coverage

'“The greater issue is our game has lacked energy the last three games,” Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. “I think the old me might have gone irate and done something a little bit stranger. We’ve dealt with some sickness. We’re going to back off. We’re going to get the guys some rest.”' … [Read more...] about Bruins&#8217 PP and goal scoring return

'"Our game has lacked energy the last three games," Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff remarked. "We've dealt with some sickness. We're going to back off. We're going to get the guys some rest. We know how hard we've worked in the first ten games. We know what type of team we can be. We haven't been that the last three games."' … [Read more...] about Boston 4, Buffalo 2

'Several fights broke out in the final period. Paul Gaustad and Scott Thornton teed off on each other with 6:00 to go in the game after Gaustad leveled a hit on a Bruin along the boards. Jochen Hecht paired off with Mark Stuart a few minutes later. Chara and Patrick Kaleta let out their aggressions on one another before the puck dropped with just over two minutes to go in … [Read more...] about Sabres Drop Second In A Row