Archives for December 17, 2009

'This team has the ability to focus on defense in the new rules favoring scoring. They may not have the highest number of goals scored, but each goal counts as they keep their opponent’s totals down to a minimum. That gets overshadowed as they have been outstanding style with Vanek, Stafford and Connolly to the bottom two lines’ dump-and-chase forechecking in the … [Read more...] about Sabres teamwork dominates on the ice

'"I knew last night when we got the call at midnight and you've got seven guys with food poisoning you don't have much chance of winning," Ruff said in Scotiabank Place. "I'm not going to make an excuse, but we had guys this morning that couldn't come to the pregame, couldn't come to the pregame meeting, and it showed. There were guys that typically skate a lot … [Read more...] about Ailing Sabres yield to Senators

'"I give him a lot of credit because he has really focused in on improving," Regier said. "Luke is very curious. He asks for video and he asks for things that will help him. He is very active in taking ownership of his career. It's a pretty nice thing to watch."' … [Read more...] about Adam aims to follow Myers’ lead

Rough English translation from French language source: For article, click here: '“They were lucky to be able to count on Miller this evening. Without him, we would have marked four, five, perhaps even six goals”, declared the player who registered the victorious goal, Alexandre Picard.' … [Read more...] about Ryan Miller could not only do everything

Sens-ational effort dulls Sabres (Ottawa Sun) No Spezza -- and no deal for Senators (Ottawa Sun) Not short on inspired play (Ottawa Citizen) Cap bind leaves GM no options (Ottawa Citizen) Game file: Sens vs. Sabres (Ottawa Citizen) Photo gallery (Ottawa Citizen) Photo gallery (OttawaSenators.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) The following are rough … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Ottawa Coverage

'“Not real impressive on our part,” Sabres goalie Ryan Miller said. “Ottawa played a pretty solid game, but we’ve got to be better. ... I don’t think we generated enough on the front end. They put a game plan together and did it a little bit better than us.”' … [Read more...] about Elliott makes 22 saves in shutout

'The Sabres came into the game on a four-game winning streak, but seemed to be caught off guard by the Senators, who compensated for their injury-depleted lineup with plenty of hard work.' … [Read more...] about Elliott makes 22 saves, banged-up Senators shut out Sabres 2-0

'Ottawa took a 1-0 lead with 1:37 left in the first period, as Picard's floater from the bottom of the left circle sailed through traffic in front and past Miller.' … [Read more...] about Ottawa 2, Buffalo 0

'Brian Elliott kept the Sabres off the scoreboard, stopping all 22 shots he faced, as the Senators blanked Buffalo 2-0. Elliott was solid while his counterpart, Ryan Miller, turned in an impressive effort of his own even in defeat. Miller came up with 26 saves, including a couple of eye-popping stops, and was named the 1st star of the game.' … [Read more...] about Senators Shut Down Sabres 2-0