Archives for December 27, 2009

'It mattered not that their feared opponents were without King Alfredsson, Prince Spezza and Knight Nick Foligno. It mattered not that their backup goalie was thrust into action to man the crease. Nay, the Buffalo Sabres bowed down and kissed the rings of their conquerors for the 4th time this season and will do so again and again for eternity....or so it seems.' … [Read more...] about Ottawa Gladiators lay Buffalo to waste

'"Chris made a commitment to be serious about playing the sport," Turnbull said. "He skated really well and saw the rink well. But he never got in trouble, never got beat one on one. He was good about moving his feet and not getting crunched. And that outlet pass, it was 'boom!'"' … [Read more...] about Butler set for return to St. Louis

Butler set for return to St. Louis (St. Louis Post Dispatch) Today: Blues vs. Buffalo (St. Louis Post Dispatch) Buffalo (22-11-4) at St. Louis (17-15-5) (AP) Buffalo Sabres (22-11-4) at St. Louis Blues (17-15-5) (The Sports Network) Blues return home after successful trip (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s St. Louis Coverage

'"I heard them. We got what we deserved," Sabres defenseman Toni Lydman said. "It's a bad first period. It's embarrassing the way we started."' … [Read more...] about Sabres start off on wrong foot in shootout loss to Senators

'"Both teams are turning around within less than 24 hours of playing a game," Ruff said. "We travel, they travel, so at the end I think it's fair. It's not a great situation, but it's fair."' … [Read more...] about Quick turnaround includes long flight

Sens make own luck (Ottawa Citizen) More bad luck for Senators (Ottawa Citizen) Game file (Ottawa Citizen) Photo gallery (Ottawa Citizen) Sens shoulder load for Alfie (Ottawa Sun) Sens won't use injuries as an excuse (Ottawa Sun) Photo gallery (OttawaSenators.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Ottawa Coverage

'“We’re just doing things too slow,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “Our puck movement hasn’t been good enough. We just didn’t make enough good plays.”' … [Read more...] about Kovalev, Fisher score in shootout for Ottawa

'"We had some opportunities to put pucks on net but we didn't do it," lamented Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff. "We're just doing things too slowly. The speed of the team is puck movement and it hasn't been good enough."' … [Read more...] about Ottawa 3, Buffalo 2 (SO)

'Buffalo answered back later in the period with two goals of their own. Thomas Vanek got the Sabres on the board with his 11th goal of the season to cut into the Senators' lead 2-1 late in the middle period. Mike Grier and Steve Montador were given assists on the goal. Jason Pominville tied the game 2-2 with a power play marker a little over two-minutes later. Tim Connolly … [Read more...] about Senators Prevail 3-2 Over Sabres In Shootout

Monarchs rule with overtime goal (Portland Press Herald) Monarchs Crown Pirates With OT Win (PortlandPirates.com) Monarchs Return With Overtime Win (MonarchsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Portland Coverage