Archives for February 10, 2010

'“I said I don’t care if I have to play two lines, if I have to play three defensemen after what I saw in the first period,” Ruff said. “It wasn’t good enough. I said I’ll play two guys 30 minutes if I have to, and you have to be better than that. When you lose four in a row, you’ve got to be better than that.”' … [Read more...] about Poor start costly for Sabres

'"We've had some games this year where we haven't been very good and we've won," Miller said. "And we've had a few games in this stretch even where I thought we've been really good and haven't got rewarded for some of our play."' … [Read more...] about Slumping Sabres have lost the edge

'“It’s disappointing and frustrating,” Paul Gaustad said. “We’ve been doing a lot of talking lately and we have to back it up with action now. ...It wasn’t good enough and it’s not acceptable to get one point when we wanted two.”' … [Read more...] about Entertaining game ”not good enough” for Sabres

'The cheers for the biggest Sabre were of the same volume level as the jeers for the biggest Bruin, Zdeno Chara. The captain has been a target of derision since his days with Ottawa, and his refusal to fight Paul Gaustad put a larger bull's-eye on his 6-foot-9 frame.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Bruins in bitter battle

'The rookie defenseman left the 3-2 shootout loss to the Boston Bruins with 42 seconds left in regulation after taking the deflection of a Daniel Paille slap shot to the right side of his neck. The puck jumped off the shaft of Myers' stick and struck the 20-year-old, who quickly went down in a heap.' … [Read more...] about Myers escapes serious neck injury

Bruins shooting straighter (Boston Globe) Czech Republic on agenda (Boston Globe) Bruins take Sabres in shootout (Boston Herald) Prague opener all set (Boston Herald) Photo gallery (BostonBruins.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Boston Coverage

'Derek Roy and rookie Tyler Myers scored for the sliding Sabres (32-18-8), who are just 2-7-2 in their last 11 games.' … [Read more...] about Krejci nets shootout winner for Boston

'Buffalo's Drew Stafford opened the round with an unsuccessful wrister. Krejci skated down the middle of the ice, and although it appeared he lost control of the puck briefly, gathered it in and wristed a shot high and inside the right post for the deciding score.' … [Read more...] about Boston 3, Buffalo 2, SO

'Jason Pominville opened the shootout by beating Rask, however Marco Sturm responded with a goal on the ensuing attempt for Boston. Jochen Hecht, Tim Connolly, and Drew Stafford were all stonewalled by Rask after that, and Krejci finally broke through to give the Bruins the 3-2 victory.' … [Read more...] about Bruins Drop Sabres in Shootout 3-2; Buffalo, Ottawa Tied for 1st