Archives for October 10, 2010

'Much of the crowd nursed overpriced beers--$6 for a 16-ounce can -- and endured long lines to to wet their whistles. But it didn’t matter - it’s hockey season again.' … [Read more...] about Partyers prime for puck drop

'"We weren't good," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "We had a period of maybe 10 minutes in the second period where we put the work boots on. I'm pretty disappointed with our work ethic. We had pucks we didn't want to go get. We had some retrievals where we had lack of communication. We had some changes where our defense had no support. There was a lot of bad stuff … [Read more...] about Sabres’ effort flags in home opener

'The home opener was a pile of ugly. They were outworked. They lacked communication. They had defensive breakdowns. They didn't skate well. They made too many cross-ice passes, made too many bad decisions and lost too many races.' … [Read more...] about Little things mean a lot on clunker of a night for Sabres

'Kennedy could have been picked up by any team for $550,000. The Sabres could have claimed him and paid him $716,666, including his buyout for this year. It would have been less than they offered him over the summer and effectively put the bullets back in the gun. They passed.' … [Read more...] about No winners emerged in Kennedy vs. Sabres

'Stepan added his other two goals in a span of 3:12 late in the second period and easily could have become the first player in history with a four-goal debut. He shot high and wide on a breakaway in the third period and hit the goal post on a center-ice shot at an empty net in the final seconds.' … [Read more...] about Hats off to Rangers’ Stepan after three-goal debut

Rangers Rookie Has Three Goals in Opener (New York Times) Rangers rookie Derek Stepan nets hat trick as Blueshirts overwhelm Sabres, 6-3, to open NHL season (New York Daily News) Rookie's historic hat-trick keys Rangers' opening win (New York Post) Rangers scratch D in opener (New York Post) Rangers' Stepan scores hat trick in NHL debut (New York Newsday) Dubinsky starts … [Read more...] about Sunday’s New York Coverage

'Myers, last season’s NHL rookie of the year, had a rough game. Aside from having the first goal go off his skate, his turnover behind the Sabres net led immediately to Dubinsky’s goal which put the Rangers up 2-0.' … [Read more...] about Stepan scores 3 in NHL debut in Rangers 6-3 win

'"If you're going to take positives, it's a decent thing," Leopold said of his two goals in a loss. "You always you want to win, you always want two points. The end result hurts but we have to put it behind us and be ready to work come Monday."' … [Read more...] about NY Rangers 6, Buffalo 3

'I should say the Sabres dominated the first 12 minutes. They played a lot of stupid hockey after that.' … [Read more...] about Rangers Double Up Sabres 6-3

You score, I score, and the Pirates win (Portland Press Herald) Pirates offense rallies for victory in season opener (Maine Hockey Journal) Monarchs run out of rebounds vs. Pirates (Manchester Union Leader) Pirates Out Last Monarchs (PortlandPirates.com) Monarchs Plundered By Pirates (ManchesterMonarchs.com) Portland Pirates 2010-11 preview (HockeysFuture.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Portland Coverage