Archives for October 22, 2010

‘"I don’t think you can blame the fans," captain Craig Rivet said Thursday. "They’re watching. They’re passionate. They want to see a better effort. I don’t think we gave a good enough effort to win any of those games. We’ve been the opposite on the road."’

‘"I used to find it really challenging in the past, but it didn’t seem to be a problem at all," he said. "I think it’s just the acceptance of the necessity of it and kind of just deal with that obstacle. I think before I always felt reluctant for a whole host of reasons, but mostly because I just didn’t want to wear one. But I had a couple sticks in the face the last couple of weeks, both causing stitches, one a broken nose as well, so certainly it’s worth the exercise to try it."’

Relief spelled HSBC (Ottawa Citizen)

Elliott’s a Sabre killer (Ottawa Sun)

Ottawa (1-4-1) at Buffalo (2-4-1) (AP)

Ottawa Senators (1-4-1) at Buffalo Sabres (2-4-1) (The Sports Network)

Senators seek more success in Buffalo (NHL.com)

Senators anxious to turn tide in Buffalo (OttawaSenators.com)

‘“It felt good, definitely a big step,” Pominville said. “Yesterday I was out there on my own and didn’t really do much, just skated around and shot a few pucks. Today, to actually be able to participate in a few drills was good and I felt good so that’s a big step.”’

Defense is young, but talented (Portland Press Herald)