Archives for October 2010

'"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

New York (0-0-0) at Buffalo (1-0-0) (AP) New York Rangers (0-0-0) at Buffalo Sabres (1-0-0) (The Sports Network) Rangers open season with a visit to Buffalo (NHL.com) Pregame Notes: Rangers at Buffalo (NewYorkRangers.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s New York Coverage

'"It's a great way to start the first game, a little adversity, a little playoff mentality," Roy said. "The one point and the shootout point wouldn't have been good enough. It's a division opponent, and you need to win these games. I thought we came out real strong and set the tone."' … [Read more...] about Sabres have the answers in Ottawa

'"I'm still a positive guy," Sekera said. "I worked hard in the summer, and I just want to have fun this year. I'm excited. I'm going to try and put this positive energy into hockey, and like I said go out and have fun."' … [Read more...] about Sekera gets first call as No. 6 defenseman

'"I'm fond of saying I'm a lot closer to the end than I am to the beginning," he said. "I'm going year by year. ... And I hate to be continually crabbing about the travel but to be honest that's the worst part of the job for me. Even though we travel well and I'm not criticizing that whatsoever. All charter aircraft and 90 percent of the time first-class seating. Nice hotels. … [Read more...] about Imitation flatters Jeanneret

No offence, no chance (Ottawa Citizen) At least the goalie played well (Ottawa Citizen) Delay to play doesn't sit well with Spezza (Ottawa Citizen) Game file (Ottawa Citizen) Photo gallery (Ottawa Citizen) Leclaire nearly steals it for Sens (Ottawa Sun) Spezza has groin issues (Ottawa Sun) Leclaire looks good in opener (Ottawa Sun) Photo gallery (Ottawa Sun) Photo … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Ottawa Coverage

'“Yeah, it’s more satisfying to get the two points and deny them a point, a divisional opponent,” Roy said. “We wanted to come out and make a statement, come out real strong, and I thought we did that. We missed a few chances in the first period but at the end of the night we got the win and I think everyone in here is happy.”' … [Read more...] about Roy&#8217s 2 goals lead Sabres past Senators

'The third period was definitely the best of the three for the Senators as they outshot the Sabres 14-7, but it was the Sabres who got the break they needed to grab the win.' … [Read more...] about Roy’s 2 goals lead Sabres past Senators

'Derek Roy scored both goals for the Sabres, including the game-winner with 9:48 left to play, as Buffalo squeaked out a 2-1 win over Ottawa despite holding a heavy shot advantage throughout the game.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, Ottawa 1

'Roy's second goal of the night gave Buffalo their second lead of the game. The forward bounced the puck off of Leclaire on a wrap-around attempt to make the score 2-1. Roy's goal came on the power play around the halfway point of the third. The two Tylers assisted on the goal. Ennis and Tyler Myers picked up the helpers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Survive With 2-1 Win Over Ottawa

Pirates packing promise (Portland Press Herald) Ellis arrives as Pirates release roster; Civic Center one step closer to renovation (Maine Hockey Journal) Pirates Set to Kick Off 2010-11 Season (PortlandPirates.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Portland Coverage

'"I had my skates on an hour before [practice]," Ruff said after the Sabres skated in Amherst. "You anticipate the first game. You're excited about getting going. We've had a good camp. We've got a great atmosphere around here. We really just want to finish what we started last year."' … [Read more...] about Ruff can’t wait to start the new season

Game Day (Ottawa Citizen) Buffalo (0-0-0) at Ottawa (0-0-0) (AP) Buffalo Sabres (0-0-0) at Ottawa Senators (0-0-0) (The Sports Network) Senators open season by hosting Sabres (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Ottawa Coverage