Archives for November 16, 2010

There are those who will tell you “heart and desire” is a term of inconsequential rhetoric. To be sure, this is often the case. Too many Springsteen and Dylan rip-offs have stripped the emotion out of ardent, passionate and tender terms. As Lindy Ruff learned with “heart and desire” and the Sabres learned with giving the new guy a ‘C’, you can’t yield potatoes from an apple tree.

‘"These past five games here, I think we’ve done a pretty good job of playing a 60-minute game, or a 65-minute game it seems like," Myers said. "We’re happy with the way things are going right now."’

‘”Obviously, that playoff was not great for me,” Roy said Monday before the Sabres beat the Canucks, 4-3 in overtime, in HSBC Arena. “I missed a lot of chances. Our top players weren’t our top players and that’s why we lost. So I went into the summer with the idea that I had to work extra hard to prepare myself mentally and physically for the season.”‘

‘Ashley Vanek gave birth to Luka Robert (6 pounds, 12 ounces) and Kade Ashton (5 pounds, 12 1/2 ounces). They join 3-year-old Blake to make a full forward line.’

‘Ruff said Torres “wasn’t up to speed when we got him.” Torres admitted as much, saying he had a feeling he’d be traded somewhere where the pace was faster than in Columbus and that he should have worked more on conditioning. “I wouldn’t say I was out of shape, but I wouldn’t say I was in my best shape,” Torres said.’

‘“The type of person I am, it’s not very hard for me to stay grounded. The [Calder Trophy] was just one year. Hopefully, I can find a way to be consistent and string together a few years like that. It was a great year; I can’t deny that. But that year is behind me.”’

Last chance wins at HSBC corral (Vancouver Province)

Guessing game ends with OT goal (Vancouver Province)

Bieksa knows show in old Buffalo (Vancouver Province)

Buffalo boss Ruff has rough assessment of Torres’ goalless stint, conditioning with Sabres last season (Vancouver Province)

The Van Provies Nightly Awards (Vancouver Province)

Photo gallery (Vancouver Province)

Sabres foil comeback with sharp attack (Vancouver Sun)

Myers miffed by early miscues (Vancouver Sun)

Photo gallery (Vancouver Sun)

Rally re-buffed (Canucks.com)

Photo gallery (Canucks.com)

Photo gallery (Sabres.com)

Photo gallery (AP)

‘“I think it just goes to show that we battle right to the end,” Myers said. “We don’t want to be letting teams back in it like that in the third, but when they tied it up it we showed good character that we didn’t just fall apart. We kept going and pushed right to the end.”’

‘”I saw him (Hamhuis) kind of look up towards the far side, so I just stepped in and luckily I picked it off. It could have easily gone the other way,” Myers said. “I was fortunate to get it.”‘

‘Finally, Myers is able to shake some of the mistakes that have plagued him this season.’