Archives for December 2010

Portland Pirates Today (Portland Press Herald) Forward likely to be recalled from the Pirates (Maine Hockey Journal) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Portland Coverage

'“I think it’s a case of the whole team playing better,” said Miller. “Everybody is starting to approach a place where we’re on the same page, so I really think that goaltending is an absolute team position.”' … [Read more...] about Miller takes hutout streak to Boston

'"I'm feeling better," Miller said, "but I think it's a case where the communication has been better with the 'D.'"' … [Read more...] about Miller’s back in comfort zone

'With the defense finding its way, now its time for the Buffalo offense to step up. A five-goal outburst against Columbus was nice, but probably not the beginning of a lengthy trend. Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek and whoever is on the opposite wing seem to be finding the net with regularity, but secondary scoring is still a problem.' … [Read more...] about Getting Back To Sound Defense

Pirates fall flat again as frustration builds (Portland Press Herald) The slide continues for the Pirates (Maine Hockey Journal) Sharks hang on for win (Worcester Telegram and Gazette) Sullivan ‘shot’ strays into net (Worcester Telegram and Gazette) Pirates Comeback Falls Short (PortlandPirates.com) Three first goals lead Sharks over Pirates (SharksAHL.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Portland Coverage

'In May, Pegula cashed in, selling East Resources to Royal Dutch Shell for $4.7 billion--about four times what the KKR deal valued the company at just 11 months earlier. It was a fabulous windfall, and most of it--more than $3 billion--fell into the pockets of Pegula, who had been East Resources’ sole shareholder until the KKR investment.' … [Read more...] about For Pegula, shale shaped Sabres deal

'"The points are important," said Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller, who ran his shutout streak to 148 minutes, 14 seconds. "It's good to see that we can grind a win out here. [Friday] night we hit all cylinders, we were really rolling. This was one of those nights where you had to grind in the other team's building when they were ready for us."' … [Read more...] about Sabres grind out an ugly win

'"It's a lot slower than I thought it would be, but I'm feeling a lot better than I did the first time I went on the ice," said Niedermayer, who started skating Wednesday. "I've just got to make progress every day."' … [Read more...] about Niedermayer isn’t close to returning

'Kelley showed me how a Western New York kid who grew up a Sabres fan could detach himself from the team and examine them without hometown sentiment. No, we couldn't cheer or jeer the Buffalo Sabres and maintain true objectivity, but one thing this job could never steal from us was rooting for Buffalo, N.Y.' … [Read more...] about Time spent with Jim Kelley was a master class

'I first traveled with Kelley when he succeeded Dick Johnston as our beat writer. Many of the trips were to Boston, not only a great sports town but a spectacular restaurant city. My birthday almost always coincided with a trip to Boston. Kell was an ideal companion, spinning tales of South Buffalo, his first days with The News, his professional future as well as hockey.' … [Read more...] about World of fun and games is missing some laughter

178:30 ... and counting (Ottawa Citizen) Offence missing for Leclaire (Ottawa Citizen) Clashes are nothing new (Ottawa Citizen) Sens see what might have been in Staal (Ottawa Citizen) Game File (Ottawa Citizen) Photo gallery (Ottawa Citizen) Senators hit new low in shootout loss (Ottawa Sun) Sens' defence must rise to challenge (Ottawa Sun) Bieksa a good, gritty fit for … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Ottawa Coverage

'Ottawa has now been shut out in their last two games and haven't scored in 178 minutes 30 seconds. The Senators have won just three of their last 12 and allowed 38 goals, while scoring 17.' … [Read more...] about Vanek scores SO winner as Sabres blank Sens

'Vanek scored in the second round of the shootout when he ripped a point-blank slapshot that went low past Elliott.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 1, Ottawa 0 (SO)

'Shaone Morrisonn suffered an upper body injury in the game, and did not see the ice after the first period. The defenseman was not on the bench in the second or third period and was replaced by Chris Butler on the blue line.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Escape Ottawa With 1-0 Shootout Win

So, how much does he matter? How has the team fared without him overall? How have they played this year? How about since the infamous benchmark that was Regier passing the mantle from Chris Drury and Danny Briere to his younger charges? … [Read more...] about Connolly making little difference for $4.5 per year