Archives for January 2011

Flyers rally to beat Buffalo (Philadelphia Inquirer) Giroux is lone Flyer named to all-star team (Philadelphia Inquirer) Motivated Briere lifts Flyers after All-Star snub (Philadelphia Daily News) Giroux selected as the Flyers' lone All-Star (Philadelphia Daily News) Photo gallery (Philadelphia Daily News) Flyers take out all-star frustrations on Sabres (Delaware County … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Philadelphia Coverage

'“It’s definitely disappointing,” said Miller, who stopped 28 shots. “If we’re going to compete with the top teams and win the necessary amount of games to make the playoffs, we have to be better in certain areas.”' … [Read more...] about Briere rallies Flyers to 5-2 win over Sabres

'The Sabres confirmed the visit took place in a two-sentence news release that noted neither the team or Pegula, a Pennsylvania billionaire, would comment further on the nature of the visit.' … [Read more...] about Prospective Sabres owner visits team offices

'"They're dangerous when they get open," Miller said of the opposition. "In the third period we failed to get the puck deep, we gave away a few and they were sniffing for some offense, always facing up ice and that's how they got their successful rushes." … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 2

'The Flyers are starting to take over the game with their speed and aggressive style of play. The Sabres were OK in the run and gun style earlier, but now are getting outworked in most aspects of this game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Hosting Eastern Best Flyers

'The Flyers broke a 2-2 tie when Danny Briere’s centering pass was re-directed into the net off of Ville Leino’s skate at 2:17 of the third period. Leino was coming to a stop in front of the goal and the puck caromed off the outside edge of his skate and past Ryan Miller. The play was reviewed and deemed to be a good goal by the officials. To that point, the … [Read more...] about The Aftermath: Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 2

Portland Pirates lose their purpose (Portland Press Herald) Senators veto the Pirates on home ice (Maine Hockey Journal) Locke leads Binghamton Senators to 4th straight win (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Senators Power Past Pirates (PortlandPirates.com) Locke lifts B-Sens past Portland (BinghamtonSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Portland Coverage

'"You spend all summer getting ready for the season and 35 games into the season, you're out for the rest of it," Roy said in his first public comments since the injury. "It's definitely tough. A little fluky injury flying into the boards like that. You run in the boards a lot and nothing happens and all of a sudden that one time and you're out for the … [Read more...] about Fluke injury leaves Roy in a tough spot

'"I've been playing a lot better," Pominville said Monday. "Our line [with Vanek and Tim Connolly] was a little disappointed about our play [in Saturday's 2-1 win at Phoenix] but those nights will happen. It's about being consistent and trying to contribute on a nightly basis. I've done it in the past so I don't see what I can't keep doing it."' … [Read more...] about Standouts stand up during recent streak

Flyers tonight (Bucks County Courier Times) Philadelphia (26-10-5) at Buffalo (18-18-5) (AP) Philadelphia Flyers (26-10-5) at Buffalo Sabres (18-18-5) (The Sports Network) Flyers right back on the road to face Sabres (NHL.com) Game notes (PhiladelphiaFlyers.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Philadelphia Coverage

'"If you would've looked at it 15 games ago and said you could get there by 41, you'd be happy," Ruff said. "Right now, we're happy that we've gotten to that mark. Our focus now is to just keep pushing ahead."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hit midway point of season playing 50-50

'“(The .500 mark) is not where we want to be, we want to be better than that,” said Jason Pominville, who has recorded six points in the last five games. “But getting there is the first step and now it’s moving on and getting above it and keep climbing.”' … [Read more...] about Second half begins Tuesday

'"You're feeling great when you win games, especially with the start we had here and where we're at in the standings," said Stafford, whose team is 10th in the Eastern Conference and 23rd in the NHL with 41 points. "It's desperate for us now. We can't wait to get hot. We need to get hot now and keep it rolling."' … [Read more...] about Sabres look for second-half surge

'"It's huge, not only to cap off our first big road trip, and also we're back at .500 here," Stafford said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres climbing up the ladder

'"The schedule's been perfect for it," Ruff said in Jobing.com Arena. "With the schedule set up for every other day, it's ideal for getting your workouts and your play. Without back-to-back, we should be in pretty good shape."' … [Read more...] about Miller in store for a heavy work load