Archives for February 5, 2011

‘In the end, I reflect on the glass being far more than half full under Golisano. First and foremost there’s still a team here that’s now healthy and viable as a business. He even expressed an interest in securing the Bills future here should that become necessary. Golisano was the right man at the right time to get it done for the Sabres… but in his own words… the time has come to move on. Let the new era begin.’

Leafs Game Day (National Post)

Toronto (21-25-5) at Buffalo (23-22-5) (AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs (21-25-5) at Buffalo Sabres (23-22-5) (The Sports Network)

Leafs try to end victory drought in Buffalo (NHL.com)

Leafs Look To Extend Win Streak In Buffalo (MapleLeafs.com)

‘Golisano proved to be the kind of owner all managers want. He was there when they needed him, and he didn’t interfere when they were doing the job he assigned them.’

‘"They turned it up, and we’ve got to find a way to calm the game down. We didn’t do that," Sabres right wing Mike Grier said. "Good teams are going to come at you when they’re down, especially at home. We have to calm the game down."’

‘”The most fun was just seeing the guys after and how excited they were about it,” he said. “Another good, fun thing about it was just crossing the red line. I don’t know, there was just something about it. As soon as I got to that point where there was no turning back, the adrenaline was so overwhelming. It was fantastic.”‘

‘Weber got rough with Penguins star center Sidney Crosby Dec. 11 along the boards in the Sabres’ end in the second period of a 5-2 Penguins win at Buffalo. That did not sit well necessarily with family and friends back home — seven of whom hit Weber up for tickets for the rematch Friday.’

Without Malkin, Penguins rally to beat Sabres, 3-2 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

No introduction needed for Sabres’ Weber (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

Malkin injured, but Penguins’ win streak extends to five games (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

Malkin, most Penguins afflicted with bad case of Steelers fever (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

Crosby back home in Canada (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)

Pens lose Malkin, win game (Washington Observer Reporter)

In 1st game back, Penguins’ Malkin injured again (AP)

Malkin leaves game (The Sports Network)

Aftermath: Penguins 3, Sabres 2 (PittsburghPenguins.com)

A Total Team Effort (PittsburghPenguins.com)

Photo gallery (PittsburghPenguins.com)

Photo gallery (Sabres.com)

Photo gallery (AP)

‘“We let up in the second period, and they took advantage of it,” Sekera said.’

‘”We came out strong and started the game off right,” said Buffalo defenseman Tyler Myers. “But we let them off the hook in the second and third and it cost us.”‘

‘Matt Cooke broke the tie just a moments later to give the Penguins their first lead of the game, 3-2 in the second period. Cooke was offside before Jordan Staal brought the puck into the Buffalo zone. The three Pittsburgh goals came within 3:14 of one another. The Sabres were outshot 17-6 in the middle stanza.’