Archives for February 6, 2011

‘Golisano’s profit from selling the team to fellow billionaire Terry Pegula for a reported $189 million, including $14 million in debt, works out to an annualized gain of 15.4 percent.’

‘"We showed up right from the start and played 60 minutes," left wing Thomas Vanek said. "Anytime you get a loss you want to go out the next night and get the win again, especially after [Friday] night. It was a bad loss. We came in [Saturday] morning focused, forgot about [Friday] night and just showed up."’

‘Miller is 24-8 in his career against Toronto with a 2.16 goals-against average and .931 save percentage. The Leafs are the only NHL team he’s won at least 20 games against.’

‘”Hockey wasn’t even close to anything on my radar screen,” DiPofi said last week. “A lot of times when you’re younger, where you end up is not where you planned on being. Me involved in professional sports? No. I was looking to be a partner at a big accounting firm when I was young. It’s been, um, weird.”‘

Leafs lose again in Buffalo (Toronto Sun)

Leafs’ Boyce answers the bell (Toronto Sun)

Leafs lose in Buffalo for seventh straight time (Toronto Star)

Leafs’ Reimer beats himself up after Sabres do the same (Toronto Star)

Leafs’ Boyce back on the ice, smashed face and all (Toronto Star)

Sabres crush Jekyll and Hyde Leafs (Toronto Globe and Mail)

Sabres’ onslaught too much for Leafs (National Post)

Leafs Run Over By Sabres (MapleLeafs.com)

Photo gallery (MapleLeafs.com)

Photo gallery (Sabres.com)

Photo gallery (AP)

‘“Ryan’s been there all year for us,” Vanek said. “When a save had to be made, he made it.”’

‘”I guess just ’cause the media’s told me the record and they make a little bit of hype out of it,” Miller said. “It mainly has to do with the fact that we really don’t want their fans to have a fun time coming to Buffalo.”‘

‘Just like last night the Sabres got on their opponent quickly, but unlike last night in Pittsburgh the team was able to keep their foot on the gas and throttle the Maple Leafs 6-2.’

‘Drew Stafford recorded two goals and an assist for three points to help lead Buffalo to the win while also recording a game-high seven shots on goal and logging 15:14 of ice time. It was the third multi-goal game of the season for Stafford, who also has a pair of hat tricks this year. His 17 goals on the season are just two behind team-leader Thomas Vanek’s 19 despite having missed a total of 17 games to injury.’

‘Pegula’s ownership points to a great day for Sabres fans. They’ll finally have a rich owner who loves hockey, is willing to spend, and views ownership not only as a business but an act of civic pride.’