Archives for February 17, 2011

‘Without providing an exact timeline, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Thursday that “everything’s on schedule,” and that he expects the sale to be completed “rather soon.”’

‘The Sabres allowed their NHL-worst 11th short-handed goal at the worst possible time, killing their third-period momentum and handing the Maple Leafs a 2-1 victory. It was the Sabres’ first home loss to the Leafs since Dec. 12, 2008, and there was no debate about the turning point.’

‘Give them credit for coming back this season, but proceed with caution. Every year, teams surge late in the season only to tail off. Some continue into the playoffs, as the Flyers did last season. The Sabres could be teasing fans with greatness wedged into mediocrity. We’ll see how they respond Friday, when Terry Pegula is expected to take over ownership.’

‘The Leafs are 6-2-1 since the all-star break, making up eight points in the standings, and posted wins at Boston and Buffalo the last two nights.’

‘"I thought we started well, but as the game went on we lost energy and tailed off. It wasn’t our night most of the night."’

Win keeps Leafs in playoff hunt (Toronto Sun)

Leafs’ Grabovski keeps going (Toronto Sun)

Grabovski looking good (Toronto Sun)

Leafs beat Sabres 2-1 but lose Giguere (Toronto Star)

Leafs take heat for giving Grabovski green light after hit (Toronto Star)

Maple Leafs stun Sabres (Toronto Globe and Mail)

Leafs’ decision on injured player sparks furor over head-injury rules (Toronto Globe and Mail)

Patchwork Leafs moving up standings (National Post)

Grabovski return stirs up a storm (National Post)

Leafs G Giguere hurt during 1st period vs. Sabres (AP)

Finally A Win In Buffalo (MapleLeafs.com)

Photo gallery (MapleLeafs.com)

Photo gallery (Sabres.com)

Photo gallery (AP)

‘Too many turnovers and not enough flair cost the Sabres, who were coming off a 3-2 shootout win at Montreal on Tuesday after erasing a two-goal deficit.’

‘”Their energy was better than ours,” said Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff.’

‘Ryan Miller was there for his teammates tonight, but the rest of the team just could not bury their chances to be successful.’

‘With Crabb’s shorthanded goal in the third period, Buffalo has now given up a league-high 11 shorthanded goals on the season.’