Archives for April 23, 2011

''Brian Boucher allowed two of the most horrendous goals in this series and then Peter Laviolette decided the play was his third-string rebound machine. Dear goodness! Sergei Bobrovsky, Boucher and now Michael Leighton have basically played with trampolines for leg pads. I simply cannot believe given two games to do it, that Miller won’t win Game Six or Game Seven." … [Read more...] about Immediate Reactions: Sabres 4, Flyers 3 (OT)

'Nearing the 14:00 mark of the first overtime session, forward Rob Niedermayer pushed the puck back into the Flyers zone to Brad Boyes, who in turn flipped it Steve Montador on the point. Montador looked left and flung the puck across the blue line to a wide open Mike Weber. Before Philadelphia could react, Weber took a step, wound up and fired a slap shot at goaltender Michael … [Read more...] about The aftermath: Sabres 4, Flyers 3

'"I saw it pop out," Ennis said. "I tried to get to the net. I knew (Weber) was shooting it. Just hoping he (Leighton) would kick it to me. ... You just got to go backdoor sometimes, got to get to the net a little more sometimes. When I saw him shooting, sometimes the paddle deflects to that spot and it did."' … [Read more...] about Sabres stun Flyers 4-3 in OT

'"I think if you want to go deep, you need that," forward Thomas Vanek said of the play of the team's youngsters. "They were good for us all year long, and at certain points of the game and series, we need everyone. We can't just play veterans and whatever and I think the real key play and winning goal was Weber, he had his head up and what a good shot; he didn't try to go top … [Read more...] about Kids come through for Sabres

The Mariner who loves his Pirates (Portland Press Herald) It’s all in a night’s work for Mancari (Maine Hockey Journal) Whale Confident Facing Must-Win Game At Home (Hartford Courant) Whale Notebook (CTWhale.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Portland Coverage