Archives for July 20, 2011

‘He has a career 2.58 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage. He also played for Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh.’

Goaltender Patrick Lalime, who played the last three years for the Buffalo Sabres, is exchanging his pads for a microphone as he will become an analyst on Ottawa Senators television broadcasts, according to a report on the RDS radio website Wednesday.’

Dear Readers, please excuse this brief diversion from today’s Bills’ news. Bucky Gleason wrote a beautiful piece about my mother who passed away on Sunday. She was a fixture in WNY Harness Racing for over 40 years and I am very thankful to Bucky and the Buffalo News for acknowledging her contributions and recognizing our loss. Thank you – Scott.

‘"I’d be lying if I said I didn’t look around," Ellis said. "But I’m really ecstatic about being back in the Sabres family at a time when there’s a lot of excitement with Terry (Pegula) taking over (as owner)."’