Archives for September 22, 2011

'"When you're given an opportunity in a great place like Buffalo, with the organization they have and the personnel, it sounds funny to say but if they tell you to go out and play goalie, you're probably going to go out and try to play goal," Finley said after a recent practice. "You just do what you're told, work hard and things should take care of yourself."' … [Read more...] about Sabres give Finley a test drive

'“You may have not liked his production, but he was our centerman down the stretch the last 10, 12 games, and he was a big part of why we got (to the postseason),” Ruff said about Boyes. “And if we didn’t have him, we would’ve been pretty thin in the middle of the ice. … We asked him to play a position he hadn’t played in a couple of years. I thought he did a good job for us.”' … [Read more...] about Boyes looks to make strides

Top line fires lots of rubber (Montreal Gazette) Pacioretty set to get physical (Montreal Gazette) Beaulieu learning a lot by listening (Montreal Gazette) Photo gallery (Montreal Gazette)First Impressions (Canadiens.com) The Numbers Game - September 21, 2011 (Canadiens.com) Photo gallery (Canadiens.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) Photo gallery (AP) The following are … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Montreal Coverage

'"I kind of figured you would be asking questions about that at some point," Gaustad said. "But to be perfectly honest, all my focus is on the season. I'm really excited. Guys have prepared extremely hard. From ownership on down, there's been a ton of work put in and it's going to be a fun year. That's what I'm focused on."' … [Read more...] about Gaustad focuses on task at hand