Archives for October 7, 2011

‘Nevertheless, there is holiday mood among fans and players, not only in Germany. The Austrian star Thomas Vanek said: “I can not wait to walk onto the ice on Saturday.” No less than 2,000 tickets went to Austria. “All this is incredibly exciting, not only for Berlin, but for all of Europe,” said the Buffalo striker and top scorer last season. “I’m looking forward to for quite a while on this trip.”‘

‘Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller has been flawless. Shots comes from far away and behind the mask, but jenkkikassari sees the puck well.’

‘Martin’s widow, Mikey, donated his brain to research and is working with the Sabres to raise awareness about concussions in hockey.’

‘In my mind Pominville is a typical Lindy Ruff choice for captain. It’s no different than Stu Barnes. Both are very good examples for players on the ice that give their all. They don’t take shifts off and the team has trouble winning when they aren’t playing. They both are stand up guys and both take the heat for teammates and hold themselves accountable after EVERY game. This team has a huge problem with that as many run and hide after games forcing the same few to explain away losses every game.’

‘”This is one of the better, more balanced teams that I’ve been on as far as being able to roll every line through,” right wing Drew Stafford said Thursday. “On any given night in the preseason, one line was scoring more than another. That’s a positive.”‘

‘Pominville isn’t the loudest Sabre. He is, however, talented and dependable. The 28-year-old is on the ice with his teammates nearly every day, and he’s always front and center in the dressing room to give his take on what is going wrong or right.’

‘“This guy epitomizes who we are,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said about Pominville at a team dinner Thursday night in Helsinki, Finland. “He’s fought through a lot of adversity. He’s been in our system for a long time. He grew up playing in Rochester.”’

Anaheim (0-0-0) at Buffalo (0-0-0) (AP)
Anaheim Ducks (0-0-0) at Buffalo Sabres (0-0-0) (The Sports Network)
Ducks Season-Opening Notes (AnaheimDucks.com)

Rochester Amerks may start Jakaitis in goal in opener (Rochester D&C)
Clearchannel will once again be the official radio broadcast partner of the Amerks (Amerks.com)

‘”We have very high expectations of him. He plays amazing for her age level,” Regehr says.’