Archives for October 27, 2011

‘Now it may seem unfair to focus on a guy whose 2011-12 goals against average increased to 2.01 after he allowed three goals to the Lightning on Tuesday night. But the losses, like many others in previous seasons, do suggest that Miller needs to become more of a dominant force.’

‘”We’ve had good chances to win games with the power play, and we haven’t done it,” defenseman Marc-Andre Gragnani said Wednesday. “All the power-play guys, we need to step it up.”‘

‘”No matter what, the work is going to be there,” Gerbe said. “All three of us want to work hard. That’s our goal.”‘

‘“Most of my goals have always been around the net or right in front there or off to the side, close to the paint,” Boyes said Wednesday inside the First Niagara Center after the Sabres prepared for tonight’s tilt against the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets. “I don’t tend to score a lot from the outside. It’s a matter to remind myself to go there and get those opportunities and look for those loose pucks.”’

Jackets-Sabres preview (Columbus Dispatch)
Columbus (1-7-1) at Buffalo (5-3-0) (AP)
Columbus Blue Jackets (1-7-1) at Buffalo Sabres (5-3-0) (The Sports Network)
Jackets chase second straight as they visit Sabres (NHL.com)
Game day: At Buffalo (BlueJackets.com)

‘Pominville said, “I started a little bit last year just practicing and taking more on my strong side which is the backhand side. This year it’s been more with Lukie coming in and I think he feels more comfortable taking the draws on his strong side and so far it’s been working pretty good.”’

Rochester Amerks’ Brayden McNabb finding home on ice (Rochester D&C)