Archives for November 4, 2011

‘When asked if the Sabres would be sticking to the schedule of splitting the weekend games today and Saturday in Ottawa between the goalies, coach Lindy Ruff said he’s sticking to the plan. However, he opted to play coy when asked which game rookie backup Jhonas Enroth, who stopped all 15 shots he faced in relief of Miller on Wednesday and is 2-0 with 1.39 goals-against average and .955 save percentage, would start.’

‘”As the video shows, Kaleta separates himself from the scrum along the boards,” Shanahan explained during his ruling. “Kaleta lifts his head up, assesses the situation and then lowers his head and rams into the pile and driving his head upward and into his opponent’s face. This is an illegal act.”‘

‘“I didn’t want the start I had last year,” Myers said Thursday after practice. “I think I did the right thing this year coming in with the mindset of playing really solid defense. I think that’s exactly what I needed to do this year, especially with the start I had last year. Coming in, making sure I’m taking care of my own end first was a huge part. At the same time, I think now that I’ve started to find my rhythm defensively, I can try to start taking a little bit more risks offensively.”’

‘To replace Kaleta, the Sabres recalled 22-year-old winger Corey Tropp from Rochester. The second-year pro has four goals and seven points in 10 AHL games.’

‘”I do think it’ll be a little awkward during the warm-up,” he concedes, “to look over and see a bunch of familiar faces, in that jersey, on the other side of the ice from me. But I’m hoping that once we start playing, get a few bumps in, everything will just sort of calm down. This is a little different sort of situation, I know, because my leaving didn’t happen during the season, so there’s been some separation time. That helps.”’

Regehr jacked for tilt (Calgary Herald)
Calgary (5-5-1) at Buffalo (6-5-0) (AP)
Calgary Flames (5-5-1) at Buffalo Sabres (6-5-0) (The Sports Network)
Sabres try to snap slump against Flames (NHL.com)

‘The incident involved Philadelphia’s Jakub Voracek in the first period of a 3-2 loss to the Flyers on Wednesday night.’

‘Early in the first period of Philadelphia’s 3-2 win on Wednesday night, Kaleta drove the top of his helmet into Voracek’s face as several players battled for a puck against the boards.’

‘Tropp is joining the Sabres for the first time in his career.’

‘When asked if his current problems are mental he replied, “Yes, I would say more mental than anything.”’