Archives for November 16, 2011

'"For many years, Enroth has excelled at 'box-control,'" Granqvist explained. "He reads the game excellently, and he has great awareness of just how much of the net he covers, depending on the puck's position and his own position on the ice."' … [Read more...] about Wisdom of vision helps make Enroth special

'“It looks pretty bad, staking straight at him and hitting him,” Miller said. “You see a lot of different suspensions and fines out there for (illegal hits). I thought at least a fine. But it is what it is, (his brother) is moving forward now. He’s just trying to get better from whatever kind of concussion he has.”' … [Read more...] about Detroit Red Wings’ Drew Miller says hit on his brother, goalie Ryan Miller, deserved NHL punishment

'"Hockey is a rough sport, obviously. It's a forward's job to get into a goalie's face and make his life miserable. At the same time, it's not to run (the goalie) over or put him in danger. It's a very fine line."' … [Read more...] about Lucic placed league in tough spot

'"A lot's been said about it, and you know what? These guys have my back," Miller said Tuesday. "I was disappointed in the direction that started to take where people were talking about how these guys don't have my back. My whole job is to try and help these guys and be there for them, and they're there for me."' … [Read more...] about Miller says teammates ‘have his back’

'"I've always had confidence in myself, and the coaching staff had the confidence in me," Weber said Tuesday. "It's a great feeling to be out there in important moments of the game to help get us to the shootout. That's a pretty special feeling."' … [Read more...] about Weber played timely role in his return

'“People were talking about how these guys don’t have my back,” Miller said inside the First Niagara Center dressing room. “My whole job is to help these guys and be there for them, and they’re there for me. I’m disappointed in the direction that started to take. I’ve been with a lot of these guys for a really long time. For one incident and one tough stretch of hockey to start … [Read more...] about Miller says teammates have his back

'How does a guy go from a spare part to playing in crunch time so quickly? "We liked the way he had played in the game,” Ruff said. “He was doing a nice job for us.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Weber impresses in Myers’ spot

Devils at Sabres (Bergen Record) New Jersey (8-7-1) at Buffalo (11-6-0) (AP) New Jersey Devils (8-7-1) at Buffalo Sabres (11-6-0) (The Sports Network) Devils, Sabres set to meet for first time (NHL.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s New Jersey Coverage

Crash course on goalie rule (Boston Globe) Decision no surprise to Julien (Boston Herald) Milan Lucic won't be suspended for hit (Worcester Telegram and Gazette) Milan Lucic Relieved to Avoid Suspension, But Peter Chiarelli Admits Other GMs Disagreed With Decision (NESN) Julien not concerned about Lucic hit (CSN New England) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Boston Coverage

'“I’m confident the right steps will be taken,” Regier said.' … [Read more...] about Goaltender safety dominates early talk at GM meetings

'"Visually, I didn't like it," Poile said. "I didn't want my goaltender to be hit like that. Once again, maybe we don't have the proper wording in the rules right now. We can't change rules today - we can only change rules in March - and I think that would maybe be an area that we should look at."' … [Read more...] about Goalies aren’t fair game, GMs say

'Ray Shero, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ general manager, said: “Several of the general managers brought up the fact there’s only 60 goaltenders in the league. We have to be pretty careful.”' … [Read more...] about Inaction on Goalie Hit Is Criticized

'He doesn’t buy Lucic’s explanation that the Bruins’ forward was playing the puck and couldn’t avoid colliding with Miller in Buffalo’s 6-2 loss at Boston on Saturday. Miller also expressed disappointment in the NHL for not disciplining Lucic.' … [Read more...] about Sabres G Miller disappointed in Lucic, NHL

'After learning Tuesday that roughly two-thirds of GMs would have preferred to see a suspension in the case, Shanahan acknowledged that his mandate had been altered. "I think there's certainly a very heightened sensitivity to the goalies and the future of all the goalies in this league," he said. "Certainly they're not fair game. I think that players have to understand that. … [Read more...] about Message sent: NHL goalies can’t be hit

'"I think he said what he had to say to avoid getting suspended," said the Buffalo goalie. "It's the NHL, man. The guy can skate. He can stop, he can turn, he can pick his head up. He last touched it around the red line, and I touched it about the faceoff dot. That's like, from where I would challenge him on a breakaway, that's a matter of what -- like 10 feet of difference I … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Miller Questions Ruling, Says Team Has His Back