Archives for November 29, 2011

‘”There’s pressure there for me but I can tell you this: I put a lot of pressure on myself too,” Ehrhoff said after practice Monday downtown. “I don’t think there’s more pressure on me than what I put on myself. I’m a pretty competitive guy and I want to play good hockey for this team.”‘

‘”I aggravated a disc in my neck pretty good,” Miller said. “We had an MRI and CT-scan showing that kind of backed that up and was the source of a lot of the tension and a lot of the discomfort. It definitely was limiting my range of motion. Talking to the doctors, they felt it was important to let it settle down. We’ve let it settle down and I’m trying to improve some strength in that area.”‘

‘“I think that was the point during that week I completely recovered, went back to 100 percent, felt good,” Hecht said. “It just continued on the ice. I worked hard, and I didn’t drop off again. I still feel good.”’

‘“I’m just going to take it easy and make sure I have everything feeling good,” Miller said Monday inside the First Niagara Center after his teammates prepared for tonight’s contest against the New York Islanders.’

NY Islanders (6-11-4) at Buffalo (13-9-1) (AP)
New York Islanders (6-11-4) at Buffalo Sabres (13-9-1) (The Sports Network)
Islanders chase second straight road win vs. Sabres (NHL.com)
New York Islanders @ Buffalo Sabres (NewYorkIslanders.com)

‘Forwards Paul Szczechura and Corey Tropp, and defenseman T.J. Brennan were re-assigned to AHL Rochester on Monday. The moves come as the Sabres had several injured regulars back on the ice for practice.’

‘Finley was selected 27th overall in the 2005 draft by Washington, but has never played in an NHL game.’

‘The goaltender is not feeling any ill-effects from the concussion he suffered, but is working to battle back from neck problems that have dogged him since the incident. Miller was more concerned with his neck problems that he was with the concussion, saying, “symptom-wise I think it was more neck. Something where I aggravarted a disc in my neck pretty good and we had an MRI, cat-scan showing that…kind of backed that up. That was a source of a lot of tension and a lot of the discomfort, and definitely was limiting my range of motion.”‘

‘What Sabres fans may be most excited for is: in a game against Hamilton, prospect Marcus Foligno was hip checked hard into the boards. Foligno stood up to fight, but Finley already had the gloves dropped, his helmet off and the crowd on their feet. If Sabres fans want someone to step up and be physical, Finley’s your guy. He leads the AHL in penalty minutes.’

‘“We had a pretty good day when it came to just treatments yesterday and some guys are feeling better,” Ruff explained. “We had some guys on the bike, and today that progressed. Everything is looking better.”’