Archives for December 21, 2011

‘What is clear is that the dispute continues, with each side engaging in posturing that seeks to paint the other as the possible bad guy. That often happens once negotiations move from the bargaining table into the public eye.’

‘Buffalo gave up three goals in the final 12 minutes, including two by Ottawa winger Erik Condra, and fell to the Senators, 4-1, before a crowd of 18,474.’

‘”It’s exciting for me, exciting for [Nick], exciting for the family,” Marcus said prior to the game. “He was pretty pumped. He was texting me all day [Monday] to see if I was getting called up. He was giving me advice. He’s been doing that all year.”‘

‘”It’s probably the best Christmas present we’ve ever got,” said Nick Foligno, who is two inches shorter and five pounds lighter than his younger brother, but is the bigger talker of the two. “We feel like my mom had something to do with that.”‘

‘”It’s a pretty neat opportunity for both of us,” Foligno said of his first chance to play a game against Marcus, a 6-2, 215-pound forward. “I got to play against my dad last year and now my brother. Hopefully, we’ll get to do that for a long time. We’re very fortunate to be able to do this, especially (Marcus) having his first game against me. It’s pretty exciting for the whole family.”‘

Steady as he goes (Ottawa Citizen)
‘Best Christmas present – ever’ (Ottawa Citizen)
Turris doesn’t disappoint in Game 1 (Ottawa Citizen)
Photo gallery (Ottawa Citizen)
Turris sparks Senators’ win over Sabres (Ottawa Sun)
Turris has memorable debut (Ottawa Sun)
The Sens wake up in the third period (Le Droit)
Nick and Marcus Foligno compete in front of the famiglia (Le Droit)
Photo gallery (Le Droit)
Foligno family gets ‘best Christmas present ever’ (OttawaSenators.com)
Photo gallery (OttawaSenators.com)
Photo gallery (Sabres.com)
Photo gallery (AP)
Photo gallery (WGRZ-TV)

‘”I thought the first 40 was a pretty even game,” said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff. “We knew we couldn’t play run and gun with them, but I thought we created some good opportunities, but didn’t take advantage of them.”‘

‘”It could have been one of those nights where we could grind it out on the road, but it just didn’t wind up that way,” said Miller.’

‘Jordan Leopold got credit for Buffalo’s only goal of the evening on the power play at the 13:12 mark of the second. Leopold’s shot got past Craig Anderson to make the score 1-1. Thomas Vanek, standing in front of Anderson, appeared to get a piece of it, but Leopold was given the equalizer. Just about 8 minutes into the final period, Erik Condra’s rebound shot put Ottawa back in front 2-1.’

‘While the game may have looked boring to the fans, it’s exactly what the Sabres have to do right now with all the injuries they are trying to play through. Instead of trading scoring chances with the opposition, they need to play a low chance game that limits mistakes at both ends of the ice. For two periods they were doing just that.’