Archives for January 17, 2012

‘”If you want to just destroy a team and go out and be reckless and do something, yeah. Then there’s going to be new guys in here. But other than that, this locker room is going to be pretty much the same, if not completely the same and we gotta find it from in here [points to chest]. You can’t sit and wait for somebody else to [expletive] do it.”‘

‘It is hard when you feel like things aren’t going right or things aren’t bouncing your way. You can certainly see it within the team, just the number of man-games we’ve lost to injury. A lot of guys just kind of feel it like that. It’s like, ‘Are we even going to get through a game without losing somebody?’ We’ve had like only two or three of those games in the last two months … literally.’

‘Owner Terry Pegula is on this trip and got a first-hand look at the mess that has become of his millions.’

‘Ryan Miller entered Monday’s game 37th in the NHL in goals-against average (2.97) and 35th in save percentage (.903).’

‘”I think a lot of people are looking at it that it’s his fault, that he’s the only one,” Drew said of his brother’s recent struggles. “But there’s a bigger picture there. There’s a lot of things that could be addressed (with the Sabres), but it’s not my team.”‘

‘Minus Andrej Sekera, Christian Ehrhoff and Brayden McNabb, Weber has been logging plenty of ice time along the Buffalo blue-line. He played a season-high 26:58 in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the New York Islanders. “Right now, with some of our big guys injured, a little more responsibility falls on other guys,” Weber said. “I’m just trying to play a solid, good defensive game.”’

Red Wings rattle Sabres, set team mark for straight home wins (Detroit News)
Red Wings’ Pavel Datsyuk excels with no flash or fanfare, just brilliance (Detroit News)
Red Wings’ Drew Miller sticks up for brother Ryan (Detroit News)
Photo gallery (Detroit News)
Red Wings break 47-year-old team record with 15th straight win at Joe Louis Arena (Detroit Free Press)
Red Wings keep home fans burning for wins at Joe Louis Arena (Detroit Free Press)
Camera crews following Red Wings’ Nicklas Lidstrom for episode of ‘NHL 36’ (Detroit Free Press)
Red Wings notes and quotes from Monday night’s win over Buffalo (Detroit Free Press)
Photo gallery (Detroit Free Press)
Red Wings blow out Buffalo, 5-0, for franchise-record 15th consecutive home victory (Grand Rapids Press)
Red Wings’ Pavel Datsyuk notches 700th career point after three assists vs. Sabres (Grand Rapids Press)
Normally reclusive Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom allows spotlight of ‘NHL 36’ (Grand Rapids Press)
Red Wings beat Sabres 5-0 for 15th straight home victory (Macomb Daily)
Wings set club record (Windsor Star)
Weber knows Sabres need to get it going (Windsor Star)
Wings beat Sabres for 15th straight home win (Fox Sports Detroit)
Photo gallery (Fox Sports Detroit)
Datsyuk continues to amaze Wings (DetroitRedWings.com)
Photo gallery (DetroitRedWings.com)
Photo gallery (Sabres.com)
Photo gallery (AP)
Photo gallery (WGRZ-TV)
Photo gallery (WIVB-TV)

‘“It’s embarrassing,” Ryan Miller said. “I got family and friends and everybody coming to watch Drew and I play. They watched Drew perform.”’

‘Ryan Miller was tagged for all five goals on just 14 shots before he was pulled in the second period for the Sabres, who have lost 11 of their last 14.’

‘Pegula has said he will not fire general manager Darcy Regier and coach Lindy Ruff, who have been together in Buffalo since 1997 – the longest-tenured tandem in the league. He has said it so often that he would lose credibility now if he did fire either of them. Regier has been historically reluctant to make major moves, but even if he makes some now – with more financial freedom, under more pressure – how much good would they do?’