Archives for January 20, 2012

‘They have just five goals while losing all four games on the trip, and have been outscored, 46-15, during the 11-game skid.’

‘”It was a different kind of building, shaped different like the old places were,” Numminen said. “The stands were close and unusual. The fans were right there and you could really feel and hear them, especially during the playoffs. They made it crazy. I still remember the ‘Whiteouts.’ Just wild. I don’t think I ever felt anything like that.”‘

‘Great team effort’ does it (Winnipeg Free Press)
Bonds yield dividends (Winnipeg Free Press)
Injuries part of game … but (Winnipeg Free Press)
Highlight Reel (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jets rattle Sabres (Winnipeg Sun)
First strike Jets’ key (Winnipeg Sun)
Ladd shows leadership skills (Winnipeg Sun)
Jets ease past Sabres (Toronto Globe and Mail)
Jets take advantage of tired Sabres with victory (TSN)
Jets soar past Sabres (WinnipegJets.com)
Photo gallery (WinnipegJets.com)
Photo gallery (Sabres.com)
Photo gallery (AP)
Photo gallery (WGRZ-TV)

‘”You’ve got to win that battle,” Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said of special teams. “We had a tough time getting shots through. They got theirs.”‘

‘”They have a good first ten minutes at the majority of their home games,” said Miller. “They have some speed, and I just had to kinda weather the storm. I was prepared to do that. I thought we could get out of there without a goal against. Couldn’t get a stick on one, and it put us behind.”‘

‘Patrick Kaleta and Nathan Gerbe both left the game early and neither returned. Kaleta suffered a lower-body injury after blocking a shot in the 2nd period.’

‘Buffalo has now lost the first four games of a season-high seven game road trip by a combined score of 19-5, and close out the first part of the trip Saturday in St. Louis against the high-flying Blues. The Sabres haven’t won a road game since December 3 in Nashville, and play four of their next five away from the First Niagara Center.’

‘There is a cry among fans for the Sabres to make a major move, preferably to land a No. 1 center. This team could use a flag carrier up front. But that level of deal would not be easily accomplished because the Sabres are at the salary cap limit. Plus, there a handful of teams looking for premium offensive players and there are few available. The compromise solution might be a 1950s-style trade, one player for one player with the hope of giving one line a new look.’

Rochester Amerks lose to Oklahoma City Barons (Rochester D&C)
Mark Arcobello collects four points in OKC’s 5-2 win over Americans (Oklahoma City Oklahoman)
Amerks drop 5-4 decision to Oklahoma City in first game of back-to-back set (Amerks.com)
Arcobello leads Barons to 5-2 win (OKCBarons.com)