Archives for January 28, 2012

‘”It never gets old when you open up a room like this for kids,” said LaFontaine, whose foundation cut the ribbon on the playroom in Buffalo Women and Children’s Hospital in 2005 and in Roswell Park in 2007. “The kids are the inspiration. My goal and my hope and calling, I think, in life is to touch as many and help as many kids, and I’m just a small part of it. At the end of the day, we’re up to almost impacting 45,000 to 50,000 kids a year around North America.”‘

‘The hardest-shot challenge will be Adam’s only event. Pominville will be the target shooter in the skills challenge relay and skate in the elimination shootout for the team captained by Daniel Alfredsson.’

‘But the problem really is the roster. The Sabres are so woefully lacking skill at center ice, it’s laughable.’

‘Despite the grim outlook after such a promising start, the captain does have hope that Buffalo can make a run at a playoff spot, adding, “there’s a lot of games to be played yet and we gotta make a push and we gotta make it soon but at the same time…it is tough to keep it off your mind, you’re constantly thinking about it.” Winning in New Jersey to start the All-Star break was a step in the right direction for Buffalo. The victory snapped a 5-game losing skid and gave the team only their third win in January (3-7-1).’

‘“I know Ryan Miller is one of the best goaltenders in the game but there seems to be something missing chemistry wise in the locker room” Roenick said. They’re just not playing together, playing hard for each other when they get onto the ice.”’

Amerks fall behind early, lose to Crunch (Rochester D&C)
Syracuse goalie Tarkki perfect as team blanks Rochester 4-0 (Syracuse Post Standard)
Amerks shut out in Syracuse, 4-0 (Amerks.com)
Crunch Shut Out Amerks (SyracuseCrunch.com)