Archives for October 23, 2014

'You can’t help but think: “THAT is the kid whose existence is causing NHL teams to rearrange their next 15 years of planning?” In your mind, you picture him looking like a blonde Zdeno Chara, towering over midget 16-year-olds running for their lives when he steps on the ice. THAT kid doesn’t look like a Canadian Ivan Drago. He looks like a character on Boy Meets World.' … [Read more...] about McDavid puts on a show at First Niagara Center

'We talked about Nolan on yesterday's show and got a call from a fan that I think represented a common view: It warms the heart that Nolan was brought back, he said, and he looks forward to the day when he gets to coach a good Sabres team. I don't think it's coming.' … [Read more...] about The curious case of Ted Nolan

'"We came out hard," Ennis said. "We matched them physically. We were hitting. That's a big strong team. We didn't back down. We played hard. We were [down] 2-1 with three minutes to go on the road against that team. I think there's a lot of positives to take out of it. It was a lot better game than the last one."' … [Read more...] about Andersen, Perry lead Ducks to sixth straight win

'Buffalo has also had trouble with their shot differential. Buffalo managed 53 shot attempts at the net to Anaheim’s 69. Shots on goal favored the Ducks 34-23 but the Sabres had a few prime opportunities.' … [Read more...] about Sabres come within striking distance but Ducks pull away with ‘W’

Amerks rally to beat IceHogs (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Rockford IceHogs falter late in Rochester, lose 3-2 (Rockford Register Star) Amerks sneak by IceHogs with late third period rally (Amerks.com) IceHogs falter late in Rochester (IceHogs.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage