ESPN (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Sabres backup goaltender Patrick Lalime has been sent to the minors after agreeing to a two-game conditioning assignment with Portland of the American Hockey League to prepare for Buffalo's busy schedule.
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Penguins -Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa ( above ) returns to Mellon Arena Saturday . Is it time to come up with some other "welcome" for him instead of booing? - Note: We fully endorse some sort of choking or hacking noise for Hossa. Booing is so... so... Jagrian. Come up with something unique for Hossa. -We haven't seen an individual YouTube clip of Matt Cooke's hit on Rangers' forward...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A preview of the Senators. When and where: 7:30 p.m., Scotiabank Place. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, TSN2, RDS. Record: 9-6-3, 21 points. The Senators are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference and second place in the Northeast Divison. Leading Scorer: Daniel Alfredsson ( right ), 19 points (six goals, 13 assists). Last Game: 3-2 home win, Tuesday . Mike Fisher had two goals for the Senators. Last Game against...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Patrick Lalime (groin) is expected to resume his duties as the Sabres' backup goaltender.
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
"Mellon Arena Memories" is a semi-regular feature that will appear in this forum from time to time during the remainder of the Penguins' final season at Mellon Arena. We will attempt to interview several individuals inside and outside of the Penguins about the arena which has served as the franchise's home facility since the its inception. Today's subject is Greg Malone. Greg Malone ( right...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
from Jerry Sullivan of the Buffalo News, A month from now, Biron could be part of a three-man goalie rotation on Long Island. Biron has been splitting the duties with Dwayne Roloson, who is in the first year of a two-year, $5 million contract. Rick DiPietro, who signed a 15-year, $67.5 million contract three years ago, is practicing again after missing a year with a knee injury. Isles coach Scott Gordon...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The Buffalo Sabres have called up goaltender Jhonas Enroth from the minors to fill in after backup Patrick Lalime hurt his groin.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
from John Vogl of the Buffalo News, Biron investigated a similar option in Buffalo. Backup Patrick Lalime was coming off a down year and two offseason surgeries. Starter Ryan Miller is scheduled to play for Team USA in the Olympics. Biron saw a team that likely would give him ample starts in the crease. “We were fairly serious,” Biron said of talks with the Sabres. “Negotiations are...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
from James Mirtle of From The Rinks, There’s something about goaltending that, when it’s bad, it can hang on a franchise like an odour, weighing on fans and netminders alike. Pre-Luongo, for example, Vancouver was always pegged as a goalie graveyard (although some would argue a few of his predecessors were stiff upon arrival). In Ottawa, they seemingly haven’t had a lot of luck at...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
More photos » by JOSEPH KACZMAREK - AP Browse more photos » Mr. Ray Emery . The troubled soul. And, along with Brian Boucher , the latest in a long line of Flyers netminders that has tried to take over the No. 1 job in Philadelphia and do away with the stigma that exists when it comes to that franchise's men in masks. The Flyers have a 24-year Stanley Cup drought heading into this season,...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
While making note of Tom Barrasso's selection for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame last week, we kind of began comparing him with Marc-Andre Fleury in terms of who was/is the better goaltender. Given that Fleury's body of work as a Penguins is far from over, it's probably not an easy debate. For the time being, we'll give the edge to Barrasso since two Stanley Cup rings is better than one Stanley Cup...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
Something we've done the past two offseasons is examine the recently revealed schedule, and just in case you needed a little bit more enticement to watch a team like the Penguins, come up with reasons to watch all 82 games on the slate. So without any further delay, here's why you'll be watching in February and March (February's schedule is short due to the Olympics). Feb. 1 - vs. Sabres - Because...
Down Goes Brown (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
Maple Leafs Overtime Heroes is an ongoing series where we'll look back at memorable Leaf playoff overtime goals. Today's goal is Gary Roberts' triple overtime winner against the Senators in game two of their 2002 playoff series. In the opening game of their 2002 second round series, the Ottawa Senators handed the Maple Leafs their most lopsided playoff loss of the modern era. Oh sure, there have been...
Down Goes Brown (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Second round? Never heard of it. The Montreal Canadiens have named Jacques Martin as their new head coach. And while this announcement has caught many off guard, it's no surprise to my top-secret DGB sources who tipped me off about it over the weekend. In fact, I was able to obtain a full recording of Martin's interview with Montreal GM Bob Gainey. I think this explosive transcript will shed a lot...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 03/21/2009
BUFFALO, N.Y., March 20 (UPI) -- Danny Briere scored the first two of four unanswered Philadelphia goals Friday, boosting the Flyers past Buffalo 6-4. Buffalo had a 3-2 lead when Briere snapped a shot past Patrick Lalime to tie it with 2:40 remaining in the second period. Briere scored again with just 35 seconds to go in the stanza, giving the Flyers the lead for good. Mike Knuble and Jeff Carter...
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