The Polite Hockey Coach
Apr 6, 2008 NHL, They Said It
“After the hit there were a couple of purse-swingings that didn’t amount to much,” Paul Maurice said. “No offence, ladies.”
From Maple Leafs coach Paul Maurice, after the aforementioned hit by Mark Bell on Daniel Alfredsson.
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Another Worrisome Shootout Loss for the Sabres
Mar 11, 2008 NHL, They Said It
Despite a parade of Rangers to the penalty box (including a full 2 minute 5 on 3), the Sabres could not pull away from the Rangers, and it cost them as they lost another shootout. That puts the team’s record at 2-9 in the skills competition. Miller is letting in 50% of shots taken on him, last year it was more like 20%. Vanek and Pominville were the Sabres goal scorers.
It was a costly game for the Sabres’ blueline as well, with Spacek and Kalinin both leaving with ‘upper body injuries’, and Paetsch was down for a while after a hit from Sean Avery but returned. Coach Ruff:
(Spacek’s injury) looks a little longer than shorter. “Dmitri, it’s going to be period of time for him, too. Probably a shorter period of time than Jaro.
I don’t think (it is season-ending injuries) with either guy. Again, either guy could be weeks, though.
Tallinder is supposed to be back on Wednesday, but this means Mike Weber will be getting another shot with the big show most likely. And can we please put the kaleta back in??
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We Want Kaleta!
Jan 9, 2008 NHL, They Said It
To stay, that is. The Buffalo News has an article about the Angola native, who at 21 was called up to the show for the second time due to an injury to Derek Roy. I really want him to stay up here, as he could develop into a player that other teams hate to play against. I think this says it all about him:
He smiled while recalling the game in Rockford, Ill. He hit an IceHogs player at the end of an Amerks loss, and at least two players retaliated. Kaleta was beaten so badly he nearly had to miss the next game, coach Randy Cunneyworth said, and Adam Berti was given a three-game suspension.
“I got jumped by a couple guys there,” Kaleta said with a grin. “It doesn’t matter. I live for that kind of stuff. It doesn’t really bother me. It’s just another mark on the face.”
That is what we need here right now…when the pretty passing plays and fancy-pants skating doesn’t work, hard hits and hard work on the boards can more than make up for it. Kaleta and the little General need to stay up with the Sabres for a while. Make it happen!
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They Said It - Soupy Edition
Dec 27, 2007 NHL, They Said It
Brian Campbell answered some questions over at Sabres.com, and as usual he goes for the funny when possible.
Q. What was the most memorable speech a coach ever gave you?
A. There was one back in juniors that was pretty good. It was Brian Kilrae’s in the playoffs. He told us if we won he was going to take us out to a restaurant to have a good time. It got everybody fired up pretty good.
Q. If you could change one NHL rule, which one would it be?
A. Shooting the puck over the glass.
Q. What was your most embarrassing moment that’s hockey related?
A. [Laughs] Shooting the puck over the glass.
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They Said It - Ella Brooke Pratt Edition
Dec 14, 2007 NHL, They Said It
Defenseman Nolan Pratt came to Buffalo after spending six years in Tampa, Fla. So for his 5-year-old daughter, Ella Brooke, snowstorms like the one that struck Thursday are new.
Like her dad, who grew up in Alberta, she enjoys the snow.“It’s really the first time she’s been actively playing in it, and she’s pretty excited,” Pratt said. “It snowed overnight [recently], 2, 3 inches, and the next morning she’s in the snow in pajamas and Crocs with no idea that, ‘Yeah, it’s cold, too.’ ”
It’s not as frigid as she first thought, however. Before coming to town, the family saw “March of the Penguins,” the movie set in Antarctica. The girl asked if that was Buffalo.
“No,” her dad said with a laugh, “but it’s close.”
Very close, if the weekend forecast comes true.
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