Back at the rink
The Sabres, who took Sunday off, are back on the ice at HSBC Arena. Well, most of them, anyway.
Patrick Kaleta is still absent because of illness, while Jason Pominville isn't skating, either. The reason for that after Lindy Ruff's comments following practice.
Until then, here's a quick look around the NHL:
*Bucky Gleason catches up with Gerry Cheevers on the 50th anniversary of the first goalie mask.
*The Hurricanes have lost nine straight games, giving them their worst start after 13 games in franchise history.
*Alex Ovechkin is hurting, while Toronto's Phil Kessel is healthy.
*The Islanders' Jeff Tambellini, fresh off a hat trick against the Sabres, gets to play against the Oilers, the team run by his dad, Steve.
*Speaking of fathers, the Blackhawks are taking their dads on the road.
*Brad May got clipped in the eye with a stick but should be OK.
---John Vogl
It's really cool that the Blackhawks are taking their dads on the road with them. It takes a lot of family support (and a lot of money in equipment, leagues, etc.) to make it to the pros. It's nice to let the fathers see get a behind the scenes look at the end result.
Posted by: minihockey | November 02, 2009 at 11:37 PM
uh, calgary, they took friday off, too. the end of the cushy part of the schedule ends wednesday. is a .500 november acceptable?
Posted by: roy | November 02, 2009 at 04:26 PM
Unfortunately, the Sabres also took Saturday off, which is too bad, seeing as how they had a game scheduled. I guess the only things confirmed on Saturday were: 1) it does not matter who you have in net if you do not score any goals at all; and 2) Biron would look good in a Sabres uniform; way better than any back up since then (and most back ups before!) Will Gaustad be back for the next game? I presume so, since he is not in the list of m.i.a.
Posted by: CalgarySabre2 | November 02, 2009 at 01:43 PM
That the Leafs and Hurricanes are off to such atrocious starts makes me giggle uncontrollably.
Posted by: Dave | November 02, 2009 at 12:44 PM