Bucky Gleason
Gleason: Ruff goes soft to keep team playing hard
Just before the season, Lindy Ruff pulled his leaders aside and told them they needed to
take over the Buffalo Sabres' dressing room. He made it clear that he was finished barking
after every poor performance. This was their team, he told them, and taking ownership was
their responsibility. (Updated: 11/08/09 10:48 PM )
Power rankings: Nov. 8
The News' Bucky Gleason ranks the NHL top to bottom. (Updated: 11/08/09 10:53 PM )
Hull's career-defining goal broke hearts in WNY
Ten years, four months and three weeks have passed, including three days for leap years, since the doors busted open and the Dallas Stars rushed onto the ice to collect the Stanley Cup after Brett Hull scored the winner in triple overtime. Add another day if you include the date of when the game started, not when it ended. (Updated: 11/08/09 10:53 PM )
Masks mark milestone
Never mind the one-piece sticks with the trampoline effect, goalie pads that look like
basement doors, Herman Munster shoulder pads and anything else that contributed to the
evolution of hockey. Nothing changed the face of the NHL, quite literally, over the past half
century more than the goalie mask. (Updated: 11/01/09 7:44 PM )
In a bumpy road to win, Miller is rock solid
Ryan Miller knew long before the season began that not all of them would be pretty. The Sabres
would have nights when their legs would become heavy and their game would flat-line for
reasons not entirely clear. It's bound to happen over the course of an 82-game schedule in the
NHL. (Updated: 11/01/09 1:46 AM )
