• The Portland Press Herald
  Younginer Struggles, Sea Dogs Lose
  
  
  Erie,PA-
  
  -In his 2nd start, Madison Younginer struggled with his control throwing way more balls than strikes as all day long he struggled with the command of his curveball and even his fastball as the Sea Dogs fell to the Erie Sea Wolves 4-2. Younginer didn't take the loss as he only allowed 1 run on 10 hits and he lasted 6 1/3 innings. Controlling his pitches has been a problem in the late innings in both of his starts as into the sixth inning he had pitched a scoreless game, but then, his control slipped away. "It's something that we have to work with him on as he progresses more this year. We have to get him to go farther than five or six innings." said Sea Dogs manager Kevin Boles.

Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators
Oct 8, 2010 1 2 3 OT F Buf ((0-0-0-0)) 2 0 1 0 3 Ott ((0-0-0-0)) 1 2 0 1 4 Three Stars J. Spezza 2 G 1A M. Michalek 1G 2A S. Gonchar 2A	Team Stats Comparison Buf Ott Shots on Goal 24 26 Hits 9 7 Faceoffs Won-Lost 17 20 Penalty Minutes 4:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 0/1 1/2 Power Play Opportunities 1 2 Time on Attack 7:45 6:52
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD Buf R. Neidermayer (1) (Grier, Sekera) 14:51 Buf J. Pominville(1) (Roy, Rivet) 15:53 Ott D. Alfredsson(1) (Michalek) 19:08 SECOND PERIOD Ott M. Michalek(1) (Spezza, Gonchar) 0:57 PPG Ott J. Spezza(1) (Michalek, Gonchar) 10:31 THIRD PERIOD Buf T. Ennis(1) (Connolly) 14:00 OVERTIME Ott J. Spezza(2) (penalty shot) 3:08

The Buffalo Sabres were locked in a back and forth battle to start their 40th season against Ottawa. Taking a 2-0 lead in the first period only to see Ottawa come back with 3 straight goals of their own. Buffalo's Tyler Ennis tied the game late in the 3rd to force an overtime period, but it was Ennis who would ultimately cost Buffalo the game when he tripped up Jason Spezza on a breakaway, giving Spezza the ability to score on the penalty shot finishing off the victory to open the season.

Next up, the Sabres(0-0-1) open up their home schedule against the New York Rangers who open up their 2010-11 schedule.

With New GM Jerome Jarmusz II taking the reigns from Darcy Reiger, Ryan Miller(above) and the Buffalo Sabres look to build upon the success of 2009-10, a year which saw them win the Northeast division crown only to fall in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal to division rival Boston. New additions to the team include veteran forward Rob Neidermayer and defensemen Jordan Leopold and Shaone Morrisonn. Also the Sabres should look for some production from rookie Tyler Ennis, who had a strong finish to 2009-10 in the playoff round. A potential 2nd straight Calder winner for Buffalo will play in his first full NHL season. As for the previous Calder winner, Tyler Myers, this will be a season to test if he is the real deal and try to build on his great rookie campaign from a year ago.
The Sabres rely heavily on a defensive style of play but also hope for some offensive production out of their blue liners. But most importantly for the Sabres, they rely even heavier on Vezina trophy winning goaltender Ryan Miller who had a stellar year in 2009-10 and looks to be in good shape to build upon his success in 2010-11.

Week 1 Recap