Archives for July 2001

'Audette played with Turgeon in Buffalo for parts of two seasons, and the two remain good friends. The two talked by phone Monday after Audette's deal was done.' … [Read more...] about Stars come to terms with Sabres' Audette

'"(Buffalo) seems like it's leaning to build a team within two or three years," Hasek said at a news conference in Buffalo on Monday. "And because my time is running, I decided to go."' … [Read more...] about Hasek heads to Detroit with one goal in mind — the Stanley Cup

'Free agent right wing Donald Audette signed a four-year contract with the Dallas Stars on Monday, a move that could signal the end of Brett Hull's tenure in Dallas.' … [Read more...] about Stars sign free agent RW Audette to four-year contract

Dominik Hasek bade his farewell to Buffalo and greeted Hockey Town the same day as his new crease stomping grounds. In his address to the Buffalo media, Hasek made it clear that while he may have some emotional attachments to the city of Buffalo and the Sabres, that he holds no regrets and now considers himself as a Red Wing. Hasek even went so far as to indicate what team … [Read more...] about Hasek wants to enter the Hall of Fame as a Red Wing

'The Dallas Stars added some more offense on Monday, signing free agent right wing Donald Audette to play alongside one of their top centers.' … [Read more...] about Stars add Audette to free agent collection

'"I don't know how many years that I am going to play," he said. "Maybe more than one. Maybe more than two."' … [Read more...] about Hasek wants one more trophy — Stanley Cup

'Buffalo had to make the deal now, while it could get something worthwhile in return for Hasek.' … [Read more...] about Hasek will always be a Sabre

'"At the end of the day, Dom will be taking a little bit of a salary cut to go to Detroit, and the Sabres didn't get quite what they wanted for possibly their best player ever," Winter said. "There's no way that Darcy can say seriously that he's happy for what he got. He traded away one of the greatest players ever to play the … [Read more...] about Hasek left the Sabres no choice

'Dominik Hasek has reason to envy Vyacheslav Kozlov. While Hasek enjoys international superstardom, "future Hall-of-Famer" status and paychecks bulkier than Arturs Irbe's pads, Kozlov has the one thing that has eluded Hasek for 11 years: a Stanley Cup ring.' … [Read more...] about Kozlov brings two rings to Sabres

'Hasek gave the Sabres a swagger and a belief that they could win any game with him between the pipes.' … [Read more...] about Hasek trade looks like good one for everyone

'Dominik Hasek leaves Buffalo as one of the greatest goaltenders in NHL history.' … [Read more...] about 'The Dominator'

'Martin Biron went to bed Saturday night not knowing what the Buffalo Sabres had chosen to do with Dominik Hasek. He woke up yesterday morning as the Sabres starting goalie.' … [Read more...] about Biron now standing in hot seat

'All due respect to center Gilbert Perreault, an excellent player for 15-plus seasons with Buffalo, but Hasek in nine mostly brilliant seasons proved he was the all-time greatest Sabre.' … [Read more...] about All-time best Sabre? Hasek

'"In speaking to his agent, Rich Winter, in the past few days," Holland said, "I got the sense that if Hasek went to the right city -- and we were his No. 1 choice -- there would be a very good chance Dominik would play longer than one year."' … [Read more...] about Red Wings trade Kozlov, draft pick for Dominator

'The Wings have erased any staleness from a team that has made three straight early playoff exits. When was the last time Detroit was this excited about hockey season in early July?' … [Read more...] about Hasek alone can't win Cup for Wings