Archives for October 2001

Go back in time 25 years. The National Hockey League back in 1974-77 was dominated by the Broad Street Bullies and other teams that tried to imitate the aggressive style of the Philadelphia Flyers back then. That style of hockey suddenly reemerged Friday night in Buffalo's HSBC Arena as the Buffalo Sabres and the Montreal Canadiens played an old fashioned slugfest of a … [Read more...] about Sabres blistered in Savage game

Ten games into the season, and the thought of the Game 7 debacle in last year's Stanley Cup playoffs became a distant memory. … [Read more...] about The kids are all right

'The Sabres are 4-1 against teams that made the playoffs last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Devils

'"Some teams take them lightly because they don't have Dominik in the net. That's a danger for any team. We have to address it before the game," Elias said. "Obviously, he was a big loss to that team, but it doesn't look that way yet. They're faster and they're playing with confidence."' … [Read more...] about Devils wary of Sabres

'The Devils lost four straight to the Sabres last season, including a 1-0 shutout by Dominik Hasek on Feb. 22 at Continental Arena.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres at Devils

'Zhitnik had a team-high six assists.' … [Read more...] about Devils-Sabres scouting report

\'\"I\'ve been in this game for a very long time,\" Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said, \"and it was one of the cheapest shots I\'ve seen.\"\' … [Read more...] about Sabres drop nasty game to Habs

'The Sabres lost defensemen Rhett Warrener and Dmitri Kalinin during Buffalo's Friday Night Fight with the Montreal Canadiens, although neither player was hurt during one of the game's many skirmishes.' … [Read more...] about Campbell's recall prophetic

'The NHL also takes attempts to injure seriously, and that means Gilmour and Varada will probably be having a chat with league vice-president Colin Campbell before they play another game. There was no NHL supervisor at the game, but a league spokesman said Campbell was aware of the incident.' … [Read more...] about Old-tIme hockey

'Gilmour dodged questions from the Buffalo media yesterday by electing not to partake in the morning skate.' … [Read more...] about Habs Notebook

'Turning Point: Savage's third goal of the night snapped a 2-2 tie at 12:26 of the third period.' … [Read more...] about Game Report

'Gilmour makes no bones that he didn't like playing for Sabres coach Lindy Ruff. "After 17 seasons at centre, they asked me to play left wing and just stay in my lane," Gilmour said. "That's not my kind of game. I spent the whole season trying to make them understand that."' … [Read more...] about Gilmour, Sabres still battling

'That didn't stop Montreal coach Michel Therrien from giving directing accusations at Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff after the Theodore collision. "That's two! That's two!" Therrien yelled as he pounded the glass. Ruff said his reply was, "Sit down before you make a fool out of yourself."' … [Read more...] about Canadiens 5, Sabres 2

'"I talked to him after, and he felt that he was trying to avoid injuring himself by going over the top of him," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said of Varada. "He thought that if he kept going straight he would have gone head first into the wall. If he wanted to hurt him he could have just dove right into him. I think you have to stick up for your teammates and … [Read more...] about Montreal 5, Buffalo 2

'Biron, 5-3-1, ranked fourth in the NHL in goals-against average (1.77) and sixth in save percentage (.930) heading into Thursday night. He has faced 230 shots, the second-most in the league.' … [Read more...] about Biron has been golden so far