Archives for October 2001

If Miroslav Satan feels the expectations for him in 2001-2002 are high, he can't completely fault a demanding Lindy Ruff or 18,690 goal-starved HSBC Arena fans. Claude H. Foisy deserves his share of the blame. … [Read more...] about Sabres need their forwards to follow Satan

When Dominik Hasek was traded to Detroit, the buzz in the hockey world was that the Buffalo Sabres would be devastated because they wouldn't have The Dominator in goal to be their last line of defense. Biron had been waiting in the wings since he played his first game with the Sabres when he was only 18. Saturday night, Biron proved that he can be just as good as the … [Read more...] about Biron is Dominating against the Habs

Goal #1 starts with an underrated play in the left-wing corner of the Montreal zone. Maxim Afinogenov and Stu Barnes double-team one of the Habs, and Barnes sends the puck back to the left point to Alexei Zhitnik. Goal #2 starts with an underrated play in the left-wing corner of the Montreal zone. … [Read more...] about It's a tale of two goals as Sabres strike Habs

'"It was that shift after the goal ..." Savage muttered on his way to the showers. "All that work and then - junk."' … [Read more...] about It's back to bad Hab-its

'It's interesting to note that defenceman Patrice Brisebois was selected as one of the three stars last night because it was Brisebois who started the chain of events that has sidelined Hackett indefinitely, which means a minimum of four to five weeks. The Breezer lost control of the puck in front of the Montreal net. That led to a Buffalo shot, a save and a loose … [Read more...] about It's back to normal

'Jim Corsi was taking a lot of ribbing last night prior to the Canadiens-Sabres game. The Montrealer is the goaltending coach for the Buffalo Sabres and it was suggested that he actually has some work to do now that Dominic Hasek is no longer guarding the Sabres net. But Martin Biron's performance last night is an indication that Corsi hasn't been wasting his … [Read more...] about Habs notebook

'Sabres goaltender Martin Biron was fantastic. Playing in his native Quebec one night after losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets in HSBC Arena, he made 29 saves to raise his record to 4-3-1. The only goal he surrendered was to Richard Zednik on a point-blank rebound.' … [Read more...] about Sabres right on target in beating Canadiens

'"You can't say we didn't play well. I thought we dominated, actually," said Canadiens forward Brian Savage, who led the Habs with five shots, including a couple of blasts from the wing. "If it wasn't for their goaltender, it would have been a blowout."' … [Read more...] about Biron help Habs forget about Hasek

'"It was a scramble. He tried to freeze the puck," said Therrien. "I don't think they were trying to punish our goaltender."' … [Read more...] about Nothing funny about Habs injuries

'"Character has been the key this year with us, coming back after two periods twice already to win games," Biron said. "Tonight, you give them a chance to tie it and you come back 22 seconds later. That's been the case in our first eight games, character -- just the way the guys step up to play the game after something put us down a little … [Read more...] about Sabres 3, Canadiens 1

'Gratton scored with 3:05 remaining and Erik Rasmussen added an empty-net goal as the Buffalo Sabres pulled out a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens, who have lost three straight games.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Montreal 1

'"There's no way that Jeff Hackett should have been bumped by Dumont," Canadiens center Doug Gilmour said. "When the goalie's out of the net like that, you don't hit him. It should have been a penalty."' … [Read more...] about Canadiens G Hackett out indefinitely with dislocated shoulder

'It worked like a movie. Two former Sabres players, Geoff Sanderson and Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, worked the play that ultimately propelled the Blue Jackets to a 3-1 victory before a deflated sellout crowd of 18,690. Rudy and the Gipper won the day.' … [Read more...] about Blue Jackets beat Sabres for their first win of season

What a fitting way for the Columbus Blue Jackets to win their first game. Former Sabre Geoff Sanderson scored the winning goal against his former teammates when he was fed a perfect pass from yet another ex-Sabre, Jean Luc Grand-Pierre, who hit him charging in all alone in the Sabres zone. Sanderson had one thing on his mind, payback. That is exactly what he did when his shot … [Read more...] about The \’Sandman\’ puts Sabres to sleep

On October 3rd, I had no idea how the Buffalo Sabres could ever miss the playoffs this season. After Friday's loss to Columbus, I'm starting to get the picture. … [Read more...] about 2001-02 Sabres finding a recipe for disaster