Archives for October 2003

'Ruff blamed neither of his netminders for the loss -- "they made some good saves or it might have been 10-1" -- and said he had no plans to recall recently demoted third goalie Ryan Miller. "We're not going to do that right now unless Ryan can score and play either left or right defence, or left wing or centre or right wing," grunted Ruff.' … [Read more...] about Canucks dazzling against dull Sabres

'The 2-for-8 power-play percentage would likely have been higher had the Canucks not twice sent out their fourth line of Brad May, Artem Chubarov and Jarkko Ruutu. Call it the mercy rule in not running up the score on the road-weary Sabres who were simply outclassed Monday.' … [Read more...] about Power play switches on

'King planted himself in front of the net and while being worked over by Sabres' defenceman Rory Fitzpatrick he managed to get his stick on Daniel Sedin's shot. The puck bounced to a pinching Salo who scored. It was one of those little things you hear coaches talk about so often.' … [Read more...] about Playing like a King

'"Rick Jeanneret is, in my opinion, the best in the game," said May. "He's such a wonderful guy and does such a good job. He's just a great guy to be linked with. I love it. I consider myself very, very lucky."' … [Read more...] about Canucks Insider

'The Sabres' offense, aside from Miroslav Satan's power-play goal in the third period, was absent again. They took just three shots in the first period. Canucks goalie Dan Cloutier had to face only 18 shots all night.' … [Read more...] about Sabre goalies shelled in loss

'"I don't really want to put a date on when I'm going to come back skating," Connolly said. "There's no telling when I'll be back, but hopefully soon."' … [Read more...] about Connolly is still hurting

'It was entertaining, but only in a sadistic kind of way. Vancouver moved the puck so well that you'd think they had an extra guy on the ice all the time.' … [Read more...] about Sabres aren't sharp

'The Sabres embarrassed themselves. Like trees, they were 90 per cent air. Their slot coverage was terrible, their turnovers numerous and, but for Curtis Brown, their skill forwards were invisible. The Canucks made them disappear, outworking the Sabres and winning all races to the puck.' … [Read more...] about Home sweet home

'The Canucks toyed with the woefully inept Sabres for long periods in turning back Buffalo 6-1 in a National Hockey League game so one-sided that Vancouver often used its checkers on the power play.' … [Read more...] about Rookie King powers rout

'``They did everything they wanted to do out there,'' Buffalo defenseman Jay McKee said. ``They skated they passed, they shot, they played good defensively, We didn't control them anywhere. They battled harder than us and they definitely deserved the game more than us.''' … [Read more...] about Vancouver 6, Buffalo 1

'"They did whatever they wanted out there," said Sabres goaltender Martin Biron, who relieved Noronen at the start of the second. "We've lost two times now with six goals against. It can't happen."' … [Read more...] about Vancouver 6, Buffalo 1

'This game was absolutely disgusting to watch. There was NO effort, dumb mistakes, NO emotion and nobody even looked liked they cared.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Leave Their Hearts In Calgary Getting Blasted In Vancouver

'"We had our backs up against a wall, and we played our best game from a system standpoint," center Curtis Brown said. "We were all on the same page, stuck together." It should be much more difficult for the Sabres to duplicate that effort when they play the Vancouver Canucks at 10 tonight in General Motors Place.' … [Read more...] about Stellar showing has Sabres high

'"Jay McKee," raved appreciative Buffalo boss Lindy Ruff, "set the tone for the game when he levelled Iginla. I had a long conversation with Jay this morning about the game he needs to play. He came out and set the tone and his penalty-killing was excellent."' … [Read more...] about Sutter takes shot at Iggy after Sabres KO Flames

'The Flames were presented a golden opportunity to get on the board five minutes into the second period when Sabres centre Adam Mair was assessed a slashing major and game misconduct for a robust axe-like chop on Calgary defenceman Denis Gauthier's arm. The Flames' power play, however, could muster little in the way of sustained pressure and produced nothing more … [Read more...] about Flames shoot blanks at Sabres