Archives for January 2004

'They found themselves repeatedly bumped, dropped, tripped or shoved by the Boston defenders and were unable to consistently create real scoring chances in the Bruins' zone. Add Potvin, who quickly swept up any loose pucks in his zone, and scoring was impossible.' … [Read more...] about Boston, Sabres rivalry still alive

Funny how the game works sometimes, Botterill told The Sun from Buffalo. I was up at the start of the year and, to be honest, had good feedback from the coaches, and personally thought I played fairly well. But I just could not buy a bounce. … [Read more...] about Botterill a sharpshooter for Sabres

'"I thought we played a pretty good game," said Sullivan. "We had a good first period. We started to control territory and our second period as well. In the third period, we didn't pursue it maybe quite as much as we wanted to or as much as we did in the first two periods, anyway. But I thought our team, for the most part, did a pretty good job … [Read more...] about Sticking to the plan

'Last night, the Bruins did a solid job in the early going of stifling a Sabres team that had scored 12 goals over its previous three games, including three at the FleetCenter in a 4-3 B's win on Monday. As the game wore on, the Bruins' scoring chances got better and better until they finally beat goalie Mika Noronen at 15:27 of the second period.' … [Read more...] about B's earn high-five

'Two words spring to mind when considering the Boston Bruins' 1-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres last night. Effective and efficient.' … [Read more...] about Potvin, Bruins blank Sabres

'``It may have been different if we were able to get that first goal,'' Buffalo center Curtis Brown said. ``We had our chances, but we weren't able to capitalize on them.''' … [Read more...] about Boston 1, Buffalo 0

'"We didn't make enough plays," said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, whose team scored 12 goals in its previous three games. "We didn't make enugh plays. We had opportunities. We had near-misses. It's not that we didn't have enough chances, but we just didn't make enough plays."' … [Read more...] about Boston 1, Buffalo 0

'The loss hurts Buffalo's dwindling hopes to make up ground in the playoff race, and the road only gets harder in the coming weeks. The Sabres play six of their next seven games on the road and all will have playoff implications on the line. Buffalo plays at the New York Islanders and Rangers, Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia, and Carolina in the next two weeks. The … [Read more...] about Potvin Shuts Out Sabres; Ends Home Streak

'Potvin also made back-to-back saves on Jochen Hecht and J.P. Dumont with five minutes left to preserve the shutout. After that, the Bruins defense did a good job of preventing the Sabres from getting solid chances down the stretch, winning several key faceoffs.' … [Read more...] about Bruins beat Sabres 1-0

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'One of Hecht's biggest thrills in his NHL career has been being teamed with Dumont and Briere. "It's fun to be out there with them," Hecht said. "Everybody has a lot of creativity on the line. This is the first time in my career that I've been with guys that I've really clicked with like this. Earlier in my career I switched lines so … [Read more...] about Having a Hecht of a season

'Patrick and his family still are grieving the loss of 17-year-old Kane VerVoort, who was stabbed while trying to break up an altercation after a New Year's Eve party in rural Alberta. VerVoort was Patrick's nephew, the oldest son of his wife's brother.' … [Read more...] about Despite pain, Patrick plays on

'"When you come up from the minors, initially all you're trying to do is give the team a spark," Botterill said. "It's the middle of January, the guys have been working hard for 40-some-odd games. You just want to bring a little more excitement about being up here, just trying to create some opportunities."' … [Read more...] about Spark from Botterill ignites

'The Bruins are 5-0-1 in their past six games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Bruins