Archives for March 10, 2004

'Brown will wear his familiar 37 he had in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Curtis Brown Arrives In San Jose

'The Bruins entered this season hoping Jillson would develop into the offensively skilled, defensively sound defenseman they lacked.' … [Read more...] about Bruins pick up playoff security

'"Inside the dressing room and in the hockey department, we believe very strongly that we're still in this thing, as evidenced by the trades," General Manager Darcy Regier said. "We could have very easily sold. We believe we can make it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres put focus on making playoffs

'Lastly the Sabres latched onto winger Mike Grier, an older, slightly more offensive (and expensive) version of Vaclav Varada. The Sabres obtained Jakub Klepis in last year's Varada deal, then dealt Klepis in Tuesday's Grier deal. Here they are, a year later, pretty much right back where they started after playing 68 games with neither.' … [Read more...] about Help arrives, sort of, for playoff push

'Season Series: Sabres lead, 3-0.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Capitals

'The Sabres believe playoff experience is vital in the development of young players, which is why they will assign Roy to the Amerks when their season is over.' … [Read more...] about Amerks will get Roy for playoffs

'O'Connell said the Bruins weren't disappointed in Jillson's play; they simply were offered a player they coveted. Boyes is a former first-round pick, taken No. 24 overall by Toronto in 2000.' … [Read more...] about Jillson swapped for depth

'Delmore is a somewhat odd case. He had 34 goals the last two years for the Predators - including 18 last season, tying him with Sergei Gonchar and Nicklas Lidstrom for tops among NHL defensemen - but just 2-5-7 totals in 36 games this season for Buffalo. How he'll fit on the B's is questionable, since Gonchar and Jiri Slegr already fit the ``offensive … [Read more...] about New deal

'"Mike will bring a veteran presence," said Fee. "He's a high-class individual on and off the ice and will teach the younger players there what it means to compete every night."' … [Read more...] about Holliston's Grier shipped to Sabres

'The cause for concern with the Bruins with regard to Jillson's development was his contract situation. If Boston decided to send him to Providence, he would have had to clear waivers, so that was an unlikely scenario.' … [Read more...] about Fast-forwarding leads Bruins to peddle Jillson

'Witt and Kolzig both said they were surprised that Grier would not be helping them lead the franchise back to respectability. Grier, 29, had eight goals and 20 points in 67 games this season, and was considered the team's de-facto captain; he could not have been more popular and respected within the team.' … [Read more...] about Capitals Trade Grier, Retain Kolzig and Witt

'Grier, 29, was a Cap for less than two full seasons and scored 52 points in 150 games but made an impact with his work ethic and leadership. "This is the hardest one for me," Hanlon said. "Mike exemplified everything we like in a player. He was one of the glue guys who has kept this team together through adversity."' … [Read more...] about Kolzig, Witt stay with Caps

'Mike Robitaille, a former Sabres player and current hockey analyst on Buffalo's Empire Sports Network, said the Sharks were getting ``an honest player'' who should be able to contribute 15 to 20 goals a season. Brown won't provide all the offense lost when Sturm was injured, Robitaille said, but he should become a better player in San Jose than if he … [Read more...] about San Jose acquires forward from Sabres

'His success in the postseason was another attractive facet of Brown's game. Brown has 14 goals and 25 points in 52 career playoff games, and unless the Sharks pull a major choke down the stretch, they figure to be involved in the postseason after missing last spring for the first time in six years. "His character, his playoff performances, he reminds me a lot of … [Read more...] about Sharks lose 3rd straight

'"He is the type of player we're always looking for," said Wilson, who compared Brown to another Shark, center Alyn McCauley. "He's a guy with character, a great playoff performer. He's the type of guy who can play in any situation."' … [Read more...] about Struggling Sharks can't catch Wild