Archives for March 2006

'Sabres coach Lindy Ruff missed practice Friday morning due to what team officials said were personal issues, but is expected to be behind the bench for Buffalo's game Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia.' … [Read more...] about Sabres coach Ruff misses practice

'"We don't want to win like that every night, but whenever you win like that it's huge for our team," said Roy, who also had an assist and a plus-5 rating.' … [Read more...] about Eight goals are enough, finally

'On Thursday, the moves Regier didn't make sent confidence soaring through the Sabres' dressing room. He reaffirmed his faith in them, and they responded with an 8-5 win over Tampa Bay.' … [Read more...] about Doing little perfect move by Regier

'"Our team is our team," Regier said. "We like it and we're going to go with it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres happy to stand mostly pat

'They were born 140 km apart, they sparkled in the AHL and now both of them have been traded away for second-round draft picks, given up on months after their 26th birthdays.' … [Read more...] about Noronen glad to leave Buffalo

'Buffalo instead went from a position of strength in net to now just having two solid goaltenders. Holding on to Biron as insurance in case Ryan Miller gets hurt makes sense for the playoff run, but Biron’s salary ($2.128 million) makes it prohibitive to keep him in a prolonged (read: multiple seasons) No. 2 role.' … [Read more...] about Net return not worthy of a deal

'"We know that we have a lot of talent to score a lot of goals, but we're not going to win every game playing that way."' … [Read more...] about Sabres outgun Lightning with scoring flurry

Lightning Have Little Defense For Sabres (Tampa Tribune) Feaster: No Deal A Good Deal (Tampa Tribune) Goaltending, defense falter again (St. Petersburg Times) Feaster sits out trading frenzy (St. Petersburg Times) Buffalo 8, Tampa Bay 5 (TampaBayLightning.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

'"I think a got a couple of lucky bounces tonight."' … [Read more...] about Roy is red hot

Amerks at critical stage of playoff race (Rochester D&C) Three former Amerks dealt before trading deadline (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'The Sabres now have four-straight wins and have increased their season total to 40. It's the 11th time in franchise history that the Sabres have won at least 40 regular season games. Buffalo continues to sit in second place in the Northeast with 85 points and trail first place Ottawa by two points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Outgun Lightning 8-5; Roy Nets Hat Trick

'The Sabres held the lead five times in the wide-open game and had 14 players register at least a point.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 8, Tampa Bay 5

'Thomas Vanek netted the game-winning goal and Derek Roy tallied his second hat trick in four games, as the Buffalo Sabres won a wild one over the Tampa Bay Lightning, 8-5, at HSBC Arena.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 8, Tampa Bay 5

'Noronen, 26, has played in four games with the Buffalo Sabres this season posting a save percentage of .844. Through two games played with the Rochester Americans of the AHL, Noronen recorded a save percentage of 0.898 and a 2.99 goals against average.' … [Read more...] about Canucks Acquire Mika Noronen For 2006 2nd Round Draft Pick

'The Buffalo Sabres announced today that the team has acquired a second-round selection in the 2006 NHL Entry draft from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for goaltender Mikka Noronen.' … [Read more...] about Noronen traded to Canucks