Archives for April 2006

'Sabres can tie franchise record with 23rd road win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Senators

'"I thought things were starting to go right [as a team], and then we dropped one, 4-2, at home," Miller said.' … [Read more...] about Momentum, victory elude Sabres

'Over his past 12 games, goaltender Ryan Miller has a 4-6 record with an overtime loss and a got-pulled no-decision, a 4.02 goals-against average and an .875 save percentage.' … [Read more...] about Maybe it’s not Miller Time after all

'"Just to be in the lineup again on such a great team, with so many great players . . . it feels good to be in a situation where I can make a statement."' … [Read more...] about Peters back in action, making most of it

'The Sabres had a playoff spot clinched going into the game and once again that showed as Buffalo had another lack luster performance. There was little effort, little heart, little grit on display for the Sabres. These poor performances have fans nervous as the team's season winds down and the playoffs start to loom on the horizon. In addition to the poor effort the … [Read more...] about Flyers down Sabres 4-2, Clinch playoff spot

'If Friday night's game in front of 16,909 fans at HSBC Arena was a playoff preview, the Sabres will need to do some serious tweaking if a postseason series with the Flyers becomes a reality.' … [Read more...] about Flyers flatten listless Sabres

'On a team that’s 23 games over .500, a nearly unthinkable stat in training camp, most of the guys you’d think would be plus/minus standouts are anything but.' … [Read more...] about Looking for positives? So are most Sabres

Flyers top Sabres, clinch spot in playoffs (Philadelphia Inquirer) Injuries' effects worry Hitchcock (Philadelphia Inquirer) Undermanned Flyers still rattle the Sabres (Philadelphia Daily News) Flyers end hexin Buffalo (Bucks County Courier Times) It’s just another berth in playoffs (Delaware County Times) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Philadelphia Coverage (Updated 1:30 p.m.)

'"We dug ourselves a hole, and we tried to dig ourselves out of it," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "We kept it close until late, but they didn't give up a lot. Our passing was awful and our shooting was worse."' … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 2

'"I thought we did a very poor job with the puck," said Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff. "We didn't make a lot of plays, we gave a lot of pucks away. We turned a lot of pucks over. I thought that was the game."' … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 2

'Buffalo did not play desperate enough hockey in the third as Mike Knuble put the Flyers ahead by two again with less than five minutes left to seal the win.' … [Read more...] about Flyers Take Down Sabres 4-2

'"Today, we didn't make too many good decisions."' … [Read more...] about Sabres flown over on Friday

Flat Amerks fall at home (Rochester D&C) Ouellet bounces back (Winnipeg Sun) Manitoba 3, Rochester 1 (AP) Four Left to Go (RNews.com) Amerks fall to Moose 3-1 (Amerks.com) Moose roll over Rochester with 3-1 win (MooseHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage (Updated 5:30 a.m.)

'There's no telling where the Sabres would be this season without himdancing and dangling along the right wing. He's a major reason they're headed for the playoffs for the first time in five years. Finally, he warmed to the team concept, addressing his biggest weakness, and this year has come of age.' … [Read more...] about Taking it to the Max

'"It definitely will be a little tone setter," Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek said Thursday after practice. "If you can beat them and set a good tone, maybe in the back of their minds they'll get frustrated. But if they walk in and beat us, 5-1, pretty easily, I think they'll be pretty comfortable and confident. So for both teams it's an important game."' … [Read more...] about That old playoff feeling is back