Archives for May 29, 2006

'“Disappointed to lose," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff told reporters in Raleigh. “But I'm not disappointed with that game at all. I think Our guys made a huge statement coming in here when everybody looked at that 4-0 game like, ‘Oh, they’re done. The defense is no good.’ I thought a lot of guys stepped it up.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres show true resiliency despite defeat

'"You don't see that often with a lot of teams but it's worked for them," Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Monday.' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes repeating history by using two goalies in playoff run

'"I know a lot of people think we're done. But that's not the way we see it," Sabres co-captain Daniel Briere said. "We really believe we have something special that guys believe we can come back."' … [Read more...] about Sabres attempt to pin pressure on Hurricanes

'"The secret is, a lot of it is not looking ahead -- you can't win two games at once," said Drury. "It's putting all your focus and energy into Game 6. Anaheim did it this year, Tampa Bay did it, and we did it."' … [Read more...] about History not on Buffalo’s side but Sabres’ Drury has done it before

'"You do come in cold," Ward said after Monday afternoon's skate-around at the RBC Center, "but you definitely feed off the atmosphere. Once again, our home crowd was tremendous and this is the time of year that you're going to get the goose bumps and the excitement, the adrenaline pumping. So, there's no real excuses."' … [Read more...] about Ward steps up in the clutch — again

'"We know that Buffalo is going to throw everything at us back in their home building," Ward said.' … [Read more...] about Cam Ward To Start In Game Six: Cup Dates Set

'Let’s see here: six penalties were assessed in the first period. Three penalties were called in both the second and third periods, and one in overtime. Over to you for the rationalization, Stephen Walkom.' … [Read more...] about Unsung OT hero

'He was obviously ready to put his cape back on and go back to work as the 'Canes superhero. That's what he was, said Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff. "He definitely made the key saves at the key times for them to win a hockey game."' … [Read more...] about Ward-ing off those Sabres

'The Sabres went on a power play with 41 seconds left in regulation, but couldn't score. They failed to convert any of their four power plays.' … [Read more...] about Heartbreaker

'"Everybody wants to be a hero," Stillman said. "So far, I have been lucky some nights. You'd like to score every time you went to overtime, and tonight I was in the right place at the right time."' … [Read more...] about Stillman trumps Sabres’ effort

'If the season ends Tuesday night in HSBC Arena, the Sabres will spend the summer sickened over how many opportunities they missed in Game Five before finally succumbing to the Hurricanes, 4-3, in overtime. The Sabres had everything going their way, even in OT, before watching it slip away.' … [Read more...] about A huge opportunity slips away

'Lydman had just one goal during the regular season, just a week into the season back in October. But Sunday night, he joined an offensive rush and scored on a breakaway early in the second period to chase Carolina starting goalie Martin Gerber.' … [Read more...] about Numminen still out, Lydman steps up

'You know things are going your way when one of your guys breaks his stick on a power play and it leads to an overtime game-winning goal.' … [Read more...] about Them’s the breaks

'The Sabres, meanwhile, now trail in a series for the first time this year and find themselves staring down the barrel of elimination tomorrow night. What has to be even more disheartening is that the Sabres played arguably their best game of the series and couldn't win.' … [Read more...] about Canes close in on Cup final

'The big mistake: Buffalo Sabres forward J.P. Dumont let his stick get caught up in Hurricanes forward Matt Cullen's midsection for a hooking penalty in overtime that gave the Hurricanes the power play that produced the winning goal.' … [Read more...] about Goalie switch pays dividends