Archives for October 26, 2006

'The Sabres came out of the gate slow but Miller was on top of his game putting aside a few of quality scoring changes. He would go on to make 29 saves for his first shutout of the season and third of his career.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo blanks New York for record-tying victory

'The Sabres have quickly become the flashiest offensive team in the NHL, posting 49 goals in their first 10 games. But they used a methodical attack against the Islanders, scoring once in each period to back Miller's strong goaltending. The 26-year-old American improved to 8-0 and posted his third career shutout.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, NY Islanders 0

'Buffalo attained its first 10-game winning streak since January 4-23, 1984. The Sabres also have a team-record 15 straight regular-season victories, last losing April 7 versus Philadelphia.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, NY Islanders 0

'Maxim Afinogenov pumped in a goal and assist, Ryan Miller stopped 29 shots, and the perfect Sabres beat the New York Islanders 3-0 Thursday night to win their 10th straight game and match the best start the NHL has ever seen.' … [Read more...] about Sabres make it look easy with shutout for 10th straight win

'Of course, not all of Drury's teammates care about the mark. Or, for that matter, know about it. "Half the guys in our room are not aware of the record, which is probably a good thing," Drury said.' … [Read more...] about Drury ready to make history

'As much as the Islanders coach has tried to downplay it, the game unmistakably means more than that to Nolan, who is working behind an NHL bench for the first time since leaving Buffalo after winning the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year in 1996-97.' … [Read more...] about Isles brace for Buffalo

'"I remember him as a coach who was always able to motivate a team," Satan said. "He's a guy who believes in work ethic and discipline. Those are the attributes he's trying to bring and work into this team. When everybody understands his message and starts putting it on the ice, we'll be OK."' … [Read more...] about New York stories

'Fewer than 45,000 individual game tickets are available for the remaining 37 home games - an average of about 1,200 per game. And only single tickets are left for the next few home games, including the next two Saturday nights. "We're basically sold out, or down to single seats, all the way through November," said Daniel J. DiPofi, the team's chief … [Read more...] about Hottest tickets in town? Sabres expect season sellout

'"We talked about a good start," Ruff said. "Nobody would have been sitting there saying, "We want to win our first 10 games or our first nine.' We've built some confidence. We've found tough ways to win tough games. It hasn't been easy. At times, it was ugly. At times, it looked really good."' … [Read more...] about Sabres have chance to hang 10

'Going back to last season, the Sabres have won 14 straight regular-season games by a combined score of 69-28.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Islanders

'"I think we're feeding off not just the playoff run, but the way things have gone since last December when we got over that hump and really haven't looked back since," Biron said. "To have this start has been great, but I still don't think we've played our best hockey yet. We're just building off each game and last season and … [Read more...] about Team-first approach works for Sabres

'"I've always felt that way wherever I've been," said Jauron, who played in two different NFL cities and has coached in four. "I do have a feeling for the other teams in town and I follow those teams in the papers. You pull like heck for them." Jealousy? "None at all." Jauron is sincere. But the Bills business and marketing guys are sweating.' … [Read more...] about Bills pulling for red-hot, popular Sabres

'“We had some awesome teams,” he said. “We didn’t have the playoff success that we wanted, but I have some really fond memories of my time in Buffalo.”' … [Read more...] about Andreychuk wore different uniforms, but had one home team

'"Of all the years I've been through in my life, the two years after I left Buffalo were probably the worst two years because there were so many rumors and false accusations made against my character. That hurt the most. So this time around, I had nothing to do with it. It was just that the ownership and Neil didn't get along."' … [Read more...] about Nolan faces Sabres less bitter

Isles brace for Buffalo (New York Daily News) Nolan faces Sabres less bitter (New York Newsday) Buffalo (9-0-0) at NY Islanders (3-3-2) (AP) Sabres can tie league mark for best start to a season (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (9-0-0) at New York Islanders (3-3-2) (The Sports Network) Game preview (NewYorkIslanders.com) Game # 10: Buffalo @ NY Islanders (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s New York Coverage (Updated 11:00 a.m.)