Archives for November 2006

'Next Wednesday, the other edge of the sword -- the first two Worst Moments.' … [Read more...] about Finding the Greatest Moment in Sabres History

'"We made a decision with a certain amount of risk," Golisano said. "We speculated we might see him before the end of the [calendar] year, but we weren't sure. Nobody was sure. But we are confident we made the right decision."' … [Read more...] about Rolling the dice on Connolly

'"You need to be able to do more than just one thing when you come down on the goaltender," Briere said. "Everybody uses video now. Everybody knows what the players' tendencies are and what moves they like to use. If you're always doing the same move goalies will know. I remember last year my first two or three shootouts I'd use the same move and then goalies would start … [Read more...] about Backhander moves to the fore

'The Sabres are perilously close to the salary cap ceiling of $44 million. They entered last weekend with just $95,000 to spare. After the duo suited up for the overtime victory in the Big Apple, the cap room dwindled to about $91,000. Another $4,000 or so would have disappeared every day had the pair remained to prep for Friday's home game against the Florida Panthers. So … [Read more...] about Salary cap shortens the stay of call-ups

'Such is life in the NHL under the salary cap. By sending Stafford and Paille back to Rochester for the week, their daily wages don't count against the cap.' … [Read more...] about Cap has Amerks callups on the fly

Cap has Amerks callups on the fly (Rochester D&C) Amerk Rob Globke and The Moose at Scottsville Library tonight (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'The thousand-pound monkey that is arbitration aside -- that's a collective bargaining issue and the union loves it, thanks very much -- the most contentious issue yesterday was the NHL's heavily unbalanced schedule. Simply put, the Toronto Maple Leafs would like it changed. The Buffalo Sabres would not.' … [Read more...] about A tale of two cities

'"It's been really refreshing," Numminen said of his second season with Buffalo. "It keeps the old man young."' … [Read more...] about Streaking Sabres have Numminen feeling young again

'Buffalo merchandise is up 1170-percent from October of 2005.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Sweaters Flying Off The Shelf

'The goal didn't tie the game or win it, but Briere's reaction -- and Chris Drury's giddy embrace -- was indicative of how relieving it was to score on a power play. The Sabres went into the game having failed to score on their past 11 chances and one of their previous 21.' … [Read more...] about Inside shots

'The Sabres have won an NHL record eight straight road games to start a season.' … [Read more...] about Notes, quotes

Amerks return home fox six-game homestand (Amerks.com) Former Amerks intern Corey Miller meets Mario Lemieux (Amerks.com) Amerk Drew Larman and The Moose to visit downtown Library tonight (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage

'The Sabres don’t always start off looking great, but they finish like gangbusters.' … [Read more...] about Can you believe this hockey team?

'Sabres coach Lindy Ruff did not give a timetable for Afinogenov's return, other than saying it would be "a while."' … [Read more...] about Sabres RW Afinogenov sidelined with upper body injury

'Buffalo's ability to replace key players lost to injury or free agency has been one of the team's strengths over the past two seasons. Losing the hottest scorer in the NHL -- Afinogenov had seven goals and 10 assists in his last eight games before the injury -- without suffering a significant fall-off will be the Sabres' biggest test yet.' … [Read more...] about Injuries bring Sabrres back to earth