Archives for 2006

'"The hardest job in the league is to try to tell if a guy's throwing himself into the glass," Weight said after the 2-1 loss. "I see him turning, he knows I'm coming, and right when I'm getting there full speed - I got my body committed - he spins the other way. It's a disappointing call to me in overtime, but it's worse being in the box when the puck goes in the net and it's … [Read more...] about Weight says Pominville fooled officials on penalty

'He doesn't fight and he doesn't threaten. In his first two years, opponents frequently challenged his courage, but then it tailed off. Mike Grier doesn't drop the gloves and no one asks him to. He goes about his business of hard checking, tough fore checking, intelligent back checking and digging out pucks for the skilled scorers on his line, Chris Drury … [Read more...] about C'mon Grier, sneer for the camera

'Sabres forward Tim Connolly, who has been out since Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, declined an interview request before Tuesday's game. The Sabres have not specifically discussed Connolly's injury. He is believed to have suffered a concussion from a hit by Ottawa's Peter Schaefer and has missed the past nine games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes

'Pominville drew a boarding penalty against Carolina's Doug Weight, the fourth penalty Pominville forced in the game.' … [Read more...] about It's winner take all

'"When you have a young team like they have, it's nice to have this kind of success," Bowman said. "But it works the other way, too. The more success you have, the less maneuverability you have to sign players. But I think (the Sabres) are in good shape right now. They've done a good job of figuring out how to make this work under the new rules."' … [Read more...] about Bowman thinks Buffalo has figured out new NHL

'As it turns out, 4 minutes, 13 seconds of Teppo might have been exactly the sort of lift the Sabres have been saying they don't need.' … [Read more...] about Numminen provides Buffalo with short, spectacular boost

'The power-play came after Weight had bowled over Jason Pominville from behind and into the boards in the Sabres zone, an obvious boarding minor. "It was a pretty cheap shot," Ruff said. "I mean, he's defenseless."' … [Read more...] about Sabres in seventh heaven

'Once veteran Teppo Numminen aggravated his hip flexor muscle injury and didn't play after the first period, it became a very long night for the Buffalo defense. Numminen's exit left the Sabres with just five backliners -- McKee, Campbell, Lydman, Rochester Amerk Doug Janik and Irondequoit's Rory Fitzpatrick for the final 44-plus minutes.' … [Read more...] about Defense digs deep in hard-fought battle

'These inspirational young Sabres had faced every challenge this season -- mountains of injuries, losing streaks, the growing pains of inexperience -- and met them. They can now add playoff elimination to the list.' … [Read more...] about Just another big test passed for gritty Sabres

'“We’re not going to sit there and say we’re done. We kept pushing and somebody had to be a hero again,” Brian Campbell said. “It was probably not going to be the same guy, it seems like it’s always different for this hockey team. It’s just a will to win for this team."' … [Read more...] about Scrappy Sabres send it to Game 7

'The irony, of course, is that the Sabres didn’t need Teppo, they just thought they did. He played just four minutes in the first period, then sat like an assistant coach on the Buffalo bench the rest of the way.' … [Read more...] about Teppo&#8217s value to Sabres can&#8217t be overlooked

'“I felt like I was going to have a heart attack.”' … [Read more...] about Not over yet!

'This is not to say that the Sabres are going to go out and put the ‘Canes away in Game 7 on Thursday -- that would be the storybook ending, and the reason we call them by that name is because they generally only happen in storybooks. But take pleasure in the fact that Buffalo is still in the race. The Little Engine That Just Might Shock The World is still churning out … [Read more...] about Cardiac kids do it again

'Looking at the the histories of both teams, there have been very few seventh heavens for the Sabres or the 'Canes. While the Sabres are just 1-4 in Game 7s, the 'Canes are even worse. The franchise is 0-3 in seventh games, those coming while the team was still known as the Hartford Whalers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres, ‘Canes are all even

'Miller stopped 25 Hurricanes shots while Ward turned aside 29 from the Sabres. So which rookie goalie will lead his team to a berth in the Stanley Cup final against the Edmonton Oilers? The way this roller-coaster series has played itself out, all bets should definitely off.' … [Read more...] about Miller holds ’em in