Archives for 2006

'When Lindy Ruff was asked the same question yesterday, he adopted the cantankerous personality of Murray's character in his response. "I'm actually getting tired of that question," he fumed at a television reporter. "I don't know what the answer is. Doubtful."' … [Read more...] about Numminen, team growing testy as questions about depleted Buffalo blue line mount

'You cannot play with more pure grunt, with more determination to prove something, than the Threadbare Six did in Sunday's overtime loss. But there's the problem: it was a loss. And now they have to do it again, and a bit more, or this club does not see June together.' … [Read more...] about Sabre survivors on the brink

'On the one hand, they lost Game 5 Sunday to fall behind Caroline Hurricanes 3-2 in games. On the other, they were dominant for stretches and could easily be in command with a few breaks.' … [Read more...] about Mair lays it on the line

'"He seems so mad at our team ... I don't understand, I thought his team played well. He made it sound like we didn't even show up," Laviolette said. "He's getting a lot of calls. I think we've killed more than we have been on the power play. They're getting their calls."' … [Read more...] about Ruff angry

'The coaches seem to agree on only one thing. Ruff said the Hurricanes would hate to lose Game 6 and play Game 7. Laviolette said Carolina wants to finish the series as soon as possible. "Nobody wants to go to a Game 7," he said. "Game 7s, anything can happen."' … [Read more...] about Coaches trade barbs off the ice

Canes try to finish seesaw series (Raleigh News and Observer) Captain contagious (Raleigh News and Observer) Stanley Cup run helps groom Ward for marriage (Raleigh News and Observer) Coming up empty (Raleigh News and Observer) Five Points (Raleigh News and Observer) Slap Shot (Raleigh News and Observer) Canes try to close out series tonight (Durham Herald Sun) Resilient … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Carolina Coverage (Updated 9:00 a.m.)

'The Hurricanes rallied to win 10 times after trailing by two or more goals, the most in the N.H.L. this season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.' … [Read more...] about Deficits Do Not Intimidate Hurricanes

'Carolina had the Eastern Conference's best home record at 31-8-2 this season.' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes add surprise to party

'It was a performance -- given the recent turn of events -- that demonstrated that Ward has arrived as the 'Canes number one goalie.' … [Read more...] about Coming of age

'"It's the way hockey goes," said Canes captain Rod Brind'Amour. "We killed some big penalties this time around. When you are not at your best, you need every little thing on the outside to kind of be good. I thought that was what happened tonight. We didn't give up any power play goals and we actually got a couple."' … [Read more...] about Canes don’t need pretty play to win

'"Don't be afraid," says Ruff to the fans, "This team hasn't been afraid of anything. As a fan don't be afraid. You're going to get everything they've got and last night pretty well summed it up. If there was a time, the team's beat up, they've lost a number of guys, the defense is beat up, how can they do it? They showed you how they can do it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Upbeat Despite Loss

'Call it bad luck if you must, but good teams plan for bad luck in the postseason and the Sabres have had far too much of the former and didn't do nearly enough regards the latter.' … [Read more...] about Money for nothing

'I'm about to let you in on a little secret here. I love this playoff series. Absolutely love it. And I say that knowing my neck is sore from watching the teams fly up and down the ice through five games. Another one like Sunday's overtime thriller and I'm going to need a chiropractor.' … [Read more...] about Sabres-‘Canes, Game 6: Give me more!

'“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