Archives for 2006

'City Grille on Main Street and Pearl Street Grill and Brewery managers say not only are their places packed these days, but the bartending and waitstaff are doing well, too, with many of them putting in overtime.' … [Read more...] about Downtown Business Celebrating Sabres’ Playoff Run

'"It's been very enjoyable for myself, (owner) Steve Donner and (general manager) Jody Gage," said Cunneyworth, Rochester's third-winningest coach. "It's easy to see the talent here, and our fans in Rochester know it better than others. We had some special years here with those guys, and here's the proof."' … [Read more...] about Sabres making old coach proud

'Amerks coach Randy Cunneyworth's scouting report on the seven current Buffalo Sabres who played on the 2004-05 Rochester team that established a record with 112 points (51-19-4-6)...'. … [Read more...] about Record-setting Amerks team produced 7 Sabres

'Carolina's coach was the coach of Team USA in the Winter Olympics, and his roster didn't include Sabres goalie Miller, the best American goalie available based on performance this season.' … [Read more...] about Payback time for Sabres’ Miller

'In a season of firsts, it's the last regular-season game the Carolina Hurricanes remember. That's the last time they saw the Buffalo Sabres, their opponent in the Eastern Conference finals. And it's not a warm and happy "Break out the TiVo" memory.' … [Read more...] about Loss leaves lasting memory

'The die-hard Sabres fan grabbed a pencil and began sketching renovations that would transform the 75-year-old building into a Stanley Cup, albeit larger in scale. Battaglia's temporary design involves wrapping City Hall, located in downtown Buffalo, in a cheap wire cloth that would, that would add about 30 vertical feet to the 32-storey structure.' … [Read more...] about One fan’s vision of the Stanley Cup in Buffalo

'"I think everyone enjoyed the ride when the team reached the Finals in 1999, but people back then thought there is no way we are going to win this thing," says Rochester, N.Y.-based player agent Steve Bartlett, a regular at Sabres games. "Now I think fans are thinking, 'We really have a good shot at this.' "' … [Read more...] about Cheap skates

'The Sabres went 1-3 against the Hurricanes during the regular season with their only win coming at home in the season finale. They lost the two games in Carolina in a shootout.' … [Read more...] about East Finals Start Saturday

'I’m a believer. There is no “Buffalo jinx” or officials conspiracy in play here. The great Buffalo Sabres tradition is about to take the major step most of us admittedly never thought possible after the near miss in ’99.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Good Old Days Never This Good

'Why will this passionate, decades-long lover of Sabre hockey be cheering on the Hurricanes? Because Carolina's number 14 is none other than Ken Adam's son, Kevyn Adams, the Hurricane's co-captain.' … [Read more...] about Divided Loyalties

'Certainly, Buffalo’s belief in Ruff has paid dividends. He’s been coach of the team since July 21, 1997, the longest tenure with one team of any coach currently working behind an NHL bench. This marks the fifth time in the history of this franchise, which was born in 1970, that they’ve moved this deep into the playoffs, and Ruff has been part of four of those … [Read more...] about &#8217Canes&#8217, Sabres&#8217 coaches both hardy survivors

'Their team has never won a Cup and made the finals only twice in 36 years of existence; their team went bankrupt; the club was rumoured to be moving; they were scorched by the Brett Hull goal seven years ago; people are still emigrating from, rather than arriving in, town; the ecoomy struggles; there are seas of obsolete factories and warehouses; and every time anyone outside … [Read more...] about Product of their environment

Loss leaves lasting memory (Raleigh News and Observer) Hurricanes a huge hit -- locally (Raleigh News and Observer) Hurricanes fans return to RBC (Raleigh News and Observer) League finally releases conference finals slate (Raleigh News and Observer) In playoffs, fists fly less frequently (Raleigh News and Observer) Hurricanes get a break after clinching at home (Durham … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Carolina Coverage

'Sabres spokesman Mike Gilbert said, "We're still in the process of ascertaining how many we're going to have on sale per game. Probably somewhere in the 4,000 range."' … [Read more...] about Hottest Tickets in Town Expected to Be Even Hotter

'"We asked a lot of things from them," Ruff said of his team's effort so far. "Two days off is good."' … [Read more...] about Sabres get well-deserved break before facing Hurricanes