Archives for 2006

'Instead of letting the Sabres skate with the puck at will, the Flyers impeded their path with forceful checks. In many ways, this series is shaping up to be the old NHL vs. the new NHL. "You can say that," Flyers forward Simon Gagne said Thursday. "They're built for the new NHL. They're not big, but they have a lot of speed. We have some speed, … [Read more...] about Flyers won't change their physical approach

'The condition is nothing new for the 37-year-old Numminen. He was diagnosed with a dialated aorta back in 2004. Numminen will practice before Friday's Game 4 before deciding to play.' … [Read more...] about Numminen Has Irregular Heartbeat; Primeau Out

'In fact, owners might disagree with fans who want the Sabres to win every game, saying they just want the team to play as many games as possible. Wednesday night's loss is a gain for businesses because it guarantees a fifth game in this series, back here in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Playoff Hockey Lucrative for Local Businesses

'The Sabres donate hats thrown onto the ice to various charities throughout the year. They are donating the several hundred hats from Monday's momentous game to Goodwill.' … [Read more...] about Where Do 'Hat Trick' Hats Go?

'"For whatever reason, our team wades into things," said Hitchcock. "We're locked in now ... hopefully, we can make [the series] interesting."' … [Read more...] about Forsberg and Flyers show their best

'"We definitely weren't overconfident. Up two [games] is a long ways from winning a series, especially with the talent they have. We definitely weren't looking past this game, and I don't think we played like it either."' … [Read more...] about Not in their house

'Understand, nobody is hanging this loss on Miller alone. The Sabres scored the critical first goal and still had 53 minutes remaining after Savage tallied. They had two power-play opportunities in the final 11 minutes. The Flyers shut down the middle of the ice after watching the Sabres trample through the first two games. And Forsberg was Forsberg again.' … [Read more...] about Sabres knew it wouldn’t be easy

'"We don't know [how long Numminen will be out] yet, but, obviously, missing him for most of the game was a big hurt for us," was all Ruff would say.' … [Read more...] about Gauthier slices Dumont’s ice time

'The cable companies are not to blame. Neither is OLN. They know their subscribers pay hard-earned money to watch television, be it hockey or anything else. But the blackout rule is in place. They cannot do anything about it. Fans are even more helpless.' … [Read more...] about Fans lose when Sabres not on TV

'"It's a cliche but sometimes you have to be more lucky than good," Forsberg said. "We had to play our game and not get into an end-to-end shootout with them."' … [Read more...] about Back in business

'"With those two breaks, they came out on top," McKee said. "I'm not going to say they won by chance. They played strong and they deserved to win. But that was the whole difference."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ view: Flyers lifted by crazy bounces

'"He just hit me right where I had the surgery," said Dumont, who was a minus-2 as the Sabres fell to the Flyers, 4-2, to shrink their series lead to 2-1. "It felt like a burning and cramps, everything at the same time. It went away after about 10 minutes. It scared me more than anything else."' … [Read more...] about Dumont forgives Gauthier’s spearing

Flyers claw way back into series (Philadelphia Inquirer) Forsberg's miracles get team moving again (Philadelphia Inquirer) Sabres' view: Flyers lifted by crazy bounces (Philadelphia Inquirer) Primeau putting off his return to action (Philadelphia Inquirer) Soothing savage beast (Philadelphia Daily News) Secret weapons (Philadelphia Daily News) Forsberg great when he had … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Philadelphia Coverage (Updated 9:00 a.m.)

'Tim Connolly's second goal of the series came at the 4:44 mark of the third to pull Buffalo within one, but Simon Gagne iced it with an empty net goal in the final minute. The Sabres outshot the Flyers 10-3 in the third period but couldn't beat Esche who made 26 saves.' … [Read more...] about Forsberg, Flyers Take Game Three

'Buffalo got out to another early lead when Max Afinogenov set up Ales Kotalik just 2:37 into the game. But the Flyers scored the next three, two of them by Forsberg, forcing the Sabres to play catch-up.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Fall In Philly