Archives for 2006

'Sabres' coach Lindy Ruff understandably went ballistic after the game, calling for Tucker's suspension. Incredibly, the NHL's Lord of Discipline, Colin Campbell, found nothing wrong with Tucker's head-hunting. Truth is, the knee-on-knee seemed the unintentional result of the blow to the head. The intended target was Hecht's head. And that's … [Read more...] about It's time to outlaw all the head-hunting

'“It can be used strategically. I know some teams complain that we’ve got some forwards that dive. But if a guy is leaning on you enough that he’s slowing down your stride, I don’t have a problem with a guy going down on a knee,” he said. “There are some calls that go missed. If a guy gets a hook in one of our forwards and the refs … [Read more...] about Sabres dive into their roles

Sloppy against Sabres (Ottawa Citizen) Hasek happy to be back in line of fire (Ottawa Citizen) Senators ignore signs (Ottawa Citizen) New surroundings bring out old Heatley (Ottawa Citizen) Sens hit the skids (Ottawa Sun) Giant step for Dom (Ottawa Sun) Sens need to tidy house (Ottawa Sun) Game Story (Ottawa Sun) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Ottawa Coverage (Updated 8:00 a.m.)

'Ryan Miller was solid in net for the Sabres, making 30 saves. Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff was pleased with the way Miller rebounded from Friday's loss with a strong effort. "I liked the way he played the game," said Ruff. "He really had a sound game. I'm getting happy with where the team's at right now."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Ottawa 2

'The Sabres looked like the more rested of the two teams despite coming off a 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers Friday night. The Senators made a number of mistakes and the Sabres capitalized.' … [Read more...] about Senators on three-game losing streak with playoffs around corner

'Chris Drury, Taylor Pyatt, Jay McKee and Dmitri Kalinin all lit the lamp for the Sabres, who are now five points behind Ottawa for the Northeast Division lead. Ryan Miller conceded just two goals on 34 shots in the win.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Ottawa 2

'The Sabres are now 48-24-6 and have 102 points. They only to pick up three more points, or have Philadelphia lose three points to clinch fourth place in the confrence and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Buffalo's 48 wins this season ties the 1983-84 team for second most wins in franchise history. The record is held by the 74-75 squad with 49.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Overpower Sens 6-2

'"Any time you can get the lead, you can get the other team off their game."' … [Read more...] about Winning one in regulation

Penalties add up to Amerks loss (Rochester D&C) B-Sens still in the hunt (Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin) Senators Power Past Amerks (RNews.com) B-6...Bingo! (Amerks.com) Globke back from Florida (Amerks.com) Binghamton wins again to put streak at 4 games (BinghamtonSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

Senators Gameday (Ottawa Sun) Buffalo (47-24-6) at Ottawa (50-18-8) (AP) Senators try to shake off recent stretch vs. Sabres (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (47-24-6) at Ottawa Senators (50-18-8) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Ottawa Coverage (Updated 1:30 p.m.)

'Sabres can tie franchise record with 23rd road win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Senators

'"I thought things were starting to go right [as a team], and then we dropped one, 4-2, at home," Miller said.' … [Read more...] about Momentum, victory elude Sabres

'Over his past 12 games, goaltender Ryan Miller has a 4-6 record with an overtime loss and a got-pulled no-decision, a 4.02 goals-against average and an .875 save percentage.' … [Read more...] about Maybe it’s not Miller Time after all

'"Just to be in the lineup again on such a great team, with so many great players . . . it feels good to be in a situation where I can make a statement."' … [Read more...] about Peters back in action, making most of it

'The Sabres had a playoff spot clinched going into the game and once again that showed as Buffalo had another lack luster performance. There was little effort, little heart, little grit on display for the Sabres. These poor performances have fans nervous as the team's season winds down and the playoffs start to loom on the horizon. In addition to the poor effort the … [Read more...] about Flyers down Sabres 4-2, Clinch playoff spot