Archives for 2006

'If Friday night's game in front of 16,909 fans at HSBC Arena was a playoff preview, the Sabres will need to do some serious tweaking if a postseason series with the Flyers becomes a reality.' … [Read more...] about Flyers flatten listless Sabres

'On a team that’s 23 games over .500, a nearly unthinkable stat in training camp, most of the guys you’d think would be plus/minus standouts are anything but.' … [Read more...] about Looking for positives? So are most Sabres

Flyers top Sabres, clinch spot in playoffs (Philadelphia Inquirer) Injuries' effects worry Hitchcock (Philadelphia Inquirer) Undermanned Flyers still rattle the Sabres (Philadelphia Daily News) Flyers end hexin Buffalo (Bucks County Courier Times) It’s just another berth in playoffs (Delaware County Times) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Philadelphia Coverage (Updated 1:30 p.m.)

'"We dug ourselves a hole, and we tried to dig ourselves out of it," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "We kept it close until late, but they didn't give up a lot. Our passing was awful and our shooting was worse."' … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 2

'"I thought we did a very poor job with the puck," said Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff. "We didn't make a lot of plays, we gave a lot of pucks away. We turned a lot of pucks over. I thought that was the game."' … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 2

'Buffalo did not play desperate enough hockey in the third as Mike Knuble put the Flyers ahead by two again with less than five minutes left to seal the win.' … [Read more...] about Flyers Take Down Sabres 4-2

'"Today, we didn't make too many good decisions."' … [Read more...] about Sabres flown over on Friday

Flat Amerks fall at home (Rochester D&C) Ouellet bounces back (Winnipeg Sun) Manitoba 3, Rochester 1 (AP) Four Left to Go (RNews.com) Amerks fall to Moose 3-1 (Amerks.com) Moose roll over Rochester with 3-1 win (MooseHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage (Updated 5:30 a.m.)

'There's no telling where the Sabres would be this season without himdancing and dangling along the right wing. He's a major reason they're headed for the playoffs for the first time in five years. Finally, he warmed to the team concept, addressing his biggest weakness, and this year has come of age.' … [Read more...] about Taking it to the Max

'"It definitely will be a little tone setter," Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek said Thursday after practice. "If you can beat them and set a good tone, maybe in the back of their minds they'll get frustrated. But if they walk in and beat us, 5-1, pretty easily, I think they'll be pretty comfortable and confident. So for both teams it's an important game."' … [Read more...] about That old playoff feeling is back

'The Flyers have the fifth-best road record at 21-11-5.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Flyers

'There's also the inescapable suspicion of a double standard, the league looking the other way rather than anger its flagship team in its largest city. The new NHL is supposed to be about showcasing "skills" players and letting them restore the game's excitement. Fury-driven thuggery from a throwback player isn't part of that, and condoning random violence isn't in the NHL's … [Read more...] about The NHL’s double standard

Philadelphia (41-23-11) at Buffalo (47-23-6) (AP) Flyers try to clinch playoff berth in matchup with Sabres (Sportsticker) Philadelphia Flyers (41-23-11) at Buffalo Sabres (47-23-6) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Philadelphia Coverage (Updated 11:15 a.m.)

Amerks vow to play for pride despite postseason elimination (Rochester D&C) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'Except for Columbus, whose Blue Jackets joined the NHL in 2000-01, no other North American city with a major-league franchise has gone that long without at least one of its teams reaching the playoffs.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo’s long, cold winter finally gives way to playoffs