Archives for 2006

'Jochen Hecht tallied a goal and three assists and Daniel Briere and Jean- Pierre Dumont registered a goal and two assists apiece for Buffalo, which has won five straight games. Teppo Numminen scored his first goal of the year and Chris Drury added a goal and an assist for the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Philadelphia 5

'Mike Grier's goal with 4.6 seconds remaining lifted the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Philadelphia 5

'"It was at the crossroads," Biron said after practice Friday morning as the Sabres prepared for today's matinee with the Philadelphia Flyers. "The team was doing extremely well and you could get that team success you always looked for, but it might be at the expense of your personal fulfillment."' … [Read more...] about It’s all about team for Sabres’ Biron

'Nineteen road wins are most in Eastern Conference. Team mark is 23, set in 1983-84.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Flyers

'They don’t have anyone in the top 60 in NHL scoring. They didn’t add any big name free agents in the off-season. Their best forward, Daniel Briere, missed over 30 games to injury. Their starting goalie, Ryan Miller, missed two months. They’re just two years removed from bankruptcy and court proceedings against their former owner. And, in perhaps the unkindest … [Read more...] about Stealthy Sabres

Buffalo (40-16-5) at Philadelphia (35-18-10) (AP) Flyers try to keep pace in the Atlantic Division vs. Sabres (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (40-16-5) at Philadelphia Flyers (35-18-10) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Philadelphia Coverage (Updated 12:00 p.m.)

Losing becoming a habit for Amerks (Rochester D&C) Chorus chimes in for Crunch (Syracuse Post Standard) Road Trip Ends With Loss (RNews.com) Syracuse 5, Rochester 2 (AP) Amerks finish road trip with loss in Syracuse (Amerks.com) Game notes (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage (Updated 12:00 p.m.)

'Sabres coach Lindy Ruff missed practice Friday morning due to what team officials said were personal issues, but is expected to be behind the bench for Buffalo's game Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia.' … [Read more...] about Sabres coach Ruff misses practice

'"We don't want to win like that every night, but whenever you win like that it's huge for our team," said Roy, who also had an assist and a plus-5 rating.' … [Read more...] about Eight goals are enough, finally

'On Thursday, the moves Regier didn't make sent confidence soaring through the Sabres' dressing room. He reaffirmed his faith in them, and they responded with an 8-5 win over Tampa Bay.' … [Read more...] about Doing little perfect move by Regier

'"Our team is our team," Regier said. "We like it and we're going to go with it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres happy to stand mostly pat

'They were born 140 km apart, they sparkled in the AHL and now both of them have been traded away for second-round draft picks, given up on months after their 26th birthdays.' … [Read more...] about Noronen glad to leave Buffalo

'Buffalo instead went from a position of strength in net to now just having two solid goaltenders. Holding on to Biron as insurance in case Ryan Miller gets hurt makes sense for the playoff run, but Biron’s salary ($2.128 million) makes it prohibitive to keep him in a prolonged (read: multiple seasons) No. 2 role.' … [Read more...] about Net return not worthy of a deal

'"We know that we have a lot of talent to score a lot of goals, but we're not going to win every game playing that way."' … [Read more...] about Sabres outgun Lightning with scoring flurry

Lightning Have Little Defense For Sabres (Tampa Tribune) Feaster: No Deal A Good Deal (Tampa Tribune) Goaltending, defense falter again (St. Petersburg Times) Feaster sits out trading frenzy (St. Petersburg Times) Buffalo 8, Tampa Bay 5 (TampaBayLightning.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Tampa Bay Coverage