Archives for 2006

'"Paul is a guy that has had to come a long ways from his junior days to now. He has had to work extremely hard to even skate at the level he is skating at right now. He also pays incredible detail to his conditioning on and off the ice. And I think he knows that maybe he doesn't have the natural talents that other guys do, but he will still try and exceed … [Read more...] about Hard work carried Gaustad to NHL

'"I'm disappointed it worked out this way," Miller said during a conference call. "The Olympics are a great honor, and I'm sorry I'm probably going to miss out on it. I'm just moving forward with my career, and I think I'm on a good path right now."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo G Miller named to U.S. taxi squad

'Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller, who led the Sabres to three victories with a 1.63 goals-against average and .944 save percentage, has been named the League's Defensive Player of the Week.' … [Read more...] about Miller Earns League Honor

'Sabres fans lately have been throwing their hearts, souls and vocal chords at their flourishing team. The atmosphere downtown has been simply raucous on game nights, from the eruptions to the chants to the general buzz from the moment the pavilion opens. "When you have 17,000 people screaming, they pull you into the game. You have no choice," said Sabres winger … [Read more...] about Sabres games become a scream

'Miller made 28 saves on 29 shots, threw up yet another one goal game to earn his fifth victory in a row. Additionally he stoned Alfredsson, Heatley and Fisher in the shootout, not too bad at all!' … [Read more...] about Sabres shoot down the Sens 2-1

'"That was a pretty good effort right from the start," Buffalo co-captain Chris Drury said. "We've come a long way. The beatings they put on us were the low point, but we responded and stuck together, and to come out with a game like that is pretty nice to see."' … [Read more...] about Sabres shoot down Senators

'"I think Dom is still wondering what Thomas did on the first part of the move," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "It froze him for a second, and it was a heckuva shot."' … [Read more...] about Vanek's shot spans globe

'Saturday night at HSBC Arena, it was time for the Sabres to reaffirm how far they have come. They'd lost their all three of their meetings with the high-powered Ottawa Senators, having been smoked in the process. It would be hard to accept the Sabres as full-fledged Stanley Cup contenders until they proved they could handle what has been the division's elite … [Read more...] about November challenge sent Sabres' season skyward

'He has won virtually his entire life. He famously pitched his Trumbull, Conn., baseball team to the Little League World Series title. He won an NCAA hockey championship with Boston University as a freshman and the Hobey Baker Award as the nation's top collegiate player as a senior. He was the NHL's rookie of the year in 1999. He hoisted a Stanley Cup with the … [Read more...] about Chris Drury

'Of course they love the Dominator here. You could tell that early on, just by the way about 17,451 of the 17,451 at HSBC Arena were chanting his name in unison after the first goal of the night slipped by him.' … [Read more...] about Dominator feels the love

Senators edged in shootout (Ottawa Citizen) Buffalo creeps closer (Ottawa Sun) Dominator feels the love (Ottawa Sun) Game Story (Ottawa Sun) Sabres top Senators in shootout (CBC Sports) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Ottawa Coverage (updated 8:45 a.m.)

'"He's such a good goalie that you have to do something different to beat him," said Vanek, who also beat Hasek in a shootout in preseason. "There was a little bit of luck, but it still felt good." "I don't know if he surprised me," Hasek said. "I went to make a butterfly stop and went down. He shot it top shelf and my glove wasn't there. It was a goal scorer's move."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, Ottawa 1, SO

'"I thought the way we're playing now, as good as we're playing, that we could equal them tonight," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "It really lays to rest the previous three games. We play with them, we can run with them. It was a great statement by our club."' … [Read more...] about Vanek, Miller help Sabres finally solve Hasek, Senators

'"That's big for us", Miller said. "We need to know we can play with that team. I knew we could from the way we've playing lately."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, Ottawa 1 (SO)

'Following a 1-1 tie through 60 minutes the game went to overtime with neither team scoring. In the shootout Ryan Miller stopped all three Ottawa shooters (Mike Fisher, Dany Heatly, and Daniel Alredsson), while Vanek faked out Dominik Hasek and buried a wrist shot over his left shoulder to score the winning goal. The win is the Sabres' fifth in a row.' … [Read more...] about Miller Blanks Ottawa In Shootout; Sabres Win 2-1