Archives for 2006

'The Sabres are undefeated against every division but their own.' … [Read more...] about Notes, quotes

'Only five Sabre skaters did not record a point in the second period. The group include Daniel Briere, who entered the game as Buffalo’s leading scorer; Jason Pominville, who was tied for second on the team in goals (11) before the opening faceoff; and Brian Campbell, the Sabres’ top-scoring defenseman.' … [Read more...] about Lessons can be learned in win

'But if you're a fan -- of the Sabres, of their opponents on any given night, of the game in general -- the Sabres give you a huge bang for your entertainment buck. The Sabres press and press, and sometimes they get ironed themselves by a counter-attack. They gain leads, they blow leads, they re-gain them and somehow usually find a way to win. It's eye candy of … [Read more...] about Living on the Edge

Bolts Fall Apart In Second Period (Tampa Tribune) Feaster Backs Up His Man Tortorella (Tampa Tribune) Seven-goal flurry sinks Lightning (St. Petersburg Times) Lightning 2, Sabres 7 (TampaBayLightning.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

'And when Paille finally cracked the lineup for just the 15th time in two years on Monday, buzzing around when the team needed his energy most, he had a goal taken from him. No matter. You get the sense these Sabres don’t compare score sheets, just standings.' … [Read more...] about Paille latest to shimmer in Sabres depth pool

'With the tallies, Vanek jumped past Atlanta’s Ilya Kovulchuk and Edmonton’s Ryan Smyth into third in the league’s scoring race. Vanek has 15 goals while Atlanta’s Marian Hossa and New York’s Brendan Shanahan both have 16.' … [Read more...] about Vanek close to league&#8217s best snipers

'Peters, meanwhile, spent the night in the press box as a healthy scratch. He was averaging 2:18 of playing time over the last four games.' … [Read more...] about Paille gets call from Rochester

'After the intermission, the Sabres came out flying scoring seven unanswered goals in the second period on shots 13 shots.' … [Read more...] about Seven In The 2nd; Sabres Roll 7-2

'"We came into that second period and just started moving the puck really quickly," said rookie Daniel Paille, who set a career-high with a pair of assists after being recalled from Rochester Monday morning. "When we got a shot on net, it seemed like most of the time it went in."' … [Read more...] about Rebounding In A Big Way

'With the way the opening period shaped out, it appeared as if a wary Sabres team -- playing its fourth game in six nights -- was on their way to their second straight loss. That appearance quickly changed after the first intermission as the Sabres would rip the game wide open with seven unanswered second period goals.' … [Read more...] about Second period surge powers blowout of Lightning

'As Buffalo broadcaster Rick Jeanneret exclaimed on an MSG telecast, "My goodness - it's not even Christmas! I can't believe all these presents!"' … [Read more...] about Game # 21: Sabres 7, Lightning 2

'It was the fifth time the Sabres scored six or more goals this season, and the second time in five games that they had seven.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 7, Tampa Bay 2

'However, Buffalo exploded for seven straight goals on their first 11 shots of the second period. Gaustad tied the score, 1-1, on a power-play snap shot placed just inside the right post stick side 1:14 into the period. Buffalo added another goal about a minute later on a slap shot by Novotny above the crease.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 7, Tampa Bay 2

'Injuries, of course, explain most of the problems. But some bad hockey habits that the Sabres got away with while winning started to bite them.' … [Read more...] about Injuries and o gasp! o losses ground Sabres

'Paille will most likely play wing on the fourth line with Adam Mair and Paul Gaustad. Mair and Gaustad have both stepped up their game in the past two weeks and it appears more than likely that head coach Lindy Ruff wants to run the line more consistently.' … [Read more...] about Paille recalled, Lydman update and a trade rumor