Archives for 2006

'The Leafs and Habs are among the 17 NHL teams that stay in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo when they come to play the Buffalo Sabres. The Hyatt, which opened downtown in 1984, has long been the hotel of choice for visiting sports teams and entertainers.' … [Read more...] about Hyatt is hotel of choice for most Sabres foes

'"A couple times during the lockout I actually retired," said Numminen. "I said, 'Ok, that's enough. I'm not going to come back.' I was actually trying to find a reason to quit."' … [Read more...] about A Career That Nearly Ended

'After sitting idle all week, the Sabres will play 10 games in the next 17 days including six games in the next eight nights alone.' … [Read more...] about Sabres set to play 10 games in next 17 nights

Ruff's leadership has Sabres flying (Palm Beach Post) Florida (6-7-3) at Buffalo (12-1-1) (AP) Rested Sabres host struggling Panthers (Sportsticker) Florida Panthers (6-7-3) at Buffalo Sabres (12-1-1) (The Sports Network) Panthers @ Buffalo Tonight (FloridaPanthers.com) Game # 15: Florida @ Buffalo (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Florida Coverage (Updated 12:30 p.m.)

Stewart finds a few bumps in the road (Rochester D&C) Amerks to offer youth winter hockey camp (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'Numminen's longevity is nearing record status. The Sabres defenseman has played 1,249 games, just three short of passing fellow Finn Jari Kurri for most all time by a European player. (Stanislaus Guoth of Czechoslovakia played 1,394 games, but he moved when he was 8 and learned the game in Canada - which adopted him after he took the name Stan Mikita.)' … [Read more...] about Numminen is a world-beater

'With four days off between games, the Sabres have to find ways to keep things interesting in practice. The monotony was broken Wednesday by a three-on-three game with both nets placed in one offensive zone. It was supposed to be a nine-minute drill at the end of practice. It turned into a 15-minute game filled with great goals, better saves, comebacks and even body checks.' … [Read more...] about Even in a practice drill, nobody wants to lose

'Sabres spokesman Mike Gilbert says there are only 15,000 tickets still unsold for the season and some of those are on hold for sponsors, visiting teams, and players. The remaining tickets are primarily single seats and for late season games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Games Selling Out

The Moose to attend Red Kettle Kickoff Thursday (Amerks.com) Patrick Kaleta and The Moose at Ogden Library tonight (Amerks.com) Amerks and Red Cross unveil 'Give blood, get Amerks hockey' program (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'"On this team you don't have to change much because all six defensemen are kind of similar," said Jaroslav Spacek. "There isn't a big difference in playing styles. Every player is different, but we all play the same system here, so it makes it easier to switch."' … [Read more...] about Everybody Partner Up

'"I knew I had to lose weight," Peters told NHL.com. "The new NHL doesn't carry all the guys that are 250 pounds. I got down under 230. I just wanted to get faster and work on my game and mainly start out by being in the lineup more."' … [Read more...] about Peters reshapes his body and his game

'While the parent club, and in this case the older brother, Buffalo Sabres roared off 10 straight wins to start their NHL season, the Rochester Americans, the younger brother, won their first seven in the AHL. As with the Sabres, Rochester won games in a variety of fashions.' … [Read more...] about Like Sabres, Amerks continue impressive start

'Next Wednesday, the other edge of the sword -- the first two Worst Moments.' … [Read more...] about Finding the Greatest Moment in Sabres History

'"We made a decision with a certain amount of risk," Golisano said. "We speculated we might see him before the end of the [calendar] year, but we weren't sure. Nobody was sure. But we are confident we made the right decision."' … [Read more...] about Rolling the dice on Connolly

'"You need to be able to do more than just one thing when you come down on the goaltender," Briere said. "Everybody uses video now. Everybody knows what the players' tendencies are and what moves they like to use. If you're always doing the same move goalies will know. I remember last year my first two or three shootouts I'd use the same move and then goalies would start … [Read more...] about Backhander moves to the fore