Archives for 2006

'He does not, and will never, believe his stance against the Rigas clan was wrong, even five years removed from the bloody mess that tore apart a city and a franchise.' … [Read more...] about Peca still lives in world without shades

'“I think he didn't see me and then he saw me at the last second and he went down,” Spacek said. “I went right over and hit my head. I don't blame him, it was my fault. He was trying to protect himself."' … [Read more...] about Spacek flips over Wellwood, but is OK

'Maxim Afinogenov would suffer an upper body injury during the first period and would not return to the game. The team has called it an upper-body injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Suffer First Regulation Loss; Leafs Win 4-1

'"Make no mistake about it, they dodged some bullets this year," Toronto center Michael Peca said. "This bullet hit them. There's two angles -- it's either a major upset, or they're going to lose one eventually, so no big deal."' … [Read more...] about Toronto 4, Buffalo 1

'Sabres coach Lindy Ruff refused to give a specific timetable on how long the speedy forward would be sidelined, other than saying it would be "a while."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Afinogenov leaves with injury in first period

'"You play with fire, you're going to get burned," Miller said. "For a while, we probably were letting a few too many goals, the last three games."' … [Read more...] about Toronto 4, Buffalo 1

'In fact, some attendees at Buffalo's 13th game of the season on Saturday night were even displaying "81-0-1" signs. But it was only a matter of time before the unthinkable and inevitable happened.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Suffer Inevitable First Loss

Buffalo's loss was made much more costly as Maxim Afinogenov suffered what the team describes as an upper-body injury. The Sabres haven't made an official announcement but it appears that the team's leading scorer suffered a separate shoulder. … [Read more...] about Afinogenov injures shoulder in 4-1 loss to Toronto

'To have their unbeaten stretch end at the hands of their most hated rival (Toronto) caused some grief by itself - but their sudden depletion of roster players only added salt in the wound. One week after losing their best defenseman in Henrik Tallinder to long-term injury, the Sabres suffered another significant blow when their most dynamic forward and offensive sparkplug, … [Read more...] about Game # 13: Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 1

Two goals in 39 seconds save frustrated Amerks (Rochester D&C) Rochester boxes Monarchs in (Manchester Union Leader) Amerks Notch 10th Victory (RNews.com) Amerks beat Manchester 2-1 to earn 10th win (Amerks.com) Americans Impeach Monarchs (MonarchsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'Buffalo also suffered another loss as leading scorer Maxim Afinogenov was knocked out of the game in the first period with an upper body injury. He played five shifts, totaling nearly four minutes, before heading to the dressing room.' … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs hand Sabres first loss in regulation time

'"There's incidents in every game," Ruff said Friday, trying to limit bulletin board material. "Obviously, my reaction was what it was, but our focus [tonight] is going to be to win a game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres, Leafs tote emotional baggage

'Vanek enters tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in HSBC Arena with a sterling plus-13, the NHL's best going into Friday night. Last season he and co-captain Chris Drury were a minus-11, worst among Sabres forwards.' … [Read more...] about Stat superlative has its pluses for Vanek

'Sabres outscored Leafs, 20-5, last season in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Maple Leafs

'So why should fans expect anything different this time around?' … [Read more...] about Haunting times for Leafs