Archives for 2006

'It was the first meeting between the teams since Buffalo beat Philadelphia 7-1 in Game 6 to win last year's first-round playoff series. And this game was reminiscent of Buffalo's 8-2 drubbing of the Flyers in Game 2 of that series. The Sabres again showed their speed was too much for Philadelphia's plodding defense.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 9, Philadelphia 1

'The Sabres have won their last 11 regular-season games dating to last season and have tied the team record that was set at the end of the 1974-75 season and the start of 1975-76.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 9, Philadelphia 1

'"We know that's it's a team coming here that's desparate for a win."' … [Read more...] about Preparing for a dog fight

Amerks off to best start in eight seasons (Amerks.com) Are you the MPN Friday night fan? (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage

Esche to Get Fresh Start at Buffalo, Under Pressure (Philadelphia Inquirer) Esche gets chance to see if he can stop Sabres (Philadelphia Daily News) Flyers shake up starting lineup (Bucks County Courier Times) Young core trio must come up big (Bucks County Courier Times) Philadelphia (1-3-1) at Buffalo (5-0-0) (AP) Sabres look to open season with sixth straight win … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Philadelphia Coverage

'"It was a disaster area," Peca said. "It looks like a hurricane swept through there. There are trees big and small that are snapped in two that are just on top of houses and cars and roads and power lines."' … [Read more...] about Peca deals with Buffalo mess

'"Now he's really complete," Pominville said. "He hits. He finishes. He's a great passer, and he understands the game a lot more than he did. It just shows. He deserves to be here, and he's worked really hard to be here."' … [Read more...] about Novotny checks in a complete player

'"I don't know. I don't know how everything will be," Campbell said after practice Monday. "In my view that was last year that happened, so you move on and whatever. We'll see. Everybody's looked at, seen it, knows it was a clean hit. He's back playing, which is good. Other than that, that's last year."' … [Read more...] about Flyers shuffling off to Buffalo

'The Sabres held the season shot advantage over Philadelphia in every period last year.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Flyers

'After a snowstorm wiped out power to suburban Buffalo, N.Y., and with the Sabres on the road, the players boarded their plane in Detroit for a flight home Friday night to learn that managing partner Larry Quinn had sent the team's equipment crew out to purchase 10 generators to take home in case anybody needed one.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres remain only undefeated team in NHL's Eastern Conference

'This is the first time Perry's has been designated as the National Hockey League team's official ice cream, though the company has been involved with the Sabres on various marketing promotions over the years.' … [Read more...] about Perry's up sponsorship deal with Sabres

'"Every day you come to the rink, Chris is here first," Sabres goalie Ryan Miller said. "He's so businesslike, ready to go. That's what he brings to the ice. Every shift you know what you're going to get out of Chris Drury. He might make a mistake, but he's going to give it all his effort. He's being rewarded for all that effort … [Read more...] about Sabres' Drury finally flips his lid

'"It is scary," Jagr said after the Sabres' 7-4 victory over the New York Rangers. "It's like, if you put in a Ferrari, very good gas. It's just going to go. They just play so good together. When the defense gets the puck, two guys are just flying up the ice."' … [Read more...] about When Sabres hit the gas, everyone plays catch-up

'Life tottered forward after The Storm, traffic lights, tree limbs and powerless neighborhoods aside. The city was deemed stable enough to support a National Hockey League contest on Saturday night. In retrospect, the New York Rangers probably wish the event ended up on the cancellation list suffering through a 7-4 beating from the Buffalo Sabres.' … [Read more...] about A winter weekend in October for Sabres

All Buffalo fans did on Saturday night was leave the broken limbs and the flooded basements behind and filled HSBC Arena to make a statement -- this city gets up, and shows up. And the fans did their job masterfully. … [Read more...] about Buffalo deserves a break and Sabres provide it