'"First of all, I don't need to worry about what Wade Belak has to say after 36 seconds of ice time," said head coach Lindy Ruff. "We are a skilled team and we play a skilled game. Teams think at times that they can run us out of the building. At the same time, if you try it, that will open up other avenues where we can expose teams. I don't … [Read more...] about Sabres Ignore Belak's Banter
Archives for January 10, 2007
Wednesday's Rochester Coverage
Callahan selected to AHL All-Star Classic (Rochester D&C) MacArthur, Stafford named 2007 AHL All-Stars (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage
All-Star: Campbell Striving To Be Better
'"This is a different world for me that I'm not used to. I'm going to hide behind [Miller] when we go into the locker room and try not to get noticed too much."' … [Read more...] about All-Star: Campbell Striving To Be Better
All-Star: Miller Making History
'"Ryan has paid his dues in the American League level," said Sabres and Eastern Conference All-Star coach Lindy Ruff. "I think he's worked hard at every level. We've got two guys (including defenseman Brian Campbell) that have gone through the system and have seen some real nice rewards for putting some real hard time in."' … [Read more...] about All-Star: Miller Making History
The three stars are...
'"People in Buffalo like to resemble their team," Campbell said beneath his green All-Star sweater and baseball cap. "We've all worked hard to get where we're at. Nothing has come easy for any of us. But we've worked. It makes it that much more rewarding for myself and those guys. I'm glad we're going together."' … [Read more...] about The three stars are…
Ruff does some juggling with power play
'He split up centers Chris Drury and Daniel Briere, who had been on the same unit virtually all season. He also appeared ready to give Dmitri Kalinin time at the point in place of Brian Campbell.' … [Read more...] about Ruff does some juggling with power play
Sabres vs. Blackhawks
'Hawks are 11-9-1 with Havlat in lineup, 6-11-4 without.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Blackhawks
All-Star: Briere Looking Up
'"I've watched a lot of All-Star Games," said Briere. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't wish to get the chance to go at least once. Did I really believe that five years ago? Probably not."' … [Read more...] about All-Star: Briere Looking Up
Miller, Briere, Campbell to start All-Star Game
'It is the first time in NHL history that all the starting players for one team in the All-Star Game are starting for the first time.' … [Read more...] about Miller, Briere, Campbell to start All-Star Game
Wednesday's Chicago Coverage (Updated 1:00 p.m.)
Sabres at Blackhawks (Chicago Sun Times) Buffalo (30-9-3) at Chicago (17-20-5) (AP) Sabres look to avoid another loss vs. Central Division club (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (30-9-3) at Chicago Blackhawks (17-20-5) (The Sports Network) Game # 43: Buffalo @ Chicago (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Chicago Coverage (Updated 1:00 p.m.)
Sabres score All-Star hat-trick to earn league-wide respect
'"What we do night in and night out is drawing people in from around the nation. We really appreciate that," Miller said. "It's going to be fun to represent Buffalo. But you always kind of think, `If you could take everybody with you, you would."'' … [Read more...] about Sabres score All-Star hat-trick to earn league-wide respect
Sidney and a slew of Sabres headed for All-Star game
'The Sabres are the first team to place three players in an All-Star starting lineup since fans got the vote. They will be able to show off the standouts who carried them to the top mark in the East this season after Buffalo fell a win short of the Stanley Cup finals a year ago.' … [Read more...] about Sidney and a slew of Sabres headed for All-Star game
Briere, Campbell and Miller named All-Star starters
'Buffalo's Daniel Briere, Brian Campbell and Ryan Miller will each make their first all-star appearances headlining a relatively-young Eastern squad. Maxim Afinogenov fell just 6,000 votes shy of unseating Ovechkin for the final forward spot.' … [Read more...] about Briere, Campbell and Miller named All-Star starters