Archives for January 2007

'The team that is selling out HSBC Arena for all 41 home games this season will raise season-ticket prices an average of 8 percent next year, a lower figure than some observers had speculated. But for the first two rounds of this year's playoffs, season-ticket holders will pay an average of about one-third more than their season-ticket rate.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to hike ticket prices an average 8%

'"I knew my dad didn’t want me to be a goalie, mostly because he didn’t understand the position. The stereotype for goalies in the era he played in was that goalies were weird, goalies couldn’t skate, goalies just weren’t very smart or athletic."' … [Read more...] about Sabres delighted Miller stuck to his guns on goaltending

' “I take a lot of pride in the fact I've been able to survive, go on,” said Ruff, who is an exception to the NHL coaching carousel that sees so many changes each year behind the bench. “If you look at our team now, how it's changed to the level we play at now to maybe the level we were at four, five years ago, really as a coach just trying to … [Read more...] about Ruff plays to his team's strengths

Ryder's late goal rescues Habs (Montreal Gazette) Habs in the right place at the right time (Montreal Gazette) Kovalev: love him or hate him (Montreal Gazette) Habs survive Sabres' scare (CBC Sports) As Guillaume goes... (Canadiens.com) The following are rough English translations from French Language sites: Bonk left the room of childbirth in order to face the … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Montreal Coverage (Updated 7:30 a.m.)

'"It's frustrating because we didn't quit," Briere said. "We put a lot of effort into it and you come out emptyhanded, no points like that, but at least we showed a lot of character."' … [Read more...] about Montreal 4, Buffalo 3

'"We can't look at it as if we're going into the all-star break coming off a loss," said Briere, one of three Sabres who will start in Wednesday's All-Star Game in Dallas. "We have to look at it like we've really positioned ourselves well and we're going into the break sitting comfortably in first place in the Eastern Conference."' … [Read more...] about Michael Ryder gets winner late in third to give Habs 4-3 win over Sabres

'"We were down 3-0 and made a good effort to come back," said Biron. We played really well into the second period. We were crashing the net. We could have had some more when it was 3-3, but the puck stayed out and that sucks."' … [Read more...] about Montreal 4, Buffalo 3

'The Sabres scored their third unanswered goal to tie the game on Daniel Briere’s second of the night on a great feed by Brian Campbell. But the three goals weren’t enough as Michael Ryder scored the game winner with less than three minutes left to give Montreal the 4-3 victory.' … [Read more...] about Habs Halt Comeback; Sabres Lose Late 4-3

'"Tonight until we go to bed, it's a very tough loss," said co-captain Chris Drury. "We battled hard to get back."' … [Read more...] about Valiant Comeback Not Enough

'The Canadiens beat the Sabres for the third time in the last four meetings this season and drew to within 11 points in the race for the Northeast Division title.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ three-goal comeback against Habs falls short

'Growing increasingly resilient in their comeback, Buffalo looked poised to snatch another storied victory against difficult odds but succumbed to a late breakdown that saw the Canadiens' cash in the deciding marker in the waning minutes.' … [Read more...] about Game # 49: Canadiens 4, Sabres 3

Amerks bid for perfect trip end in loss (Rochester D&C) Knights win sixth straight (Omaha World Herald) Amerks Winning Streak Stopped (RNews.com) Amerks' trip and streak come to a close (Amerks.com) Larman returned to Rochester, Johner to Florida (Amerks.com) Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Vanquish Americans, 2-1 (OmahaAkSarBenKnights.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Rochester Coverage

'Montreal has won only five of its past 14 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Canadiens

Buffalo (33-11-4) at Montreal (26-17-5) (AP) Sabres look for third straight win before break (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (33-11-4) at Montreal Canadiens (26-17-5) (The Sports Network) Habs host busy Sabres (CBC Sports) Game Preview: Canadiens vs. Sabres (Canadiens.com) Game # 49: Buffalo @ Montreal (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Montreal Coverage (Updated 2:00 p.m.)

'"I thought we played a real strong first period, came unglued in the second period and took a couple penalties out of frustration," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "But I thought we got our feet back on the ground in the third period and really went to work and thought the last 10 minutes we really just dominated."' … [Read more...] about Sabres win in comebacker