Archives for January 2007

'The Sabres best realize their fortune rather than convince themselves they deserved this one. Sabourin is a career loser with an 0-7 record and two overtime losses in 11 career games scattered over four NHL seasons. He was 0-3-0 with a 3.69 goals-against average and .851 save percentage this year before Friday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres almost succumb to journeyman goalie

'Fitzpatrick said he likely would have turned down a spot on the roster had he garnered enough votes because he "didn't want to be a sideshow." He finished third behind Scott Niedermayer and Nicklas Lidstrom. "I think I probably would have not gone," Fitzpatrick said. "It started to get quite negative for some people in Canada."' … [Read more...] about Fitzpatrick says All-Star saga got personal

Close Doesn't Count (Vancouver Sun) Luongo loses debate to coach (Vancouver Sun) Sabres stick Sabby (Canucks.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Vancouver Coverage (Updated 6:00 a.m.)

'"The other day when [Sabres goalie] Ryan Miller made a big save in a game against the Bruins, a lot of us couldn't wait to hear how Rick described it," the Sabres' high-scoring centre Daniel Brière said. "He didn't disappoint us. He's unique and definitely popular in our dressing room. Not only is he good at his job, but he is such a nice guy."' … [Read more...] about Sabres announcer never at a loss for words

'"Desperation was a big factor," said co-captain Daniel Briere, whose Sabres won their second straight after a 2-4-1 skid. "We wanted to know we're out of our funk. You don't want to win one game and then go back on a losing streak."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Vancouver 3, SO

'...the game went to a shootout. After Daniel Briere and Ryan Kesler came up empty for their clubs, Maxim Afinogenov beat Sabourin five-hole to put Buffalo in front. Brendan Morrison answered for Vancouver and after Thomas Vanek lost control of the puck on the Sabres' third attempt, Markus Naslund had a chance to win it for the Canucks. However, Miller stuffed Naslund and … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Vancouver 3 (SO)

'Buffalo came out quick in the third as Paul Gaustad tied the game just two minutes into the period. Vancouver took back the lead later in the period on another power play goal. The shot bounced off the back boards and onto the stick of Marcus Naslund who banged home the rebound into the open net making it 3-2. With Miller on the bench, Chris Drury would tie it with just 40 … [Read more...] about Sabres Come Back To Win In Shootout

'In what was could have been a potential matchup between All-Star starting goaltenders in Ryan Miller and Vancouver's Roberto Luongo, the Canucks started their backup, and Sabourin stole the show stopping 33 of 36 Buffalo shots. He was sharp in net even though he made only his fourth start of the season.' … [Read more...] about Battling Back for the Win

'From the drop of the puck, the Sabres came at a road-weary Canucks' squad with wave after wave in the first period but found themselves still needing some last minute heroics to set up overtime and the ensuing shootout, where maligned winger Ales Kotalik sealed the deal with his third game-deciding tally.' … [Read more...] about Game # 48: Sabres 4, Canucks 3 (SO)

'With the win, the Sabres became the first team in the NHL to eclipse the 70-point mark.' … [Read more...] about Late heroics lead to shootout victory over Canucks

Swanson's hit sparks Amerks to win (Rochester D&C) For Rinne, it's no day at beach (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Amerks Win Sixth Straight (RNews.com) Amerks beat Admirals for sixth straight victory (Amerks.com) Amerks team up with Foodlink to 'check out cancer' (Amerks.com) Admirals Fall Quickly to Americans (MilwaukeeAdmirals.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'Head Coach Lindy Ruff was reluctant to say whether Roy would be well enough to play come game time. Ruff hopes Roy will be ready but wont be able to make a decision until later in the day.' … [Read more...] about Roy Misses Morning Skate With Illness

'"For a manager now everything is about choices," Regier says about some of the decisions he's facing. "We had to make one last year after the playoffs. We would have loved to keep J.P. Dumont on our team, we liked him very much. But success now means letting players go out of necessity. Of course we'd love to have both Daniel and Chris back next … [Read more...] about The blueprint for NHL success

'"Getting 14, 15 minutes a game has made a huge difference for me," Pyatt said. "Lots of games in [Buffalo] I was playing eight or nine. It's been a great change for me and I'm happy I'm here in Vancouver. I think I could have been doing this in Buffalo but I just wasn't getting the opportunity last season."' … [Read more...] about Ex-Sabres relishing today's Buffalo tilt

'"Anytime you can contribute offensively it's nice," Fitzpatrick said. "I'll have a lot of family and friends [in Buffalo]. We want to go in there and keep proving we can play with the better teams in the league and, obviously, they're one of the best. There's a lot of motivation for us to go into the [all-star] break on a high and beat a … [Read more...] about Rory sharp for Sabres