Archives for March 2007

'Toni Lydman, Drew Stafford and Nathan Paetsch scored to lead the injury-riddled Sabres to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres have Leafs' number, win for third time in Toronto

Leafs give retro recall to Aubin for Sabres start (Toronto Star) Buffalo (43-16-5) at Toronto (31-25-9) (AP) Sabres look to keep rolling against Maple Leafs (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (43-16-5) at Toronto Maple Leafs (31-25-9) (The Sports Network) Game notes (MapleLeafs.com) Game # 65: Buffalo @ Toronto (SabresFans.com) QEW Series continues tonight in Toronto … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Toronto Coverage

'“I knew it was time to retire when I saw Gilbert Perreault,” recalled former NHL great Donnie Marshall, who played for the original Sabres during the 1970-71 season. “He wasn’t the second coming of the great Jean Beliveau, whom I played with for several seasons in Montreal. He was the first coming of Gilbert Perreault. The young man was one hell of a … [Read more...] about Flash and dash made Perreault a cut above

'Yet what seemed like a runaway turned into a heated sprint to the finish line. The Canadiens made a habit of lashing back every time their hosts scored. In a 2:20 stretch in the second period, four goals were scored, three by the Canadiens.' … [Read more...] about Sabres outslug Canadiens

'"I've been gripping the stick a little too hard, and it was nice to get at least one out of the way," Ryan said. "[Paetsch] gave me his stick yesterday afternoon and said, "Why don't you try this?' The trainers have been getting a little [peeved] at me because I've been changing sticks every day. It worked out well … [Read more...] about Rookie Ryan stops lumbering, starts scoring

'The Sabres are playing their second of three games in Toronto over 25 days.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Maple Leafs

'If Friday’s first impression is any indication, Zubrus fits fine.' … [Read more...] about Zubrus fits quickly with high-powered Sabres

Goal storm buries Habs in Buffalo (Montreal Gazette) Perezhogin's injury a real headache (Montreal Gazette) Canadiens Lose Wild One (HabsWorld.net) The following are rough translations from French Language Sites: The Canadian loses a match of insane (Le Journal de Montreal) This time, the music stopped on Aebischer (Le Journal de Montreal) ''There is nothing … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Montreal Coverage (Updated 2:00 p.m.)

'"In the beginning, it started out as something to show support for the coach, but we're still having the rally to show support for the team," said Ruffino. "We want to show everyone that Buffalo Sabres fans are a big part of this team. We've never had a major championship. The Bills lost the Super Bowl four times. We had an NBA team that left town and the Sabres have been to … [Read more...] about Starving Sabres fans eat to help out Ruff

'"I didn't realize how fast this game can be," Zubrus said. "I talked to the coach before and he said we play at a high pace. They jump and they go to score goals. I think now I'll know a little bit more what to expect."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 8, Montreal 5

'"We talked about Montreal's desperation looking for points coming into this game," said Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff. "We wanted to match or exceed that. We want to keep rolling. We came out great, we made some mistakes. We got careless in out own end which cost us goals but at the same time we really went after them. It led to the opportunities we had."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 8, Montreal 5

'The Sabres got out to a very early lead as Dmitri Kalinin joined the rush to make it 1-0 just 1:20 into the game. Then twenty seconds later Michael Ryan chipped home his first goal of his NHL career.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Win Wild One 8-5

'Buffalo's rookies have produced like their injuried, veteran counterparts over the past week. Ryan, Stafford, Patrick Kaleta, and Clarke MacArthur have combined for 15 points (6+9) their last four games.' … [Read more...] about Red Light Special

'Amidst all of the dizziness from participating in the highest-scoring game of their season to date, Buffalo can not only revel in the return of the firewagon-offense that dominated the Sabres' first two months of the 2006-07 season, but grin with anticipation of how scary they'll be upon returning to health.' … [Read more...] about Game # 64: Sabres 8, Canadiens 5

'Tomas Plekanec registered two goals and an assist while David Aebischer gave up seven goals on just 29 shots for the Canadiens, who have lost three of their last four contests and dropped out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.' … [Read more...] about Sabres take high-scoring affair against Canadiens