Archives for April 28, 2007

'Sabres coach Lindy Ruff again praised Zubrus' physical play and ability to control the puck. Ruff pointed to Zubrus' play with the puck behind the Rangers' net late in the third, when he held off two Rangers to run valuable seconds off the clock. "I can't say enough about Zubrus and what he's doing out there," defenseman Brian Campbell … [Read more...] about Sabres report

'The Buffalo Sabres apparently are so good they only need to play one solid period of hockey to beat the New York Rangers. That was the case on Friday anyway.' … [Read more...] about Rally is right on time for Sabres

'Not surprising, ol’ man Lindy made changes between the second and third periods, pushing Afinogenov to the fourth line with Tim Connolly and Adam Mair. Hard-working rookie Drew Stafford returned to the spot on Vanek and Roy’s line he occupied while Afinogenov healed his broken wrist. And wouldn’t you know it? Wisdom won again.' … [Read more...] about Chalk up another for ol&#8217 man Lindy

'Rozsival finished the game with two seconds shy of 25 minutes on the ice.' … [Read more...] about Rozsival returns, and plays big minutes

After 2 Solid Periods, Defense Betrays Rangers (New York Times) Fewer Penalties for Rangers but Same Result (New York Times) Rangers give 'em 2 (New York Daily News) Game 2 slips away (New York Post) Tough loss, but don't sing blues just yet (New York Post) 40 minutes isn't enough for win (New York Newsday) No. 2 needs to be the one (New York Newsday) Make no mistake: … [Read more...] about Saturday’s New York Coverage

'"Maybe we thought this was a little too easy," Drury said. "When you can squeeze out a win playing one good period it's nice, but it's also living dangerously."' … [Read more...] about No stopping the Sabres

'"Maybe (goalie Ryan Miller) will have a bad day," a hopeful Jagr said prior to Game 2. "Maybe he'll have some bad dreams." But it's the Rangers having nightmares now after they outshot Buffalo 33-18 and still lost 3-2 to fall behind 2-0 in the Eastern Conference semi-final. Jagr, who was foiled by Miller with 1:36 to play, has been held to an assist thus far.' … [Read more...] about Rangers fall by the Swords

'But if you look past the shots-on-goal totals and Jaromir Jagr's frustrations in trying to solve Miller, when the game was really on the line, it was the Sabres who outplayed the Boys from Broadway.' … [Read more...] about Boys from Broadway a flop

'"We felt that we had to come out in the third period and throw anything at the net," Drury added. "It was nice [to pull out the win]. You're not going to play your best game every night."' … [Read more...] about Sabres barely pull out victory

'Buffalo, which should have lost the game, now travels to New York leading this best-ofseven Eastern Conference semifinal series 2-0. "These are the type of games you have to win sometimes," said Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller. "But by no means, is this series over."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo overcomes awful start

'Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller sealed the win with a lunging save on Jaromir Jagr with about two minutes left, and a sprawling stop on Paul Mara with 90 seconds to go and New York on the power play with Daniel Briere off.' … [Read more...] about Sabres take a 2-0 lead

'This is one trait of Sabre-ism. They love to play with matches, and sometimes they get burned. But usually they only singe their eyebrows, just enough to get their own attention.' … [Read more...] about A Sabres win, but just barely

'"It's like playing in a Canadian city during the playoffs. It's absolutely crazy -- has been all year," Patrick said prior to Game 2 between his Sabres and the New York Rangers last night. "It's a takeoff from last year's playoffs. It has not stopped, and has just gotten crazier and crazier. I mean, it is the No. 1 story every day on the news, in the paper. Every house has a … [Read more...] about Patrick takin’ low road

'"They're a good team. Even though we have a lot of puck [possession], they don't panic. They stay patient," said Lundqvist, who allowed three goals on just 18 shots. "We've just got to keep doing what we've been doing. I mean, we played great [Friday]. Take away our mistakes out there, two that cost us two goals, and we're going to win this."' … [Read more...] about ‘Almost perfect’ doesn’t cut it for Rangers

'"I don't know how many unbelievable saves [Miller] made today just to keep us in the game," said Dainius Zubrus, who finished with a game-high nine hits. "The save he made right in the slot with a few minutes to go ... I don't know if I've ever seen anything like that."' … [Read more...] about Miller Stands Tall In Big Win