Archives for May 12, 2007

'"It was one of those games where I barely touched the puck, when I'm usually in control of the puck, making things happen," he said. "The puck wasn't coming around. Except for two or three shifts, it just wasn't there, I couldn't find the puck. One of the problems, too, was I couldn't get open. I've got to find ways to find … [Read more...] about Invisible man out to emerge

'''We put the puck in some (bad) places, and we put some people in some pretty dangerous situations with the way we handled the puck."' … [Read more...] about A new take on giveaways

''There are two seasons in Buffalo," says Dick Meinke, as he haunches over the rail of the Big Tree Inn and nurses his drink. "Football and hockey."' … [Read more...] about Crazy about the Sabres in Buffalo

Playoff hi-jinx for Sens (Ottawa Sun) Karma siding with Sens (Ottawa Sun) Sens make Briere go poof (Ottawa Sun) Murray rewarded by his fourth line (Ottawa Sun) Ice sheet out of luck (Ottawa Sun) Keep an eye on ... (Ottawa Sun) A block of the old Chip (Ottawa Sun) Sens fans take it outside (Ottawa Sun) Senators try again to open series 2-0 Buffalo (Ottawa Citizen) Sens' … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Ottawa Coverage (Updated 1:00 p.m.)

'The traditional father-daughter dance was in full swing here at Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant & Ringside Lounge when Sabres forward Chris Drury crashed the wedding. As Drury's game-tying goal with 7.7 seconds left in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal against the New York Rangers flashed on the big-screen TV near the bar, the dance floor suddenly cleared at the … [Read more...] about Hardluck Buffalo desperate for a winner

'As Brown tells it, a fan at a Kanata Sports Hot Seat gathering articulated the point even more colourfully some time back by saying, "They (expletive) it up just right."' … [Read more...] about Toss out the blueprint

'Then again, head coach Lindy Ruff said the loss was mostly about the mistakes of his players. Mistakes, he said, that "did not come under duress" from the Senators. As for the playoff-long inconsistency, Ruff said the Sabres are suffering from youth.' … [Read more...] about Ruff says Sabres suffer from lack of playoff experience

'Once again, the Stanley Cup playoffs have come down to goaltending. It makes almost as much sense to say there are four goaltenders still standing as four teams, with Buffalo pinning its hopes on Miller, Ottawa on Ray Emery, the Anaheim Ducks on Jean-Sébastien Giguère and the Detroit Red Wings on Dominik Hasek.' … [Read more...] about A team advances only if a masked player carries it

'"The Rangers series was up and down," Briere said. "We had some good games, some bad games, good games, bad games, so I'm hoping that we're due for a good game [tonight]."' … [Read more...] about Adversity? It’s ‘the Buffalo way’

"It's like an underground kind of meeting place for Sens fans living in Toronto," said Mike Kelly, a 23-year-old decked out in Senators garb, including a neck towel.' … [Read more...] about Oh, capital

'On at least the first couple of Buffalo power plays, the Ottawa forwards will charge the Sabre point men like cheap lawyers chasing an ambulance. When sharks smell blood, they don't wait for the wound to heal.' … [Read more...] about Short-handed Sens a threat

'Even some Sabre players say cheap shots in the newspapers about his ability are sadly funny. Sharpshooter Thomas Vanek laughed at one story calling Emery average and Ottawa's No.1 weakness. "You don't get this far with an average goalie, especially when your team goes 4-1, 4-1 in the first two rounds," Vanek snorted by way of replay.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fans get on Emery

'Arniel was the architect of the Sabres' man-advantage units in 2005-2006, remember, his last of four seasons with Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Moose coach’s time in Buffalo pays off

'"I remember the look on his face in Philadelphia when we won Game 6 because he had never won a round in the playoffs," said Arniel, referring to the Sabres opening-round victory in the playoffs last season. "I remember getting a big hug from him, he was really excited. He had that ear-to-ear grin and he was jumping around the room. It was such a weight off his shoulders. In … [Read more...] about Is it Teppo’s time?

'For the Sabres to have come this far -- not to the Eastern Conference finals, but simply to still exist in Buffalo -- required the most memorable play in franchise history, an assist by a gray-haired man from Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Happy to Be Here, or to Be at All