Archives for May 2007

'Chris Drury, Tim Connolly and Derek Roy, an unusual trio of three centers who sparked Buffalo’s 3-2 win in Game Four, will get the call again Saturday in HSBC Arena.' … [Read more...] about Ruff won&#8217t break up his new hot line

'Eighteen minutes later, they were all gone.' … [Read more...] about Sabres tickets offered o and gone

'“I had a headache all day. It hurts to chew. My face is sore,” said Renee Luck, 31, the assault victim. “It’s absurd that something like this could happen over a win against them.”' … [Read more...] about Woman attacked after Sabres win

'Meaning, with elimination staring the Sabres in the face, Ruff couldn't afford to regularly roll out Kalinin and Spacek and risk having them cough the puck up and give Ottawa additional scoring opportunities.' … [Read more...] about Fantastic four sparks Sabres

'"I think as soon as you start losing, there's a red flag that goes up in your head," said Briere, whose Sabres avoided being swept from the playoffs with a 3-2 win at Scotiabank Place on Wednesday. "I don't know how they are going to approach this loss or how they're dealing with that. I can't control that. All I know is on our side, it's a little bit of momentum and now all … [Read more...] about Briere raises red flag

'"Buffalo did a good job of having four guys back a lot of times against them, and I thought we tried to do things at the blue-line that cost us. As a result, you're chasing more than you're playing with the puck deep in the zone."' … [Read more...] about Sabres stop the big boys

'"Something needs to be done. That poor girl came to Ottawa to support our tourism and got assaulted. That's not what Ottawa is about."' … [Read more...] about Female Sabres fan punched for making crack about Sens

Good old Ray of delight (Ottawa Sun) Briere raises red flag (Ottawa Sun) Sens' number came up (Ottawa Sun) Big men still play a role (Ottawa Sun) Clement says never say never (Ottawa Sun) Aw, shoot! Hit the net (Ottawa Sun) 'Champions, baby' (Ottawa Sun) Sabres stop the big boys (Ottawa Citizen) Playing a numbers game (Ottawa Citizen) OK, everybody take a deep breath … [Read more...] about Friday’s Ottawa Coverage

'It hasn't been an easy voyage for Spezza who, after being selected second overall in the 2001 entry draft, was summarily dismissed from his first training camp by general manager Marshall Johnston who, in explaining the demotion, harrumphed that the NHL is "a man's league."' … [Read more...] about Tough love has Spezza in starring role

'Buffalo fans, long the most nervous in sports because of their history of sporting disasters, are back on the bandwagon. The same folks who were abandoning ship last weekend when the Sabres lost the first two games at home to the Senators were seen knocking women and children out of the lifeboats in their hurry to get back on the good ship Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo does its best to stoke fear factor, but it won’t do any good

'Buffalo, which has lost a Stanley Cup to what should have been an illegal overtime goal and more Super Bowls than anyone in Buffalo cares to discuss, is so prone to panic that moments after the Sabres lost the first game of their series against the Senators, fans instantly began calling for the head of coach Lindy Ruff.' … [Read more...] about Searching for meaning while the players search for answers

'"Ottawa's a small market," he said. "There's no history there [of NHL playoff success] and what there is, is bad. People don't like Ottawa because of the politics. And Toronto Maple Leafs fans hate the Senators."' … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs fans just can’t bring themselves to watch Senators

'"We have to do our part to keep creating that doubt in their minds."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hope they can get inside Senators’ heads

'They key strategy question for Ruff will be how much he will shorten his bench. In Game 4, he eventually started using only four defensemen -- Henrik Tallinder, Toni Lydman, Brian Campbell and Teppo Numminen -- and that strategy seemed to pay off. He also cut minutes on his forwards.' … [Read more...] about Down 3-1, Buffalo still believes

'But clearly Alfredsson is to the Senators what Yzerman was to the Red Wings. Like Yzerman, Alfredsson has learned through the failures what makes a team successful, and he's practicing that craft splendidly.' … [Read more...] about Alfredsson leading Conn Smythe Trophy charge