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'A few days later the coach spoke of his disappointment with J.P. Dumont's lack of conditioning. Ruff said the winger arrived at training camp in subpar shape and had yet to catch up to his teammates. Dumont has answered Ruff's criticism with a pair of impressive games. Although Dumont didn't record a point over the weekend, he again is playing the edgy sort … [Read more...] about Dumont gets the hint

'"I'm 6-2, 165," he said before sarcastically curling his arms like a muscle man. "Pound-for-pound I'm the toughest guy in hockey."' … [Read more...] about Skinny Biron weighs in with definitive number

'LW Slava Kozlov has four goals in his last four games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Sharks

'Kozlov has had an immediate impact with a team-high five goals. He is on a line with C Chris Gratton and RW Maxim Afinogenov.' … [Read more...] about Sharks at Buffalo

'G Martin Biron is seventh in the league with a 1.87 goals-against average and 10th in saves percentage at .929.' … [Read more...] about Sharks at Buffalo

'"I think J.P. has worked a lot harder," said Ruff. "We've put him some different situations, including the power play, and he's responded. "I think sometimes the truth hurts a little bit. His conditioning was an area of concern. If J.P. is going to play the way we say him play last season, he has to be in good condition."' … [Read more...] about Dumont focused again

Last week we also saw some more solid performances between the pipes from our netminder. I love how a lot of media are putting forth the question, Dominik who? Marty Biron is no Hasek, no one else could be, but he sure is showing us what he is capable of doing. … [Read more...] about At the end of a frustrating week, Biron's a bright spot

'In the four games since, he has scored four goals. It's early, but his five goals through nine games put him on pace to score 46 this season, which would easily surpass his career high of 36 set in 1995-96. "Right now, everything is going in the net," he said.' … [Read more...] about Kozlov keeps cool with hot streak

If Miroslav Satan feels the expectations for him in 2001-2002 are high, he can't completely fault a demanding Lindy Ruff or 18,690 goal-starved HSBC Arena fans. Claude H. Foisy deserves his share of the blame. … [Read more...] about Sabres need their forwards to follow Satan

When Dominik Hasek was traded to Detroit, the buzz in the hockey world was that the Buffalo Sabres would be devastated because they wouldn't have The Dominator in goal to be their last line of defense. Biron had been waiting in the wings since he played his first game with the Sabres when he was only 18. Saturday night, Biron proved that he can be just as good as the … [Read more...] about Biron is Dominating against the Habs

Goal #1 starts with an underrated play in the left-wing corner of the Montreal zone. Maxim Afinogenov and Stu Barnes double-team one of the Habs, and Barnes sends the puck back to the left point to Alexei Zhitnik. Goal #2 starts with an underrated play in the left-wing corner of the Montreal zone. … [Read more...] about It's a tale of two goals as Sabres strike Habs

'"It was that shift after the goal ..." Savage muttered on his way to the showers. "All that work and then - junk."' … [Read more...] about It's back to bad Hab-its

'It's interesting to note that defenceman Patrice Brisebois was selected as one of the three stars last night because it was Brisebois who started the chain of events that has sidelined Hackett indefinitely, which means a minimum of four to five weeks. The Breezer lost control of the puck in front of the Montreal net. That led to a Buffalo shot, a save and a loose … [Read more...] about It's back to normal

'Jim Corsi was taking a lot of ribbing last night prior to the Canadiens-Sabres game. The Montrealer is the goaltending coach for the Buffalo Sabres and it was suggested that he actually has some work to do now that Dominic Hasek is no longer guarding the Sabres net. But Martin Biron's performance last night is an indication that Corsi hasn't been wasting his … [Read more...] about Habs notebook

'Sabres goaltender Martin Biron was fantastic. Playing in his native Quebec one night after losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets in HSBC Arena, he made 29 saves to raise his record to 4-3-1. The only goal he surrendered was to Richard Zednik on a point-blank rebound.' … [Read more...] about Sabres right on target in beating Canadiens