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'Barnes hadn't scored in 15 games before planting a perfect shot to the same corner behind Hedberg in Game 2. Since then, he has emerged as the dominant forward in the series, netting four goals, including two which have decided games.' … [Read more...] about Barnes shows winning hand again

'Over the past three games, all losses, Buffalo has outscored the Penguins, 8-0, after two periods. This lopsided late scoring indicates the Penguins are tired and that the decision of Coach Ivan Hlinka to go primarily with three lines in the regular season and the playoffs was a massive miscalculation.' … [Read more...] about Hlinka lining team up for loss

'The Sabres had prepared for the Penguins to change systems, but it never happened. "They had the left-wing lock the whole time," Ruff said. "The only difference was that there were a couple of times their defense dumped it in and did the forechecking. It was a lot more aggressive scheme than they had going, but they still played the lock."' … [Read more...] about Penguins Report

'The Penguins must now fight from behind, and maybe that's a good thing. They sure haven't done much with leads lately.' … [Read more...] about Sabres put Pens’ backs against wall with victory

'The Penguins played their best game of the Eastern Conference semifinals Saturday. Their reward was being pushed to the brink of elimination by the Buffalo Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Penguins played well enough to win

'Barnes credited Dumont not only for getting the puck to him but also for setting a screen on the play that denied Hedberg sight of the puck until it was too late.' … [Read more...] about Barnes throws puck at net and good things happen

'"It's a tough game. We get the chances and we don't put the puck in the net," said Hedberg. "But we put ourselves in this situation and we have to get ourselves out."' … [Read more...] about ‘Moose’ shows vulnerable side

'He should not, however, be blamed for the loss. Hlinka went down to defeat yesterday doing what he believes. When given the opportunity, he chose to exploit his team's greatest strength, its tremendous scoring ability.' … [Read more...] about Hlinka gambles and the Penguins pay

'Five games into this playoff series, Buffalo Sabres center Curtis Brown - who had 10 goals in 70 regular-season games - has more goals than Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr combined.' … [Read more...] about Brown starring for Sabres

'Fresher legs, a deeper bench and a little luck have given the Buffalo Sabres the upper hand in their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Pittsburgh Penguins.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win an OT Barnes-burner

'"I don't feel like we've done anything yet," said Barnes, who ripped a shot over Hedberg's left shoulder to give the Sabres their third win a row after dropping the first two games of the series on home ice. "But we're in a lot better situation than we were three games ago."' … [Read more...] about Sabres win a Barnes-burner

'At that point in the game, with less than 10 minutes to go in regulation time, holding a one-goal lead, perhaps Penguins coach Ivan Hlinka should have considered putting a pair of defencemen out.' … [Read more...] about Perhaps mistake is too strong a word

'Buffalo's Stu Barnes doesn't have anything against his former team. The Pittsburgh Penguins probably don't agree.' … [Read more...] about Sabres 3, Penguins 2 (OT)

'A blast by Stu Barnes ended the home-ice disadvantage.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Pittsburgh 2 (OT)

'Never say die attitude will lead the Sabres to the cup if they continue to play like this.' … [Read more...] about Sabres 3, Penguins 2 (OT)