Archives for April 21, 2001

Collars will be tight, palms sweaty and knuckles white -- but a lot of the players on the Buffalo roster went through this enough in the past four years to keep a level head about themselves. … [Read more...] about Sabres-Flyers Game 6 "Scouting Report"

With this being Lindy Ruff's fourth year as a head coach and his fourth first-round playoff series, Ruff is not a stranger to the pressures of advancing to the second round. He knows how to motivate his team and how to get them to play the best they can; or does he? … [Read more...] about Sabres-Flyers Game 6 "Edge Matchups"

'The Philadelphia Flyers raised the stakes. In response, the Buffalo Sabres don't intend to fold. They're moving their entire stack of chips to the center of the table.' … [Read more...] about Sabres looking to lock the door on Flyers today

'Dominik Hasek isn't worried about the Philadelphia Flyers burrowing into his head - he's worried about them taking kamikaze runs at his knees.' … [Read more...] about Hasek says Primeau 'went after my knees'

'The Buffalo Sabres' forward, who has missed the last three games with a shoulder injury, wore a bandage under his practice jersey Friday but managed to get through some light contact without much pain. He put the odds of his return for today's game against the Philadelphia Flyers at a noncommittal 50-50.' … [Read more...] about Antsy Rasmussen still a question mark

'The Flyers understand that if they are going to rally and win this playoff round, they need to fluster Hasek.' … [Read more...] about Flyers must rattle Hasek and the Sabres to stay alive

'Was their strong, steady Game 5 victory a last stand or a trend? … [Read more...] about Flyers ready for challenge

'Just because the Flyers have never comeback from a series when trailing 3-1 does not mean it can't be done.' … [Read more...] about Flyers' mission improbable

'Buffalo now fully understands that a loss today opens the door wide to the terrifying possibility of blowing the stranglehold advantage they once held.' … [Read more...] about Pressure now on Sabres

'"But we're going to go crashing the net and if they (Sabres defenders) are going to push you into Hasek, the ref's not going to call that."' … [Read more...] about A game plan to keep needling the Sabres

'"All I know is that going into Game 6 at home, sometimes you might over-try a little bit. We're hoping Buffalo does that."' … [Read more...] about Playing each one as it comes along

'"Obviously, you can't go for him. But if you get pushed into him, you get pushed into him."' … [Read more...] about Flyers want to shake, rattle and roll some more

'The Flyers played their best game of the series Thursday night, combining strong defensive play with timely goals by Simon Gagne, Mark Recchi and Therien. They also frustrated Sabres goaltender Dominik Hasek by driving to the net at every opportunity.' … [Read more...] about Sabres feeling pressure to end series today

'In the mind of the Buffalo Sabres goalie, it is a short trip from calm waters to angry seas.' … [Read more...] about Flyers looking for a piece of Hasek’s mind

'Lose Game 5, and there might be a loss of confidence. Lose Game 6, and there is bound to be a loss of sleep. Lose Game 7, and there probably will be a loss of jobs.' … [Read more...] about Flyers Notebook