Archives for October 17, 2001

The cards were stacked against Lindy Ruff's team. So far this season, the Buffalo Sabres have won every game.... that is every even numbered game. Buffalo lost its opener to Atlanta, then Ottawa, promptly lost to the Rangers, won against Philly, lost in Detroit and finally beat the Penguins on Sunday. This was the odd night out for Ruff's Sabres. Another … [Read more...] about Little Spark in Sabres' tie

'"We don't have enough guys to call up to bench everybody," Ruff said after his team rallied from a two-goal deficit to salvage a 3-3 tie with the Nashville Predators. "I think if you look at the game, it was a collective effort. . . . We didn't skate very well, we didn't think very well. We may have seen some of the dumbest all-time plays … [Read more...] about Upon further review, Ruff fit to be tied

'"I don't think I worked hard the last game that I played. That's why I didn't play (Sunday or Tuesday)," Kalinin said, adding that the coaches expect him to be "working hard and finishing checks, and doing my job."' … [Read more...] about Benched Kalinin says he deserved to sit

'"When you're up 3-1 with 10 minutes to go, as a team, you've got to put those games away," Predators goalie Tomas Vokoun said. "We lost the same way to Edmonton. We could have had four points in the last two games and instead we have one. That's a huge difference."' … [Read more...] about Predators tied after losing 2-goal lead again

'Predators center David Legwand had dinner Monday night with Sabres center Tim Connolly. The 21 year-old Legwand and 20 year-old Connolly competed against one another in juniors for years, and have teamed several times on U.S. national junior squads.' … [Read more...] about History earns Vokoun a start

'Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff was happy with the Sabres' comeback. He found it troubling that they trailed by two goals in the first place.' … [Read more...] about Predators 3, Sabres 3

'The Nashville Predators suffered their second straight third-period collapse as Vyacheslav Kozlov and Richard Smehlik scored 92 seconds apart to lift the Buffalo Sabres into a 3-3 tie.' … [Read more...] about Nashville 3, Buffalo 3 (OT)