Archives for December 28, 2001

'The Sabres, scheduled to play in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, scrambled to escape their paralyzed city by four-wheel-drive trucks to Niagara Falls International Airport for a hastily arranged charter flight Friday. They arrived in Columbus an hour later, happy to have left Buffalo for a few days.'

'Wednesday night also was one of the few times this season that the forwards appeared universally committed to doing their part on defense.'