Archives for 2001

Who turned the Juice on? No, we aren't talking about O.J. Simpson here. The Buffalo Sabres suddenly discovered they could score on the powerplay against the hot Calgary Flames Friday night in HSBC Arena as they turned on the electricity against the Flames, beating them 5-2. … [Read more...] about Sabres power smothers Flames

'RW Miroslav Satan is a plus-12 at home but is a minus-2 on the road.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Penguins

'[Penguins] Are 15-2-4 at home vs. Buffalo in past 10 years...[Sabres] have 2-6-0-1 road record that is among NHL's worst.' … [Read more...] about Penguins Report

'Leading scorer: LW Miroslav Satan (nine goals, eight assists, 17 points).' … [Read more...] about Penguins/Sabres scouting report

'Turning Point: The Sabres managed only two shots in the first seven minutes of the second period, but cashed in on both, smashing open the scoreless contest.' … [Read more...] about Flames – Sabres post-game report

'"We didn't take the body," said Conroy. "We let them skate around. We let them do what they wanted. That's not us. We just floated around and let them do their thing. They don't have a huge team, and we didn't hit them. Our big thing is, we don't lose two in a row."' … [Read more...] about Sabres slice Flames string

'The Buffalo Sabres, who had lost nine of 12 games earlier this month, turned in a complete team effort for the second straight game with a 5-2 victory over the Flames on Friday night in HSBC Arena.' … [Read more...] about Flamethrowers: Sabres toss Calgary a loss

'Whether it's because of the NHL's compacted Olympic-year schedule or a lack of respect from the opposition, the Sabres are facing backup goalies an average of once almost every three games.' … [Read more...] about Button pushes right ones with smart trades

'The Flames were beaten by one of the worst power plays in the National Hockey League, as the Sabres were clunking along at about 10-per-cent efficiency before the Flames came to town.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo power surge stops Calgary streak

'Using a five-man unit of defenceman Alexei Zhitnik and Richard Smehlik and forwards Erik Rasmussen, Vaclav Varada and Denis Hamel, the Sabres kept Iginla and linemates Craig Conroy and Dean McAmmond off the scoresheet for just the second time since the line was created.' … [Read more...] about Iggy's line cut short by Sabres

'Vernon's starting assignments correspond with the Flames' only three regulation-time losses this season.' … [Read more...] about Shaky decision?

'"I never thought I'd play one game," says Ray. "When I first came here back in 1988, I was just going to enjoy myself for training camp and head home and work for my old man for the rest of my life. That was my attitude when I came here, and that was 13 years ago."' … [Read more...] about Rob Ray in 800th NHL game

'"There's little things we did tonight that three weeks ago we weren't doing that gave us the opportunity to score goals," Biron said. "It showed up a little bit in the Toronto game, when we were playing the system like we're supposed, dumping the goal and working really hard. Tonight, we did that for pretty much the whole game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres 5, Flames 2

'Defenseman Alexei Zhitnik set up three second-period goals and the Sabres remained unbeaten against Calgary since 1996 with a 5-2 victory that ended the Flames' 10-game unbeaten streak.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Calgary 2

'Calgary and Buffalo played once last year, with the home-town Sabres squeezing out a 3-2 overtime victory.' … [Read more...] about Flames Game Day