Archives for 2001

'"At the end of the day, Dom will be taking a little bit of a salary cut to go to Detroit, and the Sabres didn't get quite what they wanted for possibly their best player ever," Winter said. "There's no way that Darcy can say seriously that he's happy for what he got. He traded away one of the greatest players ever to play the … [Read more...] about Hasek left the Sabres no choice

'Dominik Hasek has reason to envy Vyacheslav Kozlov. While Hasek enjoys international superstardom, "future Hall-of-Famer" status and paychecks bulkier than Arturs Irbe's pads, Kozlov has the one thing that has eluded Hasek for 11 years: a Stanley Cup ring.' … [Read more...] about Kozlov brings two rings to Sabres

'Hasek gave the Sabres a swagger and a belief that they could win any game with him between the pipes.' … [Read more...] about Hasek trade looks like good one for everyone

'Dominik Hasek leaves Buffalo as one of the greatest goaltenders in NHL history.' … [Read more...] about 'The Dominator'

'Martin Biron went to bed Saturday night not knowing what the Buffalo Sabres had chosen to do with Dominik Hasek. He woke up yesterday morning as the Sabres starting goalie.' … [Read more...] about Biron now standing in hot seat

'All due respect to center Gilbert Perreault, an excellent player for 15-plus seasons with Buffalo, but Hasek in nine mostly brilliant seasons proved he was the all-time greatest Sabre.' … [Read more...] about All-time best Sabre? Hasek

'"In speaking to his agent, Rich Winter, in the past few days," Holland said, "I got the sense that if Hasek went to the right city -- and we were his No. 1 choice -- there would be a very good chance Dominik would play longer than one year."' … [Read more...] about Red Wings trade Kozlov, draft pick for Dominator

'The Wings have erased any staleness from a team that has made three straight early playoff exits. When was the last time Detroit was this excited about hockey season in early July?' … [Read more...] about Hasek alone can't win Cup for Wings

'What's not to like? The Red Wings get Superman, a goalie who can win games by himself, and they give up a guy who is as known for disappearing from games as he is for scoring in them.' … [Read more...] about The puck stops here

'Holland said he was first contacted by Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier shortly before the NHL entry draft last weekend. Regier said that Hasek had submitted a short list of teams that he would accept to be traded to, and the Wings were at the top of the list.' … [Read more...] about Hasek deal crowds goal

'"He'll be the best goalie Detroit fans have seen since Terry Sawchuk," said Jim Devellano, the Wings' senior vice-president, referring to a Hall of Fame goalie who was the franchise's last Vezina winner in 1955. "We've had good goalies since then, but none the caliber of this guy."' … [Read more...] about No one questions goalie's intensity

'Hasek is the hope and the risk. He's a legitimate hope. He's worth the risk.' … [Read more...] about Hasek 'an impact guy'

'How the Wings finish, though, will tell fans if this move is worth celebrating or not.' … [Read more...] about Hasek trade surprising piece of somewhat fuzzy puzzle

'Hasek's agent, Rich Winter, said the Red Wings were his client's No. 1 choice from the outset.' … [Read more...] about Dominik wanted to be a Wing

He has the spine of a slinky. Or so goes the commercial that feature Dominik Hasek making a save that seemingly no other human could make. Hasek's nine-year career came to a close at midnight Saturday night/Sunday morning as the Sabres dealt the best goalie in Sabres history to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Vyacheslav Kozlov, a left winger, along with … [Read more...] about Sabres "turn the page" on the Dominator