Archives for October 17, 2002

'"I know what the Sabres are expecting of me," said Kalinin, following his return to Buffalo. "I just hope it's good enough to get into the lineup."' … [Read more...] about Kalinin waits his turn

Home-ice advantage can be overblown sometimes. Of course everyone knows it's important to win most of the home games because road games are tougher in many ways, but what happens when winning at home is the difference between keeping the franchise or having it relocated? In that way, this year is going to be like no other for the Sabres. … [Read more...] about Road to winning back fans starts, ends at home

'About 8,000 tickets are still available.' … [Read more...] about Patrick's hard work defying Father Time

'The Sabres went 0-3-1 against the Rangers last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Rangers

'Ward, a penalty-killing wing for the Sabres for five years through the 1999-2000 season, agreed that the off-ice problems were unfortunate, but did not affect the team's mind-set. "It's not like [the Sabres] had a $70-million payroll and all of a sudden they have to go down to $35 million," Ward said. "It's not like they had to go in there … [Read more...] about Ranger Wings Love Buffalo