Archives for October 31, 2002

'"The area itself is one big reason why I returned to the Sabres," commented Patrick who resides with his wife, Deborah, and their two daughters, Brenna and Quinn in the WNY area throughout most of the last four years. "We think the schools and the kids programs here are second to none. The housing and cost of living are fantastic. In fact, we would consider … [Read more...] about The ageless one

'For the first time since the Sabres problems surfaced, I'm scared... scared that their future in Buffalo may be in question. I was in the group for a while that said "no way." I did not think there was any way this team would be in danger of leaving. My view has changed.' … [Read more...] about Scared Sick Over Sabres

'"The fans don't question the coaching, management or the players," Ray continued. "They're more or less saying why should they come out and support something they feel has screwed them over? They were promised a lot of things for the town itself, not just hockey, but things like jobs and the price of cable."' … [Read more...] about Players do best to ignore mess

'The Sabres will be in serious trouble if they don't heat up before they get to Raleigh, N.C. They have scored eight goals in their past five games.' … [Read more...] about Heat is on Sabres' scorers to break the ice

He has lasted far longer than he could have ever imagined. He has played his entire NHL career in one town, two hours from home (Stirling, Ont.). He married a local girl. Yeah, maybe he compromised some dollars to stay in Buffalo, but he is comfortable there; he is appreciated there. … [Read more...] about Sabre rattler

Flames have not won since Oct. 19 at Chicago. They are 0-1-1-2 since. … [Read more...] about Sabres – Flames preview

This year, we are allowed to cheat a little bit more and it is going to create some turnovers some times, two-on-ones or three-on-ones coming our way, but we have got to ask Marty (Biron) to make a big save for us. Our team has to take chances to score goals. … [Read more...] about Gratton finally gratifies

The top offensive player is the often underachieving Chris Gratton, with three goals and eight assists. Gratton was on the block last season when he had only four goals and nine assists in the first 50 games. … [Read more...] about Flames watch