Archives for December 2002

'The Sabres handed the Flyers their first loss of this season back in October, and swept them in four games last season. The futility goes back farther, however. The Sabres eliminated the Flyers during the first round of the 2000-2001 Stanley Cup playoffs.' … [Read more...] about Esche manages shutout as Flyers handle Sabres

'It doesn't take Scotty Bowman to realize the way to stop Buffalo is to slow down Satan. Buffalo is 5-0-2 when Satan scores a goal and 2-16-3-1 when he doesn't.' … [Read more...] about Secret Weapon

'So a string of six straight beatings by Buffalo that extended back to the 2001 playoffs was finally snapped, and better yet, a resurrection streak stretched to three consecutive victories -- and this one pushed the Flyers (15-7-6-1, 37 points) into the Atlantic Division lead.' … [Read more...] about Nothing mysterious about Esche shutout

'Sources were telling the Buffalo sports media that doing so would help ease the transition for the prospective new ownership group headed by Mark Hamister. Why? Apparently under Chapter 11, certain management contracts could be voided. In other words, that long-term deal Regier has? Gone. Beyond that, even Ruff knows he’ll be fired as soon as Hamister and Sons … [Read more...] about Sabres franchise looks headed to bankruptcy court

'Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff was not happy with Chris Gratton's line, saying they ``just killed us.''' … [Read more...] about Flyers top Sabres for third straight win

'The defense protected him well, as he had to face only 15 shots. He turned away the few good chances generated by the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Esche, Flyers shut down Sabres

'They gave up so few chances to Buffalo that Esche appeared bored.' … [Read more...] about Flyers win no matter who gets goal

'Esche was rarely tested.' … [Read more...] about Flyers 2, Sabres 0

'"I know they (Flyers) play a real strict trap," Sabres center Curtis Brown said. "We know what to do against that. It seemed like a lot of the plays we were trying to make were getting intercepted out of the air. A bounce here, a bounce there. For the most part, their chances came off us trying to generate something."' … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 0

'Buffalo was blanked for the fourth time this season and has been held to two goals or fewer in 19 of 29 games.' … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 0

The Buffalo Sabres on the ice and off the ice are two different worlds. On the ice, the Sabres went 1-1-1 last week. Off the ice, the world seemed to implode on the Sabres. … [Read more...] about Sabres show spark in shadows of bankruptcy

'The Sabres are 5-0-2 this season when Satan scores a goal.' … [Read more...] about Red-hot Satan's late goal brings Sabres tie

'"I didn't know what I was going to do," Zhamnov said. "But when I crossed the blue line, I saw the goalie move too far from the net. So I made the move not to go straight to the net and try a little bit to pull him out. You have to read what (the) goalie is doing. If he stays in the net, you have to shoot. But he moved too far from the net, so … [Read more...] about Biron loses battle with Zhamnov on first-period penalty shot

'"We're looking at where we can achieve savings, where we can lower the costs, and it's going to be extraordinarily difficult to move forward with new initiatives and new investments as we go forward. We're ruling nothing out, but it's going to be extraordinarily difficult," the governor said.' … [Read more...] about Pataki doubtful over aid to Hamister

'The Hawks are unbeaten in their last four games, but it was a disappointing end to their three-game road trip.' … [Read more...] about Hawks tie knot on trip