Archives for 2002

'The 18-year-old raced down the left side, used Dany Heatley as a decoy on a developing two-on-one and blistered a low shot from the faceoff circle past goalie Martin Biron to put the Thrashers ahead at 16:54.' … [Read more...] about Tired or not, Kovalchuk keeps on scoring

'"This hurts a lot," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "There's nothing to be happy about. We didn't win the game and that's the bottom line. You win any way you can and we didn't get the job done."' … [Read more...] about Thrashers 2, Sabres 1

'"Every game is a do-or-die, must win right now," Sabres left wing Erik Rasmussen said. "It's something we shouldn't even have to talk about. Every game we go into, it's going to be 'we have to win, we have to win.' If we don't start winning early on, we're going to find ourselves 15-to-20 points out and then we're … [Read more...] about Atlanta 2, Buffalo 1

'The Sabres, with 25 games over the next 47 days, must displace three teams to climb into the Eastern Conference's eighth and final playoff slot. They enter tonight's game 23-26-7-1, seven points behind the eighth-place New York Rangers.' … [Read more...] about Afinogenov has bigger goals than bronze

'"Being removed from Canada you kind of lose how much it really means," Ruff said. "And then you turn on the Canadian broadcasting and watch the streets of Toronto and Vancouver. . . . It really is something big. It took 50 years, but they've done it again. For Canada, I don't think there's anything bigger for them."' … [Read more...] about Canada's win leads to sob story

'Five of their past six games have reached OT with a 2-2 score.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Thrashers

'Of Buffalo's 25 remaining games: 18 are against opponents currently with winning records; six are against current division leaders; and 13 of them are on the road, where the Sabres have gone 9-15-3-1 so far this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres face desperation

'With the Buffalo Sabres scheduled to play 25 games over the next 47 days, look for goaltender Martin Biron to be carrying most of the load. No, not all 25. But you can bet that as long as the Sabres are in playoff contention, Biron will see the majority of the action.' … [Read more...] about Biron to carry load

'There probably will be trades between now and the March 19 deadline, but it's almost certain the Sabres won't acquire a new backup goalie, a role that will prove prominent during their cluttered calendar.' … [Read more...] about Games, deadlines pack Sabres' busy calendar

'Ruff, whose record is 177-151-57, has another season left on his contract. It's expected he eventually will be given an extension to coincide with Regier's deal.' … [Read more...] about Regier gives Ruff thumbs up

'Satan, unbeknownst even to some in Buffalo Sabres management, returned to Salt Lake City last week to play once more for Slovakia, even though the team's medal hopes already had been snuffed.' … [Read more...] about Pride prompted Satan to return to Olympics

'"We like his progress," said Larry Carriere, Sabres assistant to the general manager. "With his mobility and endurance, he's up and down the ice. He's a good, young player for us."' … [Read more...] about Campbell impresses Sabres with assists

'A protective boot encased his foot and ankle, and he said it could be another four weeks until that comes off.' … [Read more...] about Kozlov continues to nurse injury, hopes to return

'If the Russians advance, Afinogenov will fly directly to Atlanta, where the Sabres meet the Thrashers on Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about Russian victory gets a smile out of Kozlov

'In fact, according to reports circulating throughout Buffalo, it is a good bet that Kozlov is finished for the season and wouldn't even be available if the Sabres made the playoffs.' … [Read more...] about Sabres suffer blow