Archives for 2002

Defenseman Jason Woolley, blamed for the Buffalo Sabres' ineffective power play, was placed on waivers Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Sabres place Woolley on waivers

'The 33-year-old Woolley has 57 goals and 196 assists in 548 career games. He was acquired from Pittsburgh in September 1997 for a fifth-round pick in the 1998 draft.' … [Read more...] about Sabres place D Woolley on waivers

THE BIG PICTURE Screw the franchise-record 12-game winless streak the Sabres are quickly closing in on. After Tuesday night's 4-3 loss to the Boston Bruins, their fourth in a row, the Sabres are approaching the team's low-water mark for most consecutive losses, seven. … [Read more...] about Big Bird kills Sabres as losing streak takes flight

'The Sabres' largest home crowd of the season serenaded the team with boos for almost the entire game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres' woes pile up in loss to Bruins

'Later in the afternoon meeting, Bettman confirmed that he had met with both Hamister and Golisano earlier in the day. "I met with Mark in Jeremy Jacobs' office, and I met with Tom in Rochester...".' … [Read more...] about Hamister, Golisano vie for Sabres

'Attendance has fallen . But with the Sabres no longer papering the house, it's amounted to just a 3 percent decrease in revenue.' … [Read more...] about Believe it: Bettman wants Sabres to stay

'Historically, Bruins-Sabres games have been ugly, grinding, sweaty, and sometimes bloody affairs, and this one was no different.' … [Read more...] about Bruins scrape up a win

'The Bruins lost forward Mike Knuble with about 8:30 left when he was crushed by Buffalo defenseman Rhett Warrener. Knuble was light-headed and went to the bench, but said after the game he was fine.' … [Read more...] about Huml was up for a refresher

'The game was an uneven affair from the get-go. Thornton (Nos. 7 and 8) scored just 21 seconds into the game, but that was the high point of the first period for the B's. J.P. Dumont tied the game off a turnover and the Sabres, who owned an 11-5 shot advantage in the period and 37-20 in the game, could have had a commanding lead if not for Shields. "He saved us … [Read more...] about Bruins win going away

'Myhres' night nearly turned into a nightmare when he went after Rob Ray in an ill-advised attempt to draw the Buffalo tough guy into a fight and wound up giving the Sabres a seven-minute power play and some life with 7:37 to go. Ftorek obviously wasn't too happy with him. Asked if he thought the brawler was being too eager to show his skills, Ftorek said, ``Or … [Read more...] about B's give Huml time off

'The Boston Bruins didn't bring their "A" game to Buffalo last night. But against the Sabres, they didn't have to.' … [Read more...] about Bruins stand their ground

'When asked by a Buffalo reporter about having to face a Sabres club that was desperate to shake its worst slump in nine seasons, Ftorek said, "The team in this room over here (pointing to the Bruins dressing room) is desperate for a win. Every team should be desperate for a win, because if you don't win, you're not doing what you're supposed to be … [Read more...] about Ftorek is still tweaking despite teams' success

The lack of free tickets supplied by Adelphia to employees and business customers has left fewer than 10,000 people in the stands on some nights. … [Read more...] about NHL boss chides Buffalo

'The Sabres made it respectable over the final four minutes on a pair of goals by Chris Gratton but fell to 0-7-2 in their last nine games.' … [Read more...] about Boston 4, Buffalo 3

'"I know the league believes in the Buffalo market for NHL hockey, we believe in the Buffalo Sabres," Bettman said. "We're not doing anything other than making 100 percent of our efforts to make sure this franchise has a bright future here."' … [Read more...] about Bettman continues support for Sabres