Archives for 2002

'The NHL said Ray was suspended pending a hearing Monday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres' Ray suspended by NHL

'Johnson said he was practically yawning under his mask. "It was quite boring," Johnson said. "I'm not kidding."' … [Read more...] about The St. Louis blues

'As the game went on, the teams got ornery, with a series of fights and scrums. The most serious came after Buffalo's Rob Ray jammed the butt end of his stick into the face of Blues defenseman Bryce Salvador in the third period.' … [Read more...] about Blues find control vs. Buffalo

'Since the Blues walked over the Buffalo Sabres 4-1, most everybody earned that ice time.' … [Read more...] about Facing accountability, Blues step it up

'"It got boring out there," Johnson said. "We haven't had a game where we've been up four goals on a team in a long time. The pucks went in for us."' … [Read more...] about Blues 4, Sabres 1

'The Blues held Buffalo without a shot for more than 11 minutes in the second while garnering 10 of the 12 shots in the period.' … [Read more...] about St. Louis 4, Buffalo 1

'Noronen has been solid in the last three games he's played in, giving up just five goals while facing 76 shots. That's a .934 save percentage.' … [Read more...] about Noronen pushing Biron for Sabres' No. 1 goalie job

'"We're taking a flat-out aggressive approach," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres set to roll dice in St. Louis

'Biron is the favorite to start tonight despite allowing soft goals in Tuesday's crushing 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals. Philly looks better for Noronen, who stopped 31 of 32 shots to beat the Flyers there March 14.' … [Read more...] about Noronen, Biron will both play on trip

'Sabres have converted 3 of 8 power-play chances since D Jason Woolley's return to the lineup.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Blues

'Sabres' owner John Rigas spoke of getting "the tools to finish the job" after the club's march to the Stanley Cup finals in 1999, but trading Hasek to Detroit was like leaving a carpenter without his hammer.' … [Read more...] about Sabres are lost without Hasek

'After a heady two-month stretch, which included consecutive shutouts, Biron has gone 1-5-1 in his last seven starts and given up a number of questionable goals.' … [Read more...] about Ruff maintains faith in Biron

The Buffalo Sabres came out like gang busters and finished like gang victims. After taking a commanding 2-0 lead over the Washington Capitals in the most important game of the year for both teams, the Sabres allowed the Caps to chip away at the lead until it was tied. … [Read more...] about Another weak goal is a Capital offense

'"I thought we came out and played a hell of a third period," Ruff said. "We dominated their big line, we had a lot of control in the offensive zone, and I think we missed the net on a lot of big chances. I think it was the best all-around game we've played in a long time."' … [Read more...] about A tough loss to take for Biron, Sabres

'The Sabres are still in deep trouble, and they will have a difficult time bouncing back from this loss.' … [Read more...] about Sabres suffer damaging loss to Caps