Archives for November 2003

'"We just stopped playing hockey and sat back too much," left winger Marcus Nilson said. "You can't get a lead and stop playing; it doesn't work that way."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo rallies to stop Florida

'``I thought we came out and looked like turkeys,'' Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. ``I thought we regrouped and found a way to win it.''' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Florida 3

'"To be honest with you, I think I was just feeding off of the crowd," Briere said. "They were screaming, they were loud and when I got the puck I was saying to myself, 'I got to take this shot, I can't pass. If it goes in, the crowd will go nuts.' I think the crowd had a big say on that third goal."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Florida 3

'Daniel Briere led the way for the Sabres in an amazing third period comeback to beat the the Florida Panthers 4-3 at HSBC Arena. Briere netted two goals in the third period to lead Buffalo to victory. Buffalo was the lucky recipient of yet another third period meltdown by the Panthers who, for the second straight game, blew a third period lead.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Claw Back To Beat Panthers

'"We want teams to come in here and recognize how hard we play here and how bad we want to win at home. We don't want to be an easy game and make it easy for a team to get off the plane, come in here, win a game and leave."' … [Read more...] about Sabres look to stay hot at home

'"There's still five months left in the season," Connolly said, "so we're not going to even mention anything about this being the end of my season. It could be a little while, but you have to sit back and wait and see. I'm confident I will be back."' … [Read more...] about Concussion can't wipe away Connolly's hope

'C Daniel Briere has four goals and six assists through the 12 games of November.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Panthers

'RW J.P. Dumont has five goals and eight points in his past six games. He and linemate Daniel Briere have a combined six points in the past two games.' … [Read more...] about Tonight's game: Panthers at Sabres

'The kinder and gentler Lindy Ruff is gone and I like what I see.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres Use Thanksgiving To Prepare For Florida

The Buffalo Sabres may finally be breaking out of their long tradition of losing to the NHL worst teams. Last Friday, they blasted the Carolina Hurricanes 5-0 and Wednesday they throttled the Washington Capitals 5-2. Ten goals in two straight home games could be just what the doctor ordered. … [Read more...] about Satan finally gets hot

'The goals gave him 19 in his career against Washington, the most he's scored against any team.' … [Read more...] about Satan capitalizes

'There's reason to wonder whether the NHL has any interest in reversing the course of a sport quickly moving toward soccer on skates. Fewer goals creates greater parity and the possibility of marginally talented teams (such as the '98 Caps and the '99 Sabres) making surprise runs to the Stanley Cup finals. Fewer goals also applies a drag to team payrolls … [Read more...] about Capitals' offenses mirror NHL

'"Our goalie gave up a soft goal and we don't bounce back well from those type of things," Cassidy said. "We lost Jagr and the goalie let one in he should have had, and that's been our story all year: We aren't resilient and we weren't tonight."' … [Read more...] about A Good Idea at the Time

'"We had a chance to convert on power plays and we didn't and then they got themselves back in the game," Cassidy said. "Our goalie wasn't very good tonight. He gave up a soft goal and we lost Jagr and we don't bounce back well from those things. That's been our story all year. We're not very resilient and we weren't … [Read more...] about Jagr injured in Caps loss

'"I can't remember the last time I talked to them about anything, never mind Jags," said one source. "This is an old story. Must have been a slow news day in New York."' … [Read more...] about Caps: No Jagr deal imminent