Archives for December 13, 2003

'Mair, who received a minor penalty for roughing, will forfeit $2,962. He will miss Saturday's game at Minnesota and is eligible to return Tuesday at Pittsburgh.' … [Read more...] about NHL suspends Rangers D Mironov two games, Sabres C Mair one

'New York will be without the services of Mironov for Saturday's tilt against the red hot Toronto Maple Leafs and the arch-rival Islanders on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Sabres visit the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night and will not have Mair in the lineup.' … [Read more...] about Rangers' Mironov and Sabres' Mair suspended

'The Buffalo Sabres announced today that the team has recalled center Derek Roy from their American Hockey League affiliate the Rochester Americans. Roy will make his NHL debut tonight against the Minnesota Wild.' … [Read more...] about Roy's NHL Debut Tonight

'Mironov received a match penalty and a game misconduct late in the third period of the Rangers' 3-1 win over Buffalo on Friday night after he cross-checked Mair along the boards. The hit was made in retaliation after Mair originally went after Mironov and missed.' … [Read more...] about Mironov suspended two games, Mair for one

This was supposed to be the homestand where the Sabres could finally make up some ground. Four games in a row in the friendly confines of HSBC Arena proved otherwise as the Sabres didn't come up with a point in a humiliating 4 straight losses at home. Wednesday night, they were totally humiliated 7-2 by the Detroit Red Wings. Friday night, against a New York Rangers team they … [Read more...] about Disastrous homestand leaves Sabres in shambles

'C Wes Walz receives a good luck rock from his son, Kelvin, before every game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Wild

'Miroslav Satan has not scored in 18 of his past 19 games. In that same stretch, Chris Drury and Taylor Pyatt, who got off to quick starts this season, have scored only one goal each.' … [Read more...] about Preview: Wild vs. Buffalo

'This is the final game of a three-game homestand for the Wild, who head west next week for games at Phoenix, Colorado and Edmonton. At 5-8-3, they are struggling at home with only one win in their past eight games at Xcel.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres at Wild

'"It's not our goaltenders' fault," said Sabres center Daniel Briere. "We need to give them more support. I won't lie to you. We're not making plays we should be making."' … [Read more...] about Sabres' homestand: Woe for four

'The Rangers, who had lost four of five, defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 before a paltry 13,888 at the HSBC Arena. The Rangers (11-11-5-2) outshot the hosts 34-20 as the mercurial Kovalev had a goal, five shots and plenty of other chances.' … [Read more...] about Shuffling pays off for Rangers

'One game cannot fix all the Rangers' ills, but Friday night was a start.' … [Read more...] about Rangers, Lindros Lay It All on Line

'Buffalo (12-15-2-1) has lost four consecutive games, all at home, and five of its past six.' … [Read more...] about Sather's Tinkering Leads to Energized Lindros and a Victory

'"Obviously, it was big for us to get the two points tonight and start moving up again," Nedved said. "We're battling for a playoff spot right now. And the way we played the last couple of games, we were on the outside looking in."' … [Read more...] about Sharp Sather moves foil Sabres

'There are no additional bonus points awarded for style in this man's NHL. A win, no matter ugly, is a win, worth two points in the standings. So the Rangers were happy to pack last night's 3-1 victory over the Sabres with them as they crossed the border for tonight's match in Toronto.' … [Read more...] about Ugly win for Rangers

'"It's just great to win," said Kovalev, playing in his 800th NHL game. "The line played great. We talk a lot about getting everything to the net, and that's what we did."' … [Read more...] about Promoted Lindros drives rare victory in Buffalo