Archives for December 2003

'Two late miscues by Sabres goalie Mika Noronen spoon fed the Wild a 3-2 come-from-behind victory that left the sellout crowd of 18,568 rocking like it was May all over again.' … [Read more...] about Luck shines on Wild

'They are in the middle of a tough stretch -- five games in eight days -- during a harsh December and January in which they are scheduled to play 33 games in 67 days.' … [Read more...] about Walz offers plan of attack

'``I saw it, but it hit the defenseman -- either his stick or his leg -- and changed directions,'' Noronen said. ``I got a little piece of it, but not enough.''' … [Read more...] about Minnesota 3, Buffalo 2

'"It hurt a lot," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "When thigns are going bad, things like this happen. I thought we played a good third period and they got those two goals that shouldn't have happened."' … [Read more...] about Minnesota 3, Buffalo 2

'Buffalo now drops to 12-16-2-1 on the season and will stay at the bottom of the Northeast Division.' … [Read more...] about Late Rally Gives Minnesota A Wild Win

'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