Archives for 2003

'The Sabres, who had lost their first two games by a combined 8-0, came out against the Stars as if it were Game 7 of the playoffs and not Game 3 of the regular season.' … [Read more...] about Stars' brightest stars are benched in loss

'When he scored his third goal of the season in the first period, the ever-popular Barnes was rewarded by the fans with chants of "Stuuuuu." It was more of the same when he was announced as the third star of the game. "You never know how it's going to happen, but it was nice to hear," Barnes said.' … [Read more...] about Turco skates free of punishment

'Contrary to popular myth, Buffalo has redeeming qualities. But you have to look for them.' … [Read more...] about Postcard from the road

'Daniel Briere came out of the box and straddled the red line. Miroslav Satan saw him and sent him in alone. Briere put on a pretty move beating Turco on a forehand deke. Before the period ended, Zubov took a holding penalty which ended his night. Both he and Mike Modano were benched by coach Dave Tippett. It only took eight seconds for Satan to scoop up a rebound to make … [Read more...] about Sabres Break Through For Tom Golisano's 1st Win As Owner

'The road traveled by the Sabres reads like a textbook case of a middle market city's struggles in the face of escalating costs and limited revenue sources. Rising costs forced the Knox ownership team out and started the Sabres on a decade-long journey along a rocky financial road.' … [Read more...] about A season of change

'``I thought it was a really great win against a team that was really rolling,'' Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. ``We battled through a lot and had a lot of good efforts out there.''' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Dallas 3

'"We knew they were going to be hungry, having a tough start," said former Sabres captain Stu Barnes, who scored Dallas' first goal. "We didn't come out and play the way we wanted to and took a lot of penalties, and they capitalized."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Dallas 3

'"Well it goes back to, we need those core guys to produce," said Ruff after his 217th win as Buffalo's head coach. "I talked about it the other night. We need those top six forwards to win us hockey games. They won us a hockey game tonight."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Win First Game

'"It's been quite awhile now since the whole thing, so I'm looking forward to just playing another game, really," he said. "We're off to a pretty good start so far, and hopefully we can keep it going."' … [Read more...] about Sabres face Stars and 'Stuuuu'

'Power play: 0 of 9 (0.0%). Penalty killing: 9 of 12 (75.0%).' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Stars

'Atkinson said Rochester does on average a mere 1 household rating for a Sabres game and the other upstate markets even less. That compares to an average 4 rating among Buffalo cable households. (One cable rating point in the Buffalo market is the equivalent of 4,720 households).' … [Read more...] about Time Warner decision has Sabres' fans in tiers

'"It was a long, tough year last year in Buffalo," Barnes said. "There's no secret there. There were guys looking for movement, but I wasn't one of them. I liked it there. I think there's always shock involved when it happens, but when I heard it was Dallas, I was eager to get here and get going."' … [Read more...] about Stars renew their Buffalo ties

'Who's hot: No one. Buffalo hasn't scored a goal in the first two games, getting outscored 8-0.' … [Read more...] about Stars-Sabres preview

'"The first thing that goes through my mind when I hear this is, give it a rest," said former Stars defenseman Craig Ludwig, who retired after the Stars won the Cup. "I mean, don't these people have jobs? Why do they cry about it still?"' … [Read more...] about Forgetting is no goal for ever-bitter Buffalo fans

'These two shutouts have continued the trend of Buffalo failing to generate offense. Last season the Sabres placed 25th in the NHL with a mere 190 goals.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres Team Report