Archives for 2003

'"We needed to take advantage of our power-play situations," Ruff said. "They took advantage of theirs and they ended up winning the hockey game." … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 0

'TMR reports Sabres' average ticket prices at $35.46, trailing only Florida ($29.76), Phoenix ($31.32), Carolina ($31.77) and Atlanta ($34.87). The NHL average ticket costs $44.22, up 3.3 percent from last season.' … [Read more...] about Marketing report puts Sabres' ticket prices near NHL bottom

'Everyone figured it would only be a matter of time until their performances sorted them out. Their time's about up.' … [Read more...] about Decision time nears for Sabres goalies

'Stitching a temporary "C" on Satan's chest is the organization's way of saying: All right, you got your $10 million over two years. You got what you wanted. Now give us what we want. You're the highest-paid forward in franchise history. There's a huge responsibility that goes with it. Lead us. Show these young guys the way.' … [Read more...] about Captain Satan must now lead the way

'"We're a team that needs leadership from everywhere, but I think we have to place that leadership in the right spot," said Ruff, who replaced Gilbert Perreault as Sabres captain in 1987. "We're going to look for Miro. I think it's on the right jersey."' … [Read more...] about Ruff picks Satan as captain for now

'The Sabres will shock the top-seeded Senators before getting eliminated by the New Jersey Devils in the second round.' … [Read more...] about Just win, baby (or else!)

'Ultimately, as it always does, this season will come down to goaltending. Fans in this town understand its significance after watching Dominik Hasek all those years. The Sabres are still convinced they have three good prospects in Martin Biron, Mika Noronen and Ryan Miller. One needs to emerge and lift this team.' … [Read more...] about New-look Sabres are much closer to seeing the light

'The 24-year-old Tallinder and the 23-year-old Kalinin are rising stars on the Buffalo blue line. Tallinder is tall and fast, and Kalinin is sturdy and fast. While they don't have the punishing power of Jay McKee and Rhett Warrener - the longtime image of the Sabres' defense that split with the offseason trade of Warrener - they are by no means weak.' … [Read more...] about Despite different dispositions, defensive duo getting up to speed

'"I go into a season or a game expecting to win and expecting to play well," he said. "I wouldn't want a guy on my team thinking, "Hopefully, we can hang on or hopefully we can win 30 games this year.' I want to win them all, and I want to play my best in all of them. That's what I expect."' … [Read more...] about Winning edge

'"Every player brings something different to the table, and he brings a lot of different things," said Sabres center Curtis Brown. "He's big. He's strong. He can play offense, which a lot of people talk about, but also he's no slouch defensively. He works hard, he hits, all those things. I'd just say that the well-roundedness of him is … [Read more...] about Kotalik stands out by making a pronounced difference

'Unlike seasons past, the "Hockey Hotline" team won't be heard during intermissions because the Sabres have decided to produce those 12-minute segments themselves. Larry Quinn, the team's managing partner, said the intermission plan is to have Lorentz analyze the previous period as he has in the past, for Gare and former Sabre Rob Ray to talk about … [Read more...] about For those who see them, Sabres broadcasts will look fairly familiar

'Slowly, the team is trying to make inroads back into the good graces of its disgruntled fan base, which was turned off last season by a nonplayoff team that seemingly had one skate out the door to leave Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about The Ice Screen cometh

'"Buffalo gives us fits, and we always have a difficult time against them. Unless it was Ottawa or New Jersey, you could not get a more significant opponent for us [in an opener]. We just want to start off on the right way from day one."' … [Read more...] about Team facing a tough start against Sabres

'After three weeks of training camp, however, the club still has not decided who will be their No. 1 goaltender out of a trio that includes Martin Biron, Mika Noronen and Ryan Miller.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo (0-0-0-0) at Philadelphia (0-0-0-0)

Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff announced today that right wing Miroslav Satan has been named captain for the month of October. Satan is set to serve as the first of what is expected to be a rotating captaincy.' … [Read more...] about Satan Named Captain