Archives for February 2004

Rory Fitzpatrick suffered a broken nose in a fight with Gary Roberts. … [Read more...] about Leafs watch

'But the problem last night wasn't so much Kidd, it was that Toronto gave up far too many easy shots in one of their worst defensive efforts of the season. The Leafs have made a dramatic improvement in their play away from the puck this season but, in this debacle, they were absolutely awful in that regard.' … [Read more...] about Leafs choke in stretch

'The Buffalo Sabres are to the Toronto Maple Leafs as Paris was to Achilles. That is to say, a pain in the a...nkle.' … [Read more...] about Lowly Sabres still have Leafs' number

'Before last night, Mika Noronen was best known outside the Buffalo city limits for a recent gag in The Hockey News that suggested he was separated at birth from Florence Henderson.' … [Read more...] about Funny Finnish kills T.O.

'Noronen brought his team back by stopping 17 of 18 shots and now the Sabres have climbed to within five points of the eighth-place New York Islanders in the battle for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference final.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rattle Leafs in third

'Noronen initially thought he would get credit for it, but teammate Dmitri Kalinin was announced as the scorer. Noronen didn't find out until 10 minutes after the game. ``It's too bad. Maybe I'll get to hear my name next time,'' Noronen said.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Toronto 4

'"We think we can beat anyone right now," said Sabres center Daniel Briere, who had an assist. "We were down, 3-0, and we never quit. That's the way we have been playing the last couple games. Even though we started slowly in both games, we're finding ways to win."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Toronto 4

'Feb 14, 2004, Mika Noronen, Buffalo at Toronto.' … [Read more...] about NHL Goaltenders Who Have Scored Goals

'The Sabres' next 10 games will be against Eastern Conference rivals.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Maple Leafs

'They turned the momentum in rare fashion, capturing the lead with 10 shots over the final 7:50 of the second period. They scored three goals in less than three minutes before the intermission and clearly had Cechmanek rattled.' … [Read more...] about Pieces of eight golden for Sabres

'"They've been good about it. They've been awesome," he said of the Sabres. "I approached them a few weeks ago when I might've had the opportunity and started talking about it. They said, "Go, it's a good opportunity. Go do it. Whatever we do here will be here when you get back.' I'm thankful to them for being so good to … [Read more...] about Sens turn to Sabres' insider

'The Kings' problems were almost too numerous to chronicle: Turnovers, shaky goaltending and lack of offense after Ian Laperriere's rebound goal provided a 3-1 lead at 12:04 of the second period.' … [Read more...] about Kings Come Tumbling Down

'The rest was just piling on by a team that embarrassed the Kings 5-1 on Oct. 23 at Staples Center. Against replacement goaltender Huet, Jochen Hecht scored at 8:37. Maxim Afinogenov added the final two goals.' … [Read more...] about Kings look shabby as Sabres pour it on

'Bill Miller, father of Kings injured defenseman Aaron Miller and long-time youth hockey coach in Buffalo, was honored after the first period by the Sabres. Aaron Miller was schedule to present the award to his father but has been sidelined since Dec. 10 with nerve damage in his neck and and did not make the Kings trip.' … [Read more...] about Painful end for Barney

Am I excited? (Muckler) told me I did not have to be there until Monday and I told him I would come in today. This is all about winning. You play this game because you want to win a Stanley Cup and I am excited. It is a great atmosphere up there and those are great people. … [Read more...] about Ray to the rescue