Archives for March 26, 2004

'“I wanted to remove the issue from the table,'' Quinn said. “We've got a week of games here that are critical to us and I just felt that it's important to not have that speculation.'''

'"I'm very proud of what we've accomplished to date," Quinn said. "I'm very happy with what management has done with this team. Very happy. "It's hard to find fault with anything they have done."'

'Since their infamous 0-17-0-1 stretch, the Penguins are 10-3-2-0.'

'Penguins: Are 2-0 vs. Buffalo, including 2-1 overtime victory on road Nov. 14. … C Milan Kraft has four goals and eight assists in past 11 games. … 8-1-1 record in past 10 games is best of any NHL team.'

'The Sabres are coming off a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night, and have won two in a row. They are six points behind the New York Islanders for the eighth and final playoff seed in the Eastern Conference with six games left including tonight.'