Archives for 2004

'With the win Buffalo now improves its record to 35-32-6-4 and does gain a point on the New York Islanders with the tie. The Sabres now trail by only five points but giving up the two goal lead may come back to haunt Buffalo with only four games left for both teams.' … [Read more...] about Penguins Put Playoff Bid On Ice

'The Buffalo Sabres need every point they can get if they want to secure a berth in the 2004 postseason. But for the final 25 minutes of Saturday night’s game, it was the Penguins who played like they might be heading to the playoffs this year.' … [Read more...] about Game Recap

'With each passing day, the likelyhood of a playoff birth becomes dimmer, but the Sabres refused to let the Penguins finish their slim hopes.' … [Read more...] about Bleak Playoff Dreams Stay Alive

'The Sabres are 2-20-5 in Mellon Arena since 1991-92.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Penguins

'Sabres are 6-10-2 on the second night of back-to-back games.' … [Read more...] about Scouting the Sabres

'"We talked about running the table," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "Every game is a must win. I think when the teams above us look at it, they must think "they just won't go away.'"' … [Read more...] about Sabres cool off Penguins

'Sabres managing partner Larry Quinn says coach Lindy Ruff and general manager Darcy Regier will be retained. All things considered, the team couldn’t do much better than Ruff for a coach. My only knock on Regier is his reluctance to make deals. His trades often pay off but there aren’t enough of them.' … [Read more...] about Sabres future continues to look upbeat

'“Things are going well,” McKee said. “The only thing we can do is play as hard as we can and hope that some teams can take care of the Islanders.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres win keeps Buffalo in hunt for playoff spot

'The Penguins have benefited from numerous good bounces during their 10-4-2 streak but were victimized by a couple of bad ones last night.' … [Read more...] about Penguins' streak stopped in 5-1 loss

'Regier and Ruff reacted to the report cautiously. Regier refused comment on it, saying only, "Our concern right now is winning this hockey game. Pittsburgh is playing very well, and we need the win." Ruff also said little: "It's great, but my responsibility is to do everything I can to get this team into the playoffs."' … [Read more...] about Penguins Report

'The Penguins knew they were in for a challenge Friday night, and the Buffalo Sabres delivered.' … [Read more...] about Penguins three-game streak ends in Buffalo

'The Sabres scratched Eric Boulton, Brian Campbell, Tom Connolly (concussion), Rory Fitzpatrick (knee), Ales Kotalik (shoulder), Taylor Pyatt (collarbone) and Alexei Zhitnik (shoulder).' … [Read more...] about Struggles could benefit Caron in long run

'``Every game is a must win,'' Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. ``When teams above us look at it, they must be thinking we won't go away. If they skip a beat, we can still close on them.''' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Pittsburgh 1

'"We knew (the Sabres) were going to come hard," Caron said. "I didn't think we played that bad, played actually pretty good, but they just had a couple of good breaks that ended up in our net. That's what happened, story of the game."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Pittsburgh 1

'``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.''' … [Read more...] about Quinn: Regier, Ruff secure for next season