Archives for April 3, 2006

'"It was a relief to get that one point and clinch a playoff spot," Biron said. "Even though this last stretch was a bad one, the biggest stretch of the year is coming up in three weeks. That's really important."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Toronto 2 (SO)

'The game remained tied at the end of regulation, and after a scoreless overtime period, Buffalo and Toronto went to a shootout. On the Sabres' first shot, Afinogenov went from backhand to forehand and fired past a prone Aubin to give Buffalo the one goal advantage. It proved to be enough as Biron denied Sundin, Darcy Tucker and Alexei Ponikarovsky in succession to give Buffalo … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Toronto 2 (SO)

'The biggest reason the Sabres have a solitary victory in their past nine games is slipshod defense and lackluster goaltending. They can only hope they hit rock bottom in Saturday night's wretched 7-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ long slump is one for the books

'Everyone knew co-captain Daniel Briere would return from his two-game suspension, but it looks like Jochen Hecht will play tonight and maybe even Adam Mair. Rookie winger Thomas Vanek might be a healthy scratch. Winger Jason Pominville skated as a defenseman.' … [Read more...] about Ruff hopes practice will fix woes

'LW Ales Kotalik has zero goals in his past 10 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Maple Leafs

'"There have been areas of our game where we have tried to use video, and it has not reached some players," Ruff said. "By going through an hour-and-a-half practice, with the number of games we have played, I may have done some damage. I will take that risk. We need to get better in two or three key areas -- one is transition and one is just playing in our end. We have been … [Read more...] about Ruff practice for Sabres

Leafs Game Day (National Post) Pipe performances playoff portents (Hamilton Spectator) Buffalo (45-23-6) at Toronto (35-32-6) (AP) Sinking Sabres try to stay afloat in playoff race (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (45-23-6) at Toronto Maple Leafs (35-32-6) (The Sports Network) Leafs playoff hopes alive: Aubin (CBC Sports) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Toronto Coverage (Updated 10:30 a.m.)