Archives for May 1, 2006

'When asked if he thought his player was pushed into Miller, Ken Hitchcock had a dramatic pause before replying, "It was a major turning point."' … [Read more...] about Game really turned on Savage penalty

'It's Lindy Ruff's ability to get the Sabres' top line of Daniel Briere, J.P. Dumont and Maxim Afinogenov on the ice against the Flyers' second line of Jeff Carter, R.J. Umberger and Niko Dimitrakos that is paying big dividends for the Sabres. Carter's line had 22 goals in the final 17 games of the regular season, but has just one in five playoff games and is a minus-7 in the … [Read more...] about Sabres’ top line is hurting Flyers

'"I respect the referees, I think they're doing a great job," Nedved said. "But I said from the beginning of the season, they're so worked up about watching the stick on stick and the holding. "When a thing like that happens . . . I mean, he could have taken my knee out. I was lucky I ended up with a little charley horse. But if it was a different angle he could have taken my … [Read more...] about Nedved: Gaustad deserved penalty

Sabres snatch lead in series (Philadelphia Inquirer) Slow-footed Flyers rattled by speedy Sabres (Philadelphia Inquirer) Buffalo's Connolly takes one for team (Philadelphia Inquirer) Snider backs coach, denying N.Y. story (Philadelphia Inquirer) Buffalo runs herd over Flyers (Philadelphia Daily News) As Forsberg goes, so go Flyers (Philadelphia Daily News) Shutout helps … [Read more...] about Monday’s Philadelphia Coverage (Updated 7:00 a.m.)

'"Today was as good a game as I've seen us put together, from an offensive standpoint and a defensive standpoint," Buffalo Coach Lindy Ruff said. "Can I answer that for the next game? Not right now, because that's a tough building to play in."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Again Roll at Home, but Road Can Still Be Rough