Archives for May 3, 2006

'"It went from being one of the loudest buildings to being very quiet," Briere said.' … [Read more...] about Full speed ahead

'"Winning never gets old," co-captain Chris Drury said. "To come from where this organization has come from, with the new ownership and bankruptcy, I can only imagine. We were picked 14th in our conference coming into the season. To get 100-plus points, win a playoff series and finish it off on the road like we did, everyone was pretty excited."' … [Read more...] about Playoffs turn into a joy ride for players

'"Tonight, I thought he looked more comfortable. He made some better decisions. That line really played well together. He made some great plays. I think this is a great confidence builder for him going into the next round."' … [Read more...] about Roy gets to the point in clincher

Send in the Sabres (Ottawa Sun) Philly would take a flyer until Monday (Ottawa Sun) Wanted: goalies, vets need not apply (Ottawa Citizen) Senators find winning combination (Ottawa Citizen) Disciplined play remains hot topic (Ottawa Citizen) Hasek says he won't be ready for next round's start (ESPN) Senators won’t take home-ice advantage for granted … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Ottawa Coverage

'Of note were three lopsided Sens victories in the season's first six weeks: 5-0 on Oct. 8; 10-4 on Nov. 2; and 6-1 on Nov. 12. "If you look at it, they controlled us pretty easy early in the season," McKee said. "But I don't think we'd found our groove at that point. "Remember, even with that, we only finished three points behind them in the standings."' … [Read more...] about Hasek of no concern to Sabres

'For the third time in team history, Ottawa will match up with Buffalo in a series that's expected to start Friday night at Scotiabank Place. "It's not official, but ... it's almost certain," CBC's Ron MacLean told viewers last night.' … [Read more...] about Send in the Sabres

'"That was probably the single most embarrassing moment I've had in my career," Flyers captain Derian Hatcher said.' … [Read more...] about Speedy Sabres oust Flyers

'The crowd was already booing when the Flyers left the ice after the first period. By the time the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the only fans left in from the sold-out Wachovia Center crowd were there to toss beer and obscenities at the players.' … [Read more...] about Flyers exit playoffs with a whimper

'Just an old-fashioned, ass-kicking by the Buffalo Sabres...'. … [Read more...] about Short and not so sweet

'"A lot of people looked at this series as the old NHL against the new NHL," Briere said. "And that fired our will even more, especially when we heard things like the more the series goes on the tougher it's going to get for us. That was motivation for us."' … [Read more...] about ‘New NHL’ Sabres teach harsh lesson

'Buffalo's faster, deeper, younger team turned the affair into a no contest.' … [Read more...] about Next Generation takes it to Old Time Hockey

Flyers go out with a whimper (Philadelphia Inquirer) Deep breath (Philadelphia Inquirer) With little reason to stay, disappointed fans fled the arena (Philadelphia Inquirer) 'New NHL' Sabres teach harsh lesson (Philadelphia Inquirer) Forsberg believes simple isn't hard (Philadelphia Inquirer) Flye bye night (Philadelphia Daily News) Clarke's turn to right his wrongs … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Philadelphia Coverage (Updated 12:00 p.m.)

'After allowing only one goal in the final two games of the series, Sabres goaltender Ryan Millar said, "I was tired of hearing their fans tell me how bad I was."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Break Serve on Road, Advancing to the Second Round

'The Sabres, who outscored the Flyers 13-2 in the first periods of the series, revealed the Flyers as too old, too indecisive and built for a game that no longer exists.' … [Read more...] about Flyers scratching their heads after Sabres’ shocker

'As they did in each of the first five games, the Sabres scored first, and this time not even Peter Forsberg, the home ice or Kate Smith could save the Flyers.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 7, Philadelphia 1