Archives for May 10, 2006

'One after another, they have taken turns in Buffalo's second-round NHL playoff series against the Ottawa Senators showing why the Sabres are so difficult to beat. Glory is a shared perk on coach Lindy Ruff's club. "The team is bigger than the individual," Ruff said earlier in the day.' … [Read more...] about Dumont’s overtime goal gives Buffalo 3-2 win over Ottawa and 3-0 series lead

'Buffalo has scored the first goal in all nine playoff games it has played.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2 (OT)

'Taylor Pyatt set up the decisive goal by carrying the puck up the left wing and feeding a pass across the middle. The puck bounced high off the stick of Ottawa's Mike Fisher, but Dumont had time to leap and bring it down. Dumont then swiped at a bouncing puck, his shot floating in over goaltender Ray Emery's right shoulder.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2, OT

'Since 1996, Kaufman has been the house organist at Sabres home games, pumping up the crowd with music that suits the mood of the play. "The whole thing is tempo," Kaufman tells WBEN's Dave Debo. " Tempo is a very important thing. You can help the crowd handle their anxiety."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Organist Has A Part To Play In Home Game

'Coach Lindy Ruff said following Wednesday's morning skate that Connolly is day-to-day with an upper body injury. Kalinin's lower body injury, however, could be more serious. Ruff said that Kalinin's status will be week-to-week, which means the defenseman probably wouldn't be able to return until Game 6, if necessary, on Monday at the earliest.' … [Read more...] about Sabres C Connolly, D Kalinin both out for Game 3

Ottawa at Buffalo (AP) Senators searching for answers against Miller, Sabres (Sportsticker) (1) Ottawa Senators (0-2) at (4) Buffalo Sabres (2-0) (The Sports Network) Stunned Senators hit the road (CBC Sports) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Game Previews

'"The lines have been jumbled and shuffled enough all year," Drury said. "I don't think it's going to be a huge issue as far as chemistry goes. Basically, everyone's played with everyone at some point. I don't think it should affect things too much."' … [Read more...] about Banding together works for Sabres

'"I didn't believe. I wrote off most of these players. I figured Drury's legend would fizzle here, like Scotty Bowman's did. When they picked up Lydman and Numminen, I said, "Just what we need, two soft defensemen who never won anything.' I thought Connolly was a bust."' … [Read more...] about Sabres' run is melting cold hearts

'"They came into our rink and won two. There's no reason we can't come in here and win two," Senators center Jason Spezza said. "They got a good hockey club, and they're playing real well right now. But we can still win these games."' … [Read more...] about Senators put on brave face despite series deficit

'"She eats, sleeps and lives Sabres hockey," said Brittney's mother, Charlene Roberts. "It's all she talks about. She's a big hockey freak. We all have to know about it, because she knows everything about it."' … [Read more...] about Fans on a hockey high

'There is much hockey yet to be played, yet it seems the Senators, by focusing on being the big meanies and trying to physically dominate the Sabres, have found themselves slightly out of sync. For Buffalo, meanwhile, this is the way it's been all year and the way it'll be in the next round if they advance. They're small and they're going to stay small. Somehow, it's their lack … [Read more...] about Lack of size isn’t hurting feisty Sabres

'Actually, the Sabres understand very well what they are achieving. It's the rest of the hockey world that is reluctant to acknowledge it.' … [Read more...] about No `I’s in Buffalo

'"I know here in Ottawa and in Canada people don't know much about Ryan and what kind of goalie he is," Sabres captain Daniel Brière said. "People have wondered about him sometimes and he always came back strong. That's what made us so comfortable in that room. We won [Game 1] in which he gave up six goals and we knew he would come back strong. He did it all year. That's … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Miller the latest goalie to give Senators a headache

'Make no mistake, Buffalo is now the odds-on favourite to win this series. But, at the same time, the Sabres do wear the title of under-appreciated awfully well.' … [Read more...] about A tale of two cities

'"It's a big swing game," said Buffalo defenceman Brian Campbell. "If it gets to 2-1, then they are right back in the series. (But) if we can get up 3-0, then we're looking fairly good. We want to come home, win this game and move on."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo vows to be better in ‘swing game’