Archives for May 30, 2006

'The Hurricanes rallied to win 10 times after trailing by two or more goals, the most in the N.H.L. this season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.' … [Read more...] about Deficits Do Not Intimidate Hurricanes

'Carolina had the Eastern Conference's best home record at 31-8-2 this season.' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes add surprise to party

'It was a performance -- given the recent turn of events -- that demonstrated that Ward has arrived as the 'Canes number one goalie.' … [Read more...] about Coming of age

'"It's the way hockey goes," said Canes captain Rod Brind'Amour. "We killed some big penalties this time around. When you are not at your best, you need every little thing on the outside to kind of be good. I thought that was what happened tonight. We didn't give up any power play goals and we actually got a couple."' … [Read more...] about Canes don’t need pretty play to win

'"Don't be afraid," says Ruff to the fans, "This team hasn't been afraid of anything. As a fan don't be afraid. You're going to get everything they've got and last night pretty well summed it up. If there was a time, the team's beat up, they've lost a number of guys, the defense is beat up, how can they do it? They showed you how they can do it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Upbeat Despite Loss

'Call it bad luck if you must, but good teams plan for bad luck in the postseason and the Sabres have had far too much of the former and didn't do nearly enough regards the latter.' … [Read more...] about Money for nothing

'I'm about to let you in on a little secret here. I love this playoff series. Absolutely love it. And I say that knowing my neck is sore from watching the teams fly up and down the ice through five games. Another one like Sunday's overtime thriller and I'm going to need a chiropractor.' … [Read more...] about Sabres-‘Canes, Game 6: Give me more!