Archives for May 2006

'It was 20 years ago this December that Ruff, then midway through both his NHL career and his first season as the Sabres' captain, was out bowling with teammate Mike Ramsey. In the seventh frame of his game, Ruff got a call at the alley from his distraught wife Gaye, telling him Brent had been killed.' … [Read more...] about Lindy Ruff chasing Stanley Cup dream

'“We can’t get tickets for the Sabres so where else can we go?” Trina Mylar said. “The kids wanted Sabre shirts and so, hey, what a better way to do it. We can make a donation and get a Sabre shirt at the same time.”' … [Read more...] about Fans going Cup crazy in Lockport

'They exploited the absence of Teppo Numminen on the Sabres defence and finally found a chink in the armour of Sabres goalie Ryan Miller, who made a number of terrific saves but looked suspect on Justin Williams's goal to make it 4-1 in the third period. The Hurricanes also managed to get far more traffic in front of Miller and generally made life miserable for him and a … [Read more...] about Canes even series with Sabres

'After getting outplayed badly in the first two periods, the Sabres came out strong in the third. But Miller, the rock who kept them in the game during those two periods, coughed up his first bad goal of the series to sink the attempted comeback.' … [Read more...] about Surging Hurricanes find their wind

'However, when Buffalo's run to the Cup ends -- either in success or failure -- no one will be surprised if Arniel becomes the next head coach of Winnipeg's American Hockey League franchise.' … [Read more...] about Moose call will have to wait

'"The environment here is safe," Olsen said. "This is nothing. What happened here happens every night up north. Welcome to the world of professional sports."' … [Read more...] about Canes, Sabres fans face off; 6 arrested, 1 hurt

'Two late goals and a 4-3 final in Game 2 didn't appease Ruff. The way the Sabres lost, and played without veteran defenseman Teppo Numminen, irked the coach, who used the word "stupid" to describe some of his team's play, particularly through two periods when the Sabres were outshot 27-10.' … [Read more...] about Gambles sweeten the pot for Canes

'"There's no question they played better than us and wanted it more than us," Buffalo defenseman Jay McKee said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres head home with a split, but it could have been different

Canes' experience wins (Raleigh News and Observer) It's tied, but Canes have edge (Raleigh News and Observer) 'On the gas all night' (Raleigh News and Observer) Gambles sweeten the pot for Canes (Raleigh News and Observer) Staal tops in scoring (Raleigh News and Observer) Officials have Cup dreams, too (Raleigh News and Observer) Canes, Sabres fans face off; 6 arrested, 1 … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Carolina Coverage

'"It's why you play," he said. "It's what you give for all year, and when 82 games are over and you're not moving on with a lot of other teams, it's hard to take. It's certainly great to be back, that's for sure. For anyone that gets in for a few years in a row, and all of a sudden they're not in, it's kind of, I don't know, a wake-up call."' … [Read more...] about Drury still possesses deft touch

'Ruff said Carolina won battles on the walls and won more loose pucks. "Their lines were better than our lines. That's just the bottom line," he said.' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes thunder through Sabres 4-3 to even series

'"I wouldn't consider that a narrow defeat, by any means," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "Their lines were better than our lines, that's just the bottom line. The first 40 minutes was probably the worst hockey we've played in the playoffs."' … [Read more...] about Carolina 4, Buffalo 3

'The Hurricanes won the battles along the boards and in the neutral zone and forced turnovers that moved Sabres coach Lindy Ruff to remark that "we had guys whose heads weren't on their shoulders tonight."' … [Read more...] about Whitney scores two as Hurricanes even series with 4-3 win over Sabres

'"The way that Miller has been playing, we certainly don't want to go down one, like we did last game," said Cullen. "I sure think that was important for us."' … [Read more...] about Carolina 4, Buffalo 3

'"Every series we've come out and got the first two and in this one we pushed hard and (Carolina) pushed back," Miller said. "It is going to be one of those kind of matches. We're going to have to step up and be the kind of team that is good enough to get our footing back under us."' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes even Eastern Conference finals with critical win