Archives for October 23, 2006

‘”But I really thought the league was serious when they talked about making the calls – freeing up the skilled players, no more putting sticks on people. And we had good, mobile players. Maybe we didn’t have elite players, but we’ve got a lot of very good two-way players. Our success comes from that.”‘

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‘”That is a really dangerous feeling,” Tallinder said. “You have to be professional about it and realize what can happen. We’re going to have our downs, too. We’ll see how we handle it.”‘

‘Brian Campbell has six assists on a career-tying, four-game point streak.’

‘An NHL official confirmed yesterday that the Sabres record would be legit despite the fact they have won a handful of games via the shootout.’

‘”I remember looking at the schedule and figuring we would be in good shape if we went 5-4 or 6-3 and here we are in a position to go 9-0. We know we’re not going to win all 82 games, but we’re going into every game confident we have a chance.”‘

Sabres look razor sharp (Montreal Gazette)

Buffalo (8-0-0) at Montreal (4-1-2) (AP)

Sabres take on Canadiens, look to remain undefeated (Sportsticker)

Buffalo Sabres (8-0-0) at Montreal Canadiens (4-1-2) (The Sports Network)

Game Preview: Canadiens vs. Sabres (Canadiens.com)

Game # 9: Buffalo @ Montreal (SabresFans.com)