Archives for January 2007

'"I was coming here to basically enjoy my week and never thought I'd leave with the car," said Briere, who was awarded a 2007 Dodge Nitro. "It's a fun feeling."' … [Read more...] about Briere gets spotlight from stars

'Then when he arrived at American Airlines Center, Briere didn't have the right credentials, prompting security to keep him from entering the rink.' … [Read more...] about Briere has credentials to ride off with MVP

'"With Sidney and Alex being the future faces of the NHL, I was kind of the other guy," said Briere, who played most of the game with Ottawa's Dany Heatley and Atlanta's Marian Hossa. "But I didn't care. I was just excited to come to the All-Star Game, and to be named as a starter was something special."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Briere is anonymous no more

'Briere fell one point short of matching Mario Lemieux's record for points in a game set in 1988. Briere and seven others have finished with five points in an All-Star game. "I had no clue that six points was the record," Briere said. "You know when you're playing the game, you're getting assists when guys are finishing. I knew I was up to the five. But it wasn't something I … [Read more...] about Briere wins All-Star MVP in losing effort

'"Every single team passed me by," Briere said, clenching his fist a little. "That was probably the lowest point of my career. That was a big blow to my ego because you realize that nobody wants you. At the same time, it was a wakeup call that I needed to change some things. My goal after that was to prove everyone made a mistake, so that's been my attitude since then."' … [Read more...] about Briere used doubts to forge an All-Star career

'Would you keep Briere or Drury and why? Brad R: Assuming it comes down to one or the other, the answer is Drury.' … [Read more...] about Interview with Brad Riter of WGR-550

'What are your thoughts of the 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres? Craig R: The new Sabre team is a great club. I think that everyone involved in acquiring those players should be congratulated. It is extremely hard work in scouting amateur and pro players and making the correct selection. The depth of the team seems tremendous to a person from the outside. The coaching has been superb and … [Read more...] about Interview with Sabre Great, Craig Ramsay

'"It was one of those games you're just trying to enjoy and trying to have fun," Briere said in an interview after accepting the MVP Award. "The puck was rolling for me I guess."' … [Read more...] about Top of the class

Zagrapan has his big game for Amerks (Rochester D&C) Griffins' chippy play angers Anderson but doesn't work (Rochester D&C) Griffins can't end slump, lose 5-4 to Americans (Grand Rapids Press) Americans 5, Griffins 4 (AP) Amerks Survive (RNews.com) Amerks hold on to beat Griffins 5-4 (Amerks.com) And then there was Anderson (GriffinsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'"I would liken him with the way he is playing this year almost to a young Brian Leetch," Ruff says. "He's great with the puck, he's a tremendous skater and he's playing with a lot of confidence. He's good in all areas of the game right now. He's been very good defensively and he's a guy that's been able to get up the ice … [Read more...] about Campbell likened to Leetch, Niedermayer

'"This whole situation is so very surreal to me," Miller said. "I definitely feel very blessed and have a lot of things going well. It's hard to explain in words. I just keep coming back to "surreal' because it's very wild to me."' … [Read more...] about Miller awed that his time has come

'"From Buffalo's standpoint, obviously, things have worked very well for us post-CBA," Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier said. "So we're certainly not complaining."' … [Read more...] about Sabres vote down balancing act

'"People asked me how I got through all that, and I said, 'Sometimes, you have to be lucky,'" Ruff said. "I think from the many discussions and meetings that Darcy and I had with Tom that he came to believe we could get the job done."' … [Read more...] about Ruff enjoying success after shaky beginning with Sabres

'"We'll just get a couple hits in the locker room on each other, and that's about it," Ovechkin said with a smirk.' … [Read more...] about Ovechkin downplays scuffles with Briere

After exhausting trip, Amerks wary of a hometown letdown (Rochester D&C) Reunited Amerks finally practice (Rochester D&C) Future Stars Mature (RNews.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage