Archives for April 26, 2007

'Last season, Vanek wasn't in top condition. As a result, he couldn't produce over difficult stretches in the schedule. And when he played more or less every other night in the playoffs, Ruff decided not to take a chance. In the offseason, Ruff spoke to Vanek about getting in better shape so his game would improve. Vanek responded.' … [Read more...] about Hardships? That’s so last year for Sabres’ Vanek

'Vanek scored twice, sparking a three-goal second period, and Ryan Miller stopped 32 shots in a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series opener. Jason Pominville and Ales Kotalik also scored for a Buffalo team that played much better after struggling to eliminate the New York Islanders in five games in the first round.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, NY Rangers 2

'New York weathered the Buffalo storm in the first period, but the Sabres lit the lamp three times within a 4:09 span in the middle session to take a 3-0 lead.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, NY Rangers 2

'After no scoring in the first and plenty of chances on the power play, Buffalo finally got on the board with the man advantage. Thomas Vanek deflected a point shot from Dmitri Kalinin to give the Sabres a 1-0 lead with just under six minutes remaining in the second period. Just two minutes later Adam Mair set up Ales Kotalik on a break snapping it past Henrik Lundqvist. … [Read more...] about Vanek Nets Two In Game One Win

'"It's always nice playing at home," said Vanek. "Obviously in front of your fans and they were great again tonight especially after we scored the first one. I think it was rocking here but looking out at our road record I think we were pretty comfortable playing on the road as well."' … [Read more...] about Great Second Start for Sabres

'The Sabres played their kind of game -- or at least, the kind of game they should be playing this time of year. It wasn't always the high-flying attack that sprayed shots at the net during the regular season, but it was a disciplined, focused effort against a worthy opponent.' … [Read more...] about Grading the Sabres: Game 1

'"We wanted to open the game up and take a few more chances and that's when we're at our best," said Jason Pominville. "We came out strong and got some big hits at the start of the game."' … [Read more...] about Speed, Speed and More Speed

'While the majority of the advance press clippings wrapped around the series were prolific in Ranger pledges of applying physical pressure on Buffalo, it was the resilient Sabres, who not only ended up outhitting New York but hammered them further with a free-flowing transition game that left the Rangers often gasping in clouds of dust.' … [Read more...] about ECSF # 1: Sabres 5, Rangers 2

'"We want to stay away from the track meet, they're too quick and they can score from any number of locations in their lineup", Renney said about the Sabres in his postgame press conference."We just got to be more intelligent and play more thoroughly with and without the puck."' … [Read more...] about The cream rises

'The New York Rangers. For a team that came in very proud and very talkative, they were all bark and no bite. You'd expect them to play better in Game 2, because this was a total embarrassment.' … [Read more...] about Rangers prove to be all bark, no bite in Game 1

Swanson steps it up on offense (Rochester D&C) Bulldogs need to dig deeper (Hamilton Spectator) Kaleta to guest on Bob Matthews show tonight (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage