Archives for May 17, 2007

'Coach Lindy Ruff pushed his boys to the limit and used up his bag of tricks. The Sabres did get pretty goals from Roy and Maxim Afinogenov; and, at least in Game 4, it was the Ottawa blue-line corps that seemed a little more jittery with the puck, more prone to errors.' … [Read more...] about You don’t have to love Sabres, but at least what they represent

'If the Senators are peaking, and the Sabres are slumping, yet the average margin of victory has only been one goal, what does that tell you about this series? It tells me that this thing isn't anywhere NEAR over and that smelling salts may be all that Buffalo needs to continue turning this thing around.' … [Read more...] about Book it: Sabres in 7

'“I was like, ‘Wow, there’s our break,’” Sabres co-captain Daniel Briere said. “This is where it turns around for us.”' … [Read more...] about It&#8217s Back to Buffalo

'"There's going to be nights when the puck doesn't go in for us," Spezza said Thursday. "We got chances. If we didn't get any chances and we felt they shut us down, we'd have to go back to the drawing board. But we had tons of chances between the three of us."' … [Read more...] about Sens' top line not worried after being shut out for first time by Sabres

'"We let one slip away the other night, but we have to keep it going and have that killer instinct," Spezza said.' … [Read more...] about Senators remain confident despite giving Sabres hint of life

'Coach Lindy Ruff wouldn't say who will replace Zubrus in the lineup, but Drew Stafford and Nathan Paetsch are likely candidates.' … [Read more...] about Sabres C Zubrus out with lower body injury

Hundreds of tickets released this morning by the Buffalo Sabres for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final have been sold out.' … [Read more...] about Tickets sold out for Game 5

'"Two guys that were clearing the section to our right, as they were walking out, punched my wife four times -- in the head," Luck said. "They just seemed like they were pissed off because the Senators lost."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo woman punched in head after Senators game

'The fans showed their love by showing up and the team showed theirs by signing autographs... even in the rain.' … [Read more...] about Hundreds Show up to Welcome Sabres Home

'Buffalo barely held on the rest of the middle period and through a scoreless third period to capture a game it simply had to win and bring the series back to HSBC Arena for Game Five at 2 p.m. Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Pressure still on for Sabres

'“We didn’t want to end our season here,” Sabres center Paul Gaustad said. “With the group of guys we have here, we really didn’t want that to happen. We wanted to win this game."' … [Read more...] about Rescue operation

'The Sabres went 5 for 5 on the penalty kill, bringing their twogame total to 12 for 12. The most frantic four minutes came in the opening half of the third period, when the Sabres’ short-handed unit had to preserve a one-goal lead with the Senators buzzing.' … [Read more...] about Sabres penalty killers do their job

'Stop moaning and quit feeling sorry for yourselves. Show a little resiliency and maybe, just maybe, they could get things turned around before it was too late. Maybe they could strike fear into the Ottawa Senators. Maybe they could do what seemed impossible and win four straight. Maybe there was a little hope after all. “It was the whole locker room, not just me,” … [Read more...] about Drury&#8217s words, actions speak volumes

'By 10 p.m. Monday you’d pretty much written off the season. But now it’s Thursday morning and you’re wondering: Is there still a chance? Does the same club that led the National Hockey League wire-to-wire, a team that rarely dealt with adversity, have what it takes to become the fourth team in the history of pro sports to rebound from a threegame deficit in a … [Read more...] about Sabres need to build own momentum

'“It’s just huge, especially not scoring the whole game last game,” Roy said. “Coming out the first shift and scoring nine seconds into play, it just lifted the whole spirit of the team.”' … [Read more...] about Roy&#8217s goal gives offense a jump-start