Archives for May 17, 2007

'The interesting thing is that Afinogenov had that goal but played less than 10 minutes in the game. If you go man for man through the Sabres' line-up, Thomas Vanek played less than nine minutes, Ales Kotalik played less than 11 minutes, Adam Mair played less than nine minutes and Dainius Zubrus just over four minutes.' … [Read more...] about Ruff knew the stakes in Game 4

'All I know is that the Sens better hope that they finish this thing Saturday. Another win be the Sabres and all the pressure will be on the Sens to not blow it.' … [Read more...] about Hoping to make history

'"If you go back to last year's playoffs, Drury and Roy were a pretty good connection with Mike Grier," said Ruff. "Derek flourished playing with those guys, so our thinking was to get those two guys together and try to get a little bit of chemistry and a little bit of offense. Sometimes you get lucky when you put lines together."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Begin The Climb

'Salvation didn’t come easy, after Buffalo let a comfortable and hard-earned 3-0 lead nearly evaporate under an Ottawa siege in the final twenty-five minutes but the life preserver provided by a suddenly-resuscitated penalty-killing corps and special goaltending from Ryan Miller kept the Sabres afloat in the end.' … [Read more...] about ECF # 4: Sabres 3, Senators 2

'With the end of their season just 60 minutes away, the Sabres got off to a quick start thanks in part to a turnover at the Ottawa blueline seconds after the opening faceoff.' … [Read more...] about Necessary