Archives for May 18, 2007

'"We all make mistakes," said Kalinin. "You just have to work through it and focus on the next game. "[That turnover] didn't effect me at all."' … [Read more...] about Kalinin's Confidence Fine

' "I think Ryan's response has been excellent," said Ruff. "Any team looks back and looks over their shoulder, and sees their goaltender. They know that most nights, he can't have an off night to win. He's got to be - if it's not your best effort, it's got to be close to your best player to win in the league."' … [Read more...] about Up to the Challenge

'The Senators have already offered the couple club seats for a possible Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final on Monday or a regular season game next season, as well as dinner at the arena's Club Red Restaurant and Lounge. Also, the Westin Ottawa hotel added an overnight stay for their visit.' … [Read more...] about Sens offer tickets to assaulted Sabres fan

'If Zubrus can't go, it's likely that Drew Stafford will take his place in the line-up according to WGR's Paul Hamilton. Stafford skated on the 4th line in practice this afternoon with Ales Kotalik and Adam Mair.' … [Read more...] about Zubrus Doubtful; Stafford On Standby

'The Sabres are feeding off the old 'us-against-the-world' mantra, knowing few people believe they can be the first NHL team in 33 years to come back from a 3-0 series deficit. "We've heard a lot of rumours that it was over, but nobody has told us that it's officially over so we're still battling," said Briere. "We're going to … [Read more...] about Sabres hope to shift pressure to Senators with another win in Game 5

'That the Senators were every bit as good as Buffalo down the stretch after stumbling out of the gate does nothing to ease the sting of such a devastating defeat. This was their year, the Sabres were supposed to go all the way and, at long last, fulfill the promises that previous Sabre teams and the Bills - oh, those Bills - were never able to keep. They had a heavy burden … [Read more...] about Buffalo may need to delay stanley cup celebration

'Brian Campbell played nearly half the game -- 29 minutes, 32 seconds -- and earned a team-high 35 shifts. Henrik Tallinder clocked in at 27:05, Toni Lydman was at 23:24 and Teppo Numminen played 23:12.' … [Read more...] about The defense is on the clock

'“They do all these amazing things and get you thinking they’re different, that they’re immune from the bad stuff that happens to our sports teams. But I’m not going to let my heart get broken again.”' … [Read more...] about One win revives a heartbeat

'Chris Drury, Tim Connolly and Derek Roy, an unusual trio of three centers who sparked Buffalo’s 3-2 win in Game Four, will get the call again Saturday in HSBC Arena.' … [Read more...] about Ruff won&#8217t break up his new hot line

'Eighteen minutes later, they were all gone.' … [Read more...] about Sabres tickets offered o and gone

'“I had a headache all day. It hurts to chew. My face is sore,” said Renee Luck, 31, the assault victim. “It’s absurd that something like this could happen over a win against them.”' … [Read more...] about Woman attacked after Sabres win

'Meaning, with elimination staring the Sabres in the face, Ruff couldn't afford to regularly roll out Kalinin and Spacek and risk having them cough the puck up and give Ottawa additional scoring opportunities.' … [Read more...] about Fantastic four sparks Sabres

'"I think as soon as you start losing, there's a red flag that goes up in your head," said Briere, whose Sabres avoided being swept from the playoffs with a 3-2 win at Scotiabank Place on Wednesday. "I don't know how they are going to approach this loss or how they're dealing with that. I can't control that. All I know is on our side, it's a little bit of momentum and now all … [Read more...] about Briere raises red flag

'"Buffalo did a good job of having four guys back a lot of times against them, and I thought we tried to do things at the blue-line that cost us. As a result, you're chasing more than you're playing with the puck deep in the zone."' … [Read more...] about Sabres stop the big boys

'"Something needs to be done. That poor girl came to Ottawa to support our tourism and got assaulted. That's not what Ottawa is about."' … [Read more...] about Female Sabres fan punched for making crack about Sens