Archives for May 20, 2007

'Buffalo has loved -- and lost. Again.' … [Read more...] about Loss leaves Sabres, Western New York emotional

'“It kind of rolled on me. We were in the five on three and they were going to be looking for me to pass, so I said I’m going to shoot everything, and I think I got three or four off, but it was just an accidental play where it rolled up and got him in the face,” Connolly said.' … [Read more...] about Drury takes puck in face, returns

'"Looking back on this series, if we would have played the way we did the last couple of games it could have been a different story," Jason Pominville said. "You look at the last two games, we got one and we could have gotten another one (Saturday). It's an empty feeling. This team may never play another game again together, so that's tough."' … [Read more...] about Early series deficit too much to overcome

'"We're not going to be a group anymore," said Drury. "After nine months, that is hard to take. Even teams that win, there's always changes, new faces. We know there are going to be changes here."' … [Read more...] about Ruff hopes team feels power of pain

Sens heading to finals (Ottawa Sun) Ruff hopes team feels power of pain (Ottawa Sun) Alfredsson's goal a fitting end (Ottawa Sun) Murray's happy at home (Ottawa Sun) Leeder: 'This has been a long time coming' (Ottawa Sun) Night time is right time (Ottawa Sun) Greektown or Disneyland? It doesn't matter to Emery (Ottawa Sun) Take away 'losers' tag (Ottawa Sun) Game Story … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Ottawa Coverage

'How fitting, however, that it was Alfredsson who potted the winner. He's played every playoff game, all 94 of them, in the history of the franchise and it was the captain who, at times, took the brunt of criticism for the club's failures.' … [Read more...] about Alfredsson slays the ghosts of seasons past

'"It felt like the city was there, that the whole city was behind us," he said. "Just thinking about it gives me goose bumps. It was something special we shared with the fans this year. That's part of what hurts the most. The feeling that we let them down."' … [Read more...] about Briere shuffling out of Buffalo?

'With the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres battling in overtime, NBC decided to let its local affiliates decide if they wanted to stay with hockey or leave for the Preakness pre-race show. Buffalo's WGRZ stayed with hockey, but several chose the pre-race show, including the Boston NBC affiliate.' … [Read more...] about Heidi of hockey

'“At some point every team learns there are two different seasons,” said Sabres centre Chris Drury, the most honourable Sabre in the end but whose own play against the Ottawa Senators could stand as an example of his team's fall. “It's just a different game [in the playoffs]. It's ugly, it's winning battles in the corners, it's winning battles in front of the … [Read more...] about Sabres face uncertain future after crushing finish

'This year, with Emery keeping Ottawa's hopes alive in overtime, it was Heatley getting the puck to Alfredsson who looked up and saw himself on an impossible one-on-three break. But, for reasons that will burn over the airwaves in Buffalo for days if not weeks, none of the three bothered to check him.' … [Read more...] about Mission finally completed

'The Sabres almost went ahead when Thomas Vanek had the puck in front of the Ottawa net with Ottawa goaltender Ray Emery out of position. But just as Vanek was about to shoot, Ottawa's Mike Comrie slid into the net and pushed it off its moorings. Comrie got a penalty for delay of game but the Sabres were robbed of a potential winning goal.' … [Read more...] about Senators off to Stanley Cup final

'For just the second time in the playoffs, the Sabres wore their blue "third" uniforms with the old team logo---two crossed swords underneath a plains Buffalo----emblazoned on the front. The throwback uniforms were worn by the team at several pre-determined points during the regular season but were used in Game 5---at the request of the players---to try to shake up the team's … [Read more...] about Sens deserved to win

'Leave it to Alfredsson, the player who has appeared in all of the franchise's 94 playoff games to finally push them through. Accepting Heatley's pass on the fly, Alfredsson broke over the blue line. He used Sabres defender Brian Campbell as a screen, and had his shot sneak in inside the right post.' … [Read more...] about Ottawa 3, Buffalo 2, OT

'Drury was standing in front of the Ottawa net while the Sabres had a two-man advantage when Tim Connolly let go a slap shot from the right point that hit Drury flush in the mouth, sending the co-captain to the ice with his mouth dripping blood.' … [Read more...] about Sabres C Drury briefly leaves game after being struck in face by puck

'The Sabres' future is now uncertain going into the summer, with co-captains Daniel Briere and Chris Drury both eligible for unrestricted free agency. High-scoring winger Thomas Vanek could also leave if the restricted free agent receives an offer from another team that Buffalo can't, or won't, match.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ trophy-winning season ends without big prize