Archives for May 2007

'The Sabres can’t blame fan indifference. The noise from a throng determined to shout the home boys to victory never let up from beginning to end as the series’ fifth game unfolded on a giant portable television screen set up near the arena’s east entrance.' … [Read more...] about Sabres&#8217 fans loud and proud

'"It's tough to swallow and we feel like we let the fans and the city down," said Briere. "Especially after the way the season played out. I really thought it was our year, but we weren't able to get it going against the Senators.''' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Stanley Cup dreams crushed

'"It's just a different game. It's ugly. It's not the tic-tac-toe game where you're exploding for six goals like we did in the regular season. You have to do things that Lindy (Ruff, the Sabres coach) always says are out of character."' … [Read more...] about Sabres can take valuable lessons from loss

'"I don't think we lost the series tonight, we lost it in the first three games when we dug ourselves a hole," right winger Jason Pominville said.' … [Read more...] about Drury’s return shows courage

'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