Archives for December 2, 2007

‘“I think we deserved to win, and I think we deserved to win like that with a big score,” said Sabres right wing Maxim Afinogenov, who scored for the first time in 13 games.’

‘“Brian’s play warrants it,” Ruff said before the 8-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in HSBC Arena. “Game in and game out, whether we’ve asked him for 30 minutes or 20 minutes or any situation, he’s been there. He’s been in the system and with the team for a long team and his play warrants it.”’

‘Q: What other weather conditions, besides a freaky run of beach-type temperatures, are a concern? A: A clear, sunny day.’

Weary Canes can’t mount any defense (Raleigh News and Observer)

Adams’ streak comes to an end at 175 (Raleigh News and Observer)

Turning point (Raleigh News and Observer)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Sabres.com)

‘”You don’t expect games like that to happen,” said Buffalo defenseman Brian Campbell, who had two assists after being named captain for the month of December prior to the game. “It was a bonus, obviously, and guys deserved it. It’s something we can build off of.”‘

‘”Tonight all the rebounds went on our stick, every shot went in,” said Spacek. “Sometimes you have to lose the game to win another five or six in a row. I think we learned from the mistakes we had against St. Louis (on Wednesday). I think we played a great game today.”‘

‘Ryan Miller just missed the shutout as he stopped 20 of 21 Carolina shots.’

‘The Hurricanes, playing for the third time in four nights, opted to start John Grahame, and seeing the backup in goal for the second time in a little over a week just might have angered the Sabres enough to trigger an avalanche.’

‘The Buffalo Sabres score two goals in the first period and two goals in the second period before exploding for four more tallies in the third period en route to an 8-1 thrashing of the Carolina Hurricanes Saturday night in front of a jubilant HSBC Arena crowd.’

‘The Sabres had the fans on their feet eight times tonight, plus a few nice hits were worthy of bringing up the energy level. It was the best performance of the year by the Sabres and the fans took notice.’