Archives for October 9, 2008

'“Looking back now, I took it out on Lindy, that it was his fault that he came in and Teddy was gone,” said Barnaby. “And that’s a maturing process. Looking back now, was I wrong? Probably. Do I regret it? No. I got to play 14 years in a lot of great cities. Would I have loved to have been a Sabre my whole career? For sure.”' … [Read more...] about ESPN wants Barnaby to continue to speak his mind

'The Sabres remember what happened last year. They won't let it happen again.' … [Read more...] about Expect Sabres to learn from mistakes

'Will Thomas Vanek shed the cobwebs which plagued him last season and become the Vanek of old? Ditto for Maxim Afinogenov. Will Tim Connolly finally get healthy? Will the defense overachieve? Answer yes to all these questions and the Sabres should be playing hockey come late April.' … [Read more...] about Sizing Up The Northeast Division

'Rivet's appointing, which was voted upon by the players, even surprised the head coach. "Was I a little bit surprised? Yeah," said Lindy Ruff. "But to come in and garner that much trust and respect from your teammates in a short period of time says a lot."' … [Read more...] about Follow the leader

'"We felt this group was old enough and mature enough to have one captain to represent this team," said Ruff. "Part of the process was allowing the players a say in who that captain should be."' … [Read more...] about Oh captain, my captain