‘“I know exactly how they feel,” said Ruff, who was in his sixth season as Sabres coach in 2002-03. “It’s a tough feeling. It’s something you can put together, you can rally around a little bit, and they got a big win in their first game.”’
Archives for October 8, 2009
Sabres, Coyotes share rare bond of bankruptcy
‘"It was confusing times because you look up to older guys on teams — Stu Barnes, Curtis Brown, Jason Woolley, all those guys — and they were confused. When they are confused, it means that you are even more confused as the new guy," Tallinder recalled Wednesday. "It was confusing because you walk in and it’s like, "Oh, now we have a meeting about [bankruptcy].’ What you really want to do is just practice and do your normal business."’
Sabres’ Butler does his part to honor military
‘”I’ve always been fascinated and extremely impressed with the military,” the Buffalo Sabres defenseman said Wednesday. “I’ve always read military books. I loved “Navy Seals’ and “Delta Force’ and things like that. They really pique my interest. I don’t know, I think maybe if I hadn’t done hockey it would be something I would get interested in.”‘
Thursday’s Phoenix Coverage
Phoenix (2-0-0) at Buffalo (0-0-1) (AP)
Phoenix Coyotes (2-0-0) at Buffalo Sabres (0-0-1) (The Sports Network)
The skinny (PhoenixCoyotes.com)