Archives for November 9, 2011

‘“Before my third year I said to them ‘You might want to invest in a Green Card for me and it would save you a lot of money every year.’ They looked me as if to say ‘You’re not going to be here very long, so we’re not going to invest anything in you.’ But here I am 37 years later, and nobody else is around from that era.”’

‘“You ask your players never to quit,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “That includes your goaltender. Even after the defense made some of the plays they did, you got to settle down and make better plays. I like a lot of things about the way we bounced back. We could’ve got discouraged every time they took the lead. We settled in.”’

‘On most of Winnipeg’s goals, it didn’t matter who was in net. The Sabres used Miller, but it could’ve been Jhonas Enroth, Dominik Hasek or Georges Vezina. The way Buffalo turned over pucks and lost track of players, the chances of anyone stopping the shots were slim.’

‘”It was nice to make it to the second period this time,” Miller deadpanned. “To be honest, after those first two, it was like ‘Yeah, OK, we’re gonna do this again, huh?’ I just tried to slowly keep myself in the game.”‘

‘”We had a lot of guys who could score goals here. I felt my niche was always to do what can I bring to the table that’s going to be best for this hockey team. When [Alexander] Mogilny and [Pat] LaFontaine want the puck, you get it to them. That was going to be best for the Buffalo Sabres.”‘

‘“I don’t know how much teams know about me,” Gragnani said Tuesday prior to the Sabres’ 6-5 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets at the First Niagara Center. “It was only seven (playoff) games. But maybe some teams now know I’m more of a passer than a shooter. So that’s up to me to maybe switch it more often. Maybe look for the shot before the passes now.”’

‘“I had a lot of encouragement from my mom,” Jeanneret said Tuesday prior to his induction with Dale Hawerchuk before the Sabres’ 6-5 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets. “It just seemed to be the right time. She’s here tonight. I’ll tell you, you couldn’t have kept her away tonight.”’

Jets fall to Sabres (Winnipeg Sun)
Jets just say no to drugs (Winnipeg Sun)
Lots of positives in Jets loss (Winnipeg Sun)
Sabres pounce on Jets (Winnipeg Free Press)
Little lightens load (Winnipeg Free Press)
Sabres enshrine Jets legend Hawerchuk (Winnipeg Free Press)
Highlight reel (Winnipeg Free Press)
Sabres send Jets home with loss (Toronto Globe and Mail)
Sabres win 6-5 in OT (WinnipegJets.com)
Photo gallery (WinnipegJets.com)
Photo gallery (Sabres.com)
Photo gallery (AP)

‘Vanek scored twice and Pominville finished with a goal and two assists. Derek Roy had two goals and an assist, forcing overtime by scoring a power-play goal with 6:08 left in regulation to help Buffalo extend its winning streak to three games.’

‘“When I was traded to Buffalo I wanted to do so well and please everyone,” he said. “You certainly have to get over that quickly because you have to get back to what made you a great player.”’