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'"We can't let him into our kitchen," Buffalo's top gun said yesterday, describing the effective mind games the New York Rangers' shift disturber engages in. "He's very good at what he does. He wants us to get into a shouting match with him, but we can't make him a more important player."' … [Read more...] about Sabres look to keep Avery on back-burner

'"The Rangers record [17-6-6] since they've got him, well, they have been on a tear," Drury said. "He brings a lot to their team. Our focus should be on how good a player he is, not the other stuff."' … [Read more...] about War of words all one-sided

'Avery is a pest, and Buffalo's greatest challenge in this series might be its aptitude for pest control. "There are players that are agitators -- their goal is to try to get people off their game," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "My goal is to keep our players on our game. And I have to succeed in that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres prepare for pest extraordinaire

'Yawn. The only difference between Avery and every other good, hard-hitting forward who's faced the speedy Sabres the past two seasons is that he says what the others only think.' … [Read more...] about Controlled aggression

'Buffalo was described by Sports Illustrated recently as the "losingest city in sports." But is it accurate?' … [Read more...] about Short Stops

'Lydman was asked what it is about Jagr that worries him. "Everything," he said quickly. "He's a very good player. He can come up with great individual effort at any point of the game. The worst part is that he actually has really talented forwards playing with him on that line. It's not just shutting him down. That's a dangerous … [Read more...] about No room for meltdowns against the Rangers

Amerks even series with Hamilton (Rochester D&C) Dogs caught napping (Hamilton Spectator) Rochester 4, Hamilton 3 (AP) Stewart scores twice as Rochester evens series with Hamilton (CP) Amerks Tie Up Series (RNews.com) Amerks hang on to tie series at two games (Amerks.com) Amerks edge 'Dogs to even series (HamiltonBulldogs.com) Amerks Come From Behind to Even Up Series … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'"I'm not going to get into a word-match," added co-captain Daniel Briere. "But it's good. It's good for our dressing room, definitely."' … [Read more...] about Sabres ready to show Rangers who’s No. 1

'Viewed from Buffalo's perspective, the gutsy Rangers team that became one of the NHL's hottest after the trade deadline represents nothing more than an obstacle on the way to expected June glory. Although the Rangers have been playing their best hockey of the season and are coming off a four-game sweep of Atlanta in the playoffs' first round, they enter … [Read more...] about Underdog role suits Rangers well for Round 2

'"They should feel good about themselves. They had a tremendous record, swept Atlanta and have a lot of aspects of their game that are going well. We know this is going to be a tremendous challenge."' … [Read more...] about Shots Heard In Sabres Room

'"I think the worst of the pressure was in the first round because you're 1 against 8 and everyone just expects you to walk through them and basically destroy the other team," offered Sabres co-captain Daniel Briere, who is tied for the team lead with five points. "Now, as you move on, it's the best teams that are left standing and it just gets … [Read more...] about Sabres feeling more comfortable with their No. 1 status

'Sabres in 6.' … [Read more...] about Preview – Buffalo vs. NY Rangers

'"I don't know what it was with the Islanders but there just wasn't a lot of hatred," Sabres star Daniel Briere said Tuesday, the eve of a second-round series with the New York Rangers. "You look at some of the other series and some of them they were destroying each other left and right. With our series, everybody was nice to each other ... But … [Read more...] about Renney, Avery raise eyebrows with comments but Sabres don't bite

'"They look ordinary," Eric goes on. "The number one pair of (Toni) Lydman and (Henrik) Tallinder are both in the minus after combining for a plus-29 in the regular season and Jaro Spacek hasn't shown the form that made him so valuable to Edmonton last Spring."' … [Read more...] about Emotions in check; Rangers in five!

'Coach Lindy Ruff said Connolly was allowed to rest Tuesday a day after he left practice early with a sore hamstring.' … [Read more...] about Sabres' Connolly misses practice, expects to play