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'The power-play came after Weight had bowled over Jason Pominville from behind and into the boards in the Sabres zone, an obvious boarding minor. "It was a pretty cheap shot," Ruff said. "I mean, he's defenseless."' … [Read more...] about Sabres in seventh heaven

'Once veteran Teppo Numminen aggravated his hip flexor muscle injury and didn't play after the first period, it became a very long night for the Buffalo defense. Numminen's exit left the Sabres with just five backliners -- McKee, Campbell, Lydman, Rochester Amerk Doug Janik and Irondequoit's Rory Fitzpatrick for the final 44-plus minutes.' … [Read more...] about Defense digs deep in hard-fought battle

'These inspirational young Sabres had faced every challenge this season -- mountains of injuries, losing streaks, the growing pains of inexperience -- and met them. They can now add playoff elimination to the list.' … [Read more...] about Just another big test passed for gritty Sabres

'“We’re not going to sit there and say we’re done. We kept pushing and somebody had to be a hero again,” Brian Campbell said. “It was probably not going to be the same guy, it seems like it’s always different for this hockey team. It’s just a will to win for this team."' … [Read more...] about Scrappy Sabres send it to Game 7

'The irony, of course, is that the Sabres didn’t need Teppo, they just thought they did. He played just four minutes in the first period, then sat like an assistant coach on the Buffalo bench the rest of the way.' … [Read more...] about Teppo&#8217s value to Sabres can&#8217t be overlooked

'“I felt like I was going to have a heart attack.”' … [Read more...] about Not over yet!

'This is not to say that the Sabres are going to go out and put the ‘Canes away in Game 7 on Thursday -- that would be the storybook ending, and the reason we call them by that name is because they generally only happen in storybooks. But take pleasure in the fact that Buffalo is still in the race. The Little Engine That Just Might Shock The World is still churning out … [Read more...] about Cardiac kids do it again

'Looking at the the histories of both teams, there have been very few seventh heavens for the Sabres or the 'Canes. While the Sabres are just 1-4 in Game 7s, the 'Canes are even worse. The franchise is 0-3 in seventh games, those coming while the team was still known as the Hartford Whalers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres, ‘Canes are all even

'Miller stopped 25 Hurricanes shots while Ward turned aside 29 from the Sabres. So which rookie goalie will lead his team to a berth in the Stanley Cup final against the Edmonton Oilers? The way this roller-coaster series has played itself out, all bets should definitely off.' … [Read more...] about Miller holds ’em in

'"I take responsibility," he said, "but it was a bad penalty. It's crap. He has done it three or four times in the series. It has only been called a couple of times, but I guess he was successful at the right time. And then you see guys on the bench giving him pats on the back for that. I'll be out to make amends (tomorrow)."' … [Read more...] about Weight’s back up over call

'On this night, the Sabres got a few lucky breaks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres force Game 7

'The Buffalo season has been to a large degree a story of lesser players upgrading their play to fill holes, and in the post-season that has particularly applied to the blueline corps that was healthy all year but is suddenly pockmarked with injuries.' … [Read more...] about Plucky Sabres refuse to lose

'As fans quickly filtered out for the certain traffic jam that awaited them in the parking lot, they were informed that there were still lots of tickets remaining for Game 7 tomorrow night.' … [Read more...] about Canes struggle to get noticed

'Both Hurricanes coach Peter Laviolette and Weight disagreed with the penalty call that occurred in the corner of Buffalo's end. "I wholeheartedly disagree with the original call and wholeheartedly disagree with the two missed calls [in overtime]," Laviolette said.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo sends series to Game 7

'The difference between last night's game and the previous one is that the Sabres were much more physical.' … [Read more...] about Fired-up Sabres have become a team of many heroes