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'“This was one of the best crowds I’ve ever had the privilege to play in front of,” Bar King Spiders bassist Jeff Becker said. “It’s better than the local bar scene,” said lead singer and guitarist Gary DellaNeve.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rally is elementary

'"You won't believe how strong the guys in that room believe they can win," Ruff said. "I think that belief comes from all the adversity we've dealt with througout the year. We know we're losing a very good player but we also know our forwards can step it up. Maybe we can score a few more. Maybe four won't be good enough. Maybe our … [Read more...] about Sabres look to their forwards

'Last week tickets for the series sold out in 12 minutes in Buffalo, but it turns out the tickets for game three were not as valuable as some thought. "Right now, we can't even get fifty dollars for a ticket," scalper Al Smith said.' … [Read more...] about Scalper Forced To Sell Sabre Tickets at Half-Price

'Numminen skated at the morning practice Friday, but will miss his third consecutive playoff game because of the injury sustained in Game 1.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Numminen out for Game 4

'Ruff spoke with the media following the morning skate and said Doug Janik will play in place of Numminen and will be paired with Jeff Jillson. Janik played sparingly in Game 2, and was replaced by Jillson in Game 3.' … [Read more...] about Teppo Out, Janik In For Game 4

Carolina at Buffalo (AP) Hurricanes face virtual must-win in Game Four vs. Sabres (Sportsticker) (2) Carolina Hurricanes (1-2) at (4) Buffalo Sabres (2-1) (The Sports Network) Forget trying to weather the storm (CarolinaHurricanes.com) Game notes (CarolinaHurricanes.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Game Previews

'"It's pretty obvious what's going on. It's not like we're getting outplayed," he said. "We just have to get to our game and not get in the [penalty] box."' … [Read more...] about Brind'Amour: Solution 'obvious' for Carolina

'The Sabres announced Thursday that Henrik Tallinder, their most valuable defenseman in the playoffs, has a broken left wrist and is done for the season. Defenseman Dmitri Kalinin is already out with a broken bone in his ankle, and fellow blue-line stalwart Teppo Numminen isn't sure if his pulled groin has healed enough for him to return. It could add up to Paetsch playing in … [Read more...] about Sabres walking thin blue line

'"I just have to have the mind-set that I'll get another crack at it," Ward said. "But it's really two different games. I wanted to be out there battling and I thought that I was. In the New Jersey series, there were a couple goals I wanted back."' … [Read more...] about Ward wants the chance to rebound

'"It's just a little spark you need, a little change here and there," Briere said Thursday. "We didn't change much. It was just moving two guys, and that little spark got us going. Sometimes you need to find a way to get it started."' … [Read more...] about Small changes do wonders for Sabres’ power play

'It is not just what they are doing that has grabbed people by the neck. It is how they are doing it. They win even as player after player falls to injury. They climb even as the path gets steeper. Repeated adversity has not sidelined success.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ mental toughness is paying off

'"Yeah, guys were shaking their heads, but you know what? It will just make winning that much more rewarding," McKee said Thursday. "We can do it. I know we can do it. There's nothing you can do but leave everything out there."' … [Read more...] about Sabres not in lather over injuries

'I've always thought their state motto should be, "Hey, at least we're not West Virginia."' … [Read more...] about Hockey Gomer can’t distingish oil, line change

'Keys for the Sabres...Enter with 20 players, leave with 20 players.' … [Read more...] about Scouting report

'All three were seriously wounded in Iraq. Two of them lost an arm and a leg each. The other lost at least part of his foot. Tonight, as the Buffalo Sabres wage their own ferocious battle on the ice, the team plans to honor these true warriors inside HSBC Arena...'. … [Read more...] about ‘True heroes’ put playoff frenzy in perspective