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'"I wouldn't consider that a narrow defeat, by any means," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "Their lines were better than our lines, that's just the bottom line. The first 40 minutes was probably the worst hockey we've played in the playoffs."' … [Read more...] about Carolina 4, Buffalo 3

'The Hurricanes won the battles along the boards and in the neutral zone and forced turnovers that moved Sabres coach Lindy Ruff to remark that "we had guys whose heads weren't on their shoulders tonight."' … [Read more...] about Whitney scores two as Hurricanes even series with 4-3 win over Sabres

'"The way that Miller has been playing, we certainly don't want to go down one, like we did last game," said Cullen. "I sure think that was important for us."' … [Read more...] about Carolina 4, Buffalo 3

'"Every series we've come out and got the first two and in this one we pushed hard and (Carolina) pushed back," Miller said. "It is going to be one of those kind of matches. We're going to have to step up and be the kind of team that is good enough to get our footing back under us."' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes even Eastern Conference finals with critical win

'Carolina outshot Buffalo 35 to 19 in Game 2 including 16 shots in the second period alone.' … [Read more...] about Carolina Takes Game Two; Series Tied 1-1

'After the teams swapped first period goals, Carolina dominated the second. The Canes outshot the Sabres 16-4 and scored twice. Ray Whitney got both of them and it was 3-1 after two.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Come Home Tied

'It was only the second time in 13 playoff games this year that Buffalo failed to score first.' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes solve Miller, tie series

'"Their lines were better than our lines and that's the bottom line."' … [Read more...] about Inconsistency leads to loss

'The Buffalo Sabres gave what could generously be called an incomplete effort and dropped game two by a score of 4-3 to Carolina.' … [Read more...] about Sabres run out of gas, lose 4-3 to Carolina, series tied 1 game apiece

' I grew up being a Sabres fan and it’s always been my dream to get drafted and play there so when I got the phone call from the Sabres that they had drafted me it was just a tremendous feeling. Like a dream come true pretty much, and now my goal is to try to sign and get there.' … [Read more...] about Q&A with Patrick Kaleta

'Buffalo defenseman Teppo Numminen didn't dress Monday night for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes, with Doug Janik taking his place in the lineup.' … [Read more...] about Sabres D Numminen sits out Game 2 against Hurricanes

'Naturally, the nature of his injury is a closely guarded secret, and speculation has ranged from a hip flexor to his back to a groin muscle. From the way Numminen reacted to the twinge, a groin injury seems to be the best bet. ”Yeah, there was a little tweak,” Numminen said, but he insisted a decision will not be made until after he skates in the pregame … [Read more...] about Numminen doubtful against Carolina

'The feeling around the rink this morning was that there was little chance Numminen would play tonight, largely because he left the morning skate early after tweaking the injury he suffered in Game 1, which is believed to be a hip flexor. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Numminen stands a 50-50 chance of playing tonight, while the defenceman sounded even more upbeat. Part of … [Read more...] about The Numminen factor

'Buffalo has a pretty good faceoff man in its own right in Chris Drury, who won 55 percent of the 1,641 faceoffs he attempted. So, it will be an intriguing one-on-one battle that will be one of the most interesting subplots in a showdown between two teams that are remarkably similar in almost every facet of the game.' … [Read more...] about Carolina's center of attention

'I have yet to see any published reports about this, so I can only go on what people have told me. Trashed tailgating parties, 2-on-1 fights, a sucker punch in the bathroom, busting glass on someone’s head, near rumbles in the smoking area. The Raleigh Police apparently had to show up just outside the arena after a brawl. Blame goes to all drunk parties involved, … [Read more...] about Rumble Tonight