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'The Sabres did not possess a top-40 scorer this season, but did manage to see nine forwards and one defenseman accumulate at least 40 points. Plus, the team compiled an ego-free blue line corps that was both mobile and physical at the same time. Finally, rookie goalie Ryan Miller delivered completely on the promise he showed during an award-filled college hockey … [Read more...] about Sabres, Hurricanes are beasts of the East

'Ruff said Kalinin is still listed week to week after reportedly breaking his ankle May 8 while blocking a shot in Game 2 of Buffalo's conference semifinal series against Ottawa. Connolly's status is uncertain after the play-making center was also hurt in Game 2 after sustaining what is believed to be a concussion. "We're hopeful," Ruff said of Connolly..."But right now, … [Read more...] about Sabres C Connolly, D Kalinin unlikely to be ready for Hurricanes

'According to commercials run by NBC during the weekend's games, the Sabres will play on the road at 2 p.m. Saturday, but it's not clear whether that will be Game One or Two. The NHL has not released the schedule for the conference finals, and the next round won't start until the semifinals in both conferences are complete. The semis will end as early as … [Read more...] about Sabres take their turns at heroism

'Beauty of this team is in its chemistry, its collective will, its determination to overcome. Ottawa coach Bryan Murray was right to fret Sabres' depth at outset of series. Eleven players scored goals. Sixteen accumulated points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres become team that fans can count on

'The Class of 2006-07 -- headed by first-round picks Marek Zagrapan and Drew Stafford -- is very talented and will comprise a good portion of next season's Rochester Americans.' … [Read more...] about Regier looks to discuss deals with Sabres’ draft selections

'As Daniel Briere, one of three Sabres with strong Ottawa-area ties, said before the series with the Senators began, he relates to people in Buffalo better than he did those in Phoenix because, “they are like us.”' … [Read more...] about After Sabres called their shots, Sens fans got bad connection

'The point is that pro sports provide the citizens with many things, but sweeping economic benefits are not high on the list. It's not economics, it's a feeling in the gut. It's us versus them, it's our tribe against your tribe, it's all the base emotions that drive us - that's why the fans love their Sabres, that's why they love their Bills.' … [Read more...] about Me and the Buffalo Sabres

'There is little doubt that the likes of Daniel Briere, Maxim Afinogenov, Ales Kotalik, Derek Roy and Pominville are better players in the new NHL. But it begs the question: would the Sabres be cooling their heels waiting for the Eastern Conference final had the league not clamped down or abandoned its crackdown the way it had so many times before?' … [Read more...] about Reinvented NHL breathes new life into speedy Sabres

'The Sabres are a counterattacking team, which means they count on the goaltender to hold the fort until they can pounce on a mistake and turn it up the ice with an odd-man rush. At the other end of the ice, the smaller Sabres forwards skated hard at the Ottawa defencemen from the moment the series started. The flustered Senators defence, which surrendered seven goals in the … [Read more...] about Goaltending and speed won this race

'Do the Sabres play with the desperation of the dispossessed? Certainly, but they do that in November as well as May. Since Lindy Ruff took over as coach nine years ago, that's been a Buffalo basic. The difference between this team and the one which reached the Stanley Cup finals seven years back is that this is a club still on the way up. And we mean waaaay up.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres really are this good

'The real Buffalo mayor wasn't spared from The Beast's satirical wrath. The newspaper called Brown's office, claiming in a bad imitation of Bronx Italian accent to be Chiarelli, and offering a wife swap if the Sens won.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo pranksters fail to fool Mayor Bob

'"That's the team to beat," Brind'Amour said. "We knew coming in that was the best team out there. Everyone was talking about Ottawa, but we knew that Buffalo was. We thought they would win that series, maybe not as easily as they did, but we predicted them to win and it's going to be a heck of a matchup -- a lot tougher than what we've faced until now."' … [Read more...] about Sabres pose a threat

'The Carolina Hurricanes announced today that individual game tickets for the Eastern Conference Finals will go on sale on Monday at 10 a.m. at the RBC Center box office, all TicketMaster locations in North Carolina and its surrounding states, by phone at 919-834-4000 and via www.CarolinaHurricanes.com.' … [Read more...] about Conference Finals tickets available Monday, 10 a.m.

'Chiarelli told the Toronto Globe and Mail that he recognized the call as a stunt all along. He had spoken with the real Mayor Brown earlier and noticed the difference in voices. "I played along," he said, "and part of the joke was not letting on that I knew it was a spoof."' … [Read more...] about Ottawa mayor looks sharper than Senators did vs. Sabres

'Tickets for the Sabres' home games, 3, 4 and 6, go on sale Wednesday morning @ 9:00AM.' … [Read more...] about Carolina It Is…