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'There is a smell of desperation about the Sabres. They’re waiting to have a fork stuck in them, and the fork could come any day now. It could have come last night, with the Blue Jackets wielding the silverware. But it didn’t.' … [Read more...] about Win streak had to end sometime; did it ever

'``It's as tight as it's ever been,'' Biron said. ``We've clawed ourselves back there. And we've got to look at it as a little step. But you haven't done anything until you close the deal.''' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Columbus 0

'"We're at our best when we're skating, and we have really fast lines and we've gotta utilize our speed as much as we can," Roy said. "We were throwing pucks to the net tonight. We were working well down low. We kept moving, so it was a good job by our line."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Columbus 0

'The Blue Jackets looked completely dominated and it showed especially in the final period.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Stings Columbus To Keep Hope Alive

'The Islanders are getting a little nervous. "I don't want to take anything away from Buffalo," Islanders winger Mark Parrish said Sunday night. "Buffalo is playing pretty good right now. They're doing exactly what we're supposed to be doing, which is making points."' … [Read more...] about Time the biggest enemy for Sabres in playoff dash

'The Sabres are an entertaining team from the coaching staff down, a failure anywhere higher until the ladder reaches owner Tom Golisano. For years, fans pleaded for an honest effort on the ice, and that's exactly what they received this season. It would have been nice if Regier and the front office worked as hard as the players did.' … [Read more...] about Replacing Regier should top Sabres' to-do list

'The Sabres are enjoying the season's best month at 7-2-1-3.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Blue Jackets

'The Blue Jackets are 3-1-1-0 against the Sabres, including 2-1-1-0 in HSBC Arena. This is the first and only meeting this season. … [Read more...] about Game Day Scorecard

'"We're a point closer. That's a little bit of a positive," Sabres center Daniel Briere said. "But we're running out of time. We're only making it more difficult on ourselves."' … [Read more...] about Sabres let lead slip away, tie Pens

'"I look at our team for what it is," Quinn said. "I think it's a playoff team. There just may be circumstances we don't make it this year." Earth to Larry, come in Larry.' … [Read more...] about Quinn's delusions of grandeur aside, Sabres are no playoff team

'I go back to the middle of December, when we came out of a seven-game losing streak. The core group of players in that room -- Chris Drury, Daniel Briere, Alexei Zhitnik, Miroslav Satan, the likes of those guys -- bought into what we're doing and have taken control. They've made it their team.' … [Read more...] about Ice Level: Lindy Ruff

'Buffalo probably will end up in the lottery, too, but still has an outside chance of overtaking the New York Islanders for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The point the Sabres earned last night, coupled with the Islanders' 3-2 loss to Carolina, moved the Sabres within five points of New York.' … [Read more...] about Penguins rally to tie Sabres, 2-2

'"We had a tough time with confidence early on," D Jay McKee said. "All of our positions were struggling at different times. There were times our goaltenders were struggling, times when we couldn't score goals, times with the defense could have been better. Since then, though, we've found some chemistry, and everything blended right away. And … [Read more...] about Penguins Report

'"We have to win games," said coach Lindy Ruff, whose Sabres are now seven points behind the Islanders. "You are walking such a fine line right now that you can make mistakes and it can cost you a game."' … [Read more...] about Penguins earn point in tie with Sabres

'Defenseman Brooks Orpik grew up in Amherst, N.Y., a suburb of Buffalo, and watched the Sabres play many times. "I came to a lot of games," he said. "I was never really a fan. But my dad is in the hockey business, so he was always down (at HSBC arena), actually across the street at the old arena. But I was down here a lot and out at their practice rink a ton … [Read more...] about Nemec impressive in Wilkes-Barre