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'"That first goal was something we didn't expect," added Satan, who tied the game at 1 and later assisted on both the game-winner by Daniel Briere in the third period and an empty-net insurance goal by Jochen Hecht. "It gave us a chance to start over again and we took it."' … [Read more...] about Early mistake starts Caps to 3-1 loss

'The Buffalo Sabres had a simple game plan, one that worked to near perfection: Don't do anything stupid.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Washington 1

'``The thing that's most impressive was that we had a couple of key players out of the lineup, two of your top three in the points department,'' Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. ``The guys stuck with it, played hard and got rewarded.''' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Washington 1

'Head Coach Lindy Ruff made the decision to move Satan up a line to play with Daniel Briere and Jochen Hecht in place of injured J.P. Dumont. It was a good move for Buffalo as each of the players scored a goal in the win, with Satan in on every goal.' … [Read more...] about Satan Plays Cap Killer In 3-1 Buffalo Win

Lindy Ruff is breathing a little easier these days. His players gave him a Christmas present that may have saved his job, for the rest of 2003 anyway. After losing seven straight games, which included four straight at home, the Buffalo Sabres tied Ottawa Tuesday and then beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 Friday night. … [Read more...] about Sabres break out with some Holiday Cheer

'Dumont initially thought his season was over. "It was really scary out there," Dumont said. "But when the doctor told me it wasn't out (of joint), that was good news."' … [Read more...] about Sabres feel the agony of victory

'“Others have had the opportunity to do the job and they haven’t,” he said. “He’s very intuitive. He knows where to be.”' … [Read more...] about Praise for Pominville

'The game was another wasted effort by goalie Kevin Weekes. It was another exercise in futility for an offense that has the substance of a Paris Hilton reality show.' … [Read more...] about Canes fall again

'``It actually happened the shift before,'' Dumont said. ``I went for a rebound and fell on my hip. I thought it was just a bruise. After the faceoff, I tried to go around the guy and I felt it pull again. It was very painful.''' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Carolina 1

'Buffalo won at home for the first time in seven games, improving to 1-5-1. … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Carolina 1

'To help offset the losses, the Sabres called up forward Jason Pominville from Rochester of the AHL following the game.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo's Dumont injures hip

'"It's sore in the muscle, like a hip pointer, upper muscle, close to the pelvis," Dumont said. "A few weeks, maybe less, depending on how the rehab is gonna go."' … [Read more...] about Sabres RW Dumont suffers hip injury

'Dumont, who is expected to miss about a week, led the Sabres in goals (11) and points (25) heading into Friday's contest.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo's Dumont expected to miss one week

'Noronen is undefeated against Carolina this season with two wins. Noronen had a scoreless streak against the Hurricanes that dated back to the first period of the game on March 29th until the third period of the game tonight, a time span of 164:20.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Shut Down eCanes, But Lose Dumont

'The team simply does not have the needed firepower to score on a nightly basis, and it would probably take a miracle for that to happen, given the current roster. The best coach in the world cannot force an offensively mediocre team to become a goal-scoring juggernaut simply by force of will.' … [Read more...] about Sabres should stick with coach through slump