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'"We battled and we were there," said Bruins forward Mike Knuble, who scored one of the goals. "We had a pretty emotional series with the Rangers and once you get away from that . . . we don't want to call it a letdown, but it's a different kind of game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres lull Bruins to sleep

'``They had a very good start to third and held us without a shot for 13 minutes,'' Satan said. ``But Biron kept us in the game and we need to focus on a game like tonight so we can be more successful on the road.''' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Boston 2

'"I thought we really could have ran away with the game in the first 40 minutes," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Boston 2

'"That's a team that is battling to stay in the playoff race," said coach Mike Sullivan. "We knew that they were going to be a determined team. I thought we could have had a better start than we did. We brought the urgency that we needed in the third period, but it wasn't enough."' … [Read more...] about Sabres win 3-2

'"It's like I was coming from the hole, and the play happened, and it seems I'm back in the hole. I'm going down deeper," he said. "It seems nobody can help me. I made the mistake by myself, so I have to find a way to get out from the hole by myself again."' … [Read more...] about Kotalik spills frustration

'Injured C Joe Thornton has more assists (33) than any Sabre has points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Bruins

'Atlanta built its first lead of the night two minutes before the break on a giveaway by Ales Kotalik. The Sabres winger was carrying the puck out of his zone, and when he neared the blue line he tried to send a pass to Rory Fitzpatrick. Patrik Stefan intercepted, skated in alone on goal and beat Noronen. "That's bad timing," Kotalik said. "It's a … [Read more...] about Thrashers fan the flames of Sabres' frustrations

'"We're going to market the Poor Man's Aud Club to the blue-collar crowd that loves hockey, wants a good seat but doesn't want to pay an arm and a leg for it," DiPofi said. "They want to talk about hockey, have a beer or two and maybe a roast beef."' … [Read more...] about Sabres adding features of old venue in bid to attract more sold-out games

'Never mind passion, how about the players simply earning their huge salaries. Let me be clear, there are a number of Sabres who do show a solid work ethic every night, but they are overshadowed by the half a dozen players who don't. As I write this I'm watching the team get smoked by Atlanta, and realizing even if a trade is made tomorrow it's probably too late. Something … [Read more...] about Same Old Song and Dance

'Kozlov erased the Sabres’ 1-0 lead at 13:31 of the second period, capitalizing on two slick passes to tip in an easy power-play goal. He finished off Buffalo with 3:28 remaining, knocking in a rebound with goalie Mika Noronen sprawled face down on the ice.' … [Read more...] about Thrashers win second straight

'In allowing three goals in two games, he appears to have accomplished that. He looked sharp on some poke-checks, knocking the puck off Buffalo forwards behind the net before they had the chance to assume a more dangerous posture, and smothering other Sabres chances.' … [Read more...] about Two for Nurminen

'``Halfway into the game, we had it going for us,'' Noronen said. ``But we started to take penalties, and suddenly things turned around.'' Indeed, the Sabres were short-handed much of the final two periods. The Thrashers had seven power plays in that span, converting only one but preventing Buffalo from mounting much offense.' … [Read more...] about Atlanta 4, Buffalo 1

'"Tough calls tonight," Ruff said. "We were controlling the game and tried to battle through that, but it caught up to us. I'd like to see the same calls called on them that were called on us. It was a game where we consumed a lot of time and a lot of effort killing penalties."' … [Read more...] about Atlanta 4, Buffalo 1

'It was a different town, a different team, but it appeared to be the same game. The Buffalo Sabres continued their downward spiral in the second game of the five game road trip, this time in Atlanta, losing 4-1. The effort was remarkably similar to Saturday's game against the Islanders when the Sabres lost 4-2.' … [Read more...] about Atlanta Surges Past Sabres

'"We're certainly not in any position not to have a 100 percent effort every night. Until we consistently find that, we're going to be battling close to .500, eighth, ninth, 10th, 11th spot (in the standings). That's not where we want to be."' … [Read more...] about Sabres looking for more passion