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'"When you come up from the minors, initially all you're trying to do is give the team a spark," Botterill said. "It's the middle of January, the guys have been working hard for 40-some-odd games. You just want to bring a little more excitement about being up here, just trying to create some opportunities."' … [Read more...] about Spark from Botterill ignites

'The Bruins are 5-0-1 in their past six games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Bruins

'"Thursday is a must-win," Ruff concluded. "We look at that game as a must-win, before we go on the road trip. That's what great about playing teams back-to-back on a short week. We've got to go back into Philly now, a weekend from now, and we've got Boston coming right back in our building, which gives us a chance to get fired up and beat a … [Read more...] about Finally, Sabres don't let one slip

'McKee's bruised knee is still a little tender. Pyatt told Ruff he's feeling real good and could be cleared for non contact practice.' … [Read more...] about McKee And Pyatt Won’t Play Thursday

'"The third period was really embarrassing to ourselves," Hitchcock said. "That's not like our hockey club. We haven't done that since the day I came here. You win and you lose, but I thought for the first time we really did embarrass ourselves ... the way we acted. I think that's uncharacteristic of what we're doing. Hopefully this has … [Read more...] about Flyers come unglued

'"What's embarrassing is getting hit in the face," he said. "Look at me. Wake up, NHL, already. It's a joke. NHL, wake up. Make the referees responsible for their actions, too. When I'm bleeding like a stuck pig, it's ridiculous."' … [Read more...] about Bloodied Roenick lowers boom on refs

'Noronen looked much more comfortable in the second period. The Flyers held a 16-7 shot advantage in the frame and sometimes looked like they were on the power play even when the Sabres were at full strength.' … [Read more...] about Sabres make Flyers feel the heat in rout

'"In the third period, I'm going in on a breakaway and the kid's stick comes up and gets me in the face. Blaine Angus is standing right in front of me. He says he doesn't see it. What the hell is he looking at?"' … [Read more...] about Roenick lambastes NHL, ref

'"I told (Angus) to go (expletive) himself," said Roenick, who was angry about the referee not calling a penalty on the play, which cost him a tooth.' … [Read more...] about Roenick blows stack

'"We took a four-minute minor (Mike Comrie) that was a retaliation penalty, we took an additional two-minute minor (Michal Handzus) that was uncharacteristic and then the five-minute spear (Chris Therien) and that was the hockey game. We had some people who totally lost their composure."' … [Read more...] about It's getting ugly for Philly

'"It's a tough time for us and for the organization... . I've been around this team a year and a half and I have not seen this... . It was embarrassing."' … [Read more...] about Flyers smoked, poked by Sabres

'And the Flyers, as a team, had sunk to a level that only could be described as rock bottom.' … [Read more...] about Flyers embarrass themselves in Buffalo

'This wasn’t just another midseason loss for the Flyers, it was a nuclear winter of a night.' … [Read more...] about This one really embarrassing

'``We need to battle up the standings and come together as a team,'' said Brown, who had his first two-goal game of the season and 11th multigoal game of his career. ``They have a good team and Mika came up with big saves when we needed them.''' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Philadelphia 2

'"The NHL better tell these guys to open up their ... eyes," Roenick said. "Blaine Angus is standing right in front of me, I had the puck, he said he didn't see it. How does he not see it? How does he not see blood dripping all over my face, all over my jersey? Terrible, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely terrible."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Philadelphia 2