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'Shortly thereafter, Primeau buried Sabres star Miroslav Satan, earning a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct. Just doing his new job.' … [Read more...] about Primeau could be victim of potential strike

'The Sabres' lack of discipline hurt them in the opening minute of the third period when Flyers right wing Justin Williams, who assisted on both power-play goals, drew a tripping penalty on Zhitnik.' … [Read more...] about Physical Flyers prevail

'He made his debut Thursday in the Flyers' first game of the season by shutting out the Buffalo Sabres before 19,130 at Wachovia Center.' … [Read more...] about Iceman cometh

'"After looking at the replay, it looks like I caught him more from behind than I did the side," said Primeau. "I went into the room and took a look at the replay, which looked like I caught him more from the back than the side so the right call is (just) a five-minute penalty."' … [Read more...] about Pitkanen, Hackett contribute as Flyers debut with victory

'A puck breaks LeClair's foot. Keith Primeau takes a stick in the ribs and strains cartilage. Claude Lapointe trips on his cat and sprains his ankle. And this is before any of the real hitting began last night.' … [Read more...] about Flyers notebook

'The regular season is no longer the issue with the Flyers, whose success is ultimately determined when the playoffs begin in April. That is when they won't face overmatched opponents like the Buffalo Sabres, whom they soundly defeated 2-0 Thursday in their season opener.' … [Read more...] about Flyers open with shutout over Sabres

'The game was deadlocked at zero through two periods of play mostly due to the spectacular play from Ryan Miller and Jeff Hacket in goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Drop First Game

'The Flyers finished the night 2-for-6 on the power play, and killed all six of Buffalo’s man advantage opportunities.' … [Read more...] about Flyers Impressive in 2-0 Season Opening Win

'The new and improved addition of the Sabres looked a little too much like what we've seen the past two years as they lost the opener in Philadelphia Thursday night 2-0. It was the same old story, dominate the first 20 minutes, miss great chances and finally get taken over.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Waste A Good Opening Night Performance From Miller

'Although it took until the third period to finally score a goal, the Flyers were the better team on the ice all night, and set the tempo from the game's opening minutes.' … [Read more...] about Brick Wall

'``Except for the last three minutes, we stayed with the pressure all night,'' Hitchcock said. ``We really played a good game.''' … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 0

'Ray will be adding commentary along with former Sabres' captain Danny Gare during the pre-game show and between periods.' … [Read more...] about Ex-Sabre joins broadcast team

'"We needed to take advantage of our power-play situations," Ruff said. "They took advantage of theirs and they ended up winning the hockey game." … [Read more...] about Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 0

'TMR reports Sabres' average ticket prices at $35.46, trailing only Florida ($29.76), Phoenix ($31.32), Carolina ($31.77) and Atlanta ($34.87). The NHL average ticket costs $44.22, up 3.3 percent from last season.' … [Read more...] about Marketing report puts Sabres' ticket prices near NHL bottom

'Everyone figured it would only be a matter of time until their performances sorted them out. Their time's about up.' … [Read more...] about Decision time nears for Sabres goalies