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'The second period certainly didn't feature Rangers hockey at its finest.' … [Read more...] about A lost cause for Rangers

'Miroslav Satan scored the first of his three goals with 21.4 seconds left in the first period on a two-man advantage for the Sabres. Buffalo had just 2 victories in its previous 18 games (2-12-3-1) and had not won a game in its last 11 games on the road (0-8-2-1).' … [Read more...] about Bure Injures Knee in Collision and Rangers Fall on Their Own

'One night after standing up to one of the beasts of the East, the Rangers fell flat against one of the leasts.' … [Read more...] about Rangers lose Bure, game

'The hit drew no retaliation from the Rangers, who largely didn't see it, but the video indicated there was nothing dirty about it, other than it being a dirty shame for a team as thin on the wing as the tissues with which they will now have to dry their tears.' … [Read more...] about Pavel could miss season

'Brown definitely tried to interfere with Bure, who was pursuing the puck below the goal line in the Sabres' zone when Brown impeded him and their knees collided, but Trottier would not come out and say he thought the hit was dirty.' … [Read more...] about Loss to Sabres Adds Insult To Bure Injury

'Matthew Barnaby joined the injured list with a mildly sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee after taking a knee-to-knee hit from the Flyers' Donald Brashear on Thursday in that game's final minute. Barnaby said he felt no pain right after the game but awoke Friday morning with a stiff knee and was an early scratch from Friday night's game. … [Read more...] about Injury List Growing

'"That was pretty flagrant. It's a judgment call by the referees, and you hope it doesn't cost you," he said. "That one cost us."' … [Read more...] about They're pained as Bure is hurt

'``We made it clear that everyone has to try a little harder,'' Satan said. ``For some reason, now we're all able to play without making mistakes."' … [Read more...] about Sabres 4, Rangers 1

'Buffalo took control in the second, grabbing a 3-1 lead on goals by Satan and Dmitri Kalinin 58 seconds apart midway through the period.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, NY Rangers 1

'Miroslav Satan recorded his fourth career hat trick and Martin Biron registered 32 saves Friday night as the lowly Buffalo Sabres defeated the New York Rangers for the first time in the post-Dominik Hasek era, 4-1. Hasek gave New York fits, going unbeaten in 14 of his last 16 appearances against the Rangers. Since his departure from Buffalo, the Sabres were 0-2-1-1 … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, NY Rangers 1

'Forbes reports the Sabres have a valuation of $92 million, second lowest among the 30 NHL franchises and a drop of 3 percent from a year ago. The average value of an NHL team is placed at $164 million. Forbes, which compiles its annual valuation report without full knowledge of each team's financial statements, calculates the Sabres have revenues of $46 million, … [Read more...] about Forbes report says Sabres lost $11.5 million

'He has scored all six of his goals in the past seven games, including his first career hat trick in Wednesday's 4-0 home victory over the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.' … [Read more...] about Brown gets second wind

'"It's not what he likes. It's what I like now," Ruff said. "He likes to use the word "active. I like to stay active.' I don't want that anymore. We're trying to eliminate a lot of his puckhandling."' … [Read more...] about Ruff wants Biron to stay at home

'RW Pavel Bure has five goals in his past three games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Rangers

Thats what he is known for -- he gets guys to play. Heres a coach who was coach of the year, who brought a team that wasnt supposed to do anything to where he brought it. We didnt have a lot of veterans on that team who carried us. It was young guys working together every night. Any coach will tell you thats the toughest thing to do. … [Read more...] about Boughner backs Nolan