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'"There's a lot to like about the performance Mika put in," Ruff said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres, Leafs tie one on

'Also somewhat surprising was the exclusion from the Russian squad of Sabres winger Slava Kozlov, a former teammate of Russian GM/coach Slava Fetisov.' … [Read more...] about Satan, Afinogenov will be Olympians

'A series of questionable calls in the third period helped the Sabres rally for a 3-3 tie. "I don't think either team knew what a penalty was," Leafs coach Pat Quinn said.' … [Read more...] about Leafs Buffaloed by refs

'After Buffalo hosts Ottawa on Feb. 8, Rigas will fly Satan to Utah immediately after the game on one of his private planes. Satan will then play for Slovakia Feb.9 against Germany, after which Rigas will whisk him to New Jersey for a Feb.10 Sabres' game against the Devils - how could Satan miss a date with the Devils?' … [Read more...] about Sabres give Satan a lift

'"It looks like you've got a couple of veteran referees out there (Dan Marouelli and Kevin Pollock). There were some questionable calls both ways and then it seemed like it was makeup calls the rest of the night."' … [Read more...] about Penalties tie up Leafs

'Whether it was at the old Aud or the new Alphabet Soup Arena, anything east of the Peace Bridge has been no-man's land for the Leafs for more than a decade.' … [Read more...] about Foiled again

'The fans and the media are distressed, but veterans, many of whom have been through other on-ice and off-ice calamities, aren't yet ready to give up the ship.' … [Read more...] about Sabres' season a Woolley ride

'The Sabres are getting a look this week at the other piece of the Michael Peca trade with the New York Islanders after winger Taylor Pyatt, son of former NHLer Nelson, was called up to join centre Tim Connolly. Pyatt, chosen eighth overall in the 1999 draft, had two so-so seasons with the Islanders and only recently reversed his form in Rochester of the AHL.' … [Read more...] about Leafs Watch

''On the one hand, the Leafs fought back from a poor second period to go home with a 3-3 overtime tie. But on the other, the Leafs have only themselves to blame for not going home with a win.' … [Read more...] about Toronto pays price for its sins

'Those were referees Dan Marouelli and Kevin Pollock who seemed to want to be part of something that was not theirs. They called 17 penalties in a game which deserved half as many. In the third period especially, the referees made syncopation out of the wonderfully steady rythmn the players had been creating.' … [Read more...] about Leafs can't shake Lake Erie jinx

'Noronen, 1-1-1 as a starter in three of the Sabres' last four games, has allowed eight goals in relief of starter Marty Biron.' … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs 3, Sabres 3

'Satan will travel on team owner John Rigas' private plane to Salt Lake City for Slovakia's Feb. 9 game against Germany.' … [Read more...] about Satan to play in Olympic preliminary

'"We don't have much success here in this building," Reichel said. "We had the lead and they scored on the power play. It was an up and down game, but we're happy with the point."' … [Read more...] about Toronto 3, Buffalo 3 (ot)

'"We're in a situation where we need somebody to play well to win a game, and whoever that is will be that man," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said.' … [Read more...] about Slumping Sabres bring back Noronen

'That the Sabres have fallen on tough times is unsurprising. The marvel of it all is they staved them off for as long as they did.' … [Read more...] about No backstop drops Sabres on backside