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'"They were more worried about evening the score physically than they were about winning the game," Boughner said. "The position they're in right now, maybe they should try and worry about winning games."' … [Read more...] about Ray goes down fighting, but Sabres show little in defeat

'"What the future holds for me: who knows? It's not like I'm sitting on pins and needles, sitting by the phone, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that I'm not the go-to guy."' … [Read more...] about Essensa waits for exit call

The Sabres, when scored upon first, came into Calgary with a 3-15-3-1 record. … [Read more...] about Flames solve Sabres

'"Doesn't surprise me,'' said Flames' goaltending consultant Grant Fuhr, watching Calgary's 3-1 win over the distinctly out-of-sorts Buffalo Sabres from a press box perch.' … [Read more...] about Conroy casts aside shadow role and makes hay for the Flames

'The Sabres, with just two victories in their last 12 games, dip to 15-21-4-1.' … [Read more...] about Turek rattles Sabres

'Racking up 27 minutes -- including a 10-minute misconduct and a game misconduct -- to Boughner's two, Ray gave the Flames a late five-minute power play and pretty much wrote off any chance of a Sabre comeback.' … [Read more...] about Ray knuckles down on milestone

'For the first time in a while, too, Calgary stormed out of the blocks to take command of a game in the early going.' … [Read more...] about Seems just like old times

'"What Rob Ray did was just ridiculous. I know him real well off the ice and talked to him this morning but that's a no-class move on his part," Boughner said. "I know he's got a role to play but there's ways of doing it. One guy holding me and one guy punching me is just a joke. It showed what Rob Ray's all about."' … [Read more...] about Boughner in the eye of storm

'"Marty has some big shoes to fill and there's a lot of pressure there," admitted Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff. "I don't think he realized the pressure would be this great because Dom would always be there. Even a couple of years ago, when he played 40 games, he knew Dom was coming back and I think that's the difference.' … [Read more...] about Mammoth shoes to fill

'Right after the Flames went up by a trio of goals early in the second period, the Sabres generated one chance after another only to be denied by Roman Turek.' … [Read more...] about Game over

Conroy played the majority of the power play as the Flames deployed four forwards and one defenceman. But the struggling power play was unable to capitalize on the Sabres stupidity. … [Read more...] about Conroy ignites the Flames

'It wasn't until the Sabres were behind by three goals in the second period that they finally started to get some chances. But Buffalo was stymied repeatedly by Roman Turek, who finished with 28 saves.' … [Read more...] about Flames 3, Sabres 1

'The Flames defeated Buffalo for the first time since October 6, 1996. They managed two ties in the previous nine games against the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Calgary 3, Buffalo 1

'"But you have to remember that Tim is only 20. And we know that it is going to take some more time for Tim to fully develop his skills. And I think we're going to have to be patient to wait for that to happen."' … [Read more...] about Great expectations

'"It's a great chance for me to play and play a lot in different situations," Gratton said. "That's all I was asking for. Now it's up to me."' … [Read more...] about Gratton relishes view from the top