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'He should not, however, be blamed for the loss. Hlinka went down to defeat yesterday doing what he believes. When given the opportunity, he chose to exploit his team's greatest strength, its tremendous scoring ability.' … [Read more...] about Hlinka gambles and the Penguins pay

'Five games into this playoff series, Buffalo Sabres center Curtis Brown - who had 10 goals in 70 regular-season games - has more goals than Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr combined.' … [Read more...] about Brown starring for Sabres

'Fresher legs, a deeper bench and a little luck have given the Buffalo Sabres the upper hand in their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Pittsburgh Penguins.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win an OT Barnes-burner

'"I don't feel like we've done anything yet," said Barnes, who ripped a shot over Hedberg's left shoulder to give the Sabres their third win a row after dropping the first two games of the series on home ice. "But we're in a lot better situation than we were three games ago."' … [Read more...] about Sabres win a Barnes-burner

'At that point in the game, with less than 10 minutes to go in regulation time, holding a one-goal lead, perhaps Penguins coach Ivan Hlinka should have considered putting a pair of defencemen out.' … [Read more...] about Perhaps mistake is too strong a word

'Buffalo's Stu Barnes doesn't have anything against his former team. The Pittsburgh Penguins probably don't agree.' … [Read more...] about Sabres 3, Penguins 2 (OT)

'A blast by Stu Barnes ended the home-ice disadvantage.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Pittsburgh 2 (OT)

'Never say die attitude will lead the Sabres to the cup if they continue to play like this.' … [Read more...] about Sabres 3, Penguins 2 (OT)

'It would be hard to blame the Penguins if they were gnawing their fingernails and losing their hair. Thing is, they're not at all.' … [Read more...] about What… Us worry?

'Not only are the Penguins not scoring, they aren't getting many chances. They were held to 20 shots in Game 3 and just 17 in Game 4.' … [Read more...] about Numbers Tell Story of Penguins' Struggles

'Whatever the Penguins have in mind, the Sabres say bring it on. "We'll be ready against any system," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said.' … [Read more...] about New wrinkles? Sabres are unruffled

'All told, the two Pittsburgh refugees combined for four goals and three assists in the first four games of the series. The two Sabres-turned-Penguins in the series, defenseman Bob Boughner and center Wayne Primeau, have a goal and an assist between them.' … [Read more...] about Barnes, Woolley getting back at old team

'When his team needed him most during a 5-2 loss to the Sabres on Wednesday, he was unable to get off a single shot.' … [Read more...] about Super Mario gets his cape a bit tarnished

'ABC sends its "A" team, Gary Thorne and Bill Clement, to work Game Five of the Buffalo Sabres' series with Pittsburgh today (1 p.m., Channel 7). The duo had been working the Colorado-Los Angeles series, but were sent to the East Coast to work the one game on ABC's schedule today. St. Louis' sweep of Dallas made the Sabres-Pens the only game … [Read more...] about ABC sends in its big guns for Sabres-Penguins

'Defenseman Jay McKee also said he's on the mend from the concussion he suffered following a collision with Penguins star Mario Lemieux in Game Two. McKee, who will be evaluated by doctors again today, said Friday that he had been symptom-free for about two days. Still, he doesn't know when, or if, he will be able to return to the playoffs.' … [Read more...] about Ray feels Domi stepped over line