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'The Boston Bruins played like a team in desperate need of two points Wednesday night, while the Buffalo Sabres played like a team in desperate need of a nap.' … [Read more...] about Dogged Bruins earn a key victory

'Mike Keenan doesn't know whether he'll have a job come Monday. The Boston Bruins have 10 days after the season to decide whether they want to pick up the first of two remaining options on his three-year contract to coach the team. If they make the playoffs, Keenan will likely stick around. If they don't, chances are he's headed for the gallows.' … [Read more...] about Keenan does his part for Bruins

'"Cechmanek will be the obvious favorite in Vsetin and the neighboring Moravian region..Still, Hasek is the national hero and will have a large following, too. I'd say it's split. And age is a huge factor. The kids never saw Hasek play here."' … [Read more...] about Czech Republic loyalties divided by goalies

'The win was the sixth in eight games for the late-charging, playoff-challenged Bruins.' … [Read more...] about Bruins keep pace, foil Sabres

'He turned down a two-year deal worth an average of $1.4 million in Columbus, leading to the trade that brought him to the shores of Lake Erie, where he now plays on a line with Curtis Brown and Miroslav Satan.' … [Read more...] about Variety suiting Heinze

'The B's got goals from Mikko Eloranta (No. 11), Brian Rolston (19) and Jason Allison (36), plus a big-time clutch effort from goalie Byron Dafoe (25 saves), as they beat the Sabres at their own game - smothering team defense and opportunistic scoring. That's a formula that works well in the playoffs, if the B's are still alive after the regular season … [Read more...] about B's work hard to keep up

'The Bruins had to silently thank Sabres coach Lindy Ruff for electing to start young Marty Biron in goal last night, instead of the red-hot Dominik Hasek. Biron played well, but committed a costly mistake that led to a Brian Rolston goal during the B's huge 3-2 victory.' … [Read more...] about Thankful for Ruff call

'The out-of-town scoreboard provided them with no help at all, so the Boston Bruins, locked in a three-team struggle for their playoff lives, had to help themselves. And they did, marching into the home rink of the Buffalo Sabres and walking out with a 3-2 victory before a crowd of 17,194.' … [Read more...] about Bruins nip Sabres, remain in the thick of the playoff hunt

'Plenty of players changed uniforms in deals made just before the league's March 13 trade deadline. But few of them have made as big an impact as Steve Heinze has made on the Buffalo Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Players staying cool despite a heated race to the finish

'The Sabres are a better team than the Bruins, the standings say so, but with the playoffs set for next week, Buffalo is largely in cruise control. The Sabres started Martin Biron in goal last night, and while Biron was fine, he wasn't Dominik Hasek who, by the way, has returned to the top of his game just in time for the post-season.' … [Read more...] about Bruins stay alive in race

'Both Boston and Carolina have two games left and, to make things even more interesting, are two points behind Toronto.' … [Read more...] about Bruins 3, Sabres 2

'The team fighting for its playoff life proved more desperate than the team fighting for home-ice advantage.' … [Read more...] about Boston 3, Buffalo 2

'However, the Sabres still remain in control of their playoff destiny, as they will still grab the fourth seed with a pair of wins over the weekend regardless of the rest of the games around the NHL.' … [Read more...] about Desperate Bruins outclaw the Sabres, 3-2

'It almost looks inevitable that the team will play the Flyers for the umpteenth time in the first round, barring of course a total collapse and the Pittsburgh Penguins moving into the fifth spot. Buffalo matches up better with the Flyers this year as opposed to last year.' … [Read more...] about Winning out will equal a 4th place finish

'The Buffalo Sabres, however, are a team no one wants to play this time next week. Coach Lindy Ruff's bunch might even be better than the 1999 team that lost to Dallas on a controversial goal by Brett Hull in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals.' … [Read more...] about Sabres primed for playoffs