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Funds collected for Ruff's fine will go to charity - 2/27/2007
Sabres fans can't back their team on the ice by throwing a bruising body check, but they can show their support by writing a check. That's the message from a group of hockey fans who initially wanted to raise money to cover the $10,000 fine slapped on coach Lindy Ruff by the National Hockey League. |
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Thrashers edge Bruins - 2/27/2007
BOSTON - Marian Hossa scored the game-winner and Alexei Zhitnik had an assist in his Atlanta debut to lead the Thrashers to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins. |
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A little brother's awe - 2/27/2007
For two decades, Egeland has lamented lost friendship. Brent Ruff was dear to him. The lone 16-year-olds on that Swift Current team bonded right away. |
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Too strong for words - 2/27/2007
Lindy Ruff thinks about his brother every time he hears Joe Sakic's name, and that's no trifling occurrence. Sakic is a future Hall of Famer, a Stanley Cup owner, a Conn Smythe Trophy recipient, a Hart Trophy winner, a 600-goal scorer. |
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Camaraderie lifts Drury's spirits - 2/26/2007
Chris Drury might have had his right eye swollen shut, but his left gave him a perfectly clear image of everything he needed to see. The concussed and wounded co-captain saw the Buffalo Sabres coming together going into the stretch run, first in victory and later in defeat, both in body and spirit. |
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Sabres fan rallies 'round Ruff with 'fine-raising' drive - 2/26/2007
The Sabres stood up for their teammate when a vicious hit on Chris Drury sparked a wild donnybrook in Thursday's rip-roaring tilt between Buffalo and the Ottawa Senators. |
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Senators edge Sabres in Round II - 2/25/2007
OTTAWA - Chris Neil was asked before the Ottawa Senators' 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night whether two days of fury between the two teams could be settled if he simply fought Adam Mair and Senators tough guy Brian McGratton scrapped with Andrew Peters. |
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Ruff fined $10,000 for brawl with Senators - 2/25/2007
OTTAWA - Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff was fined $10,000 for his role in the Thursday night melee with the Ottawa Senators, sparked by Senator Chris Neil's open-ice hit on Sabres co-captain Chris Drury. |
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Dollar for dollar - 2/25/2007
The Sabres get salary cap relief for Paul Gaustad. The other players could be bargaining chips: Paul Gaustad $675,000 Ales Kotalik $2,000,000 Derek Roy $627,000 Dmitri Kalinin $1,750,000 Martin Biron $2,128,000 Players who might help the Sabres: |
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Drury will have more examinations - 2/25/2007
OTTAWA - Buffalo Sabres center Chris Drury was feeling better Saturday, but it was not clear how long he would stay out of the lineup after Ottawa Senators winger Chris Neil drilled him with a vicious check Thursday night. |
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Bell set to ring again for bitter rivals - 2/24/2007
OTTAWA - It was hockey at its greatest, an entertaining high-scoring affair the NHL wanted when it decided division opponents should play each other eight times a season. |
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HSBC mega-brawl sets NHL abuzz - 2/24/2007
The Buffalo Sabres have been the talk of Western New York for well over a year now, their rise to prominence enchanting the area and dominating the local news. |
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Ruff still steaming over Neil's hit on Drury - 2/24/2007
OTTAWA - Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff wasn't sure how long co-captain Chris Drury would be sidelined with a concussion but for the second straight day was plenty clear about the play that knocked out the star center. |
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Sabres vs. Senators - 2/24/2007
Faceoff: 7 p.m. in Scotiabank Place TV: MSG Radio: 550 AM Season Series: Senators lead, 4-2-1 Buffalo Sabres Who's hot: Daniel Briere has two goals and four assists in his last three games. |
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Thursday night fights - 2/23/2007
Chris Drury went down. The rest of the Buffalo Sabres stood up. The Sabres could only shrug the past five games as they watched their teammates limp off ice. |
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Kaleta excited by debut - 2/23/2007
Patrick Kaleta had the same thought a lot of Sabres fans must have had after Thursday's wild slugfest with the Ottawa Senators - I've got to get my hands on a copy of this tape. |
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MacArthur, Kaleta break the ice - 2/23/2007
In just his fifth game with the Buffalo Sabres, Clarke MacArthur changed positions and even scored his first NHL goal. After making the move to center from left wing, the 21-year-old converted Angola native Patrick Kaleta's pass and tapped home his own rebound to give the Sabres a 4-3 lead with 1:37 left in the second period. |
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