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November 7

Buffalo News

"It's something that hasn't been said often this season, but there was no debate this time. From the crease on out, the Buffalo Sabres were the inferior team. The Philadelphia Flyers halted the feel-good vibe sweeping Sabreland by delivering a one-sided performance Friday night. They were better at every position and skated out of HSBC Arena with a 5-2 victory. "They executed better. They competed harder. They were the better team," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "I can't find any argument against that. They made better plays, had better support. "It's disappointing. ... I'm not going to try to mask it at all. It wasn't a good night for us. It wasn't a good night for most of the team." The ..."

Sabres stay cool during sizzling start

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November 1

Buffalo News

"Ryan Miller doesn't want people to get the wrong idea. He's having fun. So are the rest of the Buffalo Sabres. Just because they aren't patting each other on the back as they win night after night, don't think for one second they aren't enjoying themselves. "We're happy," the Sabres' goaltender said. "I don't want to give people the impression we're not happy." It seems they could be happier. The Sabres have every right to puff their chests out a little farther each day. They've won three straight games and seven of their past eight. They head into tonight's game against Toronto in HSBC Arena as one of the NHL's biggest success stories, one of the major surprises of the opening month of ..."

In a bumpy road to win, Miller is rock solid

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November 1

Buffalo News

columnist Bucky Gleason

"Ryan Miller knew long before the season began that not all of them would be pretty. The Sabres would have nights when their legs would become heavy and their game would flat-line for reasons not entirely clear. It's bound to happen over the course of an 82-game schedule in the NHL. For most of Friday night, the Sabres weren't the Sabres. They were the Sabres from last season. Their effort was satisfactory but not particularly overwhelming like it had been during their 7-1-1 start. It was if they lost their mojo after two victories in Florida and another in New Jersey. Maybe it was the flu bug that infiltrated their team. Gone was their crisp passing and steady defense, replaced by sloppy ..."

Sabres stay cool during sizzling start

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October 30

Buffalo News

"Ryan Miller doesn't want people to get the wrong idea. He's having fun. So are the rest of the Buffalo Sabres. Just because they aren't patting each other on the back as they win night after night, don't think for one second they aren't enjoying themselves. "We're happy," the Sabres' goaltender said. "I don't want to give people the impression we're not happy." It seems they could be happier. The Sabres have every right to puff their chests out a little farther each day. They've won three straight games and seven of their past eight. They head into tonight's game against Toronto in HSBC Arena as one of the NHL's biggest success stories, one of the major surprises of the opening month of ..."

Sabres rally for shootout victory over Lightning

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October 26

Buffalo News

"At one end of the rink, Ryan Miller went down to one pad and pumped a fist. At the other, Tyler Myers raised his arms and was tackled by his teammates. Eventually, the two stars of the shootout converged to celebrate the Buffalo Sabres' stunning victory. The Sabres, down by a goal in the final seconds of regulation Saturday, rallied to send the game to a shootout then rode their hot goaltender and hot-shot rookie to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Myers was the only player out of 12 to find the net in the extra session, while Miller gave him the opportunity by stopping all six Lightning breakaways. "We've spent time at length talking about the extra points you can gain in ..."

Sabres' Miller has his opponents' number

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October 24

Buffalo News

"The numbers suggest Ryan Miller might be the hottest goaltender in the NHL. He doesn't quite think so. "I'm not going to be disillusioned into thinking I'm on some sort of a huge roll here," the Buffalo Sabres goalie said Friday. "It's just me playing the way I need to play with these guys to be a top team." Miller, expected to start tonight when the Sabres face the Tampa Bay Lightning in St. Pete Times Forum, is swatting away individual praise as if it were a soft wrist shot from the red line. Sure, he knows his numbers are near the top of the league, but he insists it's merely a byproduct of a team that's giving him plenty of help. "There's been times where, yeah, I have felt good and ..."

Miller brothers will battle it out on the ice

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October 24

Tampa Tribune

"The odds of left wing Drew Miller scoring on his brother, goalie Ryan Miller, tonight when the Lightning host the Buffalo Sabres aren't great. But if he does? "I'll be one up on him," Drew Miller said with a smile Friday. "It's exciting to play against him. I've done it once already, and no big chances in that game - just a couple of rebounds and jamming at him with my stick. "Hopefully, (tonight) will change and I'll get a couple of good shots on him and try to get one by him." Drew Miller, whom Tampa Bay acquired from Anaheim in August, doesn't have a point through eight games. Ryan Miller, on the other hand, ranked second in the NHL among No. 1 goalies with a 1.65 goals-against average ..."

For Tlusty, it's a start

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September 24

Toronto Star

"It wasn't exactly a bursting dam. It was much more of a trickle. But when a puck fumbled off the stick of Jiri Tlusty and actually made its way into the net, achingly and barely wobbling over the goal line on a penalty shot, it might have been the shot of confidence the 21-year-old needed in what has been a mediocre pre-season for a player expected to be on the Maple Leafs' roster this season. But, maybe, this is how self-assurance is built. By tiny increments. For the Leafs it was certainly a small victory on a night when an actual victory was about as unlikely as any other time they've crossed the Peace Bridge to play here."

Miller preserves Sabres' victory

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September 23

Buffalo News

"The Buffalo Sabres' regular-season opener is still two weeks away, but it's already Miller time. In his preseason debut, Sabres goalie Ryan Miller made 16 of his 42 saves in the third period as Buffalo rallied for a 3-1 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday night. Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek and Paul Gaustad scored third-period goals for Buffalo, which rebounded from Thursday's overtime loss to the Washington Capitals. Roy and Vanek scored 2:21 apart against Detroit starter Jimmy Howard (17 saves). Gaustad scored into an empty net with six seconds left after the Red Wings came close to tying things. Miller prevented that from happening, making five stops in the ..."

Miller preserves Sabres' victory

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September 20

Buffalo News

"The Buffalo Sabres' regular-season opener is still two weeks away, but it's already Miller time. In his preseason debut, Sabres goalie Ryan Miller made 16 of his 42 saves in the third period as Buffalo rallied for a 3-1 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday night. Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek and Paul Gaustad scored third-period goals for Buffalo, which rebounded from Thursday's overtime loss to the Washington Capitals. Roy and Vanek scored 2:21 apart against Detroit starter Jimmy Howard (17 saves). Gaustad scored into an empty net with six seconds left after the Red Wings came close to tying things. Miller prevented that from happening, making five stops in the ..."