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Jay McKee was with Buffalo during its unexpected trip to the 1999 Stanley Cup finals.The current run with the Sabres feels even better to the veteran defenseman, and it's not even June yet.
"In 1999, I felt like we kept surprising ourselves. Each time we won a round, we were kind of like, 'Wow, we won again,"' McKee said Sunday, referring to the Dominik Hasek-led team that eventually lost in the finals to Dallas. "This year, we believe we can beat any team in a seven-game series. It's not cockiness, it's just humble confidence."
"In 1999, I felt like we kept surprising ourselves. Each time we won a round, we were kind of like, 'Wow, we won again,"' McKee said Sunday, referring to the Dominik Hasek-led team that eventually lost in the finals to Dallas. "This year, we believe we can beat any team in a seven-game series. It's not cockiness, it's just humble confidence."
In making their first postseason appearance since 2001, the Sabres are proving remarkably resilient and poised for a team that opened the playoffs with a roster featuring only 295 combined postseason games, and one Cup winner, Drury.
"This team doesn't quit," Regier said. "And when you don't quit, there's always hope, there's always possibilities."
"This team doesn't quit," Regier said. "And when you don't quit, there's always hope, there's always possibilities."
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