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As we count down to the NHL's trade deadline, the watch is on...So far the Buffalo Sabres have traded Jason Pominville to...
Today is so much different than most trade deadline days for the Sabres.Buffalo is in total sell mode, where in the past, the...
Let me say first that I just watched Arnold Palmer fight bad guys so anything is possible from me here today. Let's proce...
With the Sabres taking the day off mandated by the Collective Bargaining Agreement, today would be a good day to discuss wher...
So where were you when you heard that the Buffalo Sabres had fired Lindy Ruff? I don't think that I'll ever have any ...
I never thought I would see the day that Darcy Regier fired Lindy Ruff, but that’s exactly what has happened.To say I&r...
The answer is way simpler than you think: Do nothing.At practice on Tuesday morning, he was skating with John Scott and Cody ...
When the Buffalo Sabres acquired Steve Ott and Adam Pardy from the Dallas Stars in exchange for Derek Roy, most people in Wes...
The solution to the Buffalo Sabres' biggest weakness is out there. Right now. He's available. At this moment. Right n...
Last July the Buffalo Sabres traded Derek Roy to the Dallas Stars for Steve Ott. The Sabres also acquired defenseman Adam Par...
When the NHL released its lockout shortened 48 game schedule, one of the first things Steve Ott looked for was the season&rsq...
I didn’t think we’d get here until next October, but we made it, game one has finally arrivedSunday at 12:30.Seve...
Darcy Regier walked into the locker room with a grin on his face. It became a full smile when he got to Adam Pardy, who was t...
It appears one of the “same old Sabres” is on his way back to Buffalo. Reports from Germany say what Darcy Regier...
I didn't get up Sunday morning until about 8:45, which for me these days is really sleeping in. Early ice times and a dif...
When Cody Hodgson was traded from Vancouver to Buffalo, Canucks management, media and fans had one message for the 22-year-ol...
“From Vanek, to Gragnani....on to the corner to Roy....Roy looks back to Gragnani....Gragnani tried to pass it back to ...
Mario Williams came to town and stayed. One day became two, then three. He saw deer in Jim Kelly's backyard and we loved ...
While it's possible there could be a move in the works, it appears the current Buffalo Sabres roster is likely the one we...
While the Blue and Gold scrimmage culminated a week of Development Camp at First Niagara Center, Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regi...
Former Sabre Derek Roy was apparently a bit banged up at the end of his Buffalo career. Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News...
After a busy three days of revamping the Dallas Stars, GM Joe Nieuwendyk is ready for some time off."I think I'm goi...
Derek Roy has a new teammate in Dallas. Jaromir Jagr signed a one year deal with the Stars worth $4.5 million. The 40-yea...
Don’t tell my wife but while I was out with her for an anniversary dinner last night(17 years she’s been stuck wi...
Derek Roy is gone and if I'm sure of one thing it's that the Sabres will be better without him.Post 2007 what has bee...
Darcy Regier and Lindy Ruff have finally seen, that their core group of players that they’ve been trying to count on si...
Steve Ott traded to the Buffalo Sabres for Derek Roy.Height: 6'0"Weight: 190 lb.Born:Aug 19, 1982- Summerside, Princ...
Steve Ott was just traded to the Buffalo Sabres for Derek Roy. Here's some information about Ott:Height: 6'0"Wei...
After plenty of deliberation over whether he'd be moved or not, Derek Roy has been traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange...
We have debated it over and over. We've taken thousands of phone calls and deleted hundreds of comments on it. And yet th...
It was time for the Buffalo Sabres to step out of their comfort zone when acquiring talent, and on Friday night at the 2012 N...
Buffalo Sabres' fans have several months to think about what went wrong. Was it the injuries? Was it a combative relation...
The Sabres show up in Pittsburgh with four picks in the top 44. Buffalo is scheduled to select 12th, 21st, 42nd and 44th. The...
While your mind might be on summer vacation plans this week, here's a not so subtle reminder that this is a big week in t...
Buffalo Sabres' fans have several months to think about what went wrong. Was it the injuries? Was it a combative relation...
Buffalo Sabres' fans have several months to think about what went wrong. Was it the injuries? Was it a combative relation...
The Sabres must give qualifying offers to their restricted free agents or they will become unrestricted on July 1st. One rest...
This past season was Jason Pominville’s first as captain of the Buffalo Sabres.On the ice the winger once again was dur...
Buffalo Sabres' fans have several months to think about what went wrong. Was it the injuries? Was it a combative relation...
So let's just get this out of the way. I'm glad the Flyers are out. Sure I have come to like some of their players an...
So how are the Sabres looking when it comes to flexibility for the 2012 off season? Is there room to sign a big name free age...
Buffalo Sabres' fans have several months to think about what went wrong. Was itthe injuries? Was it a combative relations...
I’ve been hearing grumblings for quite some time now that players are getting tired of the constant negative yelling an...
Heading into Thursday's game, the Sabres knew they had to tighten up their defense if they had any shot at the playoffs. ...
Thom Cich reportingThe Buffalo Sabres overcame a 3-0 first period deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 in overtime and...
My focus tonight was going to be on special teams and how the Sabres have not done well on them, but after the first period I...
Derek Roy's future with the Buffalo Sabres is tenuous these days. The Sabres have a decision to make with Roy going forwa...
What do you do when you have to face a group of centermen like Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal. Take their numb...
Sidney Crosby racked up four points and the Penguins hung on for a 5-3 win over the Sabres on Friday. Buffalo remains tied wi...
After winning such a big game in convincing fashion in Washington it’s natural to wonder if the team might let down. Th...
It doesn’t get any easier for the Sabres as the Caps held serve winning in Boston.That puts Washington and Buffalo at 8...
It doesn’t get any easier for the Sabres as the Caps held serve winning in Boston.That puts Washington and Buffalo at 8...
In the thick of the Eastern Conference race to the playoffs, the Buffalo Sabres have gone an improbable run that culminated -...
As the Buffalo Sabres ramp up for the final five games of the season, the team saw one of their key forwards get back to work...
Over the course of the Darcy Regier/Lindy Ruff era with the Buffalo Sabres, the team has a pretty good track record when it c...
For the Buffalo Sabres injuries are nothing new this season. With Christian Ehrhoff set to miss “some time” with ...
With some players, you take the good with the bad. You accept the turnovers because you get the goals. You shrug your shoulde...
Ville Leino hasn’t lived up to what the Sabres said they were getting and what the fans were expecting. Heading into Fr...
Ryan Miller notched his 3rd shutout in his last 11 starts and Cody Hodgson picked up a pair of goals as Buffalo shut out Mont...
When all is said and done, if the Sabres miss out on the playoffs, injuries will be cited as one of the reasons. An injury to...
There is never a good time to be out of the lineup, but for defenseman Tyler Myers the past three games have been tough to wa...
Three of the last four games have ended in shootouts for the Sabres and four straight have gone past regulation time.This sea...
The Buffalo Sabreslooked like they had the Montreal CanadiensdefeatedMonday night, but withfourseconds remaining David Deshar...
Tonight’s blog focus is going to be Thomas Vanek.I was surprised the slumping winger was still on a line with Derek Roy...
The Sabres have been flying lately going 11-3-3 in 17 games. They’re 6-0-2 in their last eight. Maybe you’re surp...
Of course this is a game that features two hot teams and two clubs that would like to think they’re still in the playof...
What a strange end to trade deadline day. The clock struck 3, so Brad Riter, Brian Duff and I handed things over to Schopp an...
Trade deadline day 2012 is here and at this point all I can hope for is that the Sabres have a mind to make the best of an aw...
I know many of you have been begging for the Sabres to make a move dating back to December, but in typical Darcy Regier fashi...
Ryan Miller stopped 36 shots and came up big in the shootout as the Sabres outlasted the Bruins on Friday at the First Niagar...
Despite just eight shots, it seemed like every time they got near Tuukka Rask the Sabres had a good chance.Derek Roy’s ...
Brad Boyes never missed a NHL game due to injury until he injured his ankle this season. Boyes is out again with an unknown i...
Brad Boyes never missed a NHL game due to injury until he injured his ankle this season. Boyes is out again with an unknown i...
Every time it seems it’s time to call the season a wash, the Buffalo Sabres keep a spark of hope alive. This time, the ...
It’s not very often you see two teams in the NHL combine for 27 shots in a period. Ryan Miller was perfect on 14 shots....
Just as I pronounce the Sabres dead and gone, they’re out to prove me wrong. Buffalo’s gotten some help lately an...
Derek Roy, Jason Pominville, and Christian Ehrhoff each picked up 3 points on Sunday afternoon and the Sabres ripped the visi...
It was a nice period by the Sabres, but where have we seen this before? Many times in the last three years this club has quic...
The Sabres dropped a 4-3 decision to the Montreal Canadiens at the First Niagara Center on Friday following overtime and a sh...
Two stupid penalties, two goals and instead of leading 2-0, the Sabres are tied at two.Thomas Vanek took an offensive zone cr...
The Sabres drag a three game losing streak into tonight’s game. I don’t know which is worse, two of those three l...
The problem with this Sabres team really isn’t talent. To me it is 80% mental toughness. The toughness that when you pl...
The problem with this Sabres team really isn’t talent. To me it is 80% mental toughness. The toughness that when you pl...
That was one of the better periods I’ve seen the Sabres play this season.Nice recovery by Derek Roy after maybe his wor...
Ville Leino makes his first return to Philadelphia since signing a free agent deal with the Sabres.Leino played on a line wit...
Sabre forward Jochen Hecht had just about hit rock bottom trying to get back on the ice this season. Hecht underwent a proced...
The New Jersey Devils handed the Buffalo Sabres their second strraight loss at First Niagara Center 4-1 on a pair of power pl...
That really wasn’t a bad period to watch, but Thomas Vanek took a late offensive zone tripping penalty and New Jersey m...
For the first time in his career, Buffalo Sabres' rookie Luke Adam experienced failure.He was sent down to the minor leag...
The Sabres got a nice come from behind win over Dallas, but they have no time to enjoy it as Tampa Bay has been in town waiti...
When Derek Roy scored with 34 seconds left, the Rochester Americans exhaled. When Nathan Gerbe finished off a 3-2 win for the...
Thomas Vanek and Derek Roy scored 3rd period goals as the Sabres came back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in...
It wasn’t the Sabres best effort lately. The passing was back to what we’ve seen a lot this year, horrendous at t...
The first period was absolutely unbelievable! Buffalo made three huge mistakes, played most of the period in the Islanders zo...
Derek Roy seemed to totally enter Lindy Ruff’s doghouse when he didn’t lay out to block a shot while killing a pe...
After having not won back-to-back games since November, the Sabres were denied a 3rd straight victory Wednesday at FNC agains...
You would think by the shots that the Sabres had the better of the play in the first 20 minutes, but they really didn’t...
Patience is the buzzword surrounding the Buffalo Sabres organization. Team president Ted Black spoke to the media following t...
Its time Mr. Pegula. I know you haven’t even hit a full year as owner of the Buffalo Sabres but its time to make your f...
Not too bad of a period for the Sabres and finally they get a lead on a team that has been shutting out their opponents on a ...
After Pat Kaleta left the Winnipeg game it looked like he'd be out awhile. He blocked a shot and couldn't walk. It's still so...
In 1999, Darcy Regier acquired Stu Barnes 12 days before the trading deadline. Pretty much most of his other in season trades...
You just can not turn the puck over against the Detroit Red Wings or you’re are going to leave the first period down 3-...
Things could go from bad to worse for the Buffalo Sabres this week when you take into account they are playing three of the b...
Even with as poorly as some of the Sabres played in Long Island, with three games in four nights and two late nights of trave...
Welcome once again into the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box, it is the last time this month I will be checking in from my perc...
The Sabres host a red hot team tonight as Toronto comes in with four straight wins. Before that the Leafs had only won 4 of 1...
As the Buffalo Sabres' season continues along, the frustration and tension around western New York triggered by the team's pe...
OK folks, I’m sorry but I have to write this. I can no longer sit around and let places like Hockey Lies and all the ot...
After the way the season ended for the Buffalo Sabres in 2011, ballooning in to a playoff berth after a slow start, to say th...
The Sabres got another of the injured back at practice. Christian Ehrhoff was on a non contact basis as he recovers from a ri...
Nikolai Kulemin and Mikael Grabovski scored, and Jonas Gustavsson stopped all 32 Buffalo shots as the Leafs beat the Sabres ...
All the losing the Sabres are doing is just killing them in the Eastern Conference. Tonight starts a home and home with the L...
The Sabres got two injured players back to practice on a limited basis. Derek Roy and Andrej Sekera joined their teammates Mo...
The Sabres have officially hit the halfway mark of the 2011-12 season, playing 41 games and going 18-18-5 with 41 points and ...
Welcome yet again into the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box at First Niagara Center. Tonight the Winnipeg Jets make their secon...
The Sabres will lose Derek Roy, but gain Ville Leino tonight against the Jets. Cody McCormick will also play with Zack Kassia...
The Sabres just can’t seem to finish their chances, AGAIN. They had six or seven Grade-A scoring chances and left the p...
The Sabres were in desperate need of a win as they hosted the Edmonton Oilers at First Niagara Center, and that's just what t...
Jason Pominville left practice Monday with the flu and did not skate this morning. Despite that Lindy Ruff expects him to pla...
The gap is growing and growing, but the Sabres don’t seem to be able to respond, they just get more hurt. With Christia...
It wasn't always pretty, but the Buffalo Sabres survived for a 5-4 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night...
With both Drew Stafford and Derek Roy slumping, they seem to get most of the blame for what’s going on with the Sabres....
With two more guys out and two new players up from Rochester, Lindy Ruff is forced to shuffle his lines again.Derek Roy will ...
Thomas Vanek missed practice on Monday, but Lindy Ruff says he’s probable with an upper body injury. Ruff says he&rsquo...
As Lindy Ruff says if you don’t get really good goaltending, you won’t win in this league and tonight he’s ...
Today’s morning skate didn’t give us much information on who could be playing. Ryan Miller did not skate while Jh...
Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta has played in just one game since November 19, but it looks like he may finally be able...
The Buffalo Sabres entered the third period of Tuesday night's game against the Ottawa Senators leading 2-1, but once again t...
For my money I think once the Sabres start getting secondary scoring, they’ll start playing better. Between Nathan Gerb...
Tuesday is update the blog day for me here on WGR550.com so I set out about doing my duty the way I often do. After sending...
The Sabres for about ten minutes were playing just like they did last night, tight with not much offense generated. The Range...
The period went just the way a team that had a hard game the night before wanted it too. Low chance, low shot, keep it close....
The Buffalo Sabres blew a three-goal lead Wednesday, but tied the game late against the Philadelphia Flyers late to force ove...
The Sabres turned the tables from the last time Philadelphia was here a few weeks ago. It was the Flyers that went out to a 3...
It was a full rink at the Northtowns Center in Amherst as the Buffalo Sabres get ready for their next battle Wednesday night ...
The Sabres have another awful start under their belts and they’re already in a three goal hole.It started right away wh...
Ryan Miller passed his Neuropsych test and is ready to at least dress for a game. He’ll backup Jhonas Enroth against De...
Just past the quarter pole of the National Hockey League season, its time to take a look at some positives and negatives of t...
The Sabres got a few power play chances in that period and need to be better. Derek Roy was absolutely awful with the extra m...
The Sabres beat the Washington Capitals on Saturday with nine players out of the lineup. Tonight they'll meet the New York Is...
The Buffalo Sabres played a much more physical game in their second matchup of the year with the Boston Bruins. There were pl...
It's been a long-time coming for Buffalo Sabres forward Jochen Hecht.Sidelined since April 26 -- Game 7 against Philadelphia ...
One of the reasons the Sabres are 4-5-0 in this building is they’ve had a lot of poor starts. That didn’t happen ...
With the win in Carolina last night the Sabres made it six wins in eight games. Buffalo has 12 wins which is most in the NHL ...
The Sabres have spent about 28 minutes chasing, giving the puck away and generating very little offense, yet they still lead ...
Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville sit atop the Buffalo Sabres statistics sheet and are among the league leaders in points as ...
Special teams was the whole period as New Jersey leads 2-1. The Sabres put some pressure on during an early power play, but a...
The Buffalo Sabres got on the ice for their first practice home since their latest trip to Boston and Montreal.A step forward...
There wasn’t much going on in that period as the Sabres looked like they wanted to be careful not to make the big mista...
The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in a shootout Monday.The Sabres started the game stale, playing a scor...
It was an optional skate at the Garden Saturday morning and Ryan Miller didn't spend too much of it on the ice. It seems like...
Derek Roy continued his hot streak with a goal and two assists, and Ville Leino found the net for the first time since the se...
The Sabres erased an early two-goal deficit on Tuesday and came back to tie the score four different times before beating the...
Lots of goals, power plays, giveaways and shots dominated the first period. The team once again got off to a horrendous start...
That was a pretty non descript period as not much happened until Ottawa scored. Both teams played last night and were waiting...
Although the final score didn't reflect it, the Sabres' offense came to life on Friday night in a 2-1 win over the Flames. D...
The Sabres are on fire and the fire alarms are going off here at the Center, but Buffalo still only has a 1-0 lead over the F...
Buffalo, N.Y. (wgr550.com) -The focus this week, and understandably so, has been on Ryan Miller but he is one of too many Sab...
That was a period Ryan Miller and the Sabres would like to forget. Miller was plain and simply awful except for one save wher...
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After running what Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff called the hardest practice in three years, the team took Tuesday and...
The Sabres had some new-look lines at Monday's practice. Luke Adam was moved to the wing and was placed with Derek Roy and Dr...
The Sabres probably deserved a better fate than a 2-2 tie after one. The team came out flying after a lackluster offensive ef...
Not only is Brad Boyes playing in his 500th NHL game, but the amazing part is it's 500 in a row! He had the third longest iro...
The Sabres played another good defensive period limiting good chances on Ryan Miller. Miller made seven saves with his best o...
The Sabres held a practice at the First Niagara Center on Monday before flying to Montreal for Tuesday's game against the Can...
It was a pretty good effort for the Sabres until they blew it in the last 30 seconds of the period. Thomas Vanek turned the p...
With Luke Adam playing so well with Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville, Lindy Ruff decided to move Derek Roy to another line.I...
Buffalo Sabres forward Jochen Hecht has missed a fair amount of time due to a head injury, but the long-time member of the fr...
When the Buffalo Sabres hit the ice this afternoon with the "C" sewn on the sweater of Jason Pominville they will b...
The Sabres Brad Boyes got suspended two preseason games for an elbow in the Leafs game here in Buffalo.The winger has never b...
Lindy Ruff said Derek Roy won't play tonight against Toronto, but his shoulder injury in minor, "He's OK, he may miss a ...
Not a bad period for the Sabres, but with the rebounds James Reimers is giving out they should be up a lot more. They did get...
That was a much better period for the Sabres than the first period against Carolina. Due to a customs agent which held the te...
It's been well known the Sabres have been lookng for a top six center to go with Derek Roy. Brad Richards didn't fit their pl...
Are the Sabres better today than they were before the NHL Draft started? In my mind absolutely! Look at it this way, they've ...
It's not the biggest deal of the day even if it happens, but it's the first deal I heard about as soon as I got to Minnesota....
The NHL Draft begins Friday and normally for Sabres fans it is a day to watch other teams make trades while the hometown team...
Fridays in the summer mean fun. Mike Schopp and the Bulldog spent a good amount of time sifting through many Sabres names, an...
Way too often Sabres fans have heard that the words “NHL marketplace” being used, often times to explain why a fr...
The Sabres are going to be spending a lot of money on the whole organization this off season. The building, the scouting depa...
After Game 6 Lindy Ruff said Derek Roy would replace the injured Tim Connolly in the lineup. On Monday Ruff said, "I don...
Buffalo Sabres center Tim Connolly left game six of the Sabres-Flyers playoff series after he was checked from behind into th...
Well, I hope you don't have a heart condition or have a weak stomach...you're going to have to brace for a Game Seven on Tues...
The Buffalo Sabres dropped game six to the Philadelphia Flyers, but Head Coach Lindy Ruff revealed interesting news on the te...
Just hours after the Buffalo Sabres captured an overtime victory to take the 3-2 series lead on the Flyers in Philadelphia, t...
Ihad a chance to chat with Derek Roy after practice. I asked him since Jordan Leopold came back a week early, might he be abo...
The only Sabres that had to be down at the arena today were the injured group. Ryan Miller skated with Jordan Leopold, Mike G...
Derek Roy spent about 25 minutes on the iceWednesday skating on his own. He spent the last 15 minutes or so taking shots.Roy ...
The Sabres begin their longest road trip of the year against the Rangers tonight but the Sabres' head coach told the Howard S...
The Sabres have been using Vanek, Connolly, Pominville, Stafford, Ennis and Hecht as their top six forwards. I was wondering ...
Lindy Ruff decided to have the team meet in Fort Lauderdale and not take the 35-40 minute one way bus ride to Sunrise for a m...
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Last July the Buffalo Sabres traded Derek Roy to the Dallas Stars for Steve Ott. The Sabres also acquired defenseman Adam Par...
When the NHL released its lockout shortened 48 game schedule, one of the first things Steve Ott looked for was the season&rsq...
Don’t tell my wife but while I was out with her for an anniversary dinner last night(17 years she’s been stuck wi...
While your mind might be on summer vacation plans this week, here's a not so subtle reminder that this is a big week in t...
When all is said and done, if the Sabres miss out on the playoffs, injuries will be cited as one of the reasons. An injury to...
So now it's over. The deadline has passed and moves were made. No more waking up and checking Twitter three or four times...
Its time Mr. Pegula. I know you haven’t even hit a full year as owner of the Buffalo Sabres but its time to make your f...
Things could go from bad to worse for the Buffalo Sabres this week when you take into account they are playing three of the b...
Overwhelmed. By the Flyers. By a Game 7. By injuries. That is the word that kept popping into my head asI watched the 1st p...
Back on December 27th, the Sabres lost a game in Calgary 5-2.Approaching the halfway point of the schedule, the defending Nor...
I don't even know who I am anymore. That's not a bad thing. Just takes some getting used to is all. As I sit down to write th...
Iknow, Iknow. They're not in yet. By writing what I'm about to write, I'm opening myself up to ridicule if the Sabres fall sh...
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