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Steve Ott: 48 games, 9 goals, 15 assists, plus-3, 187 hitsIt didn't take long for Sabres forward Steve Ott to become a fa...
I want to get something out of the way right away. Suffering? Really? I know how it sounds in the building and certainly on t...
The Sabres play their final game of the season tonight while the Islanders fight for playoff position.Right now New York woul...
The Sabres will finish the season Friday without Pat Kaleta and Ville Leino. Kaleta hurt his hand blocking a shot while Leino...
Mikhail Grigorenko skated with the Sabres for the first time since coming back from his junior team. He centered Jochen Hecht...
After both goaltenders played poorly Friday against the Rangers, it’s Jhonas Enroth getting the start tonight against t...
The Sabres won’t have Pat Kaleta in the lineup Monday against Winnipeg. Ron Rolston would not rule him out for the week...
Jhonas Enroth posted his second strong performance in as many days as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning at ...
The Canadiens outshot the Sabres 32-11 over the first two periods en route to a 5-1 win over Buffalo at First Niagara Center ...
The Buffalo Sabres defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday night. The win was highlighted by Ryan Miller&#...
The Sabres started fast getting some good chances on Martin Brodeur.They seemed like they were jumping hard on a team that pl...
I get very few nice things said to me about Jochen Hecht. The German forward was always a favorite of Lindy Ruff and remains ...
A defensive struggle for two periods turned into a scoring fest in the third as the Buffalo Sabres got their first victory ag...
Today is so much different than most trade deadline days for the Sabres.Buffalo is in total sell mode, where in the past, the...
With Jordan Leopold now in St. Louis, the ice time he received will go to others. First, it’ll be Mark Pysyk getting a ...
Buffalo has lost twice to Washington this season and gets its last chance tonight at home.Thomas Vanek will miss his 6th game...
Ron Rolston is not a screamer and he’s not a yeller, but he’s also a no nonsense coach. So far healthy scratches ...
It took Mark Pysyk 4:33 to get his first shift in the National Hockey League, but he was one of the few Sabres who had a good...
Marcus Foligno scored twice and Jhonas Enroth came up with 32 saves, lifting the Sabres (10-14-3, 23 pts.) to a 3-1 victory o...
Tyler Ennis was not at practice on Monday. Ron Rolston said he got stiches in the forehead, but does not have a concussion. R...
Brian Flynn gives the Sabres another small body for their lineup to go with Nathan Gerbe, Tyler Ennis, Jason Pominville, Andr...
Jhonas Enroth breaks Ryan Miller’s string of 15 straight starts as he gets the call in goal tonight in New Jersey.Enrot...
One of the biggest criticisms of Lindy Ruff was that he struggled to figure out the right roles for the players on his roster...
With back to back games and three games in four days, the Sabres elected not to have a morning skate. They gathered for a mee...
The Buffalo Sabres defeated the New Jersey Devils at First Niagara Center in a shootout on Saturday afternoon. Jason Pominvil...
It was an interesting first period to say the least. In the first 20 minutes, the Sabres blew a two goal lead, but immediatel...
The Sabres got away with winning a game with only two goals, but if they want to put together a streak, scoring must improve....
The answer is way simpler than you think: Do nothing.At practice on Tuesday morning, he was skating with John Scott and Cody ...
Thomas Vanek scored twice in the final period, including the game-tying goal in the final seconds of regulation, and the Sabr...
A new mapping system of how NHL players are used may offer some insight as to why the Buffalo Sabres have struggled out of th...
On the same day the Sabres opted to keep him with the big club, Mikhail Grigorenko scored the first goal of his NHL career, b...
After just two games, Lindy Ruff is going to Jhonas Enroth to start in goal against the Hurricanes.Enroth says he played 19 g...
Welcome back, folks. It has been a long and circuitous journey to this point, but there is finally NHL hockey back at First N...
A 48-game season can be weird. One hot streak can turn a good player into a league MVP and some bad bounces can make a good p...
Ask most players throughout the National Hockey League and they'll tell you the same thing: They wanted to be playing hoc...
The Buffalo Sabres did make one addition to the roster on the first day of training camp by signing Jochen Hecht to a one-yea...
It appears one of the “same old Sabres” is on his way back to Buffalo. Reports from Germany say what Darcy Regier...
The writing is, quite literally, on the wall for Luke Adam.After Friday night's Rochester Amerks loss to the Syracuse Cru...
While it's possible there could be a move in the works, it appears the current Buffalo Sabres roster is likely the one we...
Darcy Regier and Lindy Ruff have finally seen, that their core group of players that they’ve been trying to count on si...
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...
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...
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...
We all know by now that the Sabres have to finish the regular season without Christian Ehrhoff, Tyler Myers and Jochen Hecht....
The Sabres tend not to play well when Christian Ehrhoff and Tyler Myers are out of the line-up. Lindy Ruff does not expect hi...
The Buffalo Sabres saw one of their injured players return back to skating for the first time since his injury.Nathan Gerbe, ...
With some players, you take the good with the bad. You accept the turnovers because you get the goals. You shrug your shoulde...
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...
Jochen Hecht is practicing again with his teammates on a very limited basis as he tries to recover from his third concussion ...
The Sabres went on the ice for about 30 minutes Sunday in Tampa before the players and their parents went on a dolphin trip.J...
Sabre forward Jochen Hecht had just about hit rock bottom trying to get back on the ice this season. Hecht underwent a proced...
Lindy Ruff really wanted to get behind the bench for the Tampa Bay game, but decided he just wasn’t healthy enough. Now...
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...
Jochen Hecht may still be back this season. The winger suffered his third concussion in 11 months in St. Louis. Lindy Ruff sa...
Ryan Miller played a very good game in New Jersey, got a shootout win breaking a 12 game road losing streak and then was able...
As far as injuries go the Sabres have come full circle. They started the season with only Jochen Hecht hurt and they play Mon...
Sabre Coach Lindy Ruff says that forward Tyler Ennis is on track to play against the Canadiens in Montreal on Tuesday night.&...
Luke Adam is trying to make the most out his opportunity with the Buffalo Sabres this season. The rookie started the year cen...
Luke Adam is trying to make the most out his opportunity with the Buffalo Sabres this season. The rookie started the year cen...
Luke Adam is making the most out his opportunity with the Buffalo Sabres this season. The rookie started the year centering a...
You talk about a perfect period, the Sabres played close to one in the opening 20 minutes.It was boring, and I’m sure t...
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...
With the late travel to Winnipeg, three games in four nights and five games in seven nights Lindy Ruff elected to rest his te...
With the late travel to Winnipeg, three games in four nights and five games in seven nights Lindy Ruff elected to rest his te...
That was just another typical period for the Sabres. Feel out the opponent, but this time take advantage of an opportunity an...
Here's a sentence that hasn't been uttered for the majority of the Buffalo Sabres' season thus far:The Sabres are getting ver...
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...
Yes the Washington goal was another deflection, but two shots in a period is not going to get it done for Buffalo.They did ha...
Hello once again from the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box at First Niagara Canter. It seems like an eternity to me, but once a...
Ville Leino did not practice on Wednesday and is lost to the club for quite some time. Leino did finish the game, but Lindy R...
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 had Jordan Leopold and Nathan Gerbe back at practice on Monday, but were missing Paul Gaustad, Pat Kaleta, Jochen ...
The Red Wings got off to a blistering start against the Sabres on Friday, scoring three times in the opening period en route ...
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...
Jochen Hecht has gotten three games in after missing the first 20 with a concussion. Lindy Ruff likes to say that when a play...
The Sabres beat the Washington Capitals on Saturday with nine players out of the lineup. Tonight they'll meet the New York Is...
The Sabres have only won one of four games. Last time out against Boston they played their best first period in years standin...
Now that’s how it’s done! Right there, the Sabres carried through on what they said they would.The fight between ...
It's been a long-time coming for Buffalo Sabres forward Jochen Hecht.Sidelined since April 26 -- Game 7 against Philadelphia ...
The Sabres wrap up a stretch of six games in nine nights tonight against Phoenix. Buffalo is 3-2-0 in that stretch. Lindy Ruf...
If you’re a positive person, the Sabres walk into Carolina with five wins in seven games. If you’re a negative pe...
The Buffalo Sabres got on the ice for their first practice home since their latest trip to Boston and Montreal.A step forward...
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...
Tyler Ennis is working out, but he still hasa walking boot on his sprained ankle.Jochen Hecht missed practice Friday. Lindy R...
The Sabresskated in Brandon, Florida, the Lightning's practice facility, in preparation for Saturday night's game against Tam...
After four days of practice and six days away from game action the Sabres finally have their home opener against Carolina. Ex...
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...
The Sabres will go with Marc Gragnani in game number one against the Ducks over Mike Weber. Matt Ellis and Jochen Hecht will ...
When the Buffalo Sabres hit the ice this afternoon with the "C" sewn on the sweater of Jason Pominville they will b...
The Adler-Mannheim team looking up at Jochen Hecht like he's a traitor. It's tonight's program.
The Sabres were on the ice getting ready for tonight's game vs Adler-Mannheim. Jhonas Enroth will be in goal with Jochen Hech...
Over one hundred fans from Buffalo filled the SAP arena in Mannheim to see the Sabres practice Monday morning. They seemed to...
The Sabres leave Saturday night for Mannheim, Germany which is the home of Jochen Hecht. Christian Ehrhoff lives about three ...
Jochen Hecht is finally back on the ice after recovering from concussion symptoms. That's the good news, but the bad news is ...
The Sabres Brad Boyes got suspended two preseason games for an elbow in the Leafs game here in Buffalo.The winger has never b...
Jochen Hecht hasn't been practicing this week with a head problem. You may remember last season when Hecht was out with a con...
After the Buffalo Sabres introduced Robyn Regehr at a press conference Thursday morning, General Manager Darcy Regier updated...
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...
I’m not here to re-hash the July 1, 2007, but with the news that the New York Rangers are set to buyout the final year ...
Drew Stafford's 4 year/16-million dollar contract has brought out the worst in some of you. Do Ithink it's high, yes, but jus...
The Sabres are going to be spending a lot of money on the whole organization this off season. The building, the scouting depa...
Canada wasn't supposed to have trouble with Denmark, but the Canadians were taken to overtime at the World Championships befo...
There were only 23 games this season where somebody wore the "C" in a game for the Sabres. Lindy Ruff had four assi...
WGR's Paul Hamilton has confirmed that forward Pat Kaleta will not play in Game 7 in Philadelphia. Kaleta is battling a hand ...
The Sabres will make a stop in Mannheim next fall to gear up for the 2011-2012 season. With regular season games to be played...
After Game 6 Lindy Ruff said Derek Roy would replace the injured Tim Connolly in the lineup. On Monday Ruff said, "I don...
WGR's Paul Hamilton reports that injured Sabres Derek Roy, Jochen Hecht and Andrej Sekera all skated at practice Monday. Coac...
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...
Just hours after the Buffalo Sabres captured an overtime victory to take the 3-2 series lead on the Flyers in Philadelphia, t...
Lindy Ruff said Mark Mancari is not playing tonight so it looks like Pat Kaleta and Mike Grier are ready. Tyler Ennis also sa...
Anytime Daniel Briere gets on the ice he tries to get in your face to give him some room. It's no different playing Ryan Mill...
Anytime Daniel Briere gets on the ice he tries to get in your face to give him some room. It's no different playing Ryan Mill...
“This is the best time of the year.I can’t wait to get this started.”Lindy Ruff has been here before.The St...
The Sabres will play the Los Angeles Kings on October 8th in Berlin, Germany. The night before, it's the season opener in Hel...
For a record fifth consecutive season the NHL will be playing regular-season games in Europe as part of 2011 Compuware NHL Pr...
There will be a new man quarterbacking the Sabres power play tonight. Marc Gragnani has 60 points in 63 games in Portland. It...
It wasn't a pretty period for the Sabres and got off on the wrong foot when Ryan Miller let an unscreened slap shot from Dion...
Jochen Hecht will be back in the lineup after missing nine of 11 games. Mark Mancari is likely to sit. He did not build on hi...
UPDATE: Tyler Myers is a game-time decision with an illness.This morning was optional for the Sabres and none of the defensem...
At practice on Thursday in Amherst, one regular for the Buffalo Sabresis ready to return to the lineup from injury, while ano...
With only 9 games to go in the regular season and a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on the line, the Sabres know what is at ...
The Sabres come into Montreal with the same line up they used against Nashville. As far as if Steve Montador and Jochen Hecht...
The Sabres have not lost back-to-back games since February 18th and 20th when they fell to the Blues and Capitals at the HSBC...
There's no question Sunday was a tough loss for the Sabres. They blew a two goal lead and only got one point....again. Yes, i...
Derek Roy was on skates today to take part in the team picture. You can still see he's laboring quite a bit. When the injury ...
Drew Stafford makes his return tonight vs the Hurricanes. The winger missed two games with a hamstring injury. Jochen Hecht i...
Imagine you are a 19-year old hockey player who grew up on a farm in Canada and walk into the Sabres locker room with the Fre...
The Sabres will be without their leading goal scorer Drew Stafford. Lindy Ruff said his hamstring is better and he should ska...
As the Buffalo Sabres approach their last game of the current seven-game road trip, they managed to get back to HSBC Arena fo...
The Sabres had forward Mark Mancari on the ice for their morning skate in Boston. Mancari has been called back up from Portla...
The Sabres practiced Wednesdayon the campus of Boston University and had forward Thomas Vanek back on the ice. Vanek missed T...
Thomas Vanek will miss tonight's game against the Penguins due to the flu. While the Buffalo Sabres play in Pittsburgh tonigh...
The Buffalo Sabres will hope to extend their winning streak to three games when they travel to Pittsburgh to take on the four...
Pat Kaleta's bruised kneehasnot improved. Lindy Ruff said, "Pat's actually worse today so there's no chance I don't thin...
The Buffalo Sabres were aiming to finally pull ahead of Carolina for the final playoff spot in the East with less than 20 gam...
The Sabres' playoff push received a major boostthanks to acome from behind victoryagainst the top team in the EasternConferen...
Well we already have news as your scratches today will be Mike Weber, Jochen Hecht and Jhonas Enroth. Hecht missed practice y...
Ryan Miller will not play back to back games this weekend as the Sabres travel to Philadelphia and then Minnesota. Even thoug...
Good start for the team. They had more than a few good scoring opportunities, but couldn't break through on Cam Ward. The Sab...
Thomas Vanek said on Wednesday that despite missing practice, this isn't the time of year you miss games. He's true to his wo...
The Sabres continue their climb for 8th place in the Eastern Conference as they held on to win in regulation on the road at M...
Wow, what a period by Andrej Sekera! He has never played 20 minutes like that since coming into the NHL. Sekera came bolting ...
Lindy Ruff had what he called, "A weather related optional skate" this morning as the Sabres get ready to host Otta...
Steve Montador revealed to me today that his injury has not really been concussion related. The defenseman, who returns tonig...
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