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In late February, it sure looked like a shakeup in Buffalo would ruin the Rochester Americans' chances at making the play...
Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula was in attendance on Friday night to watch newly-acquired prospect Johan Larsson make his d...
Rochester Americans head coach Chadd Cassidy said recently-acquired prospect Johan Larsson will make his debut for the Sabres...
The Rochester Amerks have worked through a lot of tough breaks this year. They lost their top scorers to the NHL after the lo...
When the Buffalo Sabres sent center Luke Adam to Rochester in early February of last season, you figured he'd be back wit...
The Rochester Americans blasted the Abbotsford Heat on Friday night 5-0, giving new head coach Chadd Cassidy his first &ldquo...
So I've been trying to think of a name for the Rochester Americans' top defensive pairing of Brayden McNabb and Mark ...
In the span of one week, the Rochester Americans saw their head coach, captain and No. 1 defenseman move up to the Buffalo Sa...
When the Buffalo Sabres acquired Steve Ott and Adam Pardy from the Dallas Stars in exchange for Derek Roy, most people in Wes...
Welcome once again into the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box. We are high atop ice level, as the Buffalo Sabres return home to ...
The Sabres will get another injured player back as Robyn Regehr comes back after missing seven games with a high ankle sprain...
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...
Originally penciling in Wednesday as a day off amidst the rigorous regular season schedule, the Buffalo Sabres elected to pra...
The Buffalo Sabres dropped their third straight contest on Sunday, and did it without top scorer Thomas Vanek because of a mu...
If the Sabres are to beat the Caps they’ll have to do it without their hottest player. Thomas Vanek is out with a muscl...
After just two games, Lindy Ruff is going to Jhonas Enroth to start in goal against the Hurricanes.Enroth says he played 19 g...
The Sabres put together a pretty complete game to start the season and it was pretty impressive to watch.Now let me stress, i...
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...
The Sabres have been skating in Amherst during the lockout, but there were more smiles and there was more purpose today.Parti...
There is no question that the ones most hurt by the National Hockey League lockout are fans, arena employees and local busine...
With a NHL lockout looking more and more likely, the Sabres are still trying to put on a positive face. On Tuesday, 13 player...
While it's possible there could be a move in the works, it appears the current Buffalo Sabres roster is likely the one we...
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...
Buffalo Sabres' fans have several months to think about what went wrong. Was itthe injuries? Was it a combative relations...
Thomas Vanek has been skirting this issue since the calendar turned 2012. Was he playing hurt? The truth is finally out.Vanek...
Going into today’s game in Boston I don’t think there are too many players on this team that want to play this ga...
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...
Only a handful of the Sabres came to the morning skate as Lindy Ruff and some players stayed at the hotel.It’s been awh...
Welcome once again into the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box where tonight the Sabres entertain the Montreal Canadiens. Buffalo...
Thom Cich ReportingLet's start off with the good news. The Sabres picked up a big two points against the Sens last night ...
I was first thinking that this group is usually not up for the biggest games and then I thought, it’s no longer “...
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...
Despite just eight shots, it seemed like every time they got near Tuukka Rask the Sabres had a good chance.Derek Roy’s ...
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....
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 Sabres have most of their players back, but we’re watching the same old thing. The passing was horrendous, the turn...
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...
Jason Pominville, recently selected to take part in the All-Star game, scored a 2nd period goal onFriday against the Maple Le...
We just shouldn’t be surprised. How many times the past three seasons have we seen this team blow a two goal lead at ho...
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...
Luke Adam started the season centering Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville. It went well to start with had two goals and two as...
At least for 20 minutes of play the Sabres did a good job of clearing their heads during the Christmas break as they came out...
The Sabres gave up some really good looks as the period went on and Ryan Miller had to be stellar. It started when Cody McCor...
It was kind of a weird morning skate where if you try to deduce who’s not playing, you could be very wrong.The lines th...
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...
The Sabres will not get Pat Kaleta back tonight. He did not skate this morning. Lindy Ruff said, "Pat came in not feelin...
Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta has played in just one game since November 19, but it looks like he may finally be able...
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...
For my money I think once the Sabres start getting secondary scoring, they’ll start playing better. Between Nathan Gerb...
Mike Weber is excited he's returning to the lineup and Lindy Ruff is not pulling 20 year oldBrayden McNabb.All seven "D&...
I don’t know if Lindy Ruff is totally sold on the two game suspension the NHL gave Nashville’s Jordin Tootoo for ...
It was a full rink at the Northtowns Center in Amherst as the Buffalo Sabres get ready for their next battle Wednesday night ...
It took the Sabres nine minutes to get their first shot of the period and it was a bouncer from the red line, but one minute ...
Luke Adam scored exactly halfway through the first period to give the Sabres a 1-0 lead over Nashville. The line of VilleLein...
Ryan Miller is excited to be back in goal for the Sabres. The goaltender missed nine games with a bad neck after being hit by...
The Sabres practiced on Wednesday without Jordan Leopold, Pat Kaleta, Brad Boyes and Tyler Myers. Ryan Miller went full go (S...
The Sabres beat the Washington Capitals on Saturday with nine players out of the lineup. Tonight they'll meet the New York Is...
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...
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...
Lots of goals, power plays, giveaways and shots dominated the first period. The team once again got off to a horrendous start...
TheSabres gave up another lead on home ice against thePanthers on Saturday. Florida struck twice in the final period to beat ...
TheSabres gave up another lead on home ice against thePanthers on Saturday. Florida struck twice in the final period to beat ...
The Sabres got on the board first, but in the end the goal was disallowed. Brad Boyes fed Matt Ellis in front. He was tied up...
Lindy Ruff is giving Jhonas Enroth his scheduled start in net tonight. The kid is 1-0 this year with the victory coming in Pi...
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...
After four days of practice and six days away from game action the Sabres finally have their home opener against Carolina. Ex...
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 beat the Ducks 4-1 in their season opener in Helsinki, Finland. Thomas Vanek notched the first goal of the season ...
The Sabres will go with Marc Gragnani in game number one against the Ducks over Mike Weber. Matt Ellis and Jochen Hecht will ...
The Sabres topped the Maple Leafs 2-1 in Toronto. Corey Tropp put home a backhand 7:15 into the opening frame for Buffalo. Ma...
Sabre defenseman Andrej Sekera will not be heading to arbitration. Sekera and forward MattEllis both signed multi-year deals ...
Just hours after the Buffalo Sabres captured an overtime victory to take the 3-2 series lead on the Flyers in Philadelphia, t...
For the second day in a row, Andrej Sekera took part in full practice. Sekera looked good out there and felt pretty good too,...
Right now, there's a kid out there who likes unheralded players who hustle. That kid'sfavorite Sabre isMatt Ellis. As a guy w...
A very nice first 20 minutes for the Sabres. They gave up very little in the defensive zone. Mike Weber has been tough along ...
There will be a new man quarterbacking the Sabres power play tonight. Marc Gragnani has 60 points in 63 games in Portland. It...
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