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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...
It's deja vu for the Rochester Americans.Last season, they fought to the last day of the season to secure a post-season s...
With this being the penultimate game of the season, I felt it was the perfect time for one more round of who’s hot and ...
They weren’t supposed to screw it up.The Buffalo Sabres’ plan should have been simple: Tank, get a top three draf...
So Marcus Foligno is now a center. I have to admit, I never gave a thought to putting him at center, but after two games, I&r...
It’s been a long time since Tyler Ennis has been involved in the scoring and not the scoring against. Ennis was pointle...
The Sabres picked up right where they left off in Winnipeg giving up two goals in the first 10 and a half minutes.Thomas Vane...
The Sabres will go with Ryan Miller in goal against Montreal, but Ron Rolston said Jhonas Enroth will play this weekend.This ...
The Sabres have won three in a row, but they’ve done it without Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek and they’ve don...
The Buffalo Sabres defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday night. The win was highlighted by Ryan Miller...
The Buffalo Sabres are starting to look like the team they should have been all year.Amazing how that works, right?You add tw...
The Buffalo Sabres made one move on Wednesday before the NHL's 3 o'clock trade deadline and that moved sent the capta...
Today is so much different than most trade deadline days for the Sabres.Buffalo is in total sell mode, where in the past, the...
The Sabres have played three games with their new lines.In Montreal Ron Rolston broke up Cody Hodgson, Thomas Vanek and Jason...
The Sabres are facing a team that’s reeling and won’t even have their new coach yet.Tampa Bay lost all three game...
The Sabres battled back from a pair of two-goal deficits on Thursday and picked up a 5-4 shootout win over the Maple Leafs. S...
With the Sabres taking the day off mandated by the Collective Bargaining Agreement, today would be a good day to discuss wher...
With the NHL trade deadline less than three weeks away, everyone inSabresNation is wondering what General Manager DarcyRegier...
When the Buffalo Sabres sent center Luke Adam to Rochester in early February of last season, you figured he'd be back wit...
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...
The Rochester Americans blasted the Abbotsford Heat on Friday night 5-0, giving new head coach Chadd Cassidy his first &ldquo...
Brian Flynn gives the Sabres another small body for their lineup to go with Nathan Gerbe, Tyler Ennis, Jason Pominville, Andr...
Corey Tropp sat on top of the boards in front of the vistor's bench at the Sports Centre at Monroe Community College in R...
Jhonas Enroth came into New Jersey with no wins in his last 12 starts. He played very well for most of the game against the D...
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...
Not only did Marcus Foligno get back into the lineup after a one game benching, but he went to left wing with Cody Hodgson an...
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....
Many have been questioning why Ron Rolston sees so much more wrong with the Sabres than Lindy Ruff did. Rolston said that&rsq...
The buzzword for Ron Rolston and his crew the past few days has been the pace. Rolston has been looking to quicken the pace. ...
When you play the Pittsburgh Penguins, the obvious thing is you must always account for Sidney Crosby.The Sabres did about as...
Drew Stafford and Tyler Myers are two players the Buffalo Sabres need to contribute if they're going to make the playoffs...
The Sabres are now dead last in the Eastern Conference and are just one point ahead of Columbus and Los Angeles for the basem...
The solution to the Buffalo Sabres' biggest weakness is out there. Right now. He's available. At this moment. Right n...
Robyn Regehr is back in the lineup after missing seven games with a high ankle sprain. Regehr is the type of defenseman that ...
The Buffalo Sabres defeated the New York Islanders 3-2 on Long Island on Saturday night.First PeriodThomas Vanek continued hi...
Coming into the game, the Sabres were dead last in the NHL with a 3.70 goals against. Next were Winnipeg and Florida at 3.67....
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...
The Buffalo Sabres' defense cost them again on Sunday. The Sabres losing 4-3 to the Florida Panthers, who came in scoring...
After playing an absolutely horrendous game in Montreal the Sabres have come home and at least gotten off to a good start.I t...
It isn't often that a team loses its two top scorers and starts winning like crazy. But that's the case with the Roch...
When Connor Knapp made the Rochester Americans' roster coming out of training camp, he probably figured the team would br...
With the Sabres trying to break a three game losing streak, Lindy Ruff is making three changes to his lineup tonight against ...
Since the season opening five goal explosion in a win over the Philadelphia Flyers, the Buffalo Sabres offense has been, as H...
Overall it was a good period for the Sabres, but it wasn’t for the guys trying to get the team by without Thomas Vanek....
Instability is the name of the game in the American Hockey League, but this season has been especially rocky. The lockout kep...
The Sabres pretty much handed Thursday’s game to the Hurricans two turnovers by Jason Pominville and two more by Cody H...
The Sabres put together a pretty complete game to start the season and it was pretty impressive to watch.Now let me stress, i...
Thomas Vanek was in on each Sabres goal as Buffalo bullied its way past Philadelphia 5-2 in Sunday's season opener. The S...
I didn’t think we’d get here until next October, but we made it, game one has finally arrivedSunday at 12:30.Seve...
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...
Finally, there’s Sabres hockey again! Well, the first day of our short training camp is over and I’m feeling quit...
If the Buffalo Sabres are going to make the playoffs in this shortened NHL season, it’ll be because they found a way to...
While much of the talk at Sabres training camp has been on rookie Mikhail Grigorenko and his chances of earning the job of th...
The Sabres had another double session on Tuesday as training camp continues.Rookie Mikhail Grigorenko gets better every day. ...
On Monday night the Buffalo Sabres used their second day of training camp to hold a scrimmage, and while fans voiced their di...
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...
Zemgus Girgensons can't cook. He says if not for his roommate Jonathan Parker, he would be stuck eating Lean Cuisines. Oh...
The writing is, quite literally, on the wall for Luke Adam.After Friday night's Rochester Amerks loss to the Syracuse Cru...
The end of the National Hockey League lockout brings with it uncertainty in the American Hockey League.How many players will ...
When Cody Hodgson was traded from Vancouver to Buffalo, Canucks management, media and fans had one message for the 22-year-ol...
The Rochester Americans defeated the Lake Erie Monsters at First Niagara Center in front of 19,040 fans – the largest c...
The Rochester Americans will play the Lake Erie Monsters at First Niagara Center on Friday night. To preview the game, I take...
It wasn't pretty, but they'll take it.The Rochester Americans allowed five goals on 39 shots to the Binghamton Senato...
After the Rochester Americans' 4-3 shootout loss to the Toronto Marlies on Saturday night, center Cody Hodgson said he wi...
Connor Knapp earned every bit of his first career win.Knapp stopped 41 shots to lead the Rochester Americans over the Adirond...
Phil Varone is wearing a San Francisco Giants hat, but he's really a Toronto Blue Jays fan. He grew up in Vaughan, Ontari...
It would be correct to allocate one finger to point at injuries to explain the Rochester Americans’ second no-show in t...
There were a lot of two-word answers in the Rochester Americans' locker room on Wednesday night.Head coach Ron Rolston an...
Luke Adam had a message the Rochester Americans' coaching staff and the Buffalo Sabres' organization on Friday night:...
For Luke Adam, Friday night is a crossroads. It may very well end up being the night that he looks back on as the one that sa...
“From Vanek, to Gragnani....on to the corner to Roy....Roy looks back to Gragnani....Gragnani tried to pass it back to ...
Twelve months ago, Evan Rankin was playing in the ECHL – a league where the minimum salary is $425 per week.Last we...
There is no question that the ones most hurt by the National Hockey League lockout are fans, arena employees and local busine...
It took a little more than seven periods, but the Rochester Americans finally remembered how good they can be. And when they ...
Corey Tropp got two full periods in and a little bit of the third on Friday before injuring his knee. He'll finish the se...
Mark Mancari emerged from the tunnel to a roar. He waived his long arms like Ray Lewis giving a pre-game speech, then chucked...
There was very little chance that Marcus Foligno was going to play in the AHL this season. He did his time in Rochester and s...
Lindy Ruff and Darcy Regier have had to live through one lockout and now they’re into another.During the first one, Tom...
Phil Varone isn't very big. At 5-foot-10 and 186 pounds, he looks more like a high school wrestler than a hockey player. ...
The Rochester Americans opened their two-game pre-season on Wednesday with a 4-3 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a...
The Rochester Americans continue to try to fill the void left by the Sabres during the NHL lockout. The Amerks will open trai...
The Sabres announced the team has loaned the following 20 players to Rochester.Going down are forwards Luke Adam, Riley Boych...
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...
Some of the newest and youngest members of the Buffalo Sabres organization will get their first taste of skating, while other...
Sabres President Ted Black announced on Sabres Hockey Hotline that developmental camp will be held at the Center starting Mon...
Darcy Regier and Lindy Ruff have finally seen, that their core group of players that they’ve been trying to count on si...
We have debated it over and over. We've taken thousands of phone calls and deleted hundreds of comments on it. And yet th...
We’ve heard from many in the Sabres organization about how happy they are about the new schedule and cutting the back t...
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...
After spending a few days watching future NHL players workout in Toronto let’s pick up how one of the current Sabres is...
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...
Buffalo Sabres' fans have several months to think about what went wrong. Was it the injuries? Was it a combative relation...
It was a no-brainer at the time. Vancouver’s bright young center Cody Hodgson for an under-motivated “tough guy&r...
Vancouver Canucks' general manager Mike Gillis told The Globe and Mail today that former Canucks center and current Buffa...
The NHL has announced its three finalists for the Calder Trophy which is Rookie of the Year.Last year’s number one over...
Buffalo Sabres' fans have several months to think about what went wrong. Was itthe injuries? Was it a combative relations...
Preparation for the NHL Draft has its own wrinkle...you have a pipeline. As the Sabres get set to revamp the roster in June, ...
Yes Ted Black told John Wawrow today and he will tell Howard Simon on Thursday that Darcy Regier and Lindy Ruff will be back ...
To me, there was no excuseto not focuson a game in Boston that meant something.Yes, they were eliminated in Philadelphia, but...
We all know by now that the Sabres have to finish the regular season without Christian Ehrhoff, Tyler Myers and Jochen Hecht....
Thom Cich reportingThe Buffalo Sabres overcame a 3-0 first period deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 in overtime and...
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...
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...
Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News is thinking Cody Hodgson is set for a breakout season next year. Hodgson's commitment to ...
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...
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...
We shouldn’t be surprised with Marcus Foligno’s early success in the NHL, should we? He has the bloodlines going ...
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...
Entering Tuesday's matchup against Montreal, Drew Stafford was on his hottest streak of the season with two goals and sev...
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...
The Sabres now go to battle in 9th place in the East instead of 10th. Buffalo trails 8th place Washington by four and are eve...
Cody Hodgson was lucky to get 12 minutes per game in Vancouver. Since arriving in Buffalo he’s had a 21:48 game and an ...
Cody McCormick has missed 30 games this season thanks to two concussions. The tough winger has passed all his tests and has b...
Cody Hodgson finally gets to play his first home game after four on the road. The kid has never played in this building and h...
The Sabres are in Buffalo for about 33 hours and get to play one game tonight against Carolina.Ryan Miller will play in his 2...
Ryan Miller has been recognized for his red hot streak leading the Sabres to the brink of a playoff spot. Miller is the NHL&r...
The Sabres had three goals in the first five minutes, but the focus of tonight, the traded played only figured into one of th...
Zack Kassian notched a goal and an assist against his former team on Saturday, but two goals from Ville Leino helped lift the...
Saturday’s game against the Canucks will feature many players getting their first games against their former teams.Chri...
Since Cody Hodgson was in Phoenix when he got traded, Friday was his first chance to meet with the Vancouver media.They got s...
Okay, I'm all in with the chase for eighth. The Sabres win over San Jose was the moment that allowed me to flip the "...
Instead of just Cody Hodgson, tonight I’ll be focusing on his line.For the most part they’ve been Buffalo’s...
With this being Cody Hodgson’s first game as a Sabre most of tonight’s blog will be about him.I think it was a ve...
Thom Cich ReportingSabres center Cody Hodgson played his first game in blue and gold, but goalie Ryan Miller was the true sta...
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...
The newest Sabres Cody Hodgson and Alexander Sulzer both finally got a chance to hang out with their new teammates after a qu...
The NHL's trade deadline brought good news and bad news for Rochester Americans' head coach Ron Rolston.First, the go...
Cody Hodgson and Alexander Sulzer both had to fly to Buffalo before joining the team because of immigration issues for Hodgso...
Grit goes out and skill comes in. In a nutshell that is how you can describe the moves made by the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. ...
Grit goes out and skill comes in. In a nutshell that is how you can describe the moves made by the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. ...
I love what the Sabres did yesterday. Not because I'm sure Cody Hodgson can't miss, nor because Zack Kassian can'...
Grit goes out and skill comes in. In a nutshell that is how you can describe the moves made by the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. ...
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...
The Buffalo Sabres dealt forward Zack Kassian to Vancouver for center Cody Hodgson. Hodgson was the Canucks' first round ...
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Despite the win in Tampa, the Buffalo Sabres have a number of problems to solve. The main one being, of course, their record....
Since the season opening five goal explosion in a win over the Philadelphia Flyers, the Buffalo Sabres offense has been, as H...
While much of the talk at Sabres training camp has been on rookie Mikhail Grigorenko and his chances of earning the job of th...
The big news for the Buffalo Sabres on trade deadline day was the deal that sent Zack Kassian, power forward of the future to...
We shouldn’t be surprised with Marcus Foligno’s early success in the NHL, should we? He has the bloodlines going ...
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...
Okay, I'm all in with the chase for eighth. The Sabres win over San Jose was the moment that allowed me to flip the "...
So now it's over. The deadline has passed and moves were made. No more waking up and checking Twitter three or four times...
Grit goes out and skill comes in. In a nutshell that is how you can describe the moves made by the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. ...
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