Archives for July 2006

'Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announce today the Sabres have traded the rights of Forward Taylor Pyatt to the Vancouver Canucks, in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire fourth rounder

'Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today that restricted free agent Forward Derek Roy and Defenseman Nathan Paetsch have accepted a one-year qualifying offer from the club.' … [Read more...] about Pair accepts qualifying offers

'Sekera, the 6-0, 191-pound defenseman from Bojnice, Czech Republic was named the Ontario Hockey League's most outstanding defenseman for the 2005-06 season.' … [Read more...] about Sekera Agrees To Terms

'Biron had been waiting to accept the offer because he wanted to help facilitate a potential trade.' … [Read more...] about Biron signs qualifying offer

'Drew Celestino has collected about 2,600 electronic signatures on his "fixthelogo.com" website. The site includes a link to the team, and a letter to owner Tom Golisano asking the team to reconsider the design, which Celestino describes as a "hairpiece" and a "slug".' … [Read more...] about Sabres Fan Attempts To Derail Rumored New Logo

'Ch2 Sports has learned Luce has been told his contract will not be renewed as he enters his 20th season with the club.' … [Read more...] about Luce Dropped by Sabres

'Leighton, 25 (5/19/81), played 40 games with Rochester of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2005-2006. He posted a record of 15-22-1, with a 3.21 goals-against-average (GAA) and .887 save percentage (SV%).' … [Read more...] about Ducks sign goaltender Michael Leighton

'Biron accepted the NHL team's qualifying offer to help expedite a requested trade.' … [Read more...] about New Deal for Biron

'“It still stings,” Sabres defenseman Brian Campbell said. “I still think we were the better team. We didn’t make excuses all season, but what other team lost five players in 11 days?”' … [Read more...] about Sabres didn't tune in to finals

'Biron becomes Buffalo's only goaltender under contract and will be paid $2.1 million this season. The question is whether he will earn that money in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Biron accepts qualifying offer

'Arniel spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach of the Buffalo Sabres. That, certainly, was outstanding training for his aspiration of someday becoming an NHL head coach. But Winnipeg is Arniel's second home and he longed for a return. He played for the Jets of the NHL and played, served as a captain and eventually worked as an assistant for the Moose. When … [Read more...] about Arniel, Agnew realize dreams

'Restricted free agent goaltender Martin Biron accepted a one-year qualifying from the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.' … [Read more...] about Biron staying with Sabres

'The longest-tenured member of the team at eight seasons, Biron has a career record of 122-111-25 with a 2.49 GAA.' … [Read more...] about Sabres G Biron accepts qualifying offer

'Biron officially asked for a trade after the season, hoping to become a starter on another club. The 28-year-old finished last season with a 2.89 goals-against average and a 21-8 record, including a 13-game winning streak from Nov. 15 to Dec. 17.' … [Read more...] about Goaltender Martin Biron takes qualifying offer from Buffalo Sabres

'The agent also said he is not in direct contact with other teams regarding a trade, and that Biron would again play the role of Ryan Miller's back-up if necessary.' … [Read more...] about Biron Signs Qualifying Offer