Archives for December 16, 2008

'During high school, Butler was only about 5’9 as a 15-year-old, and started to doubt himself. He labored through, and was rewarded with a surge in growth. Butler also credits an affinity for weight training as a factor in his success.' … [Read more...] about Butler next for the Sabres blue line

'Forward Clarke MacArthur is slated to take Gerbe's place in the lineup as the Sabres take on the Devils in Buffalo on Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Gerbe to miss time with injury

'Coach Lindy Ruff declined reveal the nature of the injury Tuesday, but noted that Gerbe was ruled out after meeting with team doctors after he practiced Monday. Gerbe was initially hurt after being checked in the third period of a 4-2 win at New Jersey on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose D Rivet, rookie F Gerbe to injuries

'Although the Sabres have regained a forward in Kaleta, they will now be without another as Nathan Gerbe will miss at least 10 days due to an upper body injury. The rookie was hurt during Buffalo’s 4-2 win against the Devils on Saturday night after taking a hit late in the game.' … [Read more...] about Kaleta in, Gerbe out

'Vanek has also quickly made the case that he's become Buffalo's premier big-money athlete. He's the one guy in town playing like he's worth every penny of the $8 million he's making.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Vanek is worth his weight in goals

'“It’s something that I tried to play with and it was really limiting what I could do on the ice,” Rivet said. “It’s really affecting my game so we took a different game plan. The pain issue, you can get through. But when it starts making it that much more difficult on the ice, you have to take a step back. We’re going to try to rehabilitate … [Read more...] about Rivet to miss two weeks, maybe more