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'When business was good, the Rigas family could afford to lose an estimated $15-20 million annually on the Sabres, in hopes a few perks from the state and local governments could help them eventually get back to even or better. But in a matter of weeks, the Rigas family has lost more than 80 percent of its wealth. No, the Sabres aren’t connected to Adelphia … [Read more...] about A tall pile of pucks

'Kailbourne helped save the Bills, spearheading the drive to help the Bills sell $11 million worth of suites and premium seats, ensuring they'd stay in Buffalo for at least five years. Now Erkie Kailbourne, the 60-year-old retired banker who grew up in Wellsville, faces another gigantic challenge - helping save Adelphia Communications, which controls the fate of … [Read more...] about New chief is no stranger to challenge

'Actually no one knows for sure how bad their financial situation is, because they have yet to open their books. But when you have the amount of education that the Rigas sons have, their inability to put together a "story" for Wall-Street is not a good sign.' … [Read more...] about Rigas Silence Speaks Volumes

'Buffalo is what it is...a small-market. As long as the NHL doesn't have a salary cap or some kind of true revenue sharing, teams like the Sabres are always going to struggle. But that shouldn't be an excuse for underachieving.' … [Read more...] about Regier has some learning to do himself

'The Sabres have done a sorry job of finding offense in the draft.' … [Read more...] about No defense for Sabres' offensive woes

'Patrick turns 39 in June and is without a contract as of July 1 but it doesn't appear he's ready to say goodbye just yet. "(Sabres GM) Darcy (Regier) said there's nothing official right now but there's a good chance I'll be back," Patrick said. "We'll talk when I get back."' … [Read more...] about Patrick has always answered the call

'For the fifth time in his career, the Winnipeg-born defenceman, a member of the Buffalo Sabres, was invited to the world championship.' … [Read more...] about Patrick a world-beater

'Martin Biron. Mika Noronen. Ryan Miller. All are young and appear to have the potential for greatness. Yet none of them is under contract.' … [Read more...] about Contract sport

'It's not my job to motivate the team, so I don't know if Lindy is doing the best he can with what he has. And it's not my job to draft and develop a team, so I don't know if Darcy is making the most of his budget. And it's certainly not my job to hit the ice and give it my best game after game, so I don't know what could possibly be stopping … [Read more...] about Puckvoice

'Two NHL-calibre snipers whose main employers have failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs, will be the featured stars for Team Slovakia at the world championships, starting Friday in Sweden.' … [Read more...] about Bondra, Satan to headline for Slovakia

' It seems to me that the GM, that Darcy guy, blew it. He really didn't build the team that went to the Stanley Cup finals but he sure has dismantled it.' … [Read more...] about The education of the Buffalo hockey fan

'Buffalo, however, will still boast one of the NHL's least expensive evenings.' … [Read more...] about Price to see Sabres takes same hike as last year

'"Losing isn't an option in this town. Not making the playoffs isn't an option in this town. You can go back to what I said when I first got here. People here are passionate about the team. It's their team, and you can't get around that. That's where the challenge is. We have a big challenge ahead of us here."' … [Read more...] about It's Rigases' call, but Ruff wants to ride out tough times with Regier

'Regier on Friday met with the media for the first time since the Sabres' season ended. They missed the playoffs for only the seventh time in their 32-year history, yet Regier indicated fans probably shouldn't get their hopes up for sweeping changes.' … [Read more...] about Not much change seen in Sabres' future

General Manager Darcy Regier at Friday's annual State of the Sabres address said it's business as usual despite the financial problems plaguing team owner John Rigas, but he admits there is some concern. "I'm not that naive to think difficulties at Adelphia might not impact us," he says. "They may." … [Read more...] about Could Adelphia's problems affect the Sabres?