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'Buffalo is a mess. And we're not talking about the city, which got nailed with 7 feet of snow recently.' … [Read more...] about Wild-Sabres Game Day

'They were both drafted in 1979 by the Buffalo Sabres. Ramsey went 11th overall in the first round, and Ruff was selected with Buffalo's second-round pick.' … [Read more...] about Ramsey, Ruff go way back

'Buffalo has been in the Twin Cities since Friday after a 3-1 loss in Calgary on Thursday night.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres at Wild

'"It's definitely uncharted waters," Ruff said with a laugh when asked about Buffalo's ongoing goalie jumble. "Marty (Biron) has struggled. He's trying to find his game and we're trying to help as much as we can."' … [Read more...] about Ruff sees no net gains for Sabres

'Near the end of the sprinting portion, which came at the end of the practice, Dumont left the straight-line formation and drifted toward the boards. He was doubled over with his hands clutching his head, unable to leave the ice without assistance from a teammate and trainer Jim Pizzutelli.' … [Read more...] about Dumont says he's OK after hard hit to head

'"They were more worried about evening the score physically than they were about winning the game," Boughner said. "The position they're in right now, maybe they should try and worry about winning games."' … [Read more...] about Ray goes down fighting, but Sabres show little in defeat

'"What the future holds for me: who knows? It's not like I'm sitting on pins and needles, sitting by the phone, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that I'm not the go-to guy."' … [Read more...] about Essensa waits for exit call

The Sabres, when scored upon first, came into Calgary with a 3-15-3-1 record. … [Read more...] about Flames solve Sabres

'"Doesn't surprise me,'' said Flames' goaltending consultant Grant Fuhr, watching Calgary's 3-1 win over the distinctly out-of-sorts Buffalo Sabres from a press box perch.' … [Read more...] about Conroy casts aside shadow role and makes hay for the Flames

'The Sabres, with just two victories in their last 12 games, dip to 15-21-4-1.' … [Read more...] about Turek rattles Sabres

'Racking up 27 minutes -- including a 10-minute misconduct and a game misconduct -- to Boughner's two, Ray gave the Flames a late five-minute power play and pretty much wrote off any chance of a Sabre comeback.' … [Read more...] about Ray knuckles down on milestone

'For the first time in a while, too, Calgary stormed out of the blocks to take command of a game in the early going.' … [Read more...] about Seems just like old times

'"What Rob Ray did was just ridiculous. I know him real well off the ice and talked to him this morning but that's a no-class move on his part," Boughner said. "I know he's got a role to play but there's ways of doing it. One guy holding me and one guy punching me is just a joke. It showed what Rob Ray's all about."' … [Read more...] about Boughner in the eye of storm

'"Marty has some big shoes to fill and there's a lot of pressure there," admitted Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff. "I don't think he realized the pressure would be this great because Dom would always be there. Even a couple of years ago, when he played 40 games, he knew Dom was coming back and I think that's the difference.' … [Read more...] about Mammoth shoes to fill

'Right after the Flames went up by a trio of goals early in the second period, the Sabres generated one chance after another only to be denied by Roman Turek.' … [Read more...] about Game over