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'"There was a trail of blood coming off the ice," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "We knew it was serious."' … [Read more...] about Kozlov injured as Sabres tie Blue Jackets

'"He's played a good, sound game for us, and he's used his size down low to control play a lot of times. He's still trying to get comfortable with the guys he skates with, but he's played well."' … [Read more...] about Pyatt proves his worth during call-up to NHL

'Chris Gratton hasn't spoken with Sabres coach Lindy Ruff in weeks. In fact, the center couldn't remember the last time they had a conversation.' … [Read more...] about Stalemate between Gratton and Ruff grows more stale every day

'The problem was the Blue Jackets couldn't hold either lead for more than 86 seconds and they needed a third power- play goal they didn't get. The curse of losing four in a row and 10 of 12 barely abated.' … [Read more...] about Power-play goals not enough for Jackets

The Blue Jackets lone December power-play goal before last night came Dec. 1. … [Read more...] about Harkins lights up power play

Kozlovs right Achilles tendon was almost completely cut when he collided with Blue Jackets center Tyler Wright at 8:06 of the second period. Teammates helped Kozlov to the bench...The cut required 60 stitches. … [Read more...] about Draft pick shines in Europe

[Stu Barnes] was a presence all night. Tied the score at 2 with a gritty goal late in the third period. … [Read more...] about Game wrapup

They hit a seeing-eye dog on the power play that went through traffic. But we came right back and tied the game up. … [Read more...] about Sabres 2, Blue Jackets 2

Red-hot left wing Vyacheslav Kozlov suffered a partially severed left Achilles tendon early in the second period when he was kicked along the boards. He is not expected to return until after the All-Star break. … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, Columbus 2

'The Sabres, anxious to compose a winning streak to counterbalance the erratic first half of their season, won't need any better reminder than their humbling 3-1 loss to the Blue Jackets - at home, no less - on Oct. 19.' … [Read more...] about Sabres seek revenge for loss to Jackets

'"I shoveled it. And reshoveled it. And reshoveled it," captain Stu Barnes said.' … [Read more...] about Holidays, weather wipe out three practices

'The Sabres have scored at least one power-play goal in five straight games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Blue Jackets

'The Sabres, scheduled to play in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, scrambled to escape their paralyzed city by four-wheel-drive trucks to Niagara Falls International Airport for a hastily arranged charter flight Friday. They arrived in Columbus an hour later, happy to have left Buffalo for a few days.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Snow Leaves Teams Scrambling

'Wednesday night also was one of the few times this season that the forwards appeared universally committed to doing their part on defense.' … [Read more...] about Sabres find the fewer shots, the better

'There is a long way to go from now until the end of the season, and a lot of snow will fall in Buffalo along the way. But there are real worries that when that snow finally stops in the spring, so will the Sabres' season.' … [Read more...] about Goalie change exposes Sabres' weaknesses