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'He's 37, still young by life's standards but an old man when it comes to hockey. His face is battered from 18 seasons and some 1,300 games in the NHL. He needs days off from practice; maintenance days, he calls them.' … [Read more...] about Maintenance man

'The common link emerging between the Sabres' past and the Islanders' future is none other than Ted Nolan, unemployed in the NHL since winning the Jack Adams Trophy as coach of the year in 1997. Fans have expressed interest in the former Sabres coach, and Wang is at least laying the groundwork for Nolan's possible return to the NHL.' … [Read more...] about Islanders may give Ted Nolan a shot

'The announcement by the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday that they have no intention of trading goalie Dominik Hasek before the March 13 deadline wasn't good news to backup Martin Biron.' … [Read more...] about Biron playing the company line

'It was the fourth time this season the usually steady Brodeur had been removed from a game. On two occasions it was because of injury, and once, on Oct. 19 against Washington, because he surrendered four goals on 11 shots. But Brodeur was not upset at being pulled. He was genuinely relieved. "I was kind of happy," said Brodeur. "In a game like that, you … [Read more...] about Brodeur Yanked as Devils' Free Fall Continues

'What was left of the Devils all but abandoned goalie Martin Brodeur, who was yanked with 6:33 left in the second period and the Devils trailing 4-1 thanks to two Miroslav Satan goals. The Devils' lone goal came from rookie Pierre Dagenais, who was an emergency recall from Albany (AHL) and was playing in his first NHL game.' … [Read more...] about Devils See Sabres Add Injuries, Insult

'During last night's 5-1 loss to the Sabres here, they also lost Petr Sykora to a suspected shoulder separation and Scott Gomez to a back injury, compounding the earlier loss yesterday of Jason Arnott to another back ailment. Fully six of their Top 10 players are injured, and they have not won in six games.' … [Read more...] about Losses, injuries keep mounting

'When Devils coach Larry Robinson pulled Martin Brodeur during the second period last night, he was trying to protect the goalie's confidence. He might just as well have been protecting Brodeur from the club's bizarre injury plague.' … [Read more...] about Remain in a world of hurt

'Scott Niedermayer, who took Friday off in his rehabilitation from arthroscopic knee surgery, skated yesterday and is hopeful of playing tomorrow night against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre.' … [Read more...] about Niedermayer says he's ready to play

'Bad luck? Why not? That's about the only thing the Devils seem to have in abundance these days. But they made things hard for themselves in this one, allowing the Sabres to score the bulk of their goals off of careless turnovers and giveaways. And that hurt almost as much as the ache in Sykora's shoulder or Gomez's back.' … [Read more...] about Sabres top Devils, injury woes mount

'Center Scott Gomez escaped serious injury after being struck in the head by a Colin White slap shot Friday night. He underwent a battery of tests after the game, including a CAT scan, and was able to join the Devils in Buffalo for Saturday night's game against the Sabres. But Gomez left the game in the second period when his back tightened up.' … [Read more...] about Bad back stops Gomez

'The Devils will want to pinch themselves soon and wake up from this nightmare.' … [Read more...] about Nightmare continues for N.J.

'In the eight periods since he was benched, Miroslav Satan made it clear that he got the message. Satan scored twice and enjoyed a season-high four-point performance as the Buffalo Sabres capitalized on New Jersey's defensive sloppiness to beat the Devils 5-1 on Saturday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres 5, Devils 1

'Buffalo Sabres forward Dave Andreychuk, tied for the team lead with five power-play goals, will miss a week with a right knee injury.' … [Read more...] about Andreychuk out with knee injury

'Miroslav Satan had two goals and two assists and Dominik Hasek stopped 32 shots as the Buffalo Sabres took advantage of the undermanned New Jersey Devils with a 5-1 victory.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, New Jersey 1

The Devils have at times this season looked every bit the dominating team that won the Stanley Cup last spring. Most of the other times, they've just been a solid and consistent club en route to the top spot in their division. … [Read more...] about Devils not so hot in recent games