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'Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff had been waiting for his MVP goaltender to again be dominating. Unfortunately for the Lightning, Dominik Hasek chose Tuesday night to regain his status as "The Dominator."' … [Read more...] about Hasek smothers Bolts in Buffalo’s 3-1 win

'"And for us, Chris has really fit into a nice role. He's scoring some goals, he's good on faceoffs and he is starting to use that big body of his in front of the net. I think both parties are happy."' … [Read more...] about Gratton trade was a good fit

'The Dominator lived up to his nickname Tuesday night.' … [Read more...] about Lightning stopped by Hasek, 3-1

'"But that's the biggest thing I learned, just to try to stay positive and keep the dressing room up as much as possible."' … [Read more...] about Gratton: My critics might have been right

'Buffalo's win Tuesday won't win any beauty contests.' … [Read more...] about Sabres 3, Lightning 1

'"Dom played an unbelieveable game for us," Barnes said. "We got the goals and stopped the goals we needed to, so we found a way to win. We got it done."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Tampa Bay 1

'The door has been slammed in his face but Darcy Regier, general manager of the Buffalo Sabres, said he won't stop knocking.' … [Read more...] about Regier still knocking on Peca’s door

'Gratton was traded for Brian Holzinger, Wayne Primeau and Cory Sarich in March, and this is the first time he has faced the Lightning since.' … [Read more...] about Bolts-Sabres Scouting Report

'So far, that hasn't worked to his advantage. His team is winning, it has been winning at a moderate to very successful pace all season. It is a team that also appears to have the potential to play even better, making his absence noticeable, but not noteworthy.' … [Read more...] about Peca order

'"It's an open situation. It's one we continue to work on," Regier said. "I respect Michael's taking a position, and I understand it, but for us it remains open. We'd like to sit down and keep working on it."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo GM says, despite demand, Sabres have no plans to trade Peca

'Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff says the status of the team's captaincy remains unchanged despite Michael Peca's announcement that he has abdicated the "C" and severed his ties to the organization.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to keep captaincy vacant, for now

'Chris Gratton's game has been revitalized. He's stirring up chaos in front of the net. All the time he puts in practicing deflections is paying dividends.' … [Read more...] about Gratton takes his game inside