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'The Sabres would rather have more immediate help, thank you very much. They need an offensive defenseman to lead the power play. They could use another scoring forward, too.' … [Read more...] about Sabres' pick could be packaged in a trade

'''Tom Golisano is a cornerstone of our hope for the future when it comes to things that help our society,'' Republican Sen. James Alesi said. Alesi also called the Rochester businessman ''the George Eastman of the 21st century'' for charitable giving around Rochester that Alesi said rivals that of the founder of the Eastman Kodak … [Read more...] about Senate honors state government critic, B. Thomas Golisano

'Ron Bertovich, the former executive vice president of administration for the Buffalo Sabres, has been introduced as the new commissioner of the Illinois-based Mid-Continent Conference.' … [Read more...] about Ex-Sabres' exec named college conference commissioner

'Never in 21 years of covering sports have I met an athlete who measures up to LaFontaine when assessing both the magnitude of the talent and the quality of the individual. He was a superstar without pretense, an idol securely grounded, always stopping to put himself in the other person's shoes.' … [Read more...] about LaFontaine was a Hall of a player . . . and person

'"You can't say "OK, he scored X-number of goals in junior, so he's going to score X-number goals in the American League and X-number goals in the National League,' " Luce said. "God, we wish it was like that. Then there'd be no mistakes."' … [Read more...] about Wishing upon a star

'Regier can't wait for someone down the road, not with Golisano and Quinn raising the standards and setting a $30 million payroll. It's more likely Regier will take the safer approach, which means trading the pick if he can find a proven veteran, preferably young and reasonably priced, who can help the Sabres into the postseason.' … [Read more...] about With fifth pick as trade bait, look for Regier to go fishing

'The timing of Dickerson's release, a few weeks before the Buffalo Sabres determine what television and radio outlets will carry their games next season, raises another question: Was Dickerson's ouster WGR's way of telling the Sabres it would be a more friendly radio environment if the NHL club decides to vacate its contract with the Empire Sports Network … [Read more...] about Giving 'Coach' the boot raises questions for WGR

'Once you get past projected top pick Eric Staal, the 6-foot-3 center from Peterborough, the next dozen players selected will be roughly comparable. "You can slide back a ways in this draft and not get hurt," Regier said. "You can probably go as many as 10 players with an acceptable drop-off. Then it's a matter of what you can get for the cost of … [Read more...] about Draft could help Sabres — but not how you might think

'''We're very open,'' Regier said, about making a deal before the draft, held June 21-22, in Nashville, Tenn. ''We'd be more than happy to draft at No. 5, but if there's an opportunity to get something that's going to help us both next year and in the future, we have to look at it.''' … [Read more...] about Sabres shopping No. 5 pick in the draft

'"That type of thing is difficult to see anybody go through," Ray said of LaFontaine's concussion woes. "But when you know the person and know how hard he worked to leave on his own terms, it was hard. He went through a lot."' … [Read more...] about LaFontaine's career gets finishing touch

'Fuhr also played with Toronto, Buffalo, Los Angeles, St Louis and Calgary during a 19-year career. He retired following the 1999 season. Lafontaine had eight seasons at the New York Islanders, six with the Buffalo Sabres and then a year with the New York Rangers before suffering a career-ending head injury.' … [Read more...] about Fuhr, Lafontaine Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame

'Only two players were elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame and both are former Sabres. Pat LaFontaine and Grant Fuhr are the Class of 2003.' … [Read more...] about LaFontaine And Fuhr Elected To Hockey's Highest Shrine

'LaFontaine had 468 goals and 545 assists in 865 career games with the New York Islanders and Rangers and the Buffalo Sabres. He had his best season in 1992-93, totaling 53 goals and 95 assists. He was the third American with 1,000 career points.' … [Read more...] about Fuhr, LaFontaine make Hockey Hall of Fame

'Goaltender Grant Fuhr, a member of five Stanley Cup championship teams with the Edmonton Oilers, and center Pat Lafontaine were elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about G Fuhr, C Lafontaine elected to Hockey Hall of Fame

'Forward Daniel Paille, one of two Buffalo Sabres' first-round picks in last year's draft, was invited on Tuesday to attend the Canadian National Junior Team development camp. Paille is one of 44 players invited to the camp, which will be held in Calgary, Alberta, in August, and help determine the team's roster for next year's world junior championships … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect invited to Canadian junior team camp