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'If he does give the "C" to somebody else, candidates would include Alexei Zhitnik, J.P. Dumont, Daniel Briere, Curtis Brown and James Patrick.' … [Read more...] about The Captain For December Is Still A Mystery

'Can this team do better? Ruff simply replied, "Yeah." But now, the players are willing to work as hard at being successful as their coach.' … [Read more...] about Ruff coaxes most from Sabres

'"It's a bad habit we've gotten into," Sabres captain Chris Drury said. "We need to put an end to that. It's so hard to come back in this league."' … [Read more...] about Sabres can't rally to beat Predators

'In what seems to be a recurring nightmare for the Sabres, they got off to another sloppy start and allowed a goal just 1:48 into the game.' … [Read more...] about Orszagh Hat Trick Leads To Predator Win

'"The Esposito brothers probably have been fighting for the last 23 years," Martin said. "We'll probably be fighting for the next 23 years."' … [Read more...] about Biron brothers added to sibling history

'The four-game winning streak ties a team record, and Predators goaltender Tomas Vokoun made 22 saves to set a franchise record with his fifth straight victory.' … [Read more...] about Orszagh's hat trick keeps Predators rolling

'''Andy has had a little bit of a tough time,'' Sabres Coach Lindy Ruff said. ''We've got eight defensemen here and we've been trying to play the top six that have been playing the best. He's struggling through a rough stretch, but we hope we're hoping he can rebound and be effective for us.''' … [Read more...] about Delmore struggling with Sabres

'Vladimir Orszagh, Predators, RW: Posted first career hat trick, a highlight-reel assist and a plus-3 rating.' … [Read more...] about Game Capsule

'Both teams won games Friday, but the Predators looked much fresher after beating Boston in the afternoon.' … [Read more...] about Nashville 4, Buffalo 1

'"You don't like the first goal, (but) the goal to start the third period was a killer," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "We've let it all hang out in the second and played as good as we possibly could."' … [Read more...] about Nashville 4, Buffalo 1

'Nashville will enter December with at least a .500 record for the first time.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Predators

In eight meetings, the home team has won just once. … [Read more...] about Predators vs. Sabres preview capsule

'"We knew we could take advantage of some of their defensemen," Briere said. "We just had to be patient. We knew the chances would be there."' … [Read more...] about Showing fight after switch, Sabres overtake Panthers

'Defenseman Andy Delmore has been looking forward to tonight's game since the NHL schedules were released over the summer. Nashville traded Delmore for Buffalo's 2004 third-round draft pick. "You circle the date you play every (former) team," Delmore said. "It's the first time going back there, and that's the game you remember the most. … [Read more...] about Drury hopes stork times visit right

'This story should've been about Stephen Weiss' first two-goal game, Valeri Bure's coldly deceptive assist on Weiss' second goal and Juraj Kolnik getting a deserved goal for a line that has been playing very well. Instead, it's about a team that cracked with the major fault line being the defense pair of Mathieu Biron and Andreas Lilja. They were … [Read more...] about Panthers collapse in third