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'"I was looking at the teams we had to play and (the Sabres) were playing well and I thought, 'Oh, my God, this is going to be a tough trip for us,' " Wild coach Jacques Lemaire said. "But it turned out to be nice to get two out of three."' … [Read more...] about A ray of hope

'Filip Kuba, one of Gaborik's closest friends on the team, said he spoke to him after Saturday's game at Tampa, Fla., and had no inclination he had fired off a statement declaring he was leaving. "No clue," Kuba said.' … [Read more...] about Surprised Wild players move on without Gaborik

'By Reinprecht's estimate, he was a member of the Sabres for 7 minutes before Buffalo traded him to Calgary for Chris Drury, a former Colorado teammate, and Steve Begin. "I didn't quite see that one coming," Reinprecht said. "You expect to be traded maybe once in a day, not twice, so it was pretty funny."' … [Read more...] about Reinprecht happy he landed in Calgary

'Minnesota went 2-for-4 on the power play and scored while down a man in perhaps its best performance of the young season. ``We were happy that (Buffalo) had a little letdown, but you have to give us some credit as well,'' Walz said.' … [Read more...] about Minnesota 3, Buffalo 1

'''It wasn't always easy going,'' said Ray. ''I've been fortunate I've had great family and friends surrounding me.''' … [Read more...] about Sabres honor former player Ray

'"That's how the game goes," Biron said. "You stop the first (goal), the game's different."' … [Read more...] about Minnesota 3, Buffalo 1

'The Sabres 3-game winning streak came to an end on Tuesday night at the Arena with a 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild. Buffalo returned home after playing six straight road games, the longest road trip in team history.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Hot Streak Ends On Rob Ray Night

'"We have a feeling we can beat anybody."' … [Read more...] about Sabres float home after great trip

'The Sabres were tight-lipped about what to expect this evening, but it definitely should have a high "neat" quotient. After all, it's not every day that the Sabres honor their former stars.' … [Read more...] about Thank you, Razor

'Who's hot: RW J.P. Dumont has two goals and three assists in his last three games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Wild

'His role was to keep the peace, or sometimes to end peace.' … [Read more...] about Ray gets due, the hard way

'The Wild is 1-3-0 all-time vs. the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Wild-Buffalo preview

'Rob Ray will be honored before the game. In 888 games as a Sabre, Ray compiled 40 goals, 50 assists and 3189 minutes in penalties. In the playoffs he posted three goals and two assists with 169 minutes in 55 games.' … [Read more...] about Biron Gets A New NHL Weekly Award

'Biron compiled a 3-0-0 record along with a 1.92 goals-against average and a 0.940 save percentage in four appearances. He helped the Sabres to three-straight road victories, over Los Angeles, Anaheim and Colorado, averaging 30 saves a game.' … [Read more...] about Martin Biron named NHL player of the week

'Defensive honors went to Biron, who went 3-0-0 with a 1.92 goals-against average and .940 save percentage in four appearances. He was in the nets for three consecutive road wins, averaging 30 saves per victories.' … [Read more...] about Kovalchuk, Biron earn Player of Week awards