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'Earlier in the period, Bonvie hooked up in a battle with longtime Sabres pugilist Rob Ray. The battle ended when Bonvie's sweater crept up over his head, rendering him unable to continue the punchfest. Ray showed incredible restraint and mercy, opting not to continue the fight, simply raising his right arm, as if to say, ''Win by TKO.'' Who says … [Read more...] about Bruins deliver goods

'Scrub those plans that had the Bruins working newcomers Jeff Norton and Sean Brown slowly into the lineup. An ailing Sean O'Donnell, hindered by a troublesome back, forced coach Robbie Ftorek to suit up both new blue liners in last night's 2-1 victory over the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Newcomers step right in

'In an uneven and sometimes sluggish outing, the Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres, 2-1, at HSBC Arena on goals from Sergei Samsonov (No. 26) and Nick Boynton (4) and another solid effort from goaltender Byron Dafoe, who went from a relatively inactive first two periods to making 16 saves in the third. Dafoe finished with 25 saves as the B's were outshot, 16-4, in the … [Read more...] about Dafoe, Bruins win ugly

'The Sabres held a Travis Roy Night at HSBC Arena. Roy, the former Boston University hockey player paralyzed in his first college game in 1995, was in attendance as a silent auction was held during the game. All proceeds went to the Travis Roy Foundation for Spinal Cord Research.' … [Read more...] about Newcomers blend in

'"It doesn't matter if we go out and prove in the third period that we can play. By that time, it's too late," Rhett Warrener said. "We're cutting our own throats."' … [Read more...] about Bruins 2, Sabres 1

'The Sabres are trying to get into the playoffs, and it's not looking good. They slipped from 10th to 12th in the East, remaining four points behind Montreal for the final postseason spot with its third loss in nine games (5-3-1).' … [Read more...] about Boston 2, Buffalo 1

'"If you want help, they want your good players, which makes it tough. They want your good young players. "We made a lot of good decisions in just holding tough and sticking with what we got instead of trading for somebody else's junk."' … [Read more...] about Sabres protect future

No. 1 G Byron Dafoe (30-23-2, 2.23 goals-against average, .907 save percentage), who has played all 4 games against Buffalo this year, is 4-1 over his last 5 starts, surrendering only 7 goals in that span. … [Read more...] about Scouting report

'It's possible the Sabres' playoff hopes won't be decided until the final game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need youth to serve them

'G Byron Dafoe is 4-1 with a 1.40 goals-against average and .951 save percentage in his last five games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Bruins

The Ottawa Senators hate to come to Buffalo. They have not won in HSBC Arena since December 30, 1998, and it took overtime for them to beat the Sabres. Tuesday night, they were completely dominated on the scoreboard as Buffalo beat them 5-1. Speak about getting your heads handed back to you, the Senators certainly have not found their Sabres hosts too friendly the last 3 years. … [Read more...] about Sens winless streak continues in Buffalo House of Horrors

'Make no mistake about it, the Sabres have chosen to tread water for the next couple years. They know that they are not going to be Stanley Cup contenders until the economic structure of the league changes. The collective bargaining agreement expires after two more seasons. That labor war in 2004 will be ugly, but the Sabres know it's the only way they will be … [Read more...] about Lack of Action Shows Sabres Direction

'Just when you're ready to declare the Sabres dead in the playoff chase, Buffalo does something to raise your hopes.' … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Sabres, Bills and the NIT

'But Gratton had to deflect some of the credit, saying "Marty really won the game for us."' … [Read more...] about Gratton's long day has happy ending

'"We do have to look at the offseason," he said. "It wasn't going to happen at the trade deadline. There just weren't the opportunities. I didn't think the timing was very good."' … [Read more...] about Sabres deal makers bring back Corkum