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'Ruff has stayed with the same 18 skaters for the past seven games. It's the longest he's gone with the same forwards and defensemen this season.' … [Read more...] about Essensa's NHL days done?

'Sabres fans will have a better idea how management views the team's playoff chances in the coming hours. Trading veterans for draft picks would indicate an emphasis on the future, while acquiring contributors for the last 14 games would signal a desire to make a playoff run.' … [Read more...] about Barnes hurt as Sabres earn tie

'While Buffalo appeared content to dump the puck deep for the final 25 minutes, the Lightning became the aggressors, outshooting the Sabres 12-2 during that span.' … [Read more...] about Bolts Settle For A Tie

'A large crowd was waiting to get their hands on the Vincent Lecavalier bobblehead dolls and all 5,000 were handed out in 35 minutes. The dolls were running as high as $50 on eBay by the start of the second period.' … [Read more...] about Modin's Wrist Injury Showing Improvement

'The Sabres outplayed the Lightning in the second period, in which they held a 14-8 shot advantage and took a 2-1 lead on goals by Taylor Pyatt and James Patrick.' … [Read more...] about A comeback, just not a victory

'"Stu's not very good after that gutless act," Ruff said. "The kid was defenseless. He just drilled his head into the Plexiglass. ... I thought the guy gave him an extra shot, and I thought the building showed a lot of class by putting it up on the jumbo screen."' … [Read more...] about Cullimore's hit raises Ruff's ire

'Canadiens center Doug Gilmour, who played with Andreychuk on the Maple Leafs and Devils, recently called his friend to make his pitch.' … [Read more...] about Playoff contender looks at Andreychuk

'"They're very hard to play against," Lightning coach John Tortorella said. "They play desperate hockey."' … [Read more...] about Sabres 2, Lightning 2

'"This stretch is extremely demanding, four games in six nights," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "We threw everything we had at them in the second period, and if not for four or five saves by (Nikolai) Khabibulin, its over. We would have liked to have gotten another point out of it. We thought two out of three was going to be a good number and we ended up … [Read more...] about Buffalo 2, Tampa Bay 2 (ot)

'Buffalo Sabres captain Stu Barnes left early in the first period of Sunday night's game at Tampa Bay with a concussion.' … [Read more...] about Barnes leaves with concussion

Former Sabre Pat LaFontaine is appearing in a charity game April 7 in the Boston area. The proceeds of the Microsoft Hockey Challenge will go toward building an interactive computer room for children who are patients at the Franciscan Children's Hospital in Brighton, MA. ''The first [interactive room] was going to be in Buffalo, and we still hope to do that along with LA. But … [Read more...] about LaFontaine returning to ice for children

'The Sabres have played well lately, but they've also laid some eggs.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need win for road trip to be successful

'"We'll keep three goalies, keep Mika the rest of the way," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Saturday. "I don't think initially (we intended to keep Noronen). We knew we just couldn't, with the way the schedule was, keep playing Marty."' … [Read more...] about Noronen's NHL trip extended through season

'Sabres have beaten Lightning in both previous meetings by a combined score of 8-2.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Lightning

'Marcus Nilson of the Florida Panthers was suspended by the NHL on Saturday for slashing Eric Boulton of the Buffalo Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Panthers' Nilson suspended