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'"You'd have to be an idiot not to see we're losing an opportunity to put wins in our column," Laviolette said.' … [Read more...] about Isles Show Nothing Against Lowly Sabres

'Meanwhile, the Isles, embarrassed on their own ice, couldn't hit water if they fell off the Andrea Gail. By the end of the second, the Isles had sent 21 shots wide; they finished with 24 misfires.' … [Read more...] about Sabres blank Isles

'Peca twice had shorthanded breakaways but could not convert. One was stopped by Biron after Peca was pulled down by defenseman Alexei Zhitnik. The other hit the crossbar and bounced into Biron's pads. Peca also fanned on a one-timer in the slot during a power play later in the period and in the third had a goal waved off after a quick whistle blew the play dead. … [Read more...] about Basement Problems

'"We sat here two days ago and were addressing discipline," Islanders captain Michael Peca said. "We're having a bit of adversity right now, and the games are getting tougher from here on out."' … [Read more...] about Sabres 5, Islanders 0

'"We were very active," Biron said. "We played the body right off the bat. We came out ready to play."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, NY Islanders 0

'The Sabres do have two games in hand over two of the teams they're chasing, for whatever that's worth. They have 21 games remaining on their regular season schedule.' … [Read more...] about Crunch time for Sabres

'Eleven of the Sabres' remaining 21 games are on the road, and there are four sets of back-to-back contests.' … [Read more...] about Sabres can't relax in flight down stretch

'With the Sabres about to play seven games over the next 11 nights, including four on the road, Campbell will be pressed into service.' … [Read more...] about Campbell likely to see ice time

'D James Patrick has 57 career points vs. the Islanders, the most against any opponent.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Islanders

'"We have to convert on some of our power play situations. And we're just not doing that. And we're still not finishing off plays when we get the chance. Guys are passing up opportunities to score. And we can't afford that at this point of the season.'' … [Read more...] about Playoff hopes alive

'"Let's be honest, we want to go out and we want to play our best to win hockey games and have our fans have a great time, and we definitely let them down (Monday) night."' … [Read more...] about Ruff sentences Sabres to day of hard labor

'A Depew man told police that someone stole his $350 Sabres jacket containing his car keys and wallet from a suite in HSBC Arena while he was attending Monday night's hockey game.' … [Read more...] about Fan reports Sabres jacket, wallet were stolen at arena

Todd Marchant loves coming back to Buffalo to put on a show for his family and friends. He did more than that Monday night in Buffalo\'s HSBC Arena. His performance literally destroyed any small hopes the Buffalo Sabres have of making the playoffs this year. Marchant scored two huge goals against Sabres goalie Martin Biron as the Edmonton Oilers glided to a slick 3-0 thrashing … [Read more...] about Hometown boy slices up Sabres

'The miserable, 3-0 home loss to the Edmonton Oilers, coming just three games after a 2-1 failure against the lowly Atlanta Thrashers, certainly looked like the parting whimper of a team about to miss the playoffs.' … [Read more...] about Oilers slam door on the Sabres

'A native of Buffalo who lives here during the off-season, Marchant scored his fifth and sixth goals and 11th and 12th points in 12 career games against his home-town team. He led everybody with seven shots in his 20 minutes on the ice.' … [Read more...] about Marchant, Markkanen rev it up