This Day in Buffalo Sports History: Quirk of fate | Buffalo News
-- Oddly enough, a center who used to play for the Sabres had a large impact in Buffalo's goaltending history. The Sabres had acquired Gerry Desjardins to be their first-string goaltender in the winter of 1975. He came over in a...
Junior Sabres to host playoff games | Buffalo News
The Buffalo Junior Sabres still don't know who they will play in the Ontario Junior Hockey League playoffs, but they do know which days they will be playing their home games...
Sabres find the missing ingredients | Buffalo News
watching from the press box or James Patrick running the bench mattered little. For one game Wednesday, the Sabres uncovered all that had been missing this season. OK, so the Sabres are 54 games into the regular season and need a tow rope to pull them to altitudes reserved...
Sabres show some gumption in beating Bruins | Buffalo News
its referees have put the shackles on his shenanigans, with penalties and suspensions subduing his aggressive style. The Buffalo Sabres' forward finally had some old-fashioned fun Wednesday. So did his high-scoring teammates. Kaleta challenged and fought Milan Lucic, pushed Zdeno Chara into Boston goaltender...
This Day in Buffalo Sports History: Had 'em all the way | Buffalo News
-- Talk about cutting it close. Pierre Turgeon, in the midst of a breakout season for the Sabres, waited for 59 minutes and 54 seconds before springing into action against the Rangers in Memorial Auditorium. Turgeon tipped a shot by Dave Snuggerud past Rangers goalie Mike Richter to...
Sabres show some gumption | Buffalo News
its referees have put the shackles on his shenanigans, with penalties and suspensions subduing his aggressive style. The Buffalo Sabres' forward finally got a chance for some old-fashioned fun Wednesday. So did his high-scoring teammates. Kaleta challenged and fought Milan Lucic, pushed Zdeno Chara into...
Injured Sabres coach Ruff watches Bruins game from above ice | TSN
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Walking slowly and stiffly, Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff made his way to the coach's box to watch his team play the Boston Bruins on Wednesday...
Sabres' Ruff will not coach tonight | Buffalo News
Lindy Ruff will not be behind the First Niagara Center bench tonight for the Buffalo Sabres for the first time since March 20, 2006, and James Patrick will be in charge as the Sabres meet the Boston Bruins. Patrick will move from changing the defense...
Surging Sabres open homestand against Bruins on TSN2 | TSN
(Sports Network) - The surging Buffalo Sabres will try to open a four-game homestand on a positive note when they host the Boston Bruins this evening at First Niagara Center. The Bruins, meanwhile, will try to...
Sabres' Regier remains upbeat despite latest injury | Buffalo News
in hockey since 1974. He's been with teams from Canada to Texas, Phoenix to Hartford. As the Buffalo Sabres' general manager stood at the lectern Tuesday discussing -- of all things -- the day-to-day status of his broken-ribbed coach, Regier smiled and said, no, he's never seen...
Leino: Sabres get too serious, forget to have fun | Buffalo News
Are the Sabres' too serious for their own good? Ville Leino thinks so. The forward, in his first year with Buffalo, said Tuesday the team is finally having fun. It is also playing...
Sabres' Ruff injured after getting upended during practice | TSN
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff clutched his right arm in pain and had to be helped off the ice after being upended by defenceman Jordan Leopold in...
Sabres coach Ruff injured in practice collision | Buffalo News
Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff left practice early today in First Niagara Center after taking a scary fall in the wake of a collision with defenseman Jordan Leopold. Leopold was working...
Sabres' Myers making up for lost time | Buffalo News
way he's going to come close to the offensive totals of his first two years. But the Buffalo Sabres defenseman knows he can do more on the score sheet. Myers delivered at a key moment of Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders, keeping the...
MSG to allow Channel 2 to air Sabres game | Buffalo News
The Buffalo Sabres game will be available on all Western New York television screens Saturday, and fans won't need cable or a satellite dish to see it. An antenna will do...
This Day in Buffalo Sports History: The Hammer comes to town | Buffalo News
-- The Buffalo Sabres were in the midst of an odd 1978-79 season. They had started slowly, leading to the firing of general manager Punch Imlach and coach Marcel Pronovost. John Andersen and...
Sabres escape New York with a win | Buffalo News
UNIONDALE — The Buffalo Sabres had given up just three goals in their last three games with some of their best hockey of the season. Then they gave up three goals in the first...
Almost all systems go for Sabres | Buffalo News
Aside from not being able to score, the Sabres' recent games are pretty much what they envisioned for the season. They're creating more chances than the opposition. They're limiting mistakes. On those occasions when a breakdown happens...
Sabres shoot, they miss | Buffalo News
Ruff said it again Thursday. At some point, the goals are going to start going in for the Buffalo Sabres. The red light had better start shining if the team wants to avoid some dubious history. The season of misses is sliding toward becoming the worst in the Sabres...
Derek Roy never figured struggling Sabres would fall to 27th in NHL scoring | Buffalo News
The Buffalo Sabres, after getting shut out for the second time in seven games Wednesday, rank 27th in the NHL in scoring. There's no excuse for that, center Derek Roy said...
To trade or not to trade Miller, that's Sabres' question | Buffalo News
Dominik Hasek's franchise record for career victories because the variables have changed. His 234 wins with the Sabres came with an asterisk because they included 32 shootouts. Hasek, one of the best breakaway goalies ever, had 70 ties in nine years in Buffalo. Miller played well enough and...
Buffalo draws blank slate in shootout loss to Rangers | Buffalo News
The Sabres' inability to score has played a key role in plenty of losses this season. It was the only reason they lost Wednesday. Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller shut out the New...
This Day in Buffalo Sports History: The front of the line | Buffalo News
-- The Buffalo Sabres were in the midst of their 10th anniversary season during the 1979-80 campaign. It seemed like a good time to start recognizing those who had contributed to the franchise...
Brady hotel bashing puts Buffalo on defensive | Buffalo News
The problem with what Tom Brady said about Buffalo's hotels isn't that he was mean. It's that he was right. Brady, the superstar New England Patriots quarterback who's trying to win his fourth Super Bowl...
Lundqvist backstops Rangers to shootout win over Sabres | TSN
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Henrik Lundqvist came out on top in a duel of goalies, stopping 34 shots through overtime and four of five in a shootout in the New York...