Archives for March 1, 2004

'In 38 games this season, the 40-year-old Patrick has three goals and five assists.'

'Sabres defenseman James Patrick is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday against Ottawa after missing 15 games because of a pinched nerve in his neck.'

Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today that winger Milan Bartovic has been recalled from Rochester while winger Norman Milley has been reassigned to the Americans.

'Quinn admitted the Sabres have spoken to the Rangers about Kovalev and that Satan has been discussed in trade talks with other teams. But Quinn insisted the Sabres never considered swapping the players.'

'Sabres GM Darcy Regier said it's possible a young forward could be packaged in a deal before the March 9 trade deadline. "From the forward standpoint we can (afford to deal a prospect)," Regier said. "We have a lot of depth up front. We just don't have it in the back end. If we can shift that to acquire a defenseman or two, then that's something we have to do."'

'The Irondequoit resident suffered a sprained right knee in Saturday’s 7-1 loss at Ottawa. Fitzpatrick learned on Sunday that he will miss four to six weeks, and there are only five weeks remaining in the NHL season.'

'The dilemma for Adelphia and Empire is two-fold. For one, the Sabres contract, which has several years to go, is expensive, at more than $6 million per season with programming costs factored in. Asked if he was happy with the Sabres deal, Haywood laughed and said, "no comment."'