Archives for 2004

"He's the closest thing I've seen to Bobby Orr," said Del Wilson, Montreal's highly regarded director of player development. … [Read more...] about Sabre Legends: Gilbert Perreault

'The bad news for the Buffalo Sabres is that they are 1-3-2 after their first six games. The good news is that there are Sabres playing hockey, at least in the imaginary world created by G4TechTV, a cable channel that is simulating all 1,230 games of the NHL regular season. They play games with the video-game versions of real players on real NHL teams, using EA … [Read more...] about The Sabres get under way, (on Xbox)

'The News will carry results of Sabres games each time they play throughout the season, courtesy of G4techTV.com and EA Sports' NHL 2005.' … [Read more...] about News to follow Virtual Sabres

'For this night, opening night in Buffalo, there is only wind, rain, sleet. Even the seagulls are afraid to take to the sky. (submitted by: Indy Dave) … [Read more...] about Wide right! No goal! Now locked out

"I live with Ryan Miller and Mike Ryan so it’s a pretty fun household right now," stated Roy. "We are just starting to get the house in one piece. I play the drums and Ryan plays the guitar, so we sometimes jam around the house." … [Read more...] about Beyond the Boards… Derek Roy

Unfortunately Malarchuk is best remembered for one of the most horrific injuries in all of hockey history. Tragedy struck on March 22, 1989 when his jugular vein was cut by a skate. … [Read more...] about Sabre Legends: Clint Malarchuk

My living arrangements have changed a little this year. Last year, I was living with “Roysy” (Derek Roy) but this year I decided to stay on my own. I never realized how much stuff I needed, like a kitchen table, sofa and all the other little things around the house. … [Read more...] about Pominville's Journal: 10/20

'"It is important to note this date was selected by the organization so the affected employees have ample time to consider alternative employment opportunities. This decision was made by the Sabres in response to the current uncertainty."' … [Read more...] about Continued lockout will cost Sabres' employees jobs

'The Bills will always be our connection to the sporting big-time. The Sabres are a distant second, and they play in a league with major problems. But we're a town that loves hockey, and it looks like we're in for a long, empty winter.' … [Read more...] about Lack of hockey leaves feeling of emptiness

MacArthur, 19, was drafted in the third round (74th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2003 NHL entry draft. … [Read more...] about Player of the week – Clarke MacArthur, Medicine Hat Tigers

The layoffs will leave the team with about half of its normal 150 full-time staff. Anticipating a potential dispute, the Sabres have cut dozens of jobs through attrition since last spring. … [Read more...] about Lockout leads Sabres to issue layoff notices to 25 employees

'Peters played nine games for Bodens, collecting a goal and four points while racking up 101 minutes in penalties. Surprisingly, Peters said he didn’t get into one fight -- the excessive minutes spent in the box were from misconducts.' … [Read more...] about Peters home after piling up penalty minutes in Sweden

'The Sabres were supposed to be preparing to play the Tampa Bay Lightning in Rochester, but managing partner Larry Quinn called an 11 a.m. meeting in HSBC Arena to inform employees of the decision to terminate around 25 people.' … [Read more...] about Sabres plan to lay off 25 workers

'Everybody will work through November and all will receive severance packages if the NHL lockout is still not solved.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lay off 25

'HF: What has Buffalo told you that you want you to work on? PG: Just kind of the overall game, my skating. Improve every aspect of my game as much as possible. Definitely my foot speed needs to get better. I think I’m improving on that the last three years.' … [Read more...] about Q&A with Paul Gaustad