Archives for August 1, 2006

'The Sabres feared Afinogenov's arbitration award would continue to throw their pay-scale out of whack after co-captain Daniel Briere received a team-high $5 million contract in arbitration two weeks ago.' … [Read more...] about Sabres re-sign Afinogenov to multiyear deal

'The 26-year-old Russian led the Sabres in scoring this past season with a career-best 73 points in 77 games. He also set career highs with 22 goals and 51 assists - the most on the team since Pat LaFontaine also had 51 in 1995-96.' … [Read more...] about Sabres agree to multi-year deal with RW Afinogenov

'"Max is one of the most exciting players in the NHL," said Buffalo general manager Darcy Regier. "We look forward to keeping him in Buffalo for years to come."' … [Read more...] about Maxim Afinogenov agrees to deal with Sabres

'Afinogenov was scheduled for NHl arbitration Thursday, July 3 in Toronto.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Afinogenov

'Adam Mair is still scheduled for an arbitration hearing on Friday. Dimitri Kalinin, Ryan Miller, Jeff Jillson, and Chris Thorburn are all unsigned but did not file for arbitration. Rory Fitzpatrick is still an unrestricted free agent, but it's unlikely he will resign with the team.' … [Read more...] about Afinogenov Signs 3-yr Deal With Sabres

'Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have agreed to terms on a multi-year deal with restricted free agent forward Maxim Afinogenov.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres re-sign forward Maxim Afinogenov to multi-year deal

'Sabres fans won't get much of an opportunity to see their team at home during the preseason.' … [Read more...] about Sabres preseason schedule limited to 1 home game

'Tickets for the September 30th game vs. Pittsburgh will be at Value pricing, and will go on sale Friday Septemebr 1 at 9:00 a.m. As previously announced, this game will mark the debut of Buffalo's new logo and uniform color scheme.' … [Read more...] about Preseason schedule announced