Archives for November 10, 2006

'"I thought both players played very well for us, but Drew currently has a little more finish," said Ruff of Stafford and Paille. "Looking at that line with Roy and Vanek, we're looking for a guy that can help set up plays and also help finish."' … [Read more...] about Stafford Returns To Sabres Roster

'"That's the point of having Marty here," said Ruff. "These types of things pop-up and Marty is more than capable of playing some great hockey for us."' … [Read more...] about Injury Puts Biron In Net

'"We don't expect it to be too long," Ruff said following Friday's morning skate. "It's something that flared up on him."' … [Read more...] about Sabres G Miller out with muscle strain

'Miller wasn't on the ice for the morning skate, which was not optional. He suffered the muscle strain during a work out.' … [Read more...] about Biron To Start Against Panthers; Stafford Up

'"The odds against him probably were fairly large on making it," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "But he's overcome that just by hard work."' … [Read more...] about Oh brother! Gaustad earns ice time

'"He's feeling better," Ruff said after Thursday's practice. "Hopefully he just keeps progressing. We're still hopeful it's in that 10- to 14-day range."' … [Read more...] about Afinogenov is making progress

'C Chris Gratton is on pace to finish the season with 20 points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Panthers

'The problem with the Sabres at the moment is that the injuries have started to reer their ugly head, and all teams have to deal with them, some more than others. Buffalo can certainly attest to that with last year in the playoffs when their defensmen went down.' … [Read more...] about Sabres dealing with injuries

'"He had a great understanding of the game," said Sutter, the former Panthers coach who now is director of player development. "Then when he came to the NHL, he played under two of the best in Scotty Bowman and Roger Neilson. There was never a doubt in my mind he had the qualifications."' … [Read more...] about Ruff's leadership has Sabres flying

'Golisano's first move was to bring back the team's former president, Lawrence Quinn, as managing partner. Known as arrogant and divisive, Quinn was an unpopular choice among some fans, but Golisano didn't care: Quinn knew how to knock heads and cut costs. Out went 118 front office jobs. "There were too many people not doing much of anything and getting paid for it," says … [Read more...] about Sharp Sabres

'The Leafs and Habs are among the 17 NHL teams that stay in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo when they come to play the Buffalo Sabres. The Hyatt, which opened downtown in 1984, has long been the hotel of choice for visiting sports teams and entertainers.' … [Read more...] about Hyatt is hotel of choice for most Sabres foes

'"A couple times during the lockout I actually retired," said Numminen. "I said, 'Ok, that's enough. I'm not going to come back.' I was actually trying to find a reason to quit."' … [Read more...] about A Career That Nearly Ended

'After sitting idle all week, the Sabres will play 10 games in the next 17 days including six games in the next eight nights alone.' … [Read more...] about Sabres set to play 10 games in next 17 nights

Ruff's leadership has Sabres flying (Palm Beach Post) Florida (6-7-3) at Buffalo (12-1-1) (AP) Rested Sabres host struggling Panthers (Sportsticker) Florida Panthers (6-7-3) at Buffalo Sabres (12-1-1) (The Sports Network) Panthers @ Buffalo Tonight (FloridaPanthers.com) Game # 15: Florida @ Buffalo (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Florida Coverage (Updated 12:30 p.m.)

Stewart finds a few bumps in the road (Rochester D&C) Amerks to offer youth winter hockey camp (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage