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Sabres, Paille air it out

‘“It was close, but I know I didn’t feel anything on my stick,” said Paille, who sealed the win with a short-handed goal with three minutes left. “Obviously, I was trying to hit it, but I’m thankful that I missed it because that was the game-winning goal. The bounces went our way for that one.”’

Pratt gets look from Sabres

‘“I got a call [Thursday] from my agent that these guys are interested in having me come in and take a look,” Pratt said. “It’s a team that I believe we talked to on a few occasions during the summer and was hoping something might get done. It didn’t transpire until [Friday], but I’m excited.”’

Buffalo 4, Florida 2

'"We've had some tough bounces go against us," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "We got one there. But we got rewarded for putting the puck on net."'

Buffalo 4, Florida 2

'Less than three minutes later, Stafford carried down the right wing, and shot from a sharp angle at the outer edge of the right circle. The puck bounced high off Vokoun's blocker to the right side of the net. As it dropped, it appeared that Sabres forward Daniel Paille might have touched it with his stick above the crossbar, and the disc settled into the cage.'

Weber solid in first game

‘”A lot of butterflies and a lot of excitement,” said Weber. “Not so much nerves but just really excited to be given a chance and an opportunity to come up here and play.”‘

Sabres score three in third en route to first road victory

‘Less than three minutes after Jochen Hecht notched the score at two, Stafford’s seemingly harmless shot from the right boards deflected into the air off of Tomas Vokoun’s blocker before harmlessly falling into the Florida net giving the Sabres their first lead of the game with less than nine minutes left in regulation.’