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Hockey meets art at the Albright-Knox

‘The seemingly weird marriage, Grachos added, makes a lot more sense when one considers that Seymour Knox Jr. was one of the original patrons of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and his son, Seymour Knox III, was responsible for bringing Sabres hockey to Buffalo. “We’re the only museum in the world that has a legitimate tie to hockey,” Grachos said.’

Ruff challenges marquee players

‘“When Derek and Tim and those guys [return], they need to be better,” Ruff said after practice Friday in the Amherst Pepsi Center. “They saw in their absence that we had guys that stepped in and gave an effort that was superior to what you would normally see, which allowed us to get points in games that a lot of people would have said, ‘No chance.’ ”’

Campbell named All-Star reserve

‘“For me and especially my family, this isn’t a category that we ever saw myself or my career in. I think it was trying to plug along and play as many games as you can and stay in the league as long as possible. It’s a big honor for all of us, and we enjoy it and we respect it.”’