Archives for October 2, 2008

'Jochen Hecht and Ales Kotalik had a goal and an assist each to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 in a preseason game Thursday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Beat Columbus 5-2 behind Hecht and Kotalik

'Thomas Vanek, Teppo Numminen and Nathan Gerbe also scored for the Sabres, while Patrick Lalime stopped 27 shots.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Columbus 2

'Ryan Miller finished with 21 saves for the Sabres, who are 1-3-1 in the preseason. The franchise has not had a losing preseason since 2003-04.' … [Read more...] about Sabres drop second in row to Minnesota

'In what may be a ground-breaking collaboration between sports and culture, the Sabres are providing office space for the Theatre Alliance in HSBC Arena as well as software to develop a Web site. In addition, the hockey club will give the theater group access to Sabres Insider subscribers for online ticket and special events promotions.' … [Read more...] about Sabres give boost to prospects for a vibrant Theatre Alliance here

'“I think it’s consistent with what we see and hear in this community every day,” he said. “The Bills are Topic A [in football season]. This is a sports town. You almost can’t separate the city from its teams.”' … [Read more...] about Buffalo is a big contender as sports town

'Ellis split last season with Detroit and Los Angeles and totaled three goals and five assists in 54 contests.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo claims Ellis off waivers

Harding's eye injury gives Wild a scare in win vs. Sabres (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Wild lose Harding (St. Paul Pioneer Press) Photo gallery (Wild.com) Photo gallery (Sabres.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Minnesota Coverage

Hockey's back in Portland as Pirates start practice today (Portland Press Herald) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage