Archives for December 4, 2008

'They’re stuck in ninth place with 25 points, one ahead of feeble Toronto, a rebuilding team with little top-level talent. The Sabres had 25 points through 24 games on this date last season, and they finished 10th and missed the playoffs.' … [Read more...] about Sabres start over with a eclean slate&#8217

'Face-to-face, Wieland is a great story-teller, which is to be expected from the man who hired Rick Jeanneret, invented a fictitious Sabres’ draftee named Taro Tsujimoto, once served as the team’s backup goalie and convinced some members of the Buffalo sports media, on an April Fool’s Day, that a synthetic ice surface called Silderex would be installed in the … [Read more...] about New books on Bills, Sabres are must reads

'Kaleta, who ranks second on the team with 49 hits, was hurt in a 3-2 loss at Montreal last weekend and did not play in a 2-0 loss to Nashville on Monday. The fourth-line player has a goal and assist and 48 penalty minutes in 21 games this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres place RW Kaleta on IR; recall D Weber

'This is the second recall of the season for Weber (20 years old, 6’2”, 199 lbs.), who currently has two points (0+2) in 19 games with Portland, along with 51 PIMs and a plus-5 rating.' … [Read more...] about Weber recalled from Portland

'The yawning gaps of empty blue seats in the uppermost corners of the 300s have now spread to all four corners. What should have been a sellout last Wednesday before Thanksgiving, one of the biggest party nights of the year downtown, fell a few hundred seats short. Have the Sabres overreached on single ticket pricing?' … [Read more...] about Sabres Thanksgiving

'“I don’t read that. I don’t really pay attention to that. I don’t really care,” Stafford said this week. “I can figure it out on my own. It comes back to things I can control, and I pretty much live my life like that, making sure if there’s things I need to work on, things that I need to get better, making sure that I’m doing … [Read more...] about Stafford brings hot streak to Florida

Buffalo (11-10-3) at Florida (10-11-3) (AP) Panthers eye third straight win (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (11-10-3) at Florida Panthers (10-11-3) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Florida Coverage

Pirates Unveil Dorothy Elizabeth Room (PortlandPirates.com) MAINEiacs Visit Civic Center Friday and Saturday (PortlandPirates.com) Pirates In The Community Wednesday (PortlandPirates.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Portland Coverage