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Sabres at home on the road

‘Now the Sabres have to start doing something at home — where they will play five of their next six games and 10 of their next 12. “We’ve been smarter. Just flat-out,” said coach Lindy Ruff. “Break it down any way you want. We’ve been a lot smarter on the road.”‘

Shanahan warns Myers about hits to head

‘”I was pretty relieved. You never want to get suspended,” Myers said here Friday. “[Shanahan] just wanted to discuss what my thoughts were on it. I can really tell he’s trying to inform all the players, tell them what is a legal hit, what’s an illegal hit. It’s a thin line, pretty tough, but it was a good conversation.”‘

Buffalo 1, Carolina 0

‘Enroth recorded 14 of his 34 saves in the third period Friday night for Buffalo, which has won six of its last eight games. The diminutive Swede, who notched his second career shutout, was pulled Wednesday against New Jersey after surrendering five goals on 19 shots.’

Enroth, Sabres Blank ‘Canes 1-0

‘Pominville’s goal came 13:04 into the opening period, when he roofed a shot past Brian Boucher to give Buffalo the 1-0 lead. Pominville, planted in front of the Carolina crease, was able to scoop a loose puck into the net as his point streak reached six straight games.’

No bumps on Tobacco Road

‘“We’ve been smarter, just flat out,” explained Ruff. “You can break it down any way you want, we’ve been a lot smarter on the road than we have at home. We’ve gotta take that game into our building and play that way.” ‘

Buffalo Sabres Depth Analysis, Fall 2011

‘The organization is much better off in terms of the depth of their prospects then they were at this time last season and they seem to have found a good balance between size, skill, and toughness.’