Archives for 2014

Sabres-Lightning Preview (AP) Buffalo Sabres (18-35-8) at Tampa Bay Lightning (34-23-5) (The Sports Network) New-look Lightning get Stamkos back to face Sabres (NHL.com) New-look Lightning get Stamkos back to face Sabres (TampaBayLightning.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Tampa Bay Coverage

Wild adds goals and grit in trade for Moulson (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Wild GM sends his team a message: 'We want to win right now' (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Wild acquire Moulson in trade with Sabres (AP) Wild land Moulson (The Sports Network) Wild pick up Moulson, McCormick in trade (The Sports Xchange) Wild make deadline deal for Sabres forwards Moulson, McCormick … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Minnesota Coverage

Capitals’ deal for Jaroslav Halak doesn’t address glaring need for defenseman (Washington Post) Caps acquire goalie Jaroslav Halak from Buffalo (Washington Times) Now a Capital, Jaroslav Halak will try to make new memories for D.C. fans (Washington Times) Capitals get G Halak from Sabres for G Neuvirth (AP) Halak on the move again, this time to Washington (The Sports … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Washington Coverage

Kings add a potentially big piece in Marian Gaborik (Los Angeles Times) LA Kings get D McNabb from Sabres, shuffle roster (AP) Jackets ship Gaborik to LA (The Sports Network) Kings add Gaborik, McNabb is separate deals (The Sports Xchange) Surging Kings busy at trade deadline (Fox Sports West) Kings Acquire Brayden McNabb From Buffalo (LAKings.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Los Angeles Coverage

'"The start of the building for me was on Friday," Murray said, referring to a stunning trade in which he sent goalie Ryan Miller and captain Steve Ott to St. Louis. "And today was a continuation of it. But there's still a lot of building to do."' … [Read more...] about Sabres start rebuilding after busy day of trades

'Conacher returns to Buffalo, where he set school records for goals and points in four years at Canisius College.' … [Read more...] about Sabres claim Conacher off waivers from Senators

'Conacher arrived in Canada's capital at last year's trade deadline from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for goaltender Ben Bishop, but recorded only six goals and 25 points over 72 games since then.' … [Read more...] about Sabres pluck Conacher off waivers from Sens

'"I had a couple GMs that had guys like that, that called me asking, 'When are you getting rid of your guy so I can get rid of my guy?'" Murray said. "I don't know where that logic comes from, but the big players that were on our roster that were available were traded. You can't get carried away with the timeline because if you're in a hurry or anxious, good things may not … [Read more...] about Sabres stay busy making trades for future

'“I think it’s a good day,” Murray said. “I think the combination of the picks that we’ve added and the young players we’ve added, I think it gives us a ton of ammunition now going to the draft where there will be players available that aren’t available on Trade Deadline Day.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres stay busy on deadline day

'A native of Ústí Nad Labem, Czech Republic, Neuvirth spent the first six seasons of his NHL career in Washington. In that time, he has appeared in 134 NHL games, compiling a 59-41-13 record with seven shutouts, a .910 save percentage and a 2.67 goals against average. He backstopped the Capitals to a 4-5-1 record in the 2011 NHL Playoffs, posting a .912 save percentage and a … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire Neuvirth & Klesla from Caps

'Mitchell (5’11”, 189 lbs., 1/30/85), who was in his second season in Minnesota, has played in 58 games for the Wild in 2013-14, recording nine points (1+8). Originally drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the fourth round (126th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Mitchell is playing in his sixth NHL season. After playing four seasons in San Jose, Mitchell signed with Minnesota … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire Mitchell from Minnesota

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced that the team has acquired forwards Nicolas Deslauriers and Hudson Fasching from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for defenseman Brayden McNabb, forward Jonathan Parker and two second-round draft picks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Acquire Fasching & Deslauriers From Kings

'Conacher (5’8”, 180 lbs., 12/14/89) has played in parts of three NHL seasons with the Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning after signing a two-year contract with Tampa Bay in March 2012. Conacher was traded to Ottawa at the 2013 NHL Trade Deadline and has since skated in 72 games for the Senators, recording 25 points (6+19). Through three NHL seasons, Conacher has totaled 49 … [Read more...] about Sabres Claim Cory Conacher

'The Sabres are the top seller on a small list of teams whose playoff hopes are already toast. The others are the New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames and Florida Panthers, and the big prize from that group is Islanders winger and former Sabres star Thomas Vanek. He was scratched from the lineup for Tuesday’s game at Winnipeg, making a trade appear imminent.' … [Read more...] about Clock ticking down on Sabres’ fire sale

'LaFontaine and Pegula appeared to behave like children when they could have found common ground to continue their relationship. They should have buried themselves in a room, dropped their weapons, left their egos at the door and reopened the lines of communication for the greater good.' … [Read more...] about A long chat could have solved rift