'Darcy Regier has a laundry list of injuries, a US$2.1-million goalie in Martin Biron he might just lose for nothing on July 1, and an overall business plan for his Buffalo Sabres that he's desperately trying to stick to.' … [Read more...] about Give and take
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Wednesday's Philadelphia Coverage
Sabres still have Flyers' number (Philadelphia Inquirer) An eager Reid answers the call (Philadelphia Inquirer) This time, Esche shuffles to bench in Buffalo (Philadelphia Daily News) Two more Phantoms called up (Philadelphia Daily News) Briere puts Sabres on top again (Delaware County Times) Due to losses, Stevens forced to shuffle roster (Delaware County Times) Pressure … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Philadelphia Coverage
Buffalo 6, Philadelphia 3
'"We battled hard and battled the whole game," Roy said. "Our power play did a real good job and moved the puck real well."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Philadelphia 3
Buffalo 6, Philadelphia 3
'"(The Flyers) battled hard, they never quit, they kept coming at us," said Briere. "We took them a little lightly."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 6, Philadelphia 3
Six Score In Sabres Win Over Flyers; Paille Hurt
'Philadelphia would cut the lead to one as Sami Kapanen snuck a wrist shot that bounced off the post and in to make it 4-3. But once again the Sabres would respond quickly as Chris Drury scored on the power play just a minute and a half later. Buffalo extended their lead to 6-3 as Jason Pominville put away a one timer on a great pass from Daniel Briere.' … [Read more...] about Six Score In Sabres Win Over Flyers; Paille Hurt
Sabres Visit Bizarro World
' "I thought what [Campbell] did was unbelievable," said Peters, who dropped the gloves with Todd Fedoruk two minutes later. "[RJ] Umberger obviously had a problem with him after the hit last year, and the way Soupy handled himself, I think every guy in this room is proud."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Visit Bizarro World
Bringing Back Old Memories
'"There was a reason that [Stafford, MacArthur and Ryan] got here. It's because they were playing well in Rochester."' … [Read more...] about Bringing Back Old Memories
Game # 60: Sabres 6, Flyers 3
'With minimal wiggle room under the salary cap, Buffalo GM Darcy Regier is confronted with the dilemma of whether to parlay his only marketable and healthy asset, back up Martin Biron, into much-needed reinforcements to bolster the depleted roster, or to hope the Sabres can stay the course with the existing group of personnel in place. Compounding matters is the clear … [Read more...] about Game # 60: Sabres 6, Flyers 3
Unlikely Sabres lead Buffalo to victory past Flyers
'The biggest cheer of the night -- and most unlike -- came 12 minutes into the game when Andrew Peters scored his first goal of the season.' … [Read more...] about Unlikely Sabres lead Buffalo to victory past Flyers
Paetsch proving to be Buffalo's unsung hero
'Paetsch's play has been so steady this season that his coach added considerably to his playing time and responsibilities. Ruff even moved him up to forward for the January 30th contest against Boston Bruins just to keep him in the lineup when the Sabres' blueline appeared to be fully healthy.' … [Read more...] about Paetsch proving to be Buffalo’s unsung hero
Wednesday's Rochester Coverage
Thinned-down Amerks ready for challenge (Rochester D&C) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage
String of injuries could force the Sabres to trade Biron
'“(Regier) never said you wouldn’t (go), he never said (you) would (stay),” Biron told the Times Herald after practicing in preparation for tonight’s game against the Flyers at HSBC Arena. “He just said, ‘Look, we are trying as a team to make the right decisions for this organization, for this team to win the cup.’ So every day … [Read more...] about String of injuries could force the Sabres to trade Biron
Call-ups put team chemistry to test
'"If there's little things we can help them out with, we'll certainly be vocal in that area," said Drury, a co-captain. "[But] they've been on the bus long enough this year to know what an opportunity this is. I don't think anyone needs to remind them."' … [Read more...] about Call-ups put team chemistry to test
Knee shelves Kotalik for at least a month
'"You're looking past a month with that type of injury he's got," Ruff said. "The severity of how it is is a little bit in doubt, so I'm not going to throw an exact number. But I'm going to give you it's at least a month, and it could be longer than that."' … [Read more...] about Knee shelves Kotalik for at least a month
Sabres vs. Flyers
'The last time the Sabres had two 30-goal scorers was 1993-94.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Flyers
