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'"In Tim's case, you feel sorry for him," said Ruff. "It's something that's been bothering him and has been sore. We had it checked out and it turned out to be a little more serious than we originally thought it was."' … [Read more...] about Connolly Suffers Setback

'Tim Connolly's exercise regimen will be off the ice for 7-10 days, as the Sabres center has suffered a stress fracture below the bone in a knee, according to WGR's Paul Hamilton.' … [Read more...] about Connolly Suffers Lower Body Injury

'"I was shocked when they told me. I'm just kind of going through the emotions right now and it was tough watching the game last night. I mean I'm rooting for the team, I'm behind, I still think they're the best team in the league, so I'm fully behind 'em."' … [Read more...] about Gaustad Faces Season Ending Injury

'...Regier should go shopping for depth. Tops on my list for depth players are Steve Montador from Florida, Sean Hill on the Island, Yanic Perrault from Phoenix, Jamal Mayers in St. Louis, Brent Sopel in L.A. and Manny Malholtra in Columbus.' … [Read more...] about The price of toughness at the Trading Deadline

'All-Star center Daniel Briere will appear Monday at Attitudes, 616 West Ave. in Lockport. Briere is the scheduled guest for the 7 p.m. taping of the next episode of the Buffalo Sabres cable show, “PowerPlay.”' … [Read more...] about Briere, ePowerPlay&#8217 coming to Lockport

Amerks need royal effort against Monarchs (Rochester D&C) Wendy's 'Skate with the Amerks' (Amerks.com) Amerks primed for another busy week (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage

'"While we have been offering the Sabres plate since 1993, we are hopeful the attractive new custom license plate will be popular with fans statewide," said David Swarts, acting DMV commissioner and former Erie County Clerk.' … [Read more...] about DMV selling Sabres' license plates

'"As far as our guys' creativity, it's endless," Miller said. "These guys work on stuff in practice. They have go-to moves. But I think Danny Briere is a prime example that when he gets in close he can still change his mind. We have some guys who are really talented and feel good about getting that far."' … [Read more...] about Sabres on target during shootouts

Slumping Amerks suffer nightmare 7-goal period (Rochester D&C) The Dogs set three records (Hamilton Spectator) Hamilton hammers Amerks (RNews.com) Hamilton downs Amerks (Amerks.com) 'Dogs down Amerks 9-5 (HamiltonBulldogs.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage

'While Daniel Paille may not have the ability to drop the gloves or isn’t quite as skilled in the corners, he’s more than an adequate replacement, capable of bringing energy and perhaps a bit more offense to the lineup.' … [Read more...] about Don’t panic Sabres fans

'Drew Celestino, the 24-year-old who was featured in a Greater Niagara Newspapers story last summer, started the Web site fixthelogo.com and got more than 30,000 signature.' … [Read more...] about Logo Web site has been shut down

'"There were a lot of things to like about the way our team played," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "That on most nights will lead to winning hockey games. We came out and set the tone of the physical end of it. The winning streak is great. The little things inside the game have led us to where we're at right now."' … [Read more...] about Third straight victory delivered in shootout

'"You would love to be able to find another Paul Gaustad," Regier said, "but the reality of it is, if someone had come to us and asked if we would be willing to trade Paul Gaustad, the answer would have been "No.' So I suspect most teams, if we could find another one, would take the same position."' … [Read more...] about Gaustad's season is over

'"That was kind of a wake-up call," Briere says now. "You're basically told that nobody wants you, that you're not good enough to play on anybody else's team. That was a tough blow to my ego. That was the message that made me realize that I had to change things about my game, change things about my attitude. After that, it went much … [Read more...] about Late bloomer Briere heeds 'wake-up call'

'The great majority of Sabres merchandise that has sold so well is of the "Buffaslug" design. "We're still backlogged eight to 10 weeks in our store," said Michael Gilbert, the Sabres' director of public relations. "We sell far, far more of the new stuff."' … [Read more...] about Looking Good? No, but Sabres Are Feeling Good