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'"First- and second-year players have shown they're elite players in this league," said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, who will lead the Eastern Conference. "I think you saw the changeover from the post-lockout, where their speed and skill just kills now. These players have dominated the game, made the game exciting and made it a lot more dramatic than it was in the past."' … [Read more...] about Next wave arrives ahead of schedule

'"I want to make it perfectly clear, Brett," Bettman said. "It was a good goal. That's probably not going to make me very popular in Buffalo."' … [Read more...] about Bettman reopens old wound for Sabres fans

'Buffalo Sabres forward Adam Mair and his wife, Ali, are both scoring an assist with the SPCA serving Erie County's campaign to prevent cruelty to animals. Mair can be heard in two SPCA public service announcements being broadcast on local radio stations...'. … [Read more...] about Hockey couple speaks out against animal cruelty

'Here is one perspective on each season's events, as they related to the Sabres' involvement...'. … [Read more...] about Starry, Starry Night

'"He played great all last year and he's doing the same things this year," veteran defenseman Teppo Numminen said. "He is special. He works hard on his game, he's a really focused guy and we have lots of confidence in him. We know when he's in the net, we have a great chance to win. If he sees the puck, he's going to make the save."' … [Read more...] about He gobbles pucks, shrugs off praise

'"We probably expect that from him, and I think he expects that from himself," Campbell said. "I mean what a save, probably the save of the year, but that's what Ryan does. That save gave us a point in that game."' … [Read more...] about Miller’s unlikely saves are hottest act on ice

Some Amerks still stranded in Chicago (Rochester D&C) Amerk All-Stars (RNews.com) Amerks at Build-A-Bear Workshop Tuesday for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (Amerks.com) Amerks & Foodlink 'check out hunger' (Amerks.com) Trio returns to Rochester (Amerks.com) Amerks return to BCA to face Grand Rapids this week (Amerks.com) Coming attractions (GriffinsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage

'Rochester Americans General Manager Jody Gage announced today that forwards Clarke MacArthur, Drew Stafford and Daniel Paille have been reassigned by the Buffalo Sabres to Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Trio returns to Rochester

'His ordinary play is one reason the Sabres went into the All-Star break exploring a move to bolster their blueline before the Feb. 27 trade deadline. For a stupendously potent team on pace to amass nearly 300 goals, Kalinin is on target to score five of them.' … [Read more...] about There's no safety in numbers for Kalinin

'From superstar in major junior, to heckled defenseman with the Rochester Americans, to untrusted and unreliable youthful blue liner with the Sabres and finally to whirling, budding NHL star, the 27-year-old Campbell has undergone a hard-to-fathom transformation.' … [Read more...] about Campbell rises from part time to NHL's elite

'Take 42 men, four brave girlfriends, book a chartered bus, buy some beer and some face-paint, and you've got yourself a recipe for fun -- West Coast style.' … [Read more...] about Toronto-based Vancouverites invade Buffalo

'"It's a very tough loss," Sabres co-captain Chris Drury said. "We battled hard to get back to 3-3, and a late goal . . that's tough to take into the break."' … [Read more...] about Bummed out at the break

'The team that is selling out HSBC Arena for all 41 home games this season will raise season-ticket prices an average of 8 percent next year, a lower figure than some observers had speculated. But for the first two rounds of this year's playoffs, season-ticket holders will pay an average of about one-third more than their season-ticket rate.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to hike ticket prices an average 8%

'"I knew my dad didn’t want me to be a goalie, mostly because he didn’t understand the position. The stereotype for goalies in the era he played in was that goalies were weird, goalies couldn’t skate, goalies just weren’t very smart or athletic."' … [Read more...] about Sabres delighted Miller stuck to his guns on goaltending

' “I take a lot of pride in the fact I've been able to survive, go on,” said Ruff, who is an exception to the NHL coaching carousel that sees so many changes each year behind the bench. “If you look at our team now, how it's changed to the level we play at now to maybe the level we were at four, five years ago, really as a coach just trying to … [Read more...] about Ruff plays to his team's strengths