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'"It's going to be fun to see the crowd and come back to an area that gave you your start in the National Hockey League," Nolan said yesterday after practice. "Probably the best part about going back is the people of Buffalo really helped my transformation the last nine years. I still get letters and e-mails even after all those years. I really felt connected to the people … [Read more...] about Nolan returns home as enemy

'Nolan added that he holds no grudge against the Sabres. "What has happened in the past is gone and it's over, and hopefully the fans will remember the good times," he said.' … [Read more...] about Nolan anxious to lead Isles into Buffalo

'"You can just feel the excitement," said Teppo Numminen, who has played in hockey-dominated markets like Winnipeg and others with lukewarm fan support such as Phoenix and Dallas. "It seems like everywhere you go around town, you see something saying 'Go Sabres.' You realize you are not just playing for your team and teammates but for your entire community."' … [Read more...] about Players taking notice of Sabres’ popularity

Nolan returns home as enemy (Newsday) NY Islanders (19-15-3) at Buffalo (28-7-3) (AP) Sabres go for fourth straight win (Sportsticker) New York Islanders (19-15-3) at Buffalo Sabres (28-7-3) (The Sports Network) Game Preview (NewYorkIslanders.com) Game # 39: NY Islanders @ Buffalo (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s New York Coverage (Updated 2:00 p.m.)

Amerks shut out despite outshooting Grand Rapids (Rochester D&C) Griffins shut out year with win (Grand Rapids Press) No Party in Grand Rapids (RNews.com) Griffins shoutout Amerks (Amerks.com) Dressed to kill (GriffinsHockey.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage

'"They were rolling and they had lots of confidence coming in," Briere said of the Thrashers. "They were the team that broke our [10-game streak to open the season], too. It was a game we wanted to show we can win and we can play better than we did the first meeting."' … [Read more...] about Keeping their distance

'"It's a tremendous honor to go. It really is," said Ruff, who coached the East in the 1999 game in Tampa Bay. "What will make it special is I hope we have four or five of our players. That'll be the great thing about it."' … [Read more...] about Ruff will be coach for East All-Stars

'“You can hear him in the locker or on the bench, wherever you are. He’s a talker. That’s a good thing,” Kotalik said after Saturday’s win. “It’s a sign of leadership. And I think in the future he’s going to be a leader of this organization.”' … [Read more...] about Gaustad&#8217s not quiet, no matter what stats say

'Stafford had played 14 games earlier in the season, scoring twice and adding three assists during his stay. The rookie scored 12 goals and added 10 assists in 20 games in Rochester. He’s also been a plus-11, good enough for second on the Amerks’ roster.' … [Read more...] about Stafford back in lineup, Peters out

Sabres stop Thrashers' win streak (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Hartley not worried about Kovalchuk (Atlanta Journal Constitution) 2 Thrashers backers united by gift of life (Atlanta Journal Constitution) Post-Game Notes (AtlantaThrashers.com) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Atlanta Coverage

'"We played a pretty strong game, but they capitalized on a couple of chances," Thrashers coach Bob Hartley said. "That's the kind of team that they have. We can't fault our effort. We played a good game, and showed up to work."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Atlanta 1

'Miller was busy in the first period and made 13 saves while the team killed off three Atlanta power plays.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Atlanta 1

'Ryan Miller stopped 29 of 30 shots for his 20th victory of the season and with the win, Lindy Ruff has earned the chance to coach the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Game in Dallas on Wednesday, January 24th.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Take Care Of Thrashers 4-1

'Boasting a conference-best 57 points entering the game, Buffalo solidified Ruff as the Eastern Conference's head coach at the 2007 NHL All-Star game with a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday night in HSBC Arena. Needing just a point, the win guaranteed Buffalo would finish ahead of the second-place Thrashers at the All-Star deadline later next week.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Give Ruff Ticket To Dallas

'Drew Stafford made his 15th appearance of the season after being recalled earlier in the day from the Rochester Americans. Stafford, however, had to play with assistant coach Brian McCutcheon's skates as his equipment never arrived in time for the game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres end a great year with a great win against Atlanta