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'"Definitely that's the game I first looked at on the calendar when I came here,'' Dumont said of the Buffalo contest. "It's going to be fun. I had been there for a long time and I have a lot of friends there. It's always fun to play your old team, especially the way that it ended for me, it's even more special. It's a lot of fun, and it's a game I am excited to play.''' … [Read more...] about Dumont good fit with Preds

'“It’s amazing how similar the two cities are,” Weber said. “The exception is the economics are on the upturn in Nashville and on the downturn in Buffalo.”' … [Read more...] about Predators, Sabres rivalry could grow

Dumont good fit with Preds (Nashville Tennessean) Predators tonight (Nashville Tennessean) Predators, Sabres rivalry could grow (Nashville City Paper) Buffalo (24-7-2) at Nashville (23-8-3) (AP) Sabres, Predators face off in possible finals preview (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (24-7-2) at Nashville Predators (23-8-3) (The Sports Network) Preds host Sabres … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Nashville Coverage (Updated 12:00 p.m.)

Amerks team up with Nothnagle for holiday appearances (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'Leading-goal scorer Thomas Vanek has scored once in seven games. Jason Pominville has tallied once in 11. Chris Drury hasn’t scored in five. Paul Gaustad is pointless in 12.' … [Read more...] about Sabres starting to stumble?

'The Sabres ran into two potent forces Tuesday. Montreal goaltender Cristobal Huet stopped 42 shots, including 33 over the final two periods. Montreal also boasts the best power play in the NHL, and it scored twice in the first period to help put the Sabres in a 3-1 hole. "The three quick goals stung us," coach Lindy Ruff said. "It took us awhile to recover."' … [Read more...] about Habs pin loss on Sabres

'MacArthur, a third-round pick of the Sabres in the 2003 entry draft, was one of the final cuts in training camp. The 21-year-old is excelling in his second season in Rochester. He leads the Amerks with 34 points off 12 goals and 22 assists.' … [Read more...] about Finally, MacArthur gets a turn

'You always gain a better understanding of a person upon meeting his parents. Once you get past the language barrier, it's easy to see how Numminen has evolved into a cerebral, unflappable leader during his two years with the Sabres. It clearly comes from his father, a serene man who called himself a parent first and a coach second.' … [Read more...] about Like father, like son for Numminens

'"I think we've been slapped with a little adversity," said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff. "We're not getting a lot of bounces, we had a couple laying around the goal line, and you look at those and they're home runs a month ago, and now they're going foul."' … [Read more...] about Canadiens beat dazed Sabres

High-octane Habs carve up Sabres (Montreal Gazette) Habs' Lapierre makes most of opportunity (Montreal Gazette) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Montreal Coverage

'"Trying not to lose two in a row is an extremely tough task," said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, whose team has a two-game road trip before the Christmas break. "It's going to be interesting how we react."' … [Read more...] about Montreal 5, Buffalo 2

'The Sabres pulled within one with about eight minutes to play in the second, as Kotalik corralled the puck behind the goal line and sent it out in front to Spacek, who punched it home stick side. Tomas Plekanec, though, lit the lamp on a deflection goal 7:52 into the final frame to push the advantage back to two goals.' … [Read more...] about Montreal 5, Buffalo 2

'Ales Kotalik got the Sabres out to an early lead scoring just 34 seconds into the game as two draughts were snapped. The team had not scored in the first period for five straight games, dating back to December 5th against the Tampa Bay Lightning and Ales Kotalik scored for the first time in 13 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Lose Back To Back Games For First Time

'"You suffer and there is agony when you lose," said Ruff. "The first thing you want to do is walk around and blame everybody for the different mistakes, when those same mistakes you would overlook in games you win."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Drop Second Straight

'Along the way, their once intimidating firepower gave further evidence of returning to the ranks of ordinary, being held to three goals or less for the seventh straight outing.' … [Read more...] about Game # 33: Canadiens 5, Sabres 2