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'"He's feeling better," Ruff said after Thursday's practice. "Hopefully he just keeps progressing. We're still hopeful it's in that 10- to 14-day range."' … [Read more...] about Afinogenov is making progress

'C Chris Gratton is on pace to finish the season with 20 points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Panthers

'The problem with the Sabres at the moment is that the injuries have started to reer their ugly head, and all teams have to deal with them, some more than others. Buffalo can certainly attest to that with last year in the playoffs when their defensmen went down.' … [Read more...] about Sabres dealing with injuries

'"He had a great understanding of the game," said Sutter, the former Panthers coach who now is director of player development. "Then when he came to the NHL, he played under two of the best in Scotty Bowman and Roger Neilson. There was never a doubt in my mind he had the qualifications."' … [Read more...] about Ruff's leadership has Sabres flying

'Golisano's first move was to bring back the team's former president, Lawrence Quinn, as managing partner. Known as arrogant and divisive, Quinn was an unpopular choice among some fans, but Golisano didn't care: Quinn knew how to knock heads and cut costs. Out went 118 front office jobs. "There were too many people not doing much of anything and getting paid for it," says … [Read more...] about Sharp Sabres

'The Leafs and Habs are among the 17 NHL teams that stay in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo when they come to play the Buffalo Sabres. The Hyatt, which opened downtown in 1984, has long been the hotel of choice for visiting sports teams and entertainers.' … [Read more...] about Hyatt is hotel of choice for most Sabres foes

'"A couple times during the lockout I actually retired," said Numminen. "I said, 'Ok, that's enough. I'm not going to come back.' I was actually trying to find a reason to quit."' … [Read more...] about A Career That Nearly Ended

'After sitting idle all week, the Sabres will play 10 games in the next 17 days including six games in the next eight nights alone.' … [Read more...] about Sabres set to play 10 games in next 17 nights

Ruff's leadership has Sabres flying (Palm Beach Post) Florida (6-7-3) at Buffalo (12-1-1) (AP) Rested Sabres host struggling Panthers (Sportsticker) Florida Panthers (6-7-3) at Buffalo Sabres (12-1-1) (The Sports Network) Panthers @ Buffalo Tonight (FloridaPanthers.com) Game # 15: Florida @ Buffalo (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Florida Coverage (Updated 12:30 p.m.)

Stewart finds a few bumps in the road (Rochester D&C) Amerks to offer youth winter hockey camp (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'Numminen's longevity is nearing record status. The Sabres defenseman has played 1,249 games, just three short of passing fellow Finn Jari Kurri for most all time by a European player. (Stanislaus Guoth of Czechoslovakia played 1,394 games, but he moved when he was 8 and learned the game in Canada - which adopted him after he took the name Stan Mikita.)' … [Read more...] about Numminen is a world-beater

'With four days off between games, the Sabres have to find ways to keep things interesting in practice. The monotony was broken Wednesday by a three-on-three game with both nets placed in one offensive zone. It was supposed to be a nine-minute drill at the end of practice. It turned into a 15-minute game filled with great goals, better saves, comebacks and even body checks.' … [Read more...] about Even in a practice drill, nobody wants to lose

'Sabres spokesman Mike Gilbert says there are only 15,000 tickets still unsold for the season and some of those are on hold for sponsors, visiting teams, and players. The remaining tickets are primarily single seats and for late season games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Games Selling Out

The Moose to attend Red Kettle Kickoff Thursday (Amerks.com) Patrick Kaleta and The Moose at Ogden Library tonight (Amerks.com) Amerks and Red Cross unveil 'Give blood, get Amerks hockey' program (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'"On this team you don't have to change much because all six defensemen are kind of similar," said Jaroslav Spacek. "There isn't a big difference in playing styles. Every player is different, but we all play the same system here, so it makes it easier to switch."' … [Read more...] about Everybody Partner Up