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'"His determination to come into camp in tremendous shape and be good with the puck as well as away from the puck," said Ruff concerning Vanek's greatest area of improvement this season. "His skating is better, in a sense where he maintains a pretty high level of energy throughout a 45 second shift."' … [Read more...] about Consistently working

'So when you cut through all the hat tricks and end-to-end rushes, it still gets back to the guy standing between the pipes - or guys, because as long as Martin Biron is here, the Sabres have as solid a tandem as anyone in the NHL. That's why the Sabres are not likely to stumble, why they should continue to perform at a very high level and contend for No. 1 overall in … [Read more...] about Miller feeds Sabres' sense of destiny

'Miller tried as hard as possible to play down anything special about this win, but clearly this one was one to remember. “It’s no big deal beating Hasek. A win’s a win,” said Miller, trying as hard as possible to contain his glee but doing a pretty lousy job. For Miller, this had to be special, having played college hockey just 80 miles to the west … [Read more...] about Miller Steals One for the Sabres

'If I had to pay to watch one team on television, Buffalo is the team I'd watch. In Tuesday's 9-1 win over Philadelphia, the Sabres had the slow-footed Flyers defencemen so befuddled they didn't know whether to bail water or jump ship. Lively Buffalo play-by-play man Rick Jeanneret must be hoarse, yet, from screaming "Hee Scccoooooooooress!!!!" … [Read more...] about Sabres continue to carry the play

'Mair believes the team's major loss in the off-season -- the free-agent defection of veteran defender Jay McKee -- has been covered. "Jaroslav Spacek is a great puck mover, great skater and a lot more physical player than we thought. There's not a step backwards there."' … [Read more...] about The 'Lunchbox Sabres'

'Watching the Sabres slice the Flyers into progressively smaller pieces was entertaining at first but then ... well, it got embarrassing. By the time Derek Roy, Jiri Novotny and Thomas Vanek scored Buffalo’s seventh, eighth and ninth goals, respectively, I wanted to look away. Are these really the Philadelphia Flyers -- slow, toothless, confused? Where is the fire? … [Read more...] about Where have you gone, Dave Schultz?

'I can't think of another team in any professional league that has capitalized more on the major rule changes than the Sabres in the last two seasons. The NHL wanted to open up the game to showcase the speed and skills of its athletes, and no other team has more players with both.' … [Read more...] about Sabres most entertaining act in sports today

Veteran Petr Nedved, Niko Dimitrakos and Nolan Baumgartner were waived Wednesday after one of the Philadelphia Flyers' most lopsided losses in franchise history. … [Read more...] about Flyers waive trio after Buffalo blowout

'“We chased them all over the ice,” Flyers’ captain Peter Forsberg said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres give Flyers one more reminder

'Were you satisfied with your performance at the camp and did you get any feedback on it? FS: There was a feedback-interview with everyone that joined the camp. They seemed to be quite happy with what they have seen, but they told me that I have to work hard on improving my strength and stamina, but of course I did already know that and I try to work as hard as possible to … [Read more...] about Q&A with Felix Schutz

'The Sabres blew the game open in the second and started quickly when Thomas Vanek would knock in his own rebound on a rush just 37 seconds into the period. Buffalo would notch two power play goals one minute apart from Jaroslav Spacek and Chris Drury. It was Spacek’s first goal as a Sabre. The Sabres would pour it on scoring three more goals before the end of the … [Read more...] about Sabres Rout Flyers 9-1

'Seven Sabres had at least two points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres mint a goal rush

'Well, the Sabres did that Tuesday night, beating the helpless Flyers, 9-1, in a performance so electrifying it might have restored power to half the homes in the county.' … [Read more...] about Sabres take the nation by storm

'Whether it was the repeated countdown for more goals, the screams of "We want 10!" or the fake cheers when Flyers goaltender Robert Esche made a few saves late, the HSBC Arena crowd let Philly know it has a long way to go to match the sizzling Sabres. As if the 9-1 score blazing from the Jumbotron wasn't enough.' … [Read more...] about Fans pile on against familiar Philly foes

'The Paychex founder, who bought the bankrupt team in 2003, has used his marketing skills to attract sellout crowds. In fact, on Tuesday, NHL.com announced that the new Sabres jerseys are the best-selling in the league.' … [Read more...] about Sabres and Golisano: A Winning Combination