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'Gretzky, who closed out his playing career as a member of the New York Rangers and was among the city's most popular athletes, was asked for whom he is rooting in the World Series, the Yankees or Diamondbacks. "I'm a politician...but nice try," he said, grinning.' … [Read more...] about Burke could be Olympic starter

'Coach Lindy Ruff said the Sabres' poor effort -- and not the play of Burke and Lemieux -- was what cost them.' … [Read more...] about Coyotes 3, Sabres 2

'"We did not give up a lot in New Jersey (on Saturday), but we were soft. And we were soft on the last goal," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "Lemieux should have been laid out, period. He was allowed to get his own rebound while guys were standing around, watching."' … [Read more...] about Phoenix 3, Buffalo 2

'Sabres defenseman Dmitri Kalinin had his broken left thumb surgically repaired on Tuesday and will miss up to four weeks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres' Kalinin out with broken thumb

'"Sure, it was wrong what I did. Do I regret what I did? No."' … [Read more...] about Somebody had to nail Varada

'Depleted, devalued and decayed. That's what "D" stands for to the Buffalo Sabres lately.' … [Read more...] about Sabres 'D' suffers from injury bug

'Vaclav Varada is looking forward to Christmastime. It's the season for giving, and the rugged Buffalo Sabres winger wouldn't mind delivering a little special something to a former teammate.' … [Read more...] about Varada circles Dec. 26 on calendar

'Sabres rank third in Eastern Conference in shots taken (343) and second in shots blocked (162).' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Coyotes

'Rhett Warrener, one of the Buffalo Sabres' top defencemen, could be out for as long as a month with a strained groin, the team said Monday.' … [Read more...] about Warrener out with strained groin

'Rhett Warrener could be out up to four weeks with a slightly torn groin and Dmitri Kalinin is having a MRI done on his injured hand and is considered day-to-day.' … [Read more...] about Blueline ailing

'Across the league, more players are using Easton's "Synergy" stick, the first one-piece stick to create a buzz in the hockey world.' … [Read more...] about One-piece stick suits players well

'Gilmour did the right thing - he went after Varada. Going low to take the knee, well, that wasn't nice, but what do you do when a guy has tried to knee your goalie's head into the cheap seats? Invite him for tea?' … [Read more...] about Gilmour sent message

'I witnessed one of the most flagrant cheap shots in the history of the National Hockey League Friday night. The problem is that I'm not sure whether it was Vaclav Varada's knee to the head of Canadiens goaltender Jose Theodore or Doug Gilmour's attempt to perform major surgery on Varada's knees without benefit of anaesthesia.' … [Read more...] about Varada and Gilmour get off easy

Playing without 3 of their regular defensemen, the Buffalo Sabres still put up an wall in front starting backup goalie Bob Essensa Saturday night in New Jersey. The only problem was that the New Jersey Devils still found a couple of cracks in the wall during powerplays and were able to defeat the Sabres 3-1 despite getting off only 11 shots on goal. … [Read more...] about Devils powerplay does in Sabres

'The two-time defending Eastern Conference champs beat Buffalo, 3-1, on the strength of a pair of power-play goals and a brick-wall outing by goalie Martin Brodeur. The loss was spectacularly frustrating for the Sabres, who played their best defensive game of the season despite the absence of injured defensemen Rhett Warrener, Richard Smehlik and Dmitri Kalinin, and … [Read more...] about Shhh! Sabres lose quietly to Devils