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03/25 – Nolan on WGR: Contract 'should be done' (WGR.com)

03/25 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at the Bell Centre. <4:39>

03/25 – Sabres at Canadiens Game Notes PDF (Sabres.com) 03/25 – Press Clips: 3/25/14 at Montreal Canadiens (Ian Ott – Sabres PR)

GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #72: BUF (20-43-8) at MTL (40-26-7) – TUE MAR 25 – 7:30 PM EDT – MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 82 Marcus Foligno – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford ("A") 88 Cory Conacher – 19 Cody Hodgson – 17 Torrey Mitchell 44 Nicolas Deslauriers – 65 Brian Flynn – 27 Matt D’Agostini 32 John Scott – 37 Matt Ellis – 23 Ville Leino X: 28 Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), 80 Chris Stewart (ankle), 24 Zenon Konopka (back) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 57 Tyler Myers 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 5 Chad Ruhwedel 6 Mike Weber – 4 Jamie McBain X: 52 Alexander Sulzer (LBI) 31 Matt Hackett 50 Nathan Lieuwen X: 1 Jhonas Enroth (LBI), 34 Michal Neuvirth (LBI) Lineup News & Notes F Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), F Chris Stewart (ankle), F Ville Leino (healthy), D Alex Sulzer (LBI), D Tyler Myers (elbow), and G Michal Neuvirth were scratches in Sunday's 4-2 loss at Vancouver. Weekly Transactions 03/24: Assigned D Rasmus Ristolainen to Rochester (AHL). According to the Stats In the last 10 games, the Sabres have gone 2-8-0. Tyler Ennis has a goal and an assist in the past two games and three goals in his past six. Cory Conacher has two goals and three assists in eight games. MONTREAL CANADIENS Final Lineup 67 Max Pacioretty – 51 David Desharnais – 20 Thomas Vanek 17 Rene Bourque – 48 Daniel Briere – 21 Brian Gionta ("C") 27 Alex Galchenyuk – 14 Tomas Plekanec – 11 Brendan Gallagher 49 Michaël Bournival – 81 Lars Eller – 53 Ryan White X: 8 Brandon Prust (UBI), 22 Dale Weise (undisclosed), 15 George Parros (healthy), 32 Travis Moen (undisclosed) 24 Jared Tinordi – 76 PK Subban 74 Alexei Emelin – 79 Andrei Markov ("A") 6 Douglas Murray – 43 Mike Weaver X: 55 Francis Bouillon (healthy), 26 Josh Gorges (hand) 31 Carey Price 30 Peter Budaj Lineup News & Notes Montreal scratched F Brandon Prust, F George Parros, F Ryan White, C Lars Eller, D Jared Tinordi, and D Josh Gorges in Monday's 2-1 SO win at Boston. Weekly Transactions 03/24: Recalled Michaël Bournival from Hamilton (AHL). According to the Stats In the Last 10 games, Montreal has gone 6-4-0. Alexei Emelin has a goal and three assists in his past five games. Brian Gionta has a goal and two assists in the past two games. PREGAME LINKS 03/23 – GAME RECAP: SABRES WASTE QUICK START IN LOSS TO CANUCKS (Kevin Snow – Sabres.com) 03/24 – GAME RECAP: STREAK SNAPPERS (The Canadian Press) 03/25 – Canadiens continue playoff push against Sabres (Sean McCullen – NHL.com) 03/24 – Sabres Myers is back with the team, Ristolainen sent down (Paul Hamilton - WGR.com) 03/24 – Game Preview: 3/25/14 at Montreal Canadiens (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/25 – Sabres at Canadiens Game Notes PDF (Sabres.com) 03/25 – Press Clips: 3/25/14 at Montreal Canadiens (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/25 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at the Bell Centre. <4:39> 03/25 – Nolan on WGR: Contract 'should be done' (WGR.com) 03/25 – THE MORNING SKATE: MYERS READY TO RUN WILD IN RETURN (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/25 – Dan Dunleavy previews Tuesday night's game against the Canadiens at the Bell Centre. <2:32> 03/25 – Ville Leino speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at the Bell Centre. <3:09> 03/25 – Tyler Myers speaks with the media following Tuesday's morning skate at the Bell Centre. <2:37> 03/25 – Game preview: MTL vs. BUF (Canadiens.com) 03/25 – Teppo Numminen speaks with Sabres.com prior to Tuesday night's game against the Canadiens. <0:53> POSTGAME LINKS 03/25 – NHL POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Buffalo Sabres @ Montréal Canadiens (NHL.com) 03/26 – GAME RECAP: SABRES PENALTY WOES CONTINUE IN LOSS TO HABS (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/25 – Brian Duff recaps the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Canadiens. <2:15> 03/25 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Canadiens. <2:33> 03/25 – Christian Ehrhoff speaks with Brian Duff and Brad May following the Sabres 2-0 loss to the Canadiens. <2:51>

POSTGAME LINKS 03/23 – GAME RECAP: SABRES WASTE QUICK START IN LOSS TO CANUCKS (Kevin Snow – Sabres.com) 03/23 – Brian Duff and Dan Dunleavy recap the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Canucks. <4:10> 03/23 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Canucks. <2:09> 03/23 – Jamie McBain speaks with Brian Duff and Brad May following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Canucks. <3:04> 03/23 – Nathan Lieuwen speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Canucks. <2:12> 03/23 – Tyler Ennis speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Canucks. <1:56> 03/23 – Christian Ehrhoff speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Canucks. <1:18>

Hear Hear!

Daniel Sedin and Ryan Kesler both back in the lineup for Vancouver with Alex Burrows out.

@BuffaloSabres Sabres lines: 82-63-21 88-19-17 37-65-27 32-24-44 D-pairs: 10-55 5-20 6-4

@GopherHockey Hudson Fasching is the 2014 Frank Pond Rookie of the Year for the #Gophers.

@BuffaloSabres The Canucks will have a pre-game ceremony to honor Henrik Sedin's 1000 game milestone. Puck drop is scheduled for 8:14pm ET -- KS

‏@SabresProspects Minnesota (Fasching, Isackson) and Wisconsin (McCabe, Navin) get No. 1 seeds for the NCAA Tournament. Opponents to come. #Sabres Kris Baker ‏@SabresProspects Minn. vs Robert Morris (Sat., 5:30 ET, ESPN2); Wisc vs North Dakota (Fri., 8:00, ESPNU), Prov vs Quinnipiac (Fri., 5:30, ESPNU) #Sabres

You're welcome as always. 03/23 – Tale of the Tape: Game 73: Canucks vs. Sabres (3.23.14) (Daniel Fung – Canucks.com)

3/22 Recap: Zadorov, McCabe come through http://youtu.be/vT8epDdTKEQ

GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #71: BUF (20-42-8) at VAN (32-30-10) – SUN MAR 23 – 8:00 PM EDT – MSG-B, BELL TV – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Final Lineup 82 Marcus Foligno – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford ("A") 88 Cory Conacher – 19 Cody Hodgson – 17 Torrey Mitchell 37 Matt Ellis – 65 Brian Flynn – 27 Matt D’Agostini 32 John Scott – 24 Zenon Konopka – 44 Nicolas Deslauriers X: 28 Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), 80 Chris Stewart (ankle), 23 Ville Leino (healthy) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 55 Rasmus Ristolainen 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 5 Chad Ruhwedel 6 Mike Weber – 4 Jamie McBain X: 52 Alexander Sulzer (LBI), 57 Tyler Myers (elbow) 50 Nathan Lieuwen 31 Matt Hackett X: 1 Jhonas Enroth (LBI), 34 Michal Neuvirth (LBI) Lineup News & Notes F Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), F Chris Stewart (ankle), F Ville Leino (healthy), D Alex Sulzer (LBI), D Tyler Myers (elbow), and G Michal Neuvirth were scratches in Thursday's 3-1 win at Edmonton. Weekly Transactions 03/17: Recalled G Matt Hackett (emergency basis) from Rochester (AHL). According to the Stats In the last 10 games, the Sabres have gone 2-8-0. Cory Conacher figured in all three goals Thursday with two goals and an assist. Drew Stafford has six points (5G/1A) in the past six games. VANCOUVER CANUCKS Final Lineup 22 Daniel Sedin ("A") – 33 Henrik Sedin ("C") – 46 Nicklas Jensen 20 Chris Higgins – 17 Ryan Kesler – 36 Jannik Hansen 7 David Booth – 15 Brad Richardson – 9 Zack Kassian 29 Tom Sestito – 27 Shawn Matthias – 21 Zac Dalpe X: 14 Alexandre Burrows (hand), 40 Michael Zalewski (healthy), 45 Jordan Schroeder (healthy) 2 Dan Hamhuis – 5 Jason Garrison 23 Alexander Edler – 3 Kevin Bieksa ("A") 18 Ryan Stanton – 6 Yannick Weber X: 8 Christopher Tanev (fingers) 31 Eddie Lack 35 Jacob Markstrom Lineup News & Notes Vancouver scratched D Christopher Tanev, C Ryan Kesler, F Michael Zalewski and F Darren Archibald in Wednesday's 2-0 win vs. Nashville. C Ryan Kesler (knee), skated Saturday and will be a game-time decision. F Mike Santorelli (shoulder) and D Andrew Alberts (concussion) are on IR. Weekly Transactions 03/20: Re-assigned F Darren Archibald to Utica (AHL). According to the Stats In the Last 10 games, Vancouver has gone 4-6-0. Henrik Sedin has five assists in three games. Kevin Bieksa has assists in three straight games. PREGAME LINKS 03/21 – GAME RECAP: CONACHER SPARKS BUFFALO WIN OVER EDMONTON (Kevin Snow – Sabres.com) 03/19 – GAME RECAP: Rookies Lack, Jensen lead Canucks past Predators (Kevin Woodley – NHL.com) 03/22 – Daniel Sedin to return as Canucks host Sabres (NHL.com) 03/21 – BEYOND THE BOARDS: PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER (Kevin Snow – Sabres.com) 03/22 – Canucks Report: Daniel's back (Daniel Fung – Canucks.com) 03/22 – BEYOND THE BOARDS: HOMECOMING KING (Kevin Snow – Sabres.com) 03/21 – Game Preview: 3/23/14 at Vancouver Canucks (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/21 – John Tortorella speaks with the media Friday following Canucks practice at Rogers Arena <2:49> 03/22 – Joey Kenward previews Sunday's match up at Rogers Arena between the Canucks and Buffalo <2:14> 03/22 – John Tortorella updates his lineup as the Canucks prepare to host the Buffalo Sabres Sunday afternoon <2:05> 03/22 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Saturday's practice at Rogers Arena. <5:12> 03/22 – Dan Dunleavy recaps Saturday's practice at Rogers Arena. <1:46> 03/22 – Matt Ellis speaks with the media following Saturday's practice at Rogers Arena. <1:37> 03/22 – Nathan Lieuwen speaks with the media following Saturday's practice at Rogers Arena. <4:47> 03/22 – Cody Hodgson speaks with the media following Saturday's practice at Rogers Arena. <2:47> 03/23 – Tale of the Tape: Game 73: Canucks vs. Sabres (3.23.14) (Daniel Fung – Canucks.com) 03/23 – Canucks Report: Hello Buffalo (Jeff Paterson – Canucks.com) POSTGAME LINKS 03/23 – GAME RECAP: SABRES WASTE QUICK START IN LOSS TO CANUCKS (Kevin Snow – Sabres.com) 03/23 – Brian Duff and Dan Dunleavy recap the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Canucks. <4:10> 03/23 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Canucks. <2:09> 03/23 – Jamie McBain speaks with Brian Duff and Brad May following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Canucks. <3:04> 03/23 – Nathan Lieuwen speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Canucks. <2:12> 03/23 – Tyler Ennis speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Canucks. <1:56> 03/23 – Christian Ehrhoff speaks with the media following the Sabres 4-2 loss to the Canucks. <1:18>

@SabresProspects Mikhail Grigorenko has three assists (2 on PP) as Quebec leads Rouyn-Noranda 5-2 at the 2nd intermission. @SabresProspects Jake McCabe quickly gets the puck off his stick from just inside the point for a PPG. Wisconsin trails Ohio State 2-1 at the end of one.

Dal Colle Shines on Night two of Playoffs

@SabresProspects Possler re-ups. No shock. #Sabres RT @aalexnil @SabresProspects Possler signs a new deal for two year with Modo. http://modohockey.se/artikel/50293/

03/20: Insider Trading: Wind of Change

Oilers loss to Sabres shows why their GMs should be talking trade over the off-season Great Picture:

‏@NHL ICYMI: Cory Conacher (@conhockey19) wearing John Scott's helmet is hilarious. Watch: http://s.nhl.com/uOg38 #Sabres pic.twitter.com/IJddQooBo0

POSTGAME LINKS 03/21 – GAME RECAP: CONACHER SPARKS BUFFALO WIN OVER EDMONTON (Kevin Snow – Sabres.com) 03/20 – Brian Duff and Dan Dunleavy recap the Sabres 3-1 win against the Oilers. <4:26> 03/20 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-1 win against the Oilers. <2:18> 03/20 – Matt Hackett speaks with Brian Duff and Brad May following the Sabres 3-1 win against the Oilers. <2:05> 03/20 – Drew Stafford speaks with the media following the Sabres 3-1 win against the Oilers. <1:54> 03/20 – Cory Conacher speaks with Brian Duff following the Sabres 3-1 win against the Oilers. <3:16>

Playing the Lottery <2:23>

Nice tip by Cory and a great screen by Scott.

Consecutive losses. Would be eight should they lose tonight.

NHL might fine him for that and force him to make a scripted non-apology apology statement.