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03/09 – THE MORNING SKATE: CONACHER READY FOR FIRST GAME AS A SABRE (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) PROJECTED LINEUP 88 Cory Conacher – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford 82 Marcus Foligno – 19 Cody Hodgson – 44 Nicolas Deslauriers 65 Brian Flynn – 23 Ville Leino – 27 Matt D’Agostini 32 John Scott – 24 Zenon Konopka – 37 Matt Ellis 10 Christian Ehrhoff – 5 Chad Ruhwedel 6 Mike Weber – 57 Tyler Myers 20 Henrik Tallinder – 4 Jamie McBain 1 Jhonas Enroth 34 Michal Neuvirth

Bennett suspended indefinitely: Top prospect Bennett out 'indefinitely'

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Audio: Conacher Pregame Interview 03/09 – Press Clips: 3/9/14 vs. Chicago Blackhawks (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/09 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Sunday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <4:34>

Not surprised to see this: @BNHarrington Nolan said Mitchell and Girgensons would return before Stewart. #Sabres

I watched some of the MIN-OSU game too. Fasching was directly involved in the 1st Goper goal with a great screen on the goal tender. Also saw him take a neutral zone tripping penalty. He looks good out there with his all around play and physical presence.

@BuffaloSabres Girgensons, Mitchell, Stewart all out for at least a week, #Sabres Interim Coach Ted Nolan says.

Thanks SFNS. It's educated guesses for the line combinations and defense pairings until info is received from trusted sources that see the morning skates and Nolan's pregame presser. ‏@BuffaloSabres Conacher: It's nice to have family nearby & all the support. Looking forward to his start with the #Sabres. @BuffaloSabres .@conhockey19: "I want to play for this team for a long time." He says there's always teams you want to play for; this is it for him #Sabres @BuffaloSabres Having gone to Canisius, Conacher says he's very familiar with #Sabres, has been to a lot of games. Hopes he fits right in. @BNHarrington Conacher said he chose 88 sted 89 out of deference to Mogilny -- and that he texted with Kane about taking 88.

Start with envy and grass.

@BrianWGR Since I feel like I'm "covering" two teams now.... Enroth in goal for #Sabres tonight. #Blues will rest Miller. Elliott plays today.

Thanks weave. :thumbsup:

Translation needed: @ScottyMCSS The Impact of Grigorenko: http://tvasports.ca/hockey/lhjmq/limpact-de-grigorenko-8032014 … Team and player improving. Grigs producing at an "alarming rate." #Sabres

@BNHarrington Cory Conacher is on the ice for #sabres @BNHarrington All #Sabres expected to be on ice this AM are here. Missing are Stewart, Mitchell, Girgensons, and Sulzer. Ruhwedel and Conacher on ice. @BuffaloSabres 12 forwards, 6 D, Enroth, Neuvirth are here at #Sabres morning skate. @BuffaloSabres Forwards: Conacher, D'Agostini, Deslauriers, Ellis, Ennis, Flynn, Foligno, Hodgson, Konopka, Leino, Scott, Stafford. #Sabres ‏@BuffaloSabres #Sabres D: Ehrhoff, McBain, Myers, Ruhwedel, Tallinder, Weber. @BillHoppeNHL #Sabres ... Jhonas Enroth stretching at center, likely starting. @BuffaloSabres Enroth is first goalie off the ice, expected starter tonight for #Sabres.

Hey Rusty!

GAME DISCUSSION THREAD GAME #64: CHI (37-13-14) at BUF (19-36-8) – SUN MAR 9 – 7:30 PM EDT – NBCSN, TSN2 – WGR-550 BUFFALO SABRES Projected Lineup (pending warmups) 88 Cory Conacher – 63 Tyler Ennis – 21 Drew Stafford ("A") 82 Marcus Foligno – 19 Cody Hodgson – 27 Matt D’Agostini 65 Brian Flynn – 23 Ville Leino – 44 Nicolas Deslauriers 32 John Scott – 24 Zenon Konopka – 37 Matt Ellis X: 28 Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), 80 Chris Stewart (LBI), 17 Torrey Mitchell (LBI) 10 Christian Ehrhoff ("A") – 5 Chad Ruhwedel 6 Mike Weber – 57 Tyler Myers 20 Henrik Tallinder ("A") – 4 Jamie McBain X: 52 Alexander Sulzer (LBI) 1 Jhonas Enroth 34 Michal Neuvirth Lineup News & Notes F Zemgus Girgensons (LBI), F Chris Stewart (LBI), F 17 Torrey Mitchell (LBI), and F Cory Conacher (visa issues) were scratches in Friday's 2-0 loss at Florida. Weekly Transactions 03/05: Claimed F Cory Conacher off waivers from Ottawa. 03/05: Acquired F Nicolas Deslauriers & F Hudson Fasching from LAK for D McNabb, F Parker, & two #2 picks ('14 & '15). 03/05: Acquired G Michal Neuvirth & D Rostislav Klesla from WAS for G Jaroslav Halak & a #3 pick in '15. 03/05: Acquired F Torrey Mitchell & two #2 picks ('14 & '16) from MIN for F Matt Moulson & F Cody McCormick. 03/07: Recalled (emergency basis) F Luke Adam and F Nicolas Deslauriers from Rochester (AHL). 03/08: Reassigned F Luke Adam to Rochester (AHL); Recalled D Chad Ruhwedel (emergency basis) from Rochester (AHL). According to the Stats In the last 10 games, Buffalo has gone 4-6-0. Tyler Myers has six points (three goals) in his past five games. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Projected Lineup (pending warmups) 20 Brandon Saad – 19 Jonathan Toews ("C") – 65 Andrew Shaw 10 Patrick Sharp ("A") – 26 Michal Handzus – 88 Patrick Kane 29 Bryan Bickell – 12 Peter Regin – 23 Kris Versteeg 52 Brandon Bollig – 16 Marcus Kruger – 28 Ben Smith 2 Duncan Keith ("A") – 7 Brent Seabrook 27 Johnny Oduya – 4 Niklas Hjalmarsson 8 Nick Leddy – 5 David Rundblad X: 32 Michal Rozsival (healthy), 17 Sheldon Brookbank (healthy) 50 Corey Crawford 31 Antti Raanta Lineup News & Notes Chicago scratched F Marian Hossa, D David Rundblad, and D Michal Rozsival in Thursday's 6-1 win vs Columbus. G Nikolai Nikolai Khabibulin (shoulder) and F Marian Hossa (UBI) are on IR. Weekly Transactions 03/02: Acquired a #3 pick in '14 and a #5 pick in '16 from Florida for F Brandon Pirri. 03/03: Agreed to terms with F Brandon Bollig on a three-year contract extension. 03/04: Acquired D David Rundblad and D Mathieu Brisebois from Phoenix for a #2 pick in '14. According to the Stats In the Last 10 games, Chicago has gone 5-3-2. Jonathan Toews has 5G/1A in his past three games. Patrick Sharp has 1G/3A in his past three games. PREGAME LINKS 03/08 – GAME RECAP: SABRES FELLED BY PANTHERS SPECIAL TEAMS (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/06 – GAME RECAP: Toews, Shaw lead Blackhawks past Blue Jackets (NHL.com) 03/08 – Blackhawks Buzz: March 9, 2014 at Buffalo Sabres (Brad Boron – chicagoblackhawks.com) 03/08 – Hossa improving, Crawford to start vs. Sabres (Tracey Myers – CSNChicago.com) 03/08 – Revamped Sabres host Blackhawks (Mike Battaglino – NHL.com) 03/08 – News: Klesla won't join Sabres after trade (NHL.com) 03/08 – SABRES RECALL RUHWEDEL (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/08 – Game Preview: 3/9/14 vs. Chicago Blackhawks (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/08 – Sabres vs Blackhawks Game Notes PDF (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/09 – Press Clips: 3/9/14 vs. Chicago Blackhawks (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/09 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following Sunday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <4:34> 03/09 – THE MORNING SKATE: CONACHER READY FOR FIRST GAME AS A SABRE (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/09 – Cory Conacher OK’d number with Patrick Kane; Kaleta skating again (Bill Hoppe – Olean Times Herald) 03/09 – Joel Quenneville looks ahead to Sunday night's game in Buffalo. <5:36> 03/09 – Brian Duff and Dan Dunleavy preview Sunday night's game against the Blackhawks at First Niagara Center. <3:53> 03/09 – Chad Ruhwedel speaks with the media following Sunday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <1:19> 03/09 – Nicolas Deslauriers speaks with the media following Sunday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <1:39> 03/09 – Cory Conacher speaks with the media following Sunday's morning skate at First Niagara Center. <6:59> 03/09 – Teppo Numminen speaks with Dan Dunleavy prior to Sunday night's game against the Blackhawks at First Niagara Center. <1:13> POSTGAME LINKS 03/09 – NHL POST-GAME NEWSLETTER: Chicago Blackhawks @ Buffalo Sabres (NHL.com) 03/09 – Post-Game Report: 3/9 vs. CHI (Ian Ott – Sabres PR) 03/09 – GAME RECAP: SABRES HANG WITH BLACKHAWKS BUT FALL SHORT (Chris Ryndak – Sabres.com) 03/09 – Brian Duff and Dan Dunleavy recap the Sabres 2-1 loss to the Blackhawks. <7:16> 03/09 – Ted Nolan speaks with the media following the Sabres 2-1 loss to the Blackhawks. <4:14> 03/09 – Jhonas Enroth speaks with Brian Duff following the Sabres 2-1 loss to the Blackhawks. <1:54> 03/09 – Drew Stafford speaks with the media following the Sabres 2-1 loss to the Blackhawks. <2:22> 03/09 – Tyler Ennis speaks with the media following the Sabres 2-1 loss to the Blackhawks. <2:00> 03/09 – Christian Ehrhoff speaks with Brian Duff following the Sabres 2-1 loss to the Blackhawks. <1:39> 03/09 – Cory Conacher speaks with Brian Duff following the Sabres 2-1 loss to the Blackhawks. <1:44>

PPG for Moulson in his Wild debut tonight against the Stars. Edit: Goal credited to Coyle.

Capitals sign top prospect Kuznetsov

Impressive rookie Mark Pysyk feels like he can keep developing with Amerks, could be back with Sabres soon

@BuffaloSabres The #Sabres have recalled defenseman Chad Ruhwedel from @AmerksHockey. @BuffaloSabres Ruhwedel recalled on an emergency basis. http://goo.gl/WUNEZp

Reminder - Prospects - College - TV - Saturday, March 8. New Sabres Prospect Hudson Fasching (along with Christian Isackson) and University of Minnesota - at Ohio State - LIVE - 6:30 pm ET - ESPNNews/WatchESPN.com JT Compher and Michigan - at Michigan State - LIVE - 7:30 pm ET - Fox Sports Detroit/Fox College Sports Atlantic.

‏@SabresProspects Draft stuff: Draisaitl 4-pointer highlights Friday fun. Roland McKeown scores a nice one >> http://www.sabresprospects.com/2014/03/draft-stuff-leon-king-on-friday-milano.html …

Carrier's Goals last night via Kris Baker http://youtu.be/Dos_ZxP5odk @SabresProspects Ullmark, Lieuwen pacing netminders; Carrier moving up. Prospect stats through Friday action: http://www.sabresprospects.com/2008/01/sabres-prospects-statistics.html …

@BuffaloSabres NEWS: The #Sabres have assigned Luke Adam to @AmerksHockey. (@SabresPR)

4/15/14: NHL Draft Lottery A little more than 5 weeks away. :)

Avalanche host Blues in Central Division clash This should be an entertaining watch.