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Crosby, Penguins welcome Sabres to Mellon Arena on Friday (PittsburghPenguins.com) MacLean to officiate in Friday's game (PittsburghPenguins.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Pittsburgh Coverage

'As good as all that sounds, CBC added a bonus yesterday when it announced that host Ron MacLean will referee the second period of tonight's Buffalo-Pittsburgh pre-season game as part of a feature that will run on Thursday's Hockey Night In Canada opener.' … [Read more...] about MacLean at end of crusade

'With the moves, the Sabres roster is now at 27 players. Buffalo needs to get down to 23 by Tuesday at 3 p.m.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send two to Rochester

'Stafford played at North Dakota and is expected to be a solid, two-way winger in the American Hockey League. He was pointless in his one NHL preseason game with the Sabres. MacArthur scored 21 goals, 32 assists and 53 points to finish second in team scoring for the Amerks last season.' … [Read more...] about Stafford, MacArthur rejoin Amerks

'Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today the team has assigned forwards Drew Stafford and Clarke MacArthur to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Assign Two To Rochester

'"When it comes down to crunch time, I just hope there's something that will put me over the top," forward Chris Thorburn said. "I hope I'm the name that everyone remembers."' … [Read more...] about Youngsters seek forward progress

Pelletier's stay could stop short (Rochester D&C) Amerks receive five players from Florida Panthers (Amerks.com) Amerks to help 'Give Back, Give Books' campaign (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'Bartlett flew into Rochester, Buffalo's American League affiliate on Tuesday at the request of the Sabres. He met with officials and watched a preseason game on Wednesday night, then drove to Buffalo for further meetings on Thursday before heading back to Rochester that evening. Although now encouraged that the Sabres could be sending some players Bakersfield's … [Read more...] about Condors revive affiliation talks with NHL's Sabres

'Daniel Briere was back on the ice after suffering a hip-flexor injury. He is planning on playing in the back-to-back games against Pittsburgh. Jochen Hecht did not practice due to a groin problem.' … [Read more...] about Mair Tops Scrimmage With Four Goals

'Now the rest of the hockey world does too, which means Buffalo will start the new season with the kind of expectations that come from tasting success and being rewarded with big raises. In other words, the Sabres, who went through minimal personnel changes this summer, won't be sneaking up on anybody as they did much of last season.' … [Read more...] about Northeast Preview: Sabres known quantity; Senators' clock ticking

'Michael Gilbert, the Sabres public relations director, called the team's financial support of the three organizations a "natural fit" for the team. "We're always trying to give back to the community," he said. "Those three groups need the support, and it helps us give back to three groups that have an affinity for skating and what we … [Read more...] about Skating group gets new name, home

'Buffalo Sabres left wing Jochen Hecht missed the second half of Wednesday's practice with a groin strain, but he's not expected to miss much time, if any.' … [Read more...] about Hecht misses part of practice

'"I told him to adapt what you can with the new logo."' … [Read more...] about The goalies' new clothes

Amerks rookie Kaleta enjoys putting hurt on his opponents (Rochester D&C) Amerks Beat Crunch in OT (WROC-TV) Amerks beat Syracuse in sudden-death shootout (Amerks.com) Panthers assign Pelletier to Rochester Americans (Amerks.com) Crunch Fall To Amerks In Shootout (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Rochester Coverage

'Coach Lindy Ruff's club made only minor changes in the off-season and looks ready to take another step toward the Stanley Cup.' … [Read more...] about Speedy Sabres the team to beat in NHL's tough Eastern Conference