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'"My view is that it's my job to take," Paetsch said after Tuesday's practice in HSBC Arena. "I'm coming in here, and I want to be a Buffalo Sabre, and I'm going to do everything possible to make that happen."' … [Read more...] about Seven 'Ds': Paetsch in a battle

'"It's not even on the same side," Briere said after skating by himself for about 40 minutes in HSBC Arena. "It has nothing to do with [the previous injury]." Sabres coach Lindy Ruff indicated Briere should be back for this weekend's final two exhibition games.' … [Read more...] about Hip flexor keeping Briere on sidelines

'"Anytime you lose the last game of the year, that's something sour that sticks with you, especially when it's a game away from something you dreamed about playing for," he said. "And I guess I can say this team, in its history, has never won a Cup, so there is a lot of unfinished business."' … [Read more...] about Sabres move on after exceedingly busy summer

Hunter has the name, does he have game? (Rochester D&C) Amerks edge Syracuse 3-2 in midday game (Rochester D&C) Late goal sparks Amerks' overtime win over Crunch (Amerks.com) Amerks receive three more players from Florida (Amerks.com) Crunch Fall To Rochester in OT (SyracuseCrunch.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage

'The Sabres training camp continues at the arena with Connolly working out by himself, on the side, while his teammates take the ice. The play-making center was drilled last May, in round two of the playoffs, and he hasn't done anything since. Lindy Ruff says it's going to take awhile..for Connolly to get back in action.' … [Read more...] about One Step Back for Connolly

'...HSBC Arena between 6 and 8 p.m.' … [Read more...] about Night practice this Thursday

'Players such as Chris Thorburn, Jiri Novotny, Michael Ryan, Daniel Paille, Nathan Paetsch and Andrej Sekera may not be household names now, but they could wind up being major contributors on a team that has lofty expectations.' … [Read more...] about Sabres bolster youth movement as veterans depart

'It's the first exercise the center has gotten since suffering a concussion in last year's playoffs.' … [Read more...] about Connolly Getting Some Exercise

'While the Buffalo Sabres don't have a game-breaker like Jaromir Jagr, Alexander Ovechkin or Ilya Kovalchuk on their roster, teams learned the hard way last year not to take this squad for granted.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need complete team effort again

'Where they'll finish: 5th There's bound to be a bit of a drop-off for the Sabres, but not a big one. They'll drop to third in the Northeast Division and fifth in the Eastern Conference.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres season preview

'The coaching staff's focus has shifted from evaluation to preparation for the Carolina Hurricanes on October 4.' … [Read more...] about Changing to preparation mode

'“All thoughts were wondering how strong he would be, how ready he could be,” Rochester coach Randy Cunneyworth told Gannett News Service. “I wasn’t expecting him to perform at this level because of the injury but he looks like a guy who’s really battling for a spot.”' … [Read more...] about Dennis bouncing back from knee injury

'The rookie was the Ontario Hockey League's Goaltender of the Year last season and appeared to figure prominently in the future for the Buffalo Sabres organization. But an injury to his left knee during the OHL finals left him somewhat in limbo for the upcoming season.' … [Read more...] about Goalie Dennis says knee is '100 percent' now

'Co-captain Daniel Briere was held out of practice once again today as he still nursing a hip flexor. Briere has been out since suffering the injury a week ago. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff was confident on Briere getting back up to speed soon. "It seems to be a lot better today," Ruff said, "we wanna make sure though before we stick him in a full practice that he's a hundred … [Read more...] about Briere Kept On Sidelines

'Dan DiPofi, the Sabres' chief operating officer, predicts the team will sell more tickets by the Oct. 6 home opener than it distributed all last season when attendance totaled 691,699.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reap bonanza of ticket, jersey sales