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'Carolina in seven.' … [Read more...] about Conference finals breakdown: Hurricanes vs. Sabres

"It's an exciting time of year," Mair said. "It would be great to get in there and contribute." … [Read more...] about Mair’s Status Progressing

Added McKee with a laugh: "We'll be fine if we can just squeak out eight more wins in the postseason and then we'll have everyone's respect." … [Read more...] about Earning The Respect Back

'Goaltending will play a key role in this matchup because both goalies are rookies. So the one who cracks under the pressure will go home for the summer, while the other gets a chance to win his first Stanley Cup.' … [Read more...] about Eastern Conference final preview

'Translation? For $44 more you could have had a season ticket, your own seat for every game. Oh, and get free preseason games, and “Sabrebucks” scrip good as cash for food and merchandise.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Arithmetic 101

'If the Sabres are chortling about how far they've exceeded expectations, they are doing it privately and using it as their own locker-room incentive. "This is a tight team," Regier said Wednesday. "I think they have used it in some ways to make them stronger."' … [Read more...] about Sabres having last laugh

'The eye, however, is drawn to two images on the lower half. Between the straps stands a cartoon bulldog in Michigan State gear. Along the bottom, just above Miller's protruding black mane, is "Matt Man" in script. Matt Man is Matt Schoals, Miller's 16-year-old cousin.' … [Read more...] about Matt Man means magic

'You'd think Dad would be a little conflicted by it all. "I'm asked that a lot," the elder Adams said. "I'm really a Sabres fan. But any parent would have to sit back and say, "If my kid is this close to a dream, I've got to support him.' He's always wanted to play in the NHL and win a Cup. So I'm in a win-win situation."' … [Read more...] about Kevyn Adams makes father a win-winner

'"It matters," Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier said Wednesday in HSBC Arena. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff "talks about everybody being important. Everybody can't feel important if there isn't some sort of justice in the room when the players look around."' … [Read more...] about Payroll balance goes a long way in quest for the Cup

'"We're working on it right now," Tom Haywood, head of Adelphia's Buffalo area service, said early Thursday morning of the conflict.' … [Read more...] about Adelphia working to rectify Sabres' TV dilemma

'Prices for the Sabres first home game average on StubHub for $224 per ticket. The tickets range from $224-$400, for Game 3, with an overall high price of $900 for a ticket to Game 4.' … [Read more...] about Online Sabres Tickets Available One Day Later

'Added Briere: "Even going back to minor hockey I don't think I've ever been part of a team that relied on everybody like we do, where the seventh defenseman and the extra forwards are as valuable as your top-line guys. It's just more fun for everybody. There's not too many guys who are being left out right now. Everyone is putting their hand on what we're doing."' … [Read more...] about Sabres win without superstars

'The problem with an anonymous team is the fact that the players can be, well, anonymous.' … [Read more...] about Know your Sabres

'Two years ago, at the conclusion of the last NHL regular season that preceded the historic lockout, none of those four clubs were even part of the post-season. The Sabres had only recently emerged from bankruptcy, the Ducks were for sale, the Carolina franchise seemed doomed to mediocrity as a commercial concern and the Oilers were fighting the good fight to stay alive, … [Read more...] about NHL’s paupers become princes

'"The other issue is, what network do you go on in Canada?" Quinn said. Meaning that the NHL has laid out broadcast territory, called the Area of Dominant Influence (ADI), for every team. The club has exclusivity to that area, which extends in a 50-mile radius from the team's arena. Toronto's and Buffalo's ADIs slightly overlap, near Hamilton. It was the ADI which buried a … [Read more...] about Sabres want Canuck fans