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'Another night, another hero.' … [Read more...] about Pominville scores OT winner as Sabres eliminate top-seeded Sens

'"I don't think I can describe that (the goal), it is a great feeling," Pominville said. "I don't think a lot of people thought that we could win this series. The only people who thought we could was us."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2 (OT)

'The score would remain deadlocked at 2-2 through the third period. Just 1:44 into overtime Jay McKee landed in the penalty box for tripping, however that didn't stop Pominville from netting the game-winner. The Buffalo forward carried the puck into the Ottawa zone, propelled himself past Alfredsson, and tucked it past Emery to win the game and the series.' … [Read more...] about Pominville, Sabres Finish Off Sens In OT

'Tickets for games 3, 4 and 6 will go on sale on Wednesday at 9 am through Sabres.com, Tickets.com and the Sabres box office. There are rumors that this series could start as early as Thursday...'. … [Read more...] about Conference Finals Ticket/Broadcasting Information

'A big pile of e-mails following Game 5 with an international flavor. Enjoy.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Eliminate Sens: The Mailbag

'The Sabres advance to the conference final for the first time since 1999.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Eliminate Sens

'"I'm enjoying every minutes of it."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo wins on Pominville’s heroics

'Fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets online or by phone.' … [Read more...] about Round 3 on sale Wednesday

'Ryan Miller was a wall in net all night for the Sabres and the team defense was strong but the hero was Jason Pominville and his short handed series winning goal. It was only the 6th short handed overtime goal in NHL history and just the 2nd by a rookie.' … [Read more...] about Welcome to Pominville and the Conference Finals!

Uphill battle ahead for the Sens (Toronto Globe and Mail) Buffalo at Ottawa (AP) Sabres try again to eliminate Senators, advance to East finals (Sportsticker) (4) Buffalo Sabres (3-1) at (1) Ottawa Senators (1-3) (The Sports Network) Emery steps up for Senators (CBC Sports) Sabres vs. Sens: Round 2, Game 5 (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Game Previews

'The defensive duo has been burdened with the responsibility of shutting down the opposition's best forwards, yet on Friday they led all postseason players with plus-11 ratings. Each was an outrageous plus-6 in the decisive victory that eliminated the Philadelphia Flyers from the quarterfinals.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ duo plays role of show-stoppers

'If that's the case, the Sabres are going to be just fine. They know why they lost Game Four. It wasn't because they're the latest installment in Buffalo's dreaded sports history. It had nothing to do with hockey gods or bad bounces or outside forces conspiring against them. They lost because they didn't play well. That's all.' … [Read more...] about In any series, a little rain may fall

'"That's what they say, that you can get that reputation in the league, and once you do it gets tough," said Sabres defenseman Brian Campbell. "They take the earlier incidents into account. But you just hope they're not looking for it all the time because it's not the case all the time. Sometimes you just get tangled up and lose your balance, but you gotta get up, keep going … [Read more...] about Diving calls are sore subject to Ruff

'He isn't the most exciting analyst, but he's improved that part of his game.' … [Read more...] about Lorentz deserves more credit

'Ruff purchased four of the rubber bracelets for good luck, then talked about them at a news conference earlier this week. His endorsement appears to be paying off, according to Helena Kleinlein, president of Clarence "DI" Boosters, a parent organization that assists the student teams and conducts fund-raisers. The group already had raised about $8,000. "I don't think [Ruff] … [Read more...] about Anything but a ‘Ruff’ sell