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'"It was a great team effort."' … [Read more...] about Finishing with a bang

Flyers' victory good enough for second (Philadelphia Inquirer) They had to wait for the final results, but all the teams got what they deserved (Philadelphia Inquirer) Forsberg returns from groin injury (Philadelphia Inquirer) Flyers win title, watch Devils take it away (Philadelphia Daily News) Newcomer Dimitrakos key contributor to line (Philadelphia Daily News) Tickets … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Philadelphia Coverage (Updated 8:45 a.m.)

Game 1: Saturday, April 22nd 7:00 PM Philadelphia at Buffalo Game 2: Monday, April 24th 7:00 PM Philadelphia at Buffalo Game 3: Wednesday, April 26th 7:00 PM Buffalo at Philadelphia Game 4: Friday, April 28th 7:00 PM Buffalo at Philadelphia Game 5: Sunday, April 30th 2:00 PM Philadelphia at Buffalo Game 6: Tuesday, May 2nd 7:00 PM Buffalo at Philadelphia Game 7: … [Read more...] about Stanley Cup Playoff matchups set

'The game was a prime example of the kind of hockey the Sabres have played this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out Carolina 4-0 to close out the regular season

'The Flyers lost the division by a tiebreaker (overall wins for the season 46 to 45) and will play the Sabres at the HSBC Arena most likely on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres To Face Flyers In The First Round

'"Give these guys credit," Buffalo goaltender Martin Biron said. "They could have just gone through the motions, mailed it in. We haven't done that all year."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Carolina 0

'Martin Biron made 33 saves for his first shutout of the season and Chris Drury notched a goal and assist for Buffalo, which won its last five games of the regular season.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Carolina 0

'"He's one guy that takes a lot of pride in being in the way. He's done a real good job in that sense," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "He takes most of the bullets, and he takes them with a smile on his face, usually."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ McKee keeps getting in the way

'The Sabres will finally learn their first-round opponent at the end of tonight's games, but they'll likely go to bed not knowing when they'll play. The only seed determined in the conference is the Sabres' No. 4 spot, so the NHL and NBC will go over the pairings after the games and determine which games should be nationally televised Saturday afternoon and which games should … [Read more...] about Mair will miss upcoming playoffs

'TV: OLN.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Hurricanes

Eye on the Hurricanes (Raleigh News and Observer) Canes can clinch conference tonight (Durham Herald Sun) Buffalo (51-24-6) at Carolina (52-21-8) (AP) Hurricanes can clinch top spot in East vs. Sabres (Sportsticker) Buffalo Sabres (51-24-6) at Carolina Hurricanes (52-21-8) (The Sports Network) Game notes (CarolinaHurricanes.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Carolina Coverage (Updated 11:00 a.m.)

'“I actually think it’s kind of neat that going into the last night you’ve got a choice of three teams that you could end up playing against,” Ruff said after Sunday’s convincing 6-0 victory over Toronto. “The races have been unbelievable in the West and in the East. The run that Atlanta’s been on, the run that Toronto’s been … [Read more...] about Who's next? Sabres still don't know

Popular Taylor hopes for return to Amerks (Rochester D&C) Captain Left Hanging (RNews.com) Amerks cleaning out lockers today (Amerks.com) Amerk defenseman Martin Tuma reassigned to Florida (ECHL) (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage (Updated 9:00 a.m.)

'According to Sabres' spokesman Michael Gilbert, at least for the first round, the vast majority of the games locally will be seen on the Madison Square Garden Network, which carried most of the regular season games this year. The only wildcard may be this weekend's game.' … [Read more...] about Sorting out the Sabres' TV playoff picture

'"He just doesn't feel right," coach Lindy Ruff said Monday. "Until we get him through that, he won't be skating."' … [Read more...] about Sabres center Mair done for the year