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'The most rewarding part, LaFontaine said, will be having his children there to see him honored. "Now they'll know Dad doesn't just drive them to school every day," he joked.' … [Read more...] about Nos. 16, 18 are retiring types

'Gare officially introduced himself to Buffalo on the first shift of his first game, scoring 18 seconds into his National Hockey League debut against the Boston Bruins. Eighteen seconds. The same number he wore on the back of his uniform. Against the despised Bruins of Orr and Espo and Cashman. In a 9-5 victory. Sure. That script works.' … [Read more...] about In 18 seconds, Gare showed he belonged

'Gare will have his number 18 retired prior to Buffalo's game against the New York Rangers on Tuesday, November 22nd. LaFontaine's number 16 will be retired in a pre-game ceremony on Friday, March 3, before the Sabres play host to the Toronto Maple Leafs at 8 p.m.' … [Read more...] about Pair of numbers to be retired

'Gare and LaFontaine -- numbers 18 and 16, respectively -- become the fifth and sixth players in Sabres history to have their jerseys retired by the team. Other jerseys retired by the Sabres include Gilbert Perreault's 11 in 1990; his French Connection linemates, Richard Martin's (7) and Rene Robert's (14) in 1995; and the late Tim Horton's (2) in 1996.' … [Read more...] about Sabres retire LaFontaine, Gare numbers

'WGR's Paul Hamilton will cover the press conference at 4:30 at the HSBC Arena.' … [Read more...] about Sabres To Retire Two Numbers Monday Afternoon

'The Sabres will announce at a news conference this afternoon that former captains Pat LaFontaine and Danny Gare will become the fifth and sixth players to have their numbers retired by the team.' … [Read more...] about LaFontaine, Gare to have numbers retired

Amerks battle two North Division rivals this week (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage

'"Everyone jokes that you hit everything on the ice and you probably hit everything on your way out of the arena. What's behind that?" Gaustad: "I don't know, but I am getting in trouble. A lot of the guys don't like me already like on Toronto. I gotta stop doing that. They're gonna kill me. No, it's been fun. I mean I just try to make the team and I gotta do what I gotta … [Read more...] about Meet the Sabres: Paul Gaustad

'In all, local governments will pick up an extra $1 million in sales taxes, while the state government will see more than $3 million in sales and income taxes that disappeared because of the lockout, according to Sabres figures.' … [Read more...] about Return of Sabres puts money into many local pockets

'The Buffalo Sabres' special-teams woes on the road cost them points Saturday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose on late goal by Panthers

Jokinen's late goal delivers Panthers' win (Miami Herald) Late power play is Jokinen's cue (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel) Defenseman pressed into duty at wing (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel) Jokinen makes the difference (Palm Beach Post) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Florida Coverage

'Jokinen's goal ruined what otherwise was a superb game by Miller, who had 39 saves. ``Ryan just misplayed it,'' Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. ``You know we were in position to win the game before that, where we had several big chances in the third to put them away but we didn't.''' … [Read more...] about Florida 3, Buffalo 2

'Jokinen skated in from the bottom of the left circle and used a wrist shot to get the puck past Ryan Miller, underneath his glove. The goal came while Jochen Hecht was in the penalty box, serving a hooking call.' … [Read more...] about Florida 3, Buffalo 2

'The Sabres tied the game 4:23 into the third when Daniel Briere netted his second of the night, but Jokinen would slip one past Ryan Miller on an odd angle.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Lose Close One To Panthers 3-2

'The Buffalo Sabres' luck finally ran out as a costly holding penalty on Jochen Hecht in the final two minutes of regulation opened the door for some last minute heroics by the Florida Panthers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ luck runs out