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'"His foot was swelled up and we just decided to keep him off," said Ruff, who wasn't sure if the injury would keep Vanek out of tonight's game against Los Angeles. "We hope not, but I guess that's a possibility, and in that case we may have to utilize seven defensemen or bring somebody up." … [Read more...] about Ailing Vanek a spectator

'In LW Andrew Peters' one career game against Los Angeles, he picked up 15 minutes in penalties.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Kings

'At the beginning of the season, GM Darcy Regier said he understood that it was not an ideal situation and promised that it would be resolved in a timely fashion. The team is set to start the second half of the season, and still, the three netminders wait. Depends on your definition of timely, Regier said with a wry grin.' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalies making best of odd situation

Los Angeles (28-16-2) at Buffalo (27-13-3) (AP) Kings look to end road trip with win over Sabres (Sportsticker) Los Angeles Kings (28-16-2) at Buffalo Sabres (27-13-3) (The Sports Network) Kings @ Sabres (LAKings.com) Interview With LA Kings Beat Writer Rich Hammond (SabresFans.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Los Angeles Coverage (Updated 12:00 p.m.)

Mogilny's first AHL goal lifts Albany over Amerks (Rochester D&C) Thorburn is latest to be called up to Sabres (Rochester D&C) Mogilny pays early dividend (Albany Times Union) Mogilny Gets Game Winner (RNews.com) Albany 2, Rochester 1 (AP) Amerks lose a hard-fought game to Albany (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'Mair was hurt Thursday night and there was speculation Thorburn would be recalled. He wasn't told, however, until after the game. "I was playing center today and that's pretty much all I was worried about," he said of the position switch. "It was a nice surprise after the game."' … [Read more...] about Thorburn is latest to be called up to Sabres

'The Sabres, cruising towards their first playoff berth since 2001 and creating havoc at the top of the Eastern Conference standings, have scored only 12 more goals than they've allowed. That's the kind of differential more familiar to nonplayoff teams. Ottawa, for instance, has a goal differential of plus-70. The Sabres' team plus/minus ranks 21st in the league.' … [Read more...] about Sabres are really good … who knew?

'"We’re not playing hard enough, we’re not working hard enough, we’re not doing the right things five-on-five," Sabres defenseman Jay McKee said. "We’ve relied on our power play to carry us this far. Five-on-five is simply hard work, grinding it out it out in the corners ... and we’re not getting enough of the right things done."' … [Read more...] about Sabres&#8217 hiccup now a slump

'The Sabres’ special teams were once again the bright spots that out shined yet another ineffective effort at even strength.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall 2-1 in shootout with Phoenix

'"We should've done better," Biron said. "The sense is we all understand that wasn't good enough. We can't say, "Well, we got a point and let's keep going.' No. That's not good enough."' … [Read more...] about Power failure dooms Sabres

'"I'm not the only person and we're not the only family that's ever had tragedy," Gretzky said. "It's part of life. You have to get up and move forward and figure out a way to deal with it. I don't think you ever forget about it. It's been hard. It's the worst three weeks I've had in a long time, but people have been … [Read more...] about Hockey gives Great One an escape

'"He wasn't out, but he wasn't there," Ruff said. "I had a conversation with him, and it was a conversation with myself."' … [Read more...] about Concussion from collision sidelines Mair

Hockey's Great One skates one of his toughest shifts (Rochester D&C) Coyotes net '06's 1st win (Arizona Republic) Nedved healthy scratch could be sign of trade (Arizona Republic) Coyotes get big win in shootout (East Valley Tribune) NHL hands O’Donnell two-game suspension (East Valley Tribune) Coyotes win in shootout over Buffalo (PhoenixCoyotes.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Phoenix Coverage (Updated 11:00 a.m.)

'In overtime, Phoenix was able to kill off a rare two-man advantage, with goalie Brian Boucher making point blank stops on Thomas Vanek and Teppo Numminen to preserve the tie.' … [Read more...] about Phoenix 2, Buffalo 1 (SO)

'"He's not well," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "I'd put him in the serious category. He wasn't doing well, even at the end of the game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres forward Mair suffers concussion