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'With the teams tied at 2, Connolly corkscrewed through the Toronto defense, tucking a backhand shot under Ed Belfour's arm at 6:44 of the third period.' … [Read more...] about Connolly Scores Twice, Sabres Rip Leafs 5-2

'..an assist on Thomas Vanek's empty-net marker gave him his first three-point night since December 19, 2001.' … [Read more...] about Connolly leads Buffalo to victory

Thorburn's best shot puts an end to Moose (Rochester D&C) Muscle of Thorburn serves Amerks well (Rochester D&C) Amerks work OT to beat Moose (Winnipeg Free Press) Amerks in Overtime (RNews.com) Rochester 6, Manitoba 5, OT (AP) Overtime Win For Amerks (WHAM-TV) Amerks win 6-5 in OT (Amerks.com) 'Over the Boards' reality show returns (Amerks.com) Thorburn the Hero as … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Rochester Coverage

'Jay McKee is waiting for the swelling to go down in his foot. He's hoping the bone bruise will allow him to play by Tuesday. When I asked him if the bone was broken, he said no.' … [Read more...] about Afinogenov Out. Lydman Returns

'Goalie Ryan Miller had two screws inserted into his thumb, by all accounts the surgery went very well. Miller is scheduled to return to practice sometime in early December. That would put the time table for his return in the 4-6 week period originally reported rather than the gloomier 6-8 week time frame. Given how weak and shakey Biron has been, Miller time can't … [Read more...] about Ruff says Biron isn't quite there, Biron agrees

'"Our fans are saying, "We gotta be louder than the Toronto fans because it's our building. So whenever they start yelling, we're going to yell louder and bury them.' You want to give your fans something to cheer about, and you want to make sure at the end of the night they're the ones standing on their feet and cheering instead of the other … [Read more...] about Sabres hope to feed off frenzy

'The ninth overall pick in the 1999 draft is looking to get himself going as well. He has two assists in nine games and hasn't scored a goal since Dec. 26, 2003 - a span of 37 games.' … [Read more...] about Pyatt wants to help scratch out a win

'The Sabres won't host the Leafs again until March 9.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Maple Leafs

'"I don't think I'll be happy until I make that one save that makes a difference," Biron said, adding that the tilt against the neighbouring Leafs tonight in front of a packed house would be a good start. "If anyone has trouble getting up for this game, they have a problem," Biron said.' … [Read more...] about Ruff rides Sabres

'"When Toronto comes down, they take over the building pretty much," forward Derek Roy told reporters after practice yesterday. "Our fans try to fight back. It's definitely a different atmosphere. It's pretty much like both teams are on the road. It just shows how much the fans in Toronto love the game. They live for it."' … [Read more...] about A home away from home

A home away from home (Toronto Sun) Ruff rides Sabres (Toronto Sun) Sabre rattlings of the past haunt Leafs (National Post) Leafs Game Day (National Post) Toronto (8-6-2) at Buffalo (7-8-0) (AP) Maple Leafs look to add to Sabres' misery (Sportsticker) Toronto Maple Leafs (8-6-2) at Buffalo Sabres (7-8-0) (The Sports Network) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Toronto Coverage

Injuries, recalls give Novotny chance to step up for Amerks (Rochester D&C) Korn to hold press conference Friday at BCA, prior to Amerk game (Amerks.com) Jillson returns from Buffalo (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Rochester Coverage

'Ruff then called out his goaltender. “In the first couple (goals) we need a save,” Ruff said. “I need (Biron) to go to the top of the paint and say, ‘Here I am, beat me. Beat me with me falling forward.’ Get out there and challenge. Just in a sense where there wasn’t much action. We were pressing hard. Every guy was pressing. I needed … [Read more...] about Sabres&#8217 struggles continue

'They outshot the Carolina Hurricanes, 22-3, in the second period Wednesday night and were booed as they came off the HSBC Arena ice.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shoot, but Carolina scores

'The inaugural goal came in Vanek's 15th game, or about 14 more than some people expected from the No. 5 overall pick of the 2003 draft.' … [Read more...] about Vanek finally finds the net