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'But despite watching his team go 2 for 7 on the power play and take only three penalties, Sabres coach Lindy Ruff wasn't happy. "There's things in the game that really bothered me about our team," Ruff said. "I won't share it. I'll share it with the team, but there was things that bothered me. Until we get over it, we won't be a … [Read more...] about Sabres reclaim their homestead

'Connolly was about to head off the ice on a line change when the puck came to him on the left wing, heading into the Leafs zone. He went one-on-one against Klee, tucking the puck into his own skates as he slid past Klee on the outside. In the clear, he kicked the puck back to his stick, feinted left and Belfour went with him, leaving a microscopic opening for the high … [Read more...] about Score one for Connolly

Leafs outplay, but lose to Sabres (Toronto Star) Photo Gallery (Toronto Star) Leafs in Buffalo no-win situation (Toronto Sun) Score one for Connolly (Toronto Sun) Three Leafs sit out (Toronto Sun) Sabres spoil the night for Leaf fans (Toronto Globe and Mail) Buffalo jinx haunts Leafs (National Post) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Toronto Coverage

'"It was a heck of a goal," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "It's part of what the game is about today, and it was tremendous."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Toronto 2

'Lydman hadn't played since injuring his groin against the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 28. He sat out five games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres D Lydman activated from injured list

'"It's definitely one of the better goals I've scored," said Connolly, who recorded his first career multi-goal game. "I practice that move a lot. It's worked before, but I just haven't scored on it."' … [Read more...] about Connolly tallies twice as Sabres halt skid

'"I got caught flatfooted. The kid (Connolly) made a helluva move," said Klee. "Not only did he make a great move on me, obviously to go to your backhand. I don't know if you could have a tighter angle. He made a helluva shot."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Toronto 2

'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