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'"I think it is crazy that it's come this far," Patrick said. "This has been forecast for four years. The players association said this is going to happen ... . Obviously, in a fight like this, it takes two sides.' … [Read more...] about For the love of the game

Florida Panthers teammates Kristian Huselius, 26, and Andreas Lilja, 27, and Henrik Tallinder of the Buffalo Sabres reportedly acknowledged to police that they had sex in their hotel room with a 22-year-old woman they met in a downtown bar early Wednesday. … [Read more...] about Three Swedish NHLers suspended after sex scandal

'"There's so much hate right now. They're fools, they don't say anything and the public is caught in the middle and they're fighting over lots of money. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what they say that the owners are losing. The players are losing this."' … [Read more...] about Hall Of Famer Dionne Thinks The Players Are Looking For Too Much

'“By what I saw today and by watching both press conferences, the sense was that there are no further meetings scheduled or expected so the next thing expected is that Gary Bettman is going to come out and cancel the season. It’s going to be a very dark day in sports history.”' … [Read more...] about Biron Addresses Current Situation

'Tallinder, along with Florida Panthers Kristian Huselius and Andreas Lilja, were arrested by Stockholm police in response to a complaint from a Stockholm women who claims the three men sexually assaulted her.' … [Read more...] about Tallinder Arrested In Sweden

'Kristian Huselius and Andreas Lilja of the Florida Panthers, and Henrik Tallinder of the Buffalo Sabres were questioned Thursday night and released. None were charged with a crime.' … [Read more...] about Three NHL players leave Swedish national team after being questioned in sex assault case

'"I think the first year that we made the playoffs was very exciting. We ended up playing the Montreal Canadiens in the first round. No one gave us a prayer to win that series but we took them to six games. And one of the great moments in my career was in that sixth game in the Auditorium when the fans starting chanting in unison, ‘Thank you Sabres.’ It … [Read more...] about Sabre Legends: Jim Lorentz

'It presented the idea that a new deal be made using the players' association's proposal from Dec. 9 that included a luxury-tax system and a 24 percent salary rollback on existing contracts. But if any one of four financial conditions set forth by the league were exceeded, then the NHL's salary-cap offer from last week would go into effect the following … [Read more...] about Bettman: Deal by the weekend or no hockey this season

'After three consecutive days of talks last week, the NHL introduced a plan in which it would implement the proposal made by the union on December 9 until it became obvious it did not work economically. At that time, the league's February 2 design, which masked a salary cap as a "floating team payroll range," would go into effect.' … [Read more...] about NHL season on brink

'The NHL is poised to issue a deadline of Monday or Tuesday for the players' association to agree to a labor deal and will initiate a final round of talks before it becomes the first major professional sports league to cancel an entire season. With schedules of 28, 30 and 32 games in hand, NHL executives calculated that they must have a general agreement by Tuesday … [Read more...] about NHL Is Taking a Final Shot

'Ruff isn't on the ice as much as he normally would be because of the NHL lockout. That's why the Sabres' coach has been getting his jollies one night a week in the Performax senior league.' … [Read more...] about Game on!

'The only thing better than watching the game was rehashing it for 90 minutes, thanks to Sabres fans' answer to the Vegas buffet. "Hotline" was the forum to end all post-mortem forums, and there will always be a special place in my heart for Mike Robitaille.' … [Read more...] about The Fall of the Buffalo Empire

'"To tell the truth I'm not surprised," Sabres winger J.P. Dumont said of the abrupt end to Friday's meeting. "It's been that way for six months. We're still waiting. You never know, though. Sometimes they say no news is good news."' … [Read more...] about No signs of hope in NHL talks

'"I'm as confused as ever," Patrick said. "I guess it just means anything is possible. There's still some hope. There's still a chance."' … [Read more...] about No resolution, but NHL talks are lengthy

'Jody Gage and coach Randy Cunneyworth granted Vanek permission to join the Austrian national team. They were approached by Austrian officials late last month. "This is a big deal for them," Gage said. "These opportunities might come once in a lifetime. We don't want to lose him but we don't want to take a great opportunity away from a … [Read more...] about Austria calls Amerks' Vanek