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'Lindy Ruff figures it's better to have a sub par Patrick than Doug Janik from Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Patrick Says He'll Play

'Believe what you will about the Sabres never offering Satan -- though it's more likely than not that an over-eager employee created the artwork "just in case" -- but Quinn is right; high salaried players like Satan won't draw a whole lot of interest from teams that are looking to sell off assets by the March 9 deadline. Why would they?' (Submitted by: Triptych94) … [Read more...] about Trade Supply Exceeding Market Demand

'Zhitnik is the most obvious candidate to be traded by the Sabres. He will become an unrestricted free agent this summer. The Sabres would risk letting him get away for nothing if they don't deal him.' … [Read more...] about This time, Zhitnik hopes trade winds don't blow him away

'Patrick likely will play Wednesday night against the Ottawa Senators. He isn't completely healthy and has limited strength in one arm, but the Sabres will take whatever they can get right now.' … [Read more...] about Patrick will play against Ottawa

'Left winger Milan Bartovic is heading back to the Sabres while right winger Norm Milley was returned to Rochester after a six-day call-up.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send Milley to Rochester

'Satan says he hears all the talk, but it's useless to think about it. He has not asked for a trade, but was less than convincing when he said he could be happy either way.' … [Read more...] about Patrick Returns, Regier And Satan Speak About Trades

'In 38 games this season, the 40-year-old Patrick has three goals and five assists.' … [Read more...] about Patrick set to return for Sabres

'Sabres defenseman James Patrick is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday against Ottawa after missing 15 games because of a pinched nerve in his neck.' … [Read more...] about Sabres' Patrick cleared to play

Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today that winger Milan Bartovic has been recalled from Rochester while winger Norman Milley has been reassigned to the Americans. … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Bartovic, reassign Milley

'Quinn admitted the Sabres have spoken to the Rangers about Kovalev and that Satan has been discussed in trade talks with other teams. But Quinn insisted the Sabres never considered swapping the players.' … [Read more...] about Trade hint has Satan puzzled

'Sabres GM Darcy Regier said it's possible a young forward could be packaged in a deal before the March 9 trade deadline. "From the forward standpoint we can (afford to deal a prospect)," Regier said. "We have a lot of depth up front. We just don't have it in the back end. If we can shift that to acquire a defenseman or two, then that's … [Read more...] about Amerks blank Crunch in HSBC

'The Irondequoit resident suffered a sprained right knee in Saturday’s 7-1 loss at Ottawa. Fitzpatrick learned on Sunday that he will miss four to six weeks, and there are only five weeks remaining in the NHL season.' … [Read more...] about Fitzpatrick's knee injury could affect Amerks

'The dilemma for Adelphia and Empire is two-fold. For one, the Sabres contract, which has several years to go, is expensive, at more than $6 million per season with programming costs factored in. Asked if he was happy with the Sabres deal, Haywood laughed and said, "no comment."' … [Read more...] about Uncertainties still stalk Adelphia sports properties

'"We're in real tough shape," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "You take out three of your top "D' and that hurts the team."' … [Read more...] about Sabres' free fall continues

'The Sabres dressed rookie tough guy Andrew Peters for only the second time in 17 games Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators in the Corel Centre. Eric Boulton was a healthy scratch.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo sees its future as Amerks come to town