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'Hecht broke his left arm in the Sabres' final National Hockey League preseason game, a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets, and could be sidelined up to two months.' … [Read more...] about Sabres center Hecht breaks left arm in final preseason game

'Satan had a goal and an assist in his first preseason appearance as the Buffalo Sabres rolled to a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets in a game that saw all of the scoring come on the power play.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Columbus 1

'Hecht was checked from behind by Andrej Nedorost, who received a major penalty and game misconduct 70 seconds into the second period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres C Hecht breaks left arm in final preseason game

'"Technically, it could have been worse," Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier said. "You can lose three guys. We only lost two."' … [Read more...] about Sabres waive goodbye to Begin, Bouchard

'On Feb. 10, the Rangers sent Bouchard to Pittsburgh as part of the eight-player deal that brought Aleksei Kovalev back to New York. Bouchard, 29, played well for the Rangers last season after Brian Leetch had an ankle injury.' … [Read more...] about Rangers Add 3 and Lose 3

'Bouchard, 29, turned down the Rangers' offer and signed with the Sabres during the summer, but a young Buffalo team left the veteran of 311 NHL games unprotected. After the Rangers lost two players they claimed on waivers Tuesday - Shawn Heins was reclaimed by the Thrashers and Jeff Heerema went to the Blues - Glen Sather decided to scoop up Bouchard, who should … [Read more...] about Rangers Get Bouchard in Draft

'Forward Steve Begin was selected by Montreal, while defenseman Joel Bouchard was claimed by the New York Rangers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose two in waiver draft

'Buffalo successfully converted only one of eight power plays on the night.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Loses in Overtime

'"It was a case in point where their power play won them a game and we had our opportunity late in the game to win it and didn't get the job done," said Sabres coach Lindy Ruff.' … [Read more...] about No luck for Sabres again in preseason

'Martin Biron played the entire game for Buffalo and made 26 saves. The Sabres decided to hold forward Miroslav Satan out of the game. Satan, who led the Sabres with 75 points last season, signed a two-year deal and didn't get into Buffalo until Wednesday night.' … [Read more...] about Daze's Winner Downs Sabres

'Brown's goal gave the Sabres a 2-1 lead. Buffalo's first goal came after the Hawks failed on three occasions to clear the puck while shorthanded. After the penalty expired, the Sabres scored on a goalmouth scramble.' … [Read more...] about Fluke score may cost Leighton a spot

Golisano and the Sabres are hoping that the games, and the recent training camp events in Rochester, will make the Sabres more of a regional team. He admits that the team has copied the marketing model of the Buffalo Bills, who moved their training camp to Rochester in 2000. … [Read more...] about Sabres' new e home ice'

'“The power play is a key element,” said Delmore, who scored 14 of his 18 goals last season when Nashville had the man advantage. “Our two goals came on the power play (officially just one) and we could have had three to win the game.”' … [Read more...] about Lack of punch costly to Sabres

'The only way to buy tickets for the Nov. 12 regular-season game against the Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils at the War Memorial is through what is now a Rochester 3-pack...The package originally included the Chicago preseason game. More than 8,000 tickets have been sold, and the Sabres say single-game tickets for the Rochester game may never go on sale because they … [Read more...] about Nichol proves his worth in NHL

'Even though Rochester is a minor league city, Nichol says it's a great hockey city. Scotty enjoyed his time here so much that he his wife make this their offseason home.' … [Read more...] about Nichol Right at Home