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Will the new owner, the league and the fans drive new life into the team? It is a bet worth taking; the real gamble is whether the product on the ice will warrant the 11th-hour efforts on this one-time Cinderella. … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres preview

'"I believe that Ryan is the best goaltender to ever play college hockey."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres Sign Michigan State Goaltender Ryan Miller

'Will Michigan State goaltender Ryan Miller someday make Buffalo Sabres fans forget about Dominik Hasek?' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign MSU goalie, ending college career

'"I totally expected from the time I took the job that he wouldn't be back," Comley said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres beckon MSU's Miller

'"I think very much it was a dollar-and-cents issue," Comley said. "But it was a no-brainer. They had to sign him."' … [Read more...] about As Comley anticipated, MSU goalie Miller signs with Sabres

'"You look at his achievements and it tells us as an organization he's ready to turn pro," Regier said.' … [Read more...] about Miller giving pros the old college try

'Alan Maislin, one of the chief financial backers of the Bassin group, said Monday they were in the final stages of funneling the capital into one account. That account information will then be presented to the NHL as part of the bidding process.' … [Read more...] about Bassin group sorting out financial details

'"Ted Nolan is a winner, and the people of Buffalo know he won there,'' Bassin said. "We went to three straight (Memorial Cups) together, and when you consider our players graduate, that's incredible. Who else to come in here and speak, and let the people in Erie get to know him.''' … [Read more...] about Ringers

'Ryan Miller's days as a college student are over. Now the real education process begins.' … [Read more...] about Goalie Miller graduates to Amerks

'As much as they'll miss Miller - and who wouldn't miss the NCAA's career leader in shutouts? - the Spartans should feel relieved to finally know his skates will be empty when practice starts Sept. 24. "There was going to be life after Ryan Miller," Comley said. "Now it's here."' … [Read more...] about Finally, Spartans can look ahead

'"Every player in college, there's going to come a time when the opportunity to further his pro career will take precedence over finishing his college career," said Mike Liut, Miller's agent and a former NHL goalie. "It's not a decision that's made cavalierly, you have to weigh it out, and much of it has to do with how they've … [Read more...] about Miller agrees to deal with Sabres

'"Ryan had a great college career at Michigan State," Sabres general manager Darcy Regier said. "We look forward to him continuing that success on the professional level for many years to come as a member of the Buffalo Sabres organization."' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign G Ryan Miller

'Prospective Buffalo Sabres owner Frank DuRoss is talking about making the NHL team more regionally friendly a la Rochester and the NFL Bills. Sounds good, but the big difference is that Rochester has no fall pro football team and already has a hockey team. The more tickets the Sabres sell in Rochester, the fewer tickets the Amerks figure to sell.' … [Read more...] about Let's try a real NHL game in Rochester

'The Sabres acknowledge it will not be an easy path. The team is still reeling from anti-Rigas fallout, coupled with the fact that it did not make the playoffs last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres ticket effort motivated by urgency

'"The populace of a team's market doesn't determine its fate," he said. "It's the ownership, the management, and having a commitment to do things right. I almost don't buy into the whole small-market thing."' … [Read more...] about Utica businessman could become Sabres' most important 'local guy'