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'In what might be their worst loss of the season - they can only hope - the Bruins last night were beaten by the Buffalo Sabres, who went into the game tied for the fewest points in the National Hockey League.' … [Read more...] about End skid? Four-get about it

'"We're just letting up," said Bruin captain Joe Thornton (two assists). "We're letting teams dictate the way we're playing. That's why we're losing." Buffalo did plenty of dictating after scoring twice on its first three shots of the game.' … [Read more...] about Boston suffers a double setback

'``We played a real aggressive game,'' Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. ``We came with a game plan that we were going to pour it on, we were going to pinch. We worked on transition. We had two or three breakaways tonight, we had two or three 2-on-1s. That's the transition we've been trying to help create and I think it paid off.''' … [Read more...] about Sabres 4, Bruins 2

'Martin Biron made 14 of his 27 saves in the period to help Buffalo defeat Boston for just the second time in the last nine meetings (2-6-1).' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Boston 2

'Chris Gratton matched his best game in the NHL with a goal and three assists and J.P. Dumont collected a power-play goal and two assists Wednesday night as the Buffalo Sabres handed the Bruins their season-high fourth straight loss, 4-2.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 4, Boston 2

'"We can't have one line going and three lines not going. I think that's really hurting us right now," Gratton said.' … [Read more...] about Despite slump, Gratton forges forward

'The Bruins have lost last three games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Bruins

“Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for The Stand Pat Boys!” What, you haven't heard of them? They're the group of middle-aged National Hockey League executives whose harmonious excuses make The Backstreet Boys sound like drunken chain-smokers with asthma at a Karaoke bar. Buffalo's Darcy Regier and Phoenix's Wayne Gretzky are among … [Read more...] about The Stand Pat Boys top the charts in NHL front offices

Once the team files for bankruptcy protection, Bettmans involvement is decreased substantially. Now, a bankruptcy judge makes the decisions and his determinations are almost totally based on the financial well-being of the creditors. Therefore, if an outside bidder comes through with a better offer than the Hamister group, the judge would accept it. At issue is whether an arena … [Read more...] about The Last Word

'Darcy Regier may have us believe that hockey fans in Buffalo need to be educated. But here's some simple math, when your team is third from the bottom in scoring it's not the goaltenders fault. Please stop using Biron as a scapegoat for the rest of the organization's incredible futility.' … [Read more...] about No Escaping Blame For Sabres Struggles

'Buffalo, the surrounding Western New York and Southern Ontario area, deserve more than what has been presented to them this year.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Holiday Report

The team has opened a ticket sales kiosk at the Boulevard Mall in Amherst and will be staffed through Dec. 24 from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily through Dec. 23 before closing at 3 p.m. on Dec. 24. … [Read more...] about Sabres add ticket kiosk at Boulevard Mall

'The real problem is that we have a Governor, County Executives, Mayors, legislators, councilmembers, and various other politicos walking around with the power to dispense massive amounts of public dollars to whomever they favor. They make politically driven deals and taxpayers are the last to discover what favored interests their dollars are supporting. What is worse is … [Read more...] about The Emperor Has No Clothes

'While technically not the worst team in the League anymore, they’re only at the top of the stairs to the basement, and they’re still wearing that musty basement smell.' … [Read more...] about Puckvoice

'They are a business that gives the Buffalo Niagara region an international presence and prestige, regardless of the team's win-loss record. Without the Sabres, the six-year-old, $127 million HSBC Arena becomes a very expensive white elephant in downtown Buffalo. For those reasons, many feel it is not unreasonable for Hamister and Berman to expect some form of public … [Read more...] about Economics cited in Sabres' request