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'Eric Boulton has a unique opportunity -- to play NHL hockey in his hometown. The Sackville winger will play his first game in metro in about 10 years Saturday when his Buffalo Sabres meet the Ottawa Senators at the Metro Centre.' … [Read more...] about Halifax home game

'The Swedish defenseman has had such a brilliant camp, the Sabres might be forced to put him on the opening-night roster. Now Ruff is considering the possibility of keeping eight defensemen instead of the usual seven.' … [Read more...] about Tallinder's fine play giving Ruff more roster scenarios to ponder

'"I'm disappointed I'm not on the road," Gare said. "I felt Rick Jeanneret, Jim Lorentz and I had some consistency and that's one of the reasons why we had one of the better broadcasts."' … [Read more...] about Gare pressed for time

'Empire's new deal with the Sabres has a new twist this season. Empire is paying a rights fee and keeping all the advertising revenue. In years past, Empire and the Sabres had a joint sales agreement and shared the advertising revenue.' … [Read more...] about Around the dial

'Belfour -- the former Stanley Cup-winning goalie chosen by the Maple Leafs to replace Curtis Joseph -- looked more like a beer-league refuge while allowing four goals in a 2:36 stretch in the game's early moments; the first three eluding him in a span of 51 seconds. He was far from the lone culprit wearing blue and white, as practically the entire Toronto roster once … [Read more...] about Three minutes, four goals on Belfour

Ed Belfour stopped the first shot he faced last night. He got something in front of the first few actually. It was the seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th ones that gave him trouble. Those and his own defence. … [Read more...] about Belfour hardly steady Eddie

Belfour looked shaky on at least two of those goals, but there was plenty of blame to go around. The Leafs appeared to have left their games behind at the U.S. customs office at the Peace Bridge, and the Sabres were more than willing to take advantage. … [Read more...] about Late Leafs lose it early

That has not stopped the Sabres from trying. Far from it. The team holds open practises every Tuesday. Meet the player functions are common. Whatever it takes. … [Read more...] about Sabres still in a hole lot of trouble

'Carlo Colaiacovo and Mikael Renberg scored for the Maple Leafs, who arrived less than an hour before the game because of delays at the Buffalo border crossing.' … [Read more...] about Sabres 5, Maple Leafs 2

'The Buffalo Sabres scored on four straight shots against Ed Belfour in a 2:36 span of the first period and coasted to a 5-2 preseason victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 5, Toronto 2

'By necessity, Regier is Buffalo's general manager, head salesman, business director, chief cook and bottle washer.' … [Read more...] about Adelphia mess in Buffalo cuts season tickets by 2,000

'Unfortunately Tom Askey and Henrik Tallinder will start the season with the Rochester Americans of the AHL, while Derek Roy will be sent back to Kitchener of the OHL.' … [Read more...] about Trio impress Ruff

'Leaf management had to be particularly delighted with the play of Tellqvist and Centomo, the closest things they have to goalies of the future at the moment. Tellqvist stopped all 13 shots he faced and while Centomo allowed three on 26 shots, none of them were cheap and two came in the last two minutes when the Sabres had their goalie out of the net.' … [Read more...] about Goalie sharp against Sabres

'The only junior player in the Buffalo Sabres' lineup for Wednesday's preseason game with the Maple Leafs, the 19-year-old center felt the weight of his first NHL start, even if the contest didn't count.' … [Read more...] about Nervous Roy impresses again

'New York State's creative effort to boost the sales of Buffalo Sabres season tickets, a vital part of efforts to sell the team and keep it in Buffalo, should go neither unnoticed nor unthanked.' … [Read more...] about State takes a shift for the Sabres