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'Gilmour dodged questions from the Buffalo media yesterday by electing not to partake in the morning skate.' … [Read more...] about Habs Notebook

'Turning Point: Savage's third goal of the night snapped a 2-2 tie at 12:26 of the third period.' … [Read more...] about Game Report

'Gilmour makes no bones that he didn't like playing for Sabres coach Lindy Ruff. "After 17 seasons at centre, they asked me to play left wing and just stay in my lane," Gilmour said. "That's not my kind of game. I spent the whole season trying to make them understand that."' … [Read more...] about Gilmour, Sabres still battling

'That didn't stop Montreal coach Michel Therrien from giving directing accusations at Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff after the Theodore collision. "That's two! That's two!" Therrien yelled as he pounded the glass. Ruff said his reply was, "Sit down before you make a fool out of yourself."' … [Read more...] about Canadiens 5, Sabres 2

'"I talked to him after, and he felt that he was trying to avoid injuring himself by going over the top of him," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said of Varada. "He thought that if he kept going straight he would have gone head first into the wall. If he wanted to hurt him he could have just dove right into him. I think you have to stick up for your teammates and … [Read more...] about Montreal 5, Buffalo 2

'Biron, 5-3-1, ranked fourth in the NHL in goals-against average (1.77) and sixth in save percentage (.930) heading into Thursday night. He has faced 230 shots, the second-most in the league.' … [Read more...] about Biron has been golden so far

'Defensemen Richard Smehlik and Dmitri Kalinin both left Thursday's practice early with injuries. Smehlik is still trying to get over a pulled groin muscle, and Kalinin took a shot off his lower ankle during a drill.' … [Read more...] about Injuries mounting on defense

'The Sabres are scoreless in their last 15 power-play opportunities.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Canadiens

A win is a win. And come playoff time, the points the Sabres are getting now may be weightier than they imagined. But with those two points, wouldn't it be nice to have some icing on the cake? A shutout. … [Read more...] about Sabres draw a blank when it comes to shutouts

A win is a win. And come playoff time, the points the Sabres are getting now may be weightier than they imagined. But with those two points, wouldn't it be nice to have some icing on the cake? A shutout … [Read more...] about Sabres draw a blank when it comes to shutouts

'"Sure we're pleased," commented Ruff. "We wanted to get off to a good start, and we're off to a good start.' … [Read more...] about Sabres pass first test

Everyone took a wait-and-see approach with this year's version of the Sabres, and the discovery process continues. “We're still finding out things about ourselves,” said Lindy Ruff. Here are some of the things -- good and bad -- we've found out in the first 10 games. … [Read more...] about Finding out things about the Sabres after 10 games

'Warrener's empty-net goal with 21.9 seconds to play marked the first time in his seven-year NHL career he has scored in consecutive seasons.' … [Read more...] about Warrener, McKee enjoy offensive 'surge'

'Don Edwards never expected to be enshrined in the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. The whole concept was surreal to him, until Wednesday night when he arrived early for the induction dinner and watched the other honorees, family and friends filter into the new home of his old team.' … [Read more...] about Sense of accomplishment hits home for Edwards

The art of garbage goal collection. That is a true art indeed. Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff has been trying for years to teach his players the fine craft of scoring garbage goals. One of the most important facets of collecting such goals is just shooting on net every chance one gets. It may have taken years, but the Sabres players are finally listening to Ruff. … [Read more...] about Sabres feed garbage to the Sharks