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'When the Nashville Predators visit HSBC Arena tonight (7: Empire; 107.7), Barnes - who spent the first five games of the season at left wing - will again play at center between the two Russian dynamos. That puts Chris Gratton, who had been centering the line, on the fourth line with center-turned-winger Denis Hamel and Rob Ray.' … [Read more...] about Barnes goes to center to pep up Sabres' attack

'Buffalo is one of just two teams, along with Toronto, without any rookies on the roster.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Predators

A week that brought us against the team that we eliminated from the playoffs with an 8-0 win, a former teammate who still brings about heated debates and the team that dumped us out of the playoffs is over. … [Read more...] about Sabres put past behind them o well, almost

'Biron and Kozlov were stars of this game, which had three bizarre goals, two by Buffalo. Both of Kozlov's goals were of the fluke variety. Meanwhile, Biron played a stellar game, making 25 saves, and had it not been for another fluke goal would have had his first shutout of the season.' … [Read more...] about This time the Sabres get the lucky bounce

'Coming into this season, most NHL observers predicted that the Sabres would drop off from their 46-win total of last year. The main knock was their goaltending. Not that the experts think Biron's bad, he's just not Dominik Hasek. Biron's not the goalie Hasek is. But he's still pretty good.' … [Read more...] about Biron comes up big for the Sabres

It was not only payback time for the Sabres, but for the Hockey Gods as well. … [Read more...] about Five months late, Sabres get a heaven-sent win

'When you watch James Patrick play defense on the ice, nobody would ever guess that he's really 38 years old. Even more astounding is the fact that he is playing in his 19th NHL campaign, his fourth with the Buffalo Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Patrick hits milestone

'When the Buffalo Sabres' season began, the million-dollar question was, where will the goals come from? After Sunday's 4-1 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins, it might be time to award that million dollars to anyone who figured the goals would come from behind the opposing net.' … [Read more...] about Sabres take new direction in victory

'James Patrick scored a third-period goal Sunday in his 1,101st career game, becoming just the 14th NHL defenseman with 600 points and 1,100 games played.' … [Read more...] about Patrick finally joins some select company

'The Penguins without scoring are like the Bills without Doug Flutie. Just another oh-and-four team giving up a lot of points.' … [Read more...] about Mario's Penguins are ice-cold

'"They scored easy goals against us," Hlinka said.' … [Read more...] about Penguins fail history test, as offense struggles in 4-1 loss to Sabres

'"From nowhere," Hedberg said. "He finds a hole from the back of the net. That shouldn't happen. I don't have a clue how it happened."' … [Read more...] about Hedberg bothered by bad, ugly goals

'"It's not just me. It's the whole team's confidence is growing," Biron said. "To hold Pittsburgh to one goal is really a great achievement, but it takes everybody. Our guys are keeping the other team to 20 or so shots every night, and they're giving me the chance to be aggressive against the shooter. That's how I'm comfortable, … [Read more...] about Penguins Report

'"We're on a roll," defenseman Andrew Ference said. "But it's the wrong kind of roll."' … [Read more...] about Pens drop fourth straight

'Hedberg was spectacular in the first two periods of the Penguins' 4-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. He made 22 saves to keep his team in the game. But the Sabres scored three rather unusual goals in the third period to put the game away.' … [Read more...] about Hedberg's day falls apart in third period