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'"I thought Rucinsky out there was excellent. I thought that was a really good line," Ken Hitchcock said."That was good for us."' … [Read more...] about Stars notes

'Kalinin's first goal of the season gave Buffalo a 2-1 lead after one. But the Sabres were unable to maintain their momentum and were outshot 13-3 in the final period.' … [Read more...] about Stars 4, Sabres 3

'"We had a lot of chances to win," Connolly said. "But we didn't stay aggressive enough. We just sat back and tried not to lose the game. When you do that, other teams are going to come after you."' … [Read more...] about Dallas 4, Buffalo 3

'"Guys are seeing that he's responding every night. It's been an easy transition for him."' … [Read more...] about Leadership fits Barnes to a 'C'

'Noronen will not play tonight against the Dallas Stars in American Airlines Center, but Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said the young goalie could see action before he is returned to Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Noronen gets called up

'G Martin Biron is 2-0 lifetime against the Stars with a 1.00 goals-against average.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Stars

'How do you diplomatically say your goalies, Martin Biron and Bob Essensa, aren't playing all that well?' … [Read more...] about Goaltender Noronen called up

'"Sure we want to get Bob some playing time," said Ruff. "We also want to try and give Marty some rest when needed. I think we're in a situation now where we're going to play the guy who we think is going to win the game for us."' … [Read more...] about Time for Essensa to get some work in

'The Buffalo Sabres play defense in the first period and offense in the third. In the second period, they just play dead.' … [Read more...] about Sabres slumber in second periods

Buffalo Sabres fans thought their team was out of the doldrums. Well, look again! They are right back where they were a couple weeks ago. The goaltending is shaky, the powerplay is working in reverse and the hitting has gone south for the winter. After winning three straight road games and looking as if they were about to make a run up the standing ladder, the Sabres have … [Read more...] about Sabres malady continues against Bruins

'"Special teams obviously cost us the game," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said. "We were just caught standing around."' … [Read more...] about Writing on the wall is in shorthand during Sabres' loss

'The Bruins were outshot, 29-27, for only the third time all year.' … [Read more...] about Rolston, Bruins make short shrift of Sabres

'Now with 14 goals and 24 points in 29 games, Rolston is on a pace for what would be a career-high 68 points.' … [Read more...] about Rolston comes up bigger for Bruins

'''It was a little long,'' said Stock. ''And the refs were saying, `We're not going in until you guys stop.' I was looking over like, `Hey, don't be shy.'''' … [Read more...] about Stock's value on the rise

'Outworked by the Buffalo Sabres in the first period, the B's cranked their play up a notch thereafter and rolled to an impressive 4-2 victory at the FleetCenter.' … [Read more...] about Rolston, Bruins take