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'Spurred on by memories of being booed by their home fans on opening night against Atlanta, it was payback time for the Sabres. All that was left of the weary Thrashers was road kill.' … [Read more...] about Bottoming out in Buffalo

'Miroslav Satan is angry because the Buffalo Sabres won't let him miss any games to play for Slovakia in the preliminary rounds of the Winter Olympics. There won't be any controversy in Atlanta, where the Thrashers aren't a playoff contender.' … [Read more...] about Thrashers notebook

'Buffalo, coming off its first shutout loss of the season, scored eight goals in a regular-season game for the first time since beating Toronto 8-1 on Jan. 1, 2000.' … [Read more...] about Sabres 8, Thrashers 0

'Buffalo dominated throughout, outshooting Atlanta, 43-16, in its biggest offensive outburst since defeating Philadelphia by the same margin in Game Six of last season's Eastern Conference quarterfinals.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo 8, Atlanta 0

'Defensively, the Buffalo Sabres are as good, if not better than a year ago. Offensively, though, the team continues to struggle and has even gotten worse, if one can believe that.' … [Read more...] about Sabres need goals

'"When you get two (game misconducts) back-to-back I think there was a little bit of hesitation going into corners when players had their backs turned," Ruff said. "But he's one guy who needs to set the tempo not only for his line but for his team. In the past, Vaclav's taken penalties which we call good penalties. Sometimes they're mean, … [Read more...] about Sabres want to see the old snarling Varada

'Slovakia is one of eight countries that will compete in a preliminary round, beginning Feb. 9, to determine the remaining two spots in the medal round. Most of the Slovakians have NHL games during those five days, so they can't compete in the preliminaries without leaving their employers in the lurch. Satan would miss three Sabres games between Feb. 9-12. That would … [Read more...] about NHL must fix Olympic-sized problem

'"Within two weeks I'd like to be playing, but that might just be something in my head," Warrener said. "The doctors will decide when everything's all right. It's better than what we originally thought, but it's still a ways away."' … [Read more...] about Warrener not at full speed

'The Sabres are coming off a four-day respite, their longest until the All-Star break from Jan. 30 to Feb. 4.' … [Read more...] about Sabres vs. Thrashers

'The Buffalo Sabres will not issue their right wing a leave of absence to play for Slovakia in the preliminary round at the Salt Lake City Games because they're paying him $3.25 million to play for them.' … [Read more...] about Olympic dream now Satan's nightmare

'The Buffalo Sabres will not allow forward Miroslav Satan to leave the team to play for Slovakia in the preliminary round of the Salt Lake Olympics. Buffalo general manager Darcy Regier told Satan that his contract makes him a Sabre first, and that he won't be granted a leave of absence.' … [Read more...] about Sabres block Satan's Olympic preliminary bid

'With defensemen Rhett Warrener and Dmitri Kalinin out of the lineup for an extended period of time, Campbell now has the chance to make a big impression with the Buffalo Sabres coaching staff.' … [Read more...] about Campbell's big chance

'The difference is in Buffalo's offense, which has scored just 36 goals, or nine fewer than it had during the same span last season (and remember, departed scoring threats Donald Audette and Steve Heinze didn't arrive in Buffalo until March).' … [Read more...] about Sabres' offense drops off

It's time to get off this ride. The Buffalo Sabres have had a roller coaster season so far. Recently, however, they have been on the downhill swing. Saturday night in Ottawa, the Sabres played a very sloppy game and it cost them a crucial two points as the Senators beat them 3-0. … [Read more...] about Sabres shoot blanks against Sens

'"I thought it was one of the better games we played in this building, and Lalime stole the show."' … [Read more...] about Lalime squeezes Sabres' offense