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'The Sabres thoroughly outplayed the Leafs, and the score would have been even more lopsided had it not been for the play of Maple Leafs goaltender Curtis Joseph, who kept the Sabres to just one goal in the first period despite Toronto getting outshot 18-4.' … [Read more...] about Sabres blow away Leafs, 3-0

No team in the NHL had to be more relieved at the passing of the trade deadline than the Toronto Maple Leafs. … [Read more...] about Leafs steady themselves after standing pat

It was the third period of a hard-fought game. Dominik Hasek went behind his net to play the puck. While his back was turned, Garry Valk skated full speed and plastered him into the boards. … [Read more...] about Sabres-Leafs Edge Matchups

'Tonight's installment figures to be worthy of the series' heated history. The teams have one win, one loss and two ties against each other this season with the Maple Leafs holding a one-goal edge.' … [Read more...] about Sabres, Leafs ready to rumble again

'In the days since wingers Steve Heinze and Donald Audette came aboard, the Sabres have lost a pair of key defensemen: Richard Smehlik and Jay McKee.' … [Read more...] about Injuries leave defense thin

'Not only have the Leafs won only once [in Buffalo] since the 1990-91 season, but the Sabres are a team seemingly built to take advantage of Toronto's most acute weaknesses.' … [Read more...] about Going down road of woe

'Heading into tonight's pivotal tilt with the Leafs, the one-time Toronto captain appears positively buoyant compared with his attitude earlier this season.' … [Read more...] about Gilmour sucks it up one last time

'There wasn't quite a war of words between the Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres as they prepared yesterday for tonight's game at HSBC Arena (7 p.m., TSN, Talk 640 AM), but it's clear there's not much love lost between the increasingly bitter rivals in the NHL Northeast Division.' … [Read more...] about Ruff dogs Cujo

'Michael Peca is encouraged about his chances of playing for Canada at the world hockey championship next month.' … [Read more...] about Peca confident he'll play for nats

'Unless he has a sudden change of heart, Gilmour will conclude his 18-year career this spring. The Sabres forward has not come right out and said so but has hinted strongly that he will retire.' … [Read more...] about Killer's route not for Stumpy

'With the mountains of snow and Doug Flutie gossip disappearing, Buffalo has noticed it is home to a fairly decent hockey team this winter. Especially now, as the Sabres have won seven of their past 10 games and scored 13 goals in their past three.' … [Read more...] about Leafs Game Day

'Hoping another team would sign the restricted free agent and getting a few first-round draft picks in return sounds like sound strategy to me. Unfortunately for the Sabres, no team felt Peca would be worth it.' … [Read more...] about Peca an embarrassment — and he should go

'Few people expect them to win games on the basis of their offense, but that might change now that the Sabres have re-armed themselves by adding scoring wingers Steve Heinze from Columbus and Donald Audette from Atlanta.' … [Read more...] about Addition of Heinze helps Sabres catch up on offense

'If the playoffs were to begin today, Buffalo would play Philadelphia, with the Flyers holding home ice, and Toronto would battle New Jersey, the teams that knocked out Buffalo and Toronto last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres, Leafs have final reg. season battle Tues.

'So, when the Leafs and Sabres hit the ice Tuesday night at a sold-out HSBC Arena, one of the league's newest rivalries writes another chapter, and one that came into existence primarily to get Toronto and Montreal in the same division - and ironically, while the Canadiens continue to flounder, the new rivalry was born.' … [Read more...] about The Anatomy of a Border War