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Facing Off with Buffalo Sabres C Derek Roy (PA SportsTicker) 10/06/08

PA SportsTicker recently obstructed Buffalo Sabres center Derek Roy and held him long enough to ask the following questions:

Sabres Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) 10/06/08

The Sabres spent much of the last two seasons wondering which stars were leaving and when. Those questions are gone, which should keep the focus where it belongs—on the ice.

Buffalo locked up the core of its team for at least the next four years. Goalie Ryan Miller and forwards Derek Roy, Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek, Jochen Hecht and Paul Gaustad were all signed to long-term extensions over the last 14 months. They readily admit the previous contract problems between the Sabres and since departed players Chris Drury, Daniel Briere and Brian Campbell created a lack of focus on the ice and in the dressing room, and they're glad to contribute to a new calm era.

It's an era they've been looking forward to for a while.

Conklin, Franzen lift Wings to 3-0 win over Sabres (AP) 10/05/08

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock admitted that Detroit is not yet in regular-season form. Don't worry. The Stanley Cup champions will get there soon enough. "We're not ready yet, but we will be," Babcock said. "The first 20 games is so vital in the National Hockey League. You get your confidence." Ty Conklin made 21 saves, and Johan Franzen scored two goals in Detroit's 3-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on...

Sabres trim Gerbe and Kennedy from roster (AP) 10/03/08

Top Sabres prospects Nathan Gerbe and Tim Kennedy were among the six players Buffalo assigned to Portland of the AHL on Friday. The team also placed forwards Mathieu Darche and Mark Mancari on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Portland. Gerbe, Buffalo's fifth-round draft pick in 2005, signed a three-year deal potentially worth $2.55 million in May after he led Boston College to the national...

Puck Daddy chats with Dave 'The Hammer' Schultz, Part 2: The Bullies, and how hockey has changed for the worse (Yahoo! Sports) 10/03/08

ED NOTE: This is Part Two of our conversation with hockey fighting legend Dave "The Hammer" Schultz.

Sabres Beat Columbus 5-2 behind Hecht and Kotalik (AP) 10/02/08

Jochen Hecht and Ales Kotalik had a goal and an assist each to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 in a preseason game Thursday night. Thomas Vanek, Teppo Numminen and Nathan Gerbe also scored for Buffalo. "Our puck battles were good. We had a pretty good physical nature to the game," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said.

Power Poll: Gotta go Red Wings for preseason No. 1 (SportingNews.com) 10/02/08

There's a temptation to pick a team other than the Detroit Red Wings as the preseason No.

Puck Headlines: Blaming Marian Hossa for everything (Yahoo! Sports) 10/02/08

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Wild score early, win 3-2 (AP) 10/01/08

Owen Nolan and Antti Miettinen scored their first goals of the preseason and the Minnesota Wild built an early lead and held on for a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. Minnesota (4-1-0) scored on three of its five shots in the first period. After Nolan and Miettinen -- both offseason free agent signees -- built a 2-0 lead, defenseman Brent Burns was credited with a...

Sabres claim LW Ellis from kings (PA SportsTicker) 10/01/08

The Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday claimed left wing Matt Ellis off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings.

Canadiens top goalie confidence index; Thrashers ranked No. 30 (Yahoo! Sports) 10/01/08

Friend of Puck Daddy Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News had a piece in the Sept. 16 edition that ranked the NHL by...

Sabres C Gaustad out after having thumb surgery (AP) 09/30/08

Sabres center Paul Gaustad will miss up to the first three weeks of the regular season after he had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb Tuesday. Gaustad, entering his fourth NHL season, was hurt during a fight in Buffalo's 2-1 shootout loss to Minnesota on Sunday. He had one goal in two games this preseason and was expected to provide a physical presence on the Sabres' second or...

Slug vs. Sabres: Is it time for Buffalo fans to reclaim their logo? (Yahoo! Sports) 09/30/08

Skates in the crease during the Stanley Cup finals. Players who talk about a hometown discount and then sign huge...

Sabres' Gaustad out 3-4 weeks with thumb injury (Yahoo! Sports) 09/30/08

Buffalo Sabres forward Paul Gaustad had a torn ligament in his right thumb surgically repaired Tuesday.

Sabres C Gaustad undergoes thumb surgery (PA SportsTicker) 09/30/08

Buffalo Sabres center Paul Gaustad will miss up to the first four weeks of the regular season after having surgery Tuesday to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb.

Puck Headlines: Senators opt for Darth Gerber over Khabibulin (Yahoo! Sports) 09/30/08

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Season Preview: Vancouver Canucks, Class of '08-'09 (Yahoo! Sports) 09/29/08

NHL previews are often superfluous collections of popular opinions that, in the end, usually have no relation...

Marty Brodeur: The best goaltender in NHL history? (Yahoo! Sports) 09/29/08

Mick Kern of XM Radio NHL Home Ice has put together a good little pot-stirrer of a list: The Top 30 goaltenders...

Puck Headlines: Gonchar gone for weeks, months or season? (Yahoo! Sports) 09/29/08

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Not a pretty picture (Yahoo! Sports) 09/29/08

Vancouver needs all the help they can get including, a Superman-like showing from goalie Roberto Luongo.

Brunette's shootout goal gives Wild 2-1 win (AP) 09/28/08

Andrew Brunette's shootout goal gave the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 preseason win over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night. Brunette, who tied the game with a goal with 2:57 left in regulation, scored on the Wild's fourth attempt on Sabres goalie Patrick Lalime. Lalime stopped 18-of-19 shots and looked as though he was on his way to a shutout win until Brunette's centering pass deflected off the stick of...

Kotalik's OT goal lifts Sabres past Maple Leafs (AP) 09/27/08

Ales Kotalik scored 1:03 into overtime to cap a three-goal rally in helping the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 preseason victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Derek Roy and Paul Gaustad scored power-play goals in the final 2:21 of regulation to force overtime, and Maxim Afinogenov had three assists in Buffalo's preseason home-opener.

Buffalo Sabres 2008-09 team preview (SportingNews.com) 09/27/08

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Winter Classic 2011: What's the Jan. 1 weather like in Minnesota? (Yahoo! Sports) 09/25/08

Buried deep, deep inside a Minnesota Twins story in the Pioneer Press today: Pssst: The Twins are interested in...

Sharks still looking to become winners (Yahoo! Sports) 09/25/08

New coach Todd McLellan will have San Jose more aggressive and looking to shed reputation as postseason underachievers.

RotoWire's Keeper League Prospect Rankings (RotoWire) 09/25/08

Puck Headlines: Chris Osgood adds GM of Lions to job wish list (Yahoo! Sports) 09/24/08

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Tomas Plekanec scores 2, Canadiens top Sabres 3-2 (AP) 09/23/08

Tomas Plekanec scored two goals in the Montreal Canadiens' 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Plekanec put Montreal on the board at 10:25 of the first period. His goal was assisted by Andrei Kostitsyn, who added a short-handed tally in the second to give the Canadiens a 2-0 lead. Plekanec scored his second four minutes later to make it 3-0.

Puck Headlines: Commodore's verbal smackdown of Pierre McGuire (Yahoo! Sports) 09/23/08

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Moore scores twice as Maple Leafs rout Sabres (AP) 09/22/08

Dominic Moore scored twice and Toronto won its first game under new coach Ron Wilson, beating Buffalo 7-4 in a preseason game Monday night. Tickets to the exhibition opener were given away for free and there were a lot more Maple Leaf jerseys in the stands at Air Canada Centre than normal as a result.