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Mike Weber Stabilizes Young Buffalo Sabres Defense
April 18th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
With the recent trades of veteran defensemen Robyn Regehr and Jordan Leopold, the Buffalo Sabres lost a combined 15 years of NHL experience on the blue-line. Fortunately for the club, 25 year-old Mike Weber has stepped into the leadership void to help guide the Sabres young defense. ***PHOTO1*** Trades and injuries left Buffalo with...

Buffalo Sabres’ Tyler Myers Out for Season with Broken Leg
April 12th, 2013 at 8:23 PM
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers has mirrored the fate of his club most of the season, but his season will end a few weeks sooner thanks to a broken leg he suffered Thursday. The 23-year-old blueliner has struggled mightily throughout the season and has been a symbol of sorts for the...

Minnesota Wild Embrace Former Buffalo Sabres Forward Jason Pominville
April 4th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The front page of the Minnesota Wild's website says it all in terms of what The Land of 1,000 Lakes thinks about former Buffalo Sabres forward Jason Pominville. "Welcome to the state of hockey" it read in a large headline above a picture of Pominville. Below that is a link for...

Buffalo Sabres Trade Jason Pominville to Minnesota Wild for Prospects, Picks
April 3rd, 2013 at 5:35 PM
The Buffalo Sabres officially signified Wednesday they're ready to move on, as they traded captain Jason Pominville to the Minnesota Wild for a group of prospects and draft picks. The Sabres sent Pominville and a 2014 fourth-round draft pick to the Wild for Swedish forward Johan Larsson, goalie Matt Hackett, a...

Buffalo Sabres Trade Jordan Leopold to St. Louis Blues for Two Picks
March 30th, 2013 at 6:30 PM
The Buffalo Sabres began their expected trade deadline roster overhaul Saturday afternoon, sending defenseman Jordan Leopold to the St. Louis Blues for two draft picks.   The Sabres got a second-round pick and a conditional fifth-round pick in June's draft. The condition is if the Blues win a playoff round this season,...

The Time is Now to Start Over for Buffalo Sabres
March 29th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
If the Buffalo Sabres decide in the coming weeks that it is time to dismantle the squad, this season would be the perfect time to do so.  It is no secret that the Sabres aren't performing to a standard that is expected of the team. With the current expectations being playoffs...

Buffalo Sabres Return Mikhail Grigorenko to Juniors
March 15th, 2013 at 7:29 PM
Editor's note: This story was written by Sabres 101 writer Paul McCarthy. The Buffalo Sabres announced Friday rookie center Mikhail Grigorenko was being returned to the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The roster move was necessitated by the activation of winger Ville Leino, who so far has missed...

Buffalo Sabres Alex Sulzer Has ACL Surgery
March 15th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
  As the Buffalo Sabres season moves forward, one defenseman will be left behind.    The team has announced that Alexander Sulzer has had season ending ACL surgery to repair his right knee.   Sulzer was injured against the New York Islanders in February.   “What happens in those injuries – and I’m not really a doctor, but...

Sabres Ville Leino Eyes Return Next Week
March 8th, 2013 at 1:52 PM
Sabres forward Ville Leino hasn't played a regular season game this season. Now that he's missed half of a shortened season, Leino is looking to return to the Sabres at some point next week. Originally reported that he would return Sunday, it appears that the game against the Flyers may not...

Buffalo Sabres Cody Hodgson Heating Up
March 6th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Since the Buffalo Sabres opened the regular season, it has been an up and down season for center Cody Hodgson. The fourth-year center took on the tough job of being a first line player this season between Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville.  So far, Hodgson is second on the team with...

Buffalo Sabres’ Patrick Kaleta Faces Likely Suspension for Boarding Major
March 4th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta took a boarding major in the third period of Sunday's game that likely cost Buffalo the contest against the New York Rangers. The penalty might also cost Kaleta a few game checks. The penalty came just a few minutes into the stanza. Rangers forward Brad Richards...

Buffalo Sabres Waive Cody McCormick as Roster Shakeup Begins
February 20th, 2013 at 3:14 PM
Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff indicated after Tuesday's loss to Winnipeg that changes could be coming to the last-place club. The first indication of a new direction came Wednesday, when Buffalo waived fourth-line forward Cody McCormick. He'd actually started practice but left the ice partway through after hearing the news. ***PHOTO1*** McCormick was...

Tyler Myers May Have Found His Game for Buffalo Sabres
February 16th, 2013 at 10:47 AM
Sure, it was only one game, but Tyler Myers had his best game of the season yesterday against the Boston Bruins, and the Buffalo Sabres hope Myers is out of his funk for sure. Myers had a goal and an assist against Boston, as well as a huge hit early in...

Buffalo Sabres’ Thomas Vanek Given Third-best Odds to Be NHL MVP
February 8th, 2013 at 2:30 PM
He may lead the NHL in goals and points so far, but Buffalo Sabres forward Thomas Vanek still isn't the favorite to win the NHL's Hart Trophy. The gambling website bovada.lv has Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby (five goals, 12 assists) and Tampa's Steven Stamkos (seven goals, 10 assists) has co-favorite to win...

Buffalo Sabres Forward Thomas Vanek Named NHL First Star of the Week
February 4th, 2013 at 7:30 PM
Thomas Vanek's torrid start to this season has earned the Buffalo Sabres forward another league-wide honor.   ***PHOTO1***   Monday, he was named the NHL's First Star o the Week for the week ending Feb. 3. Vanek scored five goals and five assists in four games last week, including a hat trick in Buffalo's...

Buffalo Sabres Forward Thomas Vanek Wins NHL Third Star of Month for January
February 1st, 2013 at 7:10 PM
Thomas Vanek's record-breaking start to the 2013 season has won the Buffalo Sabres forward Third Star of the Month honors for January.   ***PHOTO1***   In five games, Vanek has recorded six goals and nine assists to lead the NHL in points. He has two hat tricks on the season. He is the...

Buffalo Sabres Keep Mikhail Grigorenko, Remove Robyn Regehr and Alexander Sulzer from Lineup
January 29th, 2013 at 1:52 PM
Mikhail Grigorenko will remain a Buffalo Sabre. ***PHOTO1*** The team confirmed Tuesday morning the 18-year-old rookie will not be returned to juniors and will stay with the Sabres, thus forfeiting his amateur status. He has yet to post a point through five games but played his best game in his last outing...

Buffalo Sabres Will Rely on Goaltending This Season, as Usual
January 18th, 2013 at 10:04 AM
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller was very outspoken during the lockout, but now that it's time to stop talking and start playing, he knows his team will rely on him heavily to make a run during the hectic shortened season. Lindy Ruff has already stated that he expects Miller to take...

Buffalo Sabres Defense Runs Deep; Hopes to Be Strength
January 17th, 2013 at 12:01 PM
The Buffalo Sabres currently list eight players on their roster in the defensive position. Not on that list currently are T.J. Brennan or Brayden McNabb, who are widely considered to be NHL talents. In short, the Buffalo Sabres should be stacked at defense.  The following players are currently listed as Sabres defensemen: Christian...

Buffalo Sabres Bring Back Jochen Hecht on One-year Contract
January 13th, 2013 at 7:53 PM
The Buffalo Sabres brought back Jochen Hecht after all, signing the German forward to a one-year, $1 million contract Sunday.  ***PHOTO1*** The 35-year-old was limited to 22 games last season due to concussion issues, tallying four goals and four assists. He'd signed with his hometown team in Mannheim earlier this winter. He has...