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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: Should They Emulate the Astros?
March 20th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The road to Hockey Heaven for the struggling Buffalo Sabres may lead through, of all places, Houston.  That is where the Houston Astros are undergoing the most revolutionary rebuilding project in pro sports today. ***PHOTO1*** As the team approaches the upcoming April 3 trade deadline, the Sabres brain-trust (hmmm, perhaps that is...

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 Close Roads Near First Niagara Center to Begin Hockey Complex
March 11th, 2013 at 7:11 PM
The two roads closest to First Niagara Center in Buffalo will close as of Wednesday so work can begin on the Buffalo Sabres' new hockey complex. ***PHOTO1*** Perry Street will close in front of the stadium, between Main and Illinois streets, starting 7 a.m. Wednesday. Also closing is a one-block of...

Head Coaching Changes Don’t Mean Changes in Play
February 22nd, 2013 at 12:01 PM
While the Buffalo Sabres have decided to make a change at head coach, the chances of seeing immediate change on the ice are extremely low.  Unlike a gameplan in football or baseball, the hockey gameplan takes weeks to work on and change. Unfortunately for the Sabres, there are no breaks in...

Buffalo Sabres Replace Lindy Ruff as Coach with Ron Rolston on Interim Basis
February 20th, 2013 at 5:35 PM
The Buffalo Sabres have replaced Lindy Ruff as head coach with Ron Rolston - at least for now. General Manager Darcy Regier said the coach of the AHL's Rochester Americans will take over the head job for the rest of the season on an interim basis. Rolston was on his way...

Buffalo Sabres Fire Coach Lindy Ruff
February 20th, 2013 at 3:32 PM
The Buffalo Sabres made the move Wednesday fans thought would never come, firing coach Lindy Ruff. ***PHOTO1*** Ruff had been the longest-tenured coach in the NHL and in Sabres history, taking the helm prior to the 1997-98 season. He had career record of 558-442 with 78 ties and 83 overtime losses. His...

Buffalo Sabres’ Development Project Next to First Niagara Center Moving Forward
February 13th, 2013 at 2:00 PM
The Buffalo Sabres' proposed entertainment/hockey complex across the street from First Niagara Center moved one step closer to reality Tuesday, when it was revealed the project will cost tens of millions more dollars than originally thought.   Buffalo's planning board approved the HARBORCenter project, which includes a restaurant, hotel, retail space, parking...

Buffalo Sabres Extend Contract of General Manager Darcy Regier
January 19th, 2013 at 7:12 PM
The longest-tenured general manager in the National Hockey League isn't going anywhere. The Buffalo Sabres announced Saturday they've given a contract extension to Darcy Regier. Terms were not disclosed. ***PHOTO1*** Regier became the Sabres' GM in 1997. His teams have won two Northeast Division title, one President's Trophy and made one Stanley...

Buffalo Sabres Look to Restore Faith as They Prepare for Shortened Season
January 9th, 2013 at 2:27 PM
After more than four months of legal wrangling and some nine months since they last laced their skates up, the Buffalo Sabres are once again prepared to take the ice. Team officials know, though, the quest to get back in the NHL playoffs is hardly the only work to be done...

Buffalo Sabres Look to Be Permanent Hosts of USA Hockey Prospect Game
October 9th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
With the inaugural USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game now in the books, the Buffalo Sabres are turning their attention toward being the annual hosts of the junior hockey showcase. The Sept. 29 game featured of the top U.S.-born players eligible for the 2013 NHL Draft. More than 150 NHL personnel watched...

Buffalo Sabres are Top Lockout Spenders in NHL
September 27th, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Numbers from capgeek.com reveal the Buffalo Sabres as the biggest spenders during the ongoing NHL lockout. ***PHOTO1*** Players are not paid base salaries as long as they're locked out, but teams are still on the hook for any bonuses given in contracts. The Sabres are paying out $20.75 million in bonuses to...

Buffalo Sabres Project to Proceed; Downtown Parking Lot Closing Next Week
September 26th, 2012 at 1:00 PM
Officials involved with the Buffalo Sabres' Webster Block development project are apparently itching to get started, as the parking lot now occupying the property informed customers it's closing next week. ***PHOTO1*** Allpro Parking LLC now operated the parking lot, which sits on the block of land directly north of the First Niagara...

Farm Teams of Buffalo Sabres, All NHL Clubs to Be Loaded with Talent
September 18th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
The AHL still won't be the NHL if and when NHL games start getting canceled, but it will still be one heck of league and should benefit from the work stoppage. With the NHL now its third day of a lockout, the reality is that preseason games - slated to start...

What Buffalo Sabres Fans Need to Know Entering NHL Lockout
September 17th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
With the NHL lockout now more than 24 hours old, here is a primer for Buffalo Sabres entering the league's fourth work stoppage - yes, fourth, since 1992. ***PHOTO1*** STATEMENT FROM NHL The league made this statement Sunday about the lockout: "Despite the expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the National Hockey League has...

Buffalo Sabres Owner Terry Pegula Hopes to Help City’s Growth Continue
September 11th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula said he hopes his $123 million HARBORcenter Development project is a part of the puzzle that leads to Buffalo's revitalization. Pegula spoke at a press conference Monday on the corner of the block upon which his development will be built. Across the street from the First...

Buffalo Sabres Owner Terry Pegula Mum on Lockout
September 10th, 2012 at 8:22 PM
Buffalo Sabres owner made a rare public appearance Monday, but he wasn't in the mood to talk about the pending NHL lockout. ***PHOTO1*** With the threatened lockout less than a week from happening, Terry Pegula was quickly peppered with questions about the work stoppage while speaking Monday. about the entertainment complex he's...

Buffalo Sabres Near Bottom in Pro Sports Spending Efficiency
September 5th, 2012 at 2:00 PM
The Buffalo Sabres are among professional sports' least efficient franchises, according to a recent analysis. Business Week released its annual profile of how well the 122 teams in the four major sports spend their money. ***PHOTO1*** The Sabres came in 94th overall. The rankings take into account four categories: payroll, regular season wins,...

Buffalo Sabres Owner Terry Pegula Mirrors Many NHL Owners in Leaning Right
August 26th, 2012 at 6:45 PM
A recent report found many of the National Hockey League's owners - including Terry Pegula of the Buffalo Sabres - lean right politically. The New York Times analyzed donations made on a national level to polical campaigns and caused by the NHL's owners. The paper found Pegula's wife, Kim, donated $2,500...

Buffalo Sabres Announcer Rick Jeanneret to Join Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame
August 21st, 2012 at 7:29 PM
Buffalo Sabres broadcaster Rick Jeanneret will receive yet another honor in an extremely busy year this fall when he's inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. Jeanneret was one of six inductees announced Tuesday. He is the longest-tenured broadcaster in NHL history and has been with the club in...