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Buffalo Sabres Prospect Goaltender Playing Sharp
May 21st, 2013 at 11:11 AM
Just a few days removed from Jhonas Enroth being named the best goaltender in the IIHF World Hockey Championships, Buffalo Sabres prospect goaltender Andrey Makarov has shown some promise while playing in the Memorial Cup. Makarov, who is currently playing for the Saskatoon Blades, helped shock the Halifax Mooseheads in the round-robin match by...

Buffalo Sabres’ Jhonas Enroth Makes Strong Case for Team to Trade Ryan Miller
May 20th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The anti-Ryan Miller contingent of Buffalo Sabres fans sure got a lot more ammunition over the weekend.   Sabres backup Jhonas Enroth won a gold medal in the IIHF World Championship on Sunday. While willing the title for Sweden, he also won the tournament's Best Goalie award by going 6-1 and allowing...

Buffalo Sabres Goalie Jhonas Enroth Named Best Goalie as Sweden Wins IIHF Gold
May 19th, 2013 at 7:17 PM
Buffalo Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth was named best goalie of the IIHF World Championships after leading Sweden to the gold medal Sunday. ***PHOTO1*** He made 26 saves to help the Swedes easily defeat Switzerland, 5-1. Henrik Sedin scored twice and added an assist for Sweden. The Swiss earned the silver to garner...

Buffalo Sabres’ Jhonas Enroth Leads Sweden to Gold Medal Game in IIHF World Championship
May 18th, 2013 at 8:06 PM
Buffalo Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth made 30 saves to record his second shutout of the IIHF World Championships on Saturday and propel Sweden to Sunday's gold medal game.   The Swedes' opponent will be the stunning Swiss, who shut out the United States on Saturday to remain perfect in the tournament.   ***PHOTO1***   Enroth...

Buffalo Sabres Team Awards: Sabres 101 Finds Light Amid the Misery
May 18th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
There was really nothing to celebrate about the Buffalo Sabres' 2013 season. But amid the darkness were a few tiny bright spots. Here they are, in convenient categorical organization for easy consumption.   ***PHOTO1***   MVP: Ryan Miller There always have been and always will be haters of the former Vezina winner. The 32-year-old finished...

Ron Rolston’s Biggest Success Story with Buffalo Sabres So Far: Goalie Jhonas Enroth
May 9th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
On Tuesday Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier removed the "interim" label from Ron Rolston and officially named him as the team's coach. And while the Sabres failed to make the playoffs after he took over, Rolston's successful handling of goaltender Jhonas Enroth has clearly been his biggest accomplishment to date with...

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 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...

Former Buffalo Sabres Goalie Dominik Hasek Officially Retires
October 9th, 2012 at 7:45 PM
Citing the inability to get any interest from an NHL team, former Buffalo Sabres goalie Dominik Hasek is now walking away from the game for good. ***PHOTO1*** Hasek had said over the summer he was interested in making an NHL comeback. But the 47-year-old told a Czech newspaper Tuesday he didn't receive...

Six Buffalo Sabres Among Top 175 in NHL Fantasy Hockey Ratings
September 9th, 2012 at 11:00 AM
A recent NHL fantasy hockey ranking analysis by NHL.com put seven members of the Buffalo Sabres among the league's top 175 players. ***PHOTO1*** Topping the list for the Sabres was goalie Ryan Miller, whom the report thinks is due for better things in 2012-13: "Disappointing first half (12-15-2, 3.07 GAA, .899 SV%, 1...

Buffalo Sabres’ Ryan Miller is Top-Rated Goalie in ‘NHL ’13′
August 15th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
While some Buffalo Sabres fans soured on goalie Ryan Miller last season, the programmers at EA Sports apparently did not. Miller has earned the top ranking among goalies in EA Sports' hockey franchise, "NHL '13." He went up one point from last year's game and has a 91 overall rating. None...

Former Buffalo Sabres Goalie Dominik Hasek Looking for NHL Gig – but It Won’t Be Buffalo
July 14th, 2012 at 1:00 PM
Former Buffalo Sabres goalie Dominik Hasek is looking to once again play in the National Hockey League. At least one of his former teams has already been crossed off his list, though. ***PHOTO1*** Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier said he and coach Lindy Ruff had met with Hasek concerning his comeback plans, but...

Martin Brodeur, Carey Price Re-signings Highlight Day Two of NHL Free Agency
July 2nd, 2012 at 11:00 PM
On the second day of free agency, the New Jersey Devils were able to retain the goalie who's been the face of their franchise for two decades. Martin Brodeur, a 20-year veteran and sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer, signed a two-year, $9 million deal Monday with the Devils. He'd decided last...

Buffalo Sabres Jhonas Enroth Makes All-Rookie Team Despite Late Season Woes
June 22nd, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Buffalo Sabres backup goaltender Jhonas Enroth made the NHL 2011-2012 All-Rookie team, which was announced Wednesday. ***PHOTO1*** Enroth appeared in 26 games last season, the most of any backup goaltender in the NHL. He won his first six starts, while allowing two goals or fewer. Enroth finished the season with an 8-11-4 record, losing...

Buffalo Sabres Season Review: Jhonas Enroth
June 15th, 2012 at 10:04 AM
Jhonas Enroth's season in 2011-2012 was like a backwards fireworks display, one in which fans saw the grand finale before the slow and agonizing beginning.  ***PHOTO1*** Enroth began the season by winning his first six starts of the season, while starting goaltender Ryan Miller was enduring a major slump. Many fans began to...

Buffalo Sabres Lose Reserve Goalie Drew MacIntyre to KHL
June 3rd, 2012 at 9:00 AM
The Buffalo Sabres lost some organizational depth at goaltender, as minor-leaguer Drew MacIntyre signed this past week with HC Lev of the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia. ***PHOTO1***  MacIntyre began the 2011-12 season as a co-No. 1 goalie for the Rochester Americans along with David Leggio. While MacIntyre was the first goalie to be called up by...

Could Buffalo Sabres’ Ryan Miller No Longer Be Star for Stars and Stripes?
June 2nd, 2012 at 7:10 PM
Anyone who was near a TV in winter 2010 became intimately familiar with Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller, who guided the U.S. Olympic hockey team within a Sidney Crosby overtime tip-in of guiding the Americans to a gold medal in the Vancouver Olympics. ***PHOTO1***  Miller was the MVP of the Olympic tournament...

Buffalo Sabres Legend Dominik Hasek Pondering Return to NHL
May 26th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Former Buffalo Sabres goalie Dominik Hasek apparently still has the itch to play in the NHL. ***PHOTO1***  Courtesy of CBC's Elliotte Friedman, a Czech newspaper quoted Hasek as saying that he wants to play again in the NHL, from which he's been absent since 2008: "For sure. I know what I want ......

Jhonas Enroth Keeping His Skills Sharp While Competing in IIHF Tournament
May 16th, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Jhonas Enroth had a rollercoaster ride for a rookie season this season. After winning his first six starts of the year, Enroth's season seemed to tailspin out of control, going 0-8-3 in his last 11 starts for the Sabres.  ***PHOTO1*** While many rookies would get down on themselves after finishing a season so...

Buffalo Sabres’ Andrej Sekera Soars in IIHF Hockey World Championships; U.S. Upsets Finland
May 13th, 2012 at 7:30 PM
With one game left to go in the IIHF World Championship, the hockey team from the United States is assured a quarterfinals berth after blanking host Finland on Sunday, 5-0. ***PHOTO1***  Former Buffalo Sabres player Chris Butler scored for the Americans, while Jimmy Howard recorded the shutout. The win moved the United States to 3-2-0-1 (13...