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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 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...

Rochester Americans’ Goaltender David Leggio is More than a Hometown Hero
May 11th, 2012 at 1:00 PM
In his first season as a Rochester American, David Leggio, a Williamsville, NY native, lead the way and helped the Amerks surge into the playoffs. While being selected as the team's MVP by his teammates, Leggio ended the season with a 28-24-2 record, 2.63 goals against average and a .917 save...

Buffalo Sabres Sign 2011 Draft Pick Goalie Michael Lieuwen to Entry-Level Deal
May 5th, 2012 at 7:15 PM
The Buffalo Sabres signed 2011 draft pick Michael Lieuwen to an entry-level deal Saturday. Lieuwen, a 20-year-old goalie, was a sixth-round pick in 2011 and played for the Sabres' prospects team in last fall's Traverse City Tournament. He posted a 2.50 goals-against average this past season in 57 games for the Kootenay ice of the junior-level Western Hockey League,...

Buffalo Sabres: a Season in Review
April 20th, 2012 at 12:13 PM
The Buffalo Sabres’ run for the 2012 Stanley Cup is over.  After losing to the Philadelphia Flyers in the second to last game of the regular season, the Capitals moved past them and the Sabres were eliminated from post-season contention.  But, could the Sabres have done anything differently to be...

Buffalo Sabres’ Ryan Miller Named NHL Second Star of the Week
March 26th, 2012 at 5:23 PM
For the second time in a month, Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller has been named one the NHL's Three Stars of the Week. This time, he was named the second star for the week ending March 25. He recorded four wins over the past week with a 1.26 goals against average...

Buffalo Sabres’ Ryan Miller Named NHL First Star of the Week
March 6th, 2012 at 5:27 PM
The Buffalo Sabres' Ryan Miller was named the First Star of the Week by the National Hockey League for the week ending March 4. ***PHOTO1*** In three games on the West Coast for that week, Miller went 3-0-0 with two shutouts, a 1.oo goals against average and .974 save percentage. He's gone...

Ryan Miller Has Returned to Form as Buffalo Sabres Make Late Season Playoff Push
March 4th, 2012 at 2:15 PM
The Buffalo Sabres season has been mostly valleys and very little peaks, that is until their recent eight-game stretch. Buffalo has earned points in their last eight games, including wins in their last three games. One big part of Buffalo's success has been Ryan Miller. Miller has earned two shutouts in his...