Buffalo Sabres Rumors & News

Buffalo News "Terry Pegula says he talks to Darcy Regier more than his own wife. The chats have convinced the Buffalo Sabres’ owner he has the right general manager despite a playoff history that suggests otherwise. “He is a very qualified person,” Pegula said today during an appearance on the Sabres’ radio..." June 18

SportingNews.com "While the NHL, NHL Players Association, International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation all say a deal to bring players to the 2013 Sochi Olympics will get done, there are still roadblocks, according to Sportsnet's John Shannon. Two of the big ones: the league's desire..." June 10

Buffalo News "Joel Armia, one of the Sabres’ top prospects, is coming to Buffalo next season. He’ll bring a friend if the team gets its way at the NHL Draft. The Sabres have plenty of objectives as they head toward the June 30 selection process, and one is to surround their future stars with friends and..." June 05

NHL.com "All players entering the NHL beginning next season could be required to wear a visor. The NHL's Competition Committee met Tuesday here. Among its recommendations was a proposal that would make visors mandatory for all players entering the League, starting in 2013-14. Under the proposal,..." June 05

TSN.ca "The NHL's Competition Committee has recommended the mandatory wearing of visors be grandfathered in at its meeting in Toronto on Tuesday. The use of shallower nets to be used next season as well as a hybrid icing rule to be tested in preseason were among other recommended rule changes proposed..." June 04

NHL.com "The 2013 NHL Awards winners will be revealed in two live television specials during the Stanley Cup Final. At 7 p.m. on the day of Game 2 of the Final, the winners of the Hart, Calder, Norris and Vezina trophies, along with the Ted Lindsay Award, will be announced as part of an hour-long show..." May 24

Buffalo News "Jhonas Enroth is suddenly a star in Sweden. He’s met members of the royal family and been cheered by tens of thousands in the King’s Garden after winning the world championships this week. Back in Buffalo, Enroth remains a backup goaltender. It’ll be that way as long as Ryan Miller is in..." May 23

Buffalo News "The Sabres brought in John Scott last season to make them a tougher team. They liked what they saw because they're keeping him around next season, too. The Sabres have re-signed the 6-foot-8, 270-pounder to a one-year deal. He was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. Terms..." May 20

Buffalo News "As I watch the Stanley Cup playoffs, it’s easy to appreciate the usual amount of dramatic hockey you see. It’s also hard to watch without thinking about it within the prism of the Sabres’ offseason. What the Sabres do in preparation for the draft June 30 in Newark, N.J., through free agency and..." May 18

NHL.com "The National Hockey League moved closer to an agreement to send its players to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia during a meeting in Stockholm on Friday. The meeting included representatives from the NHL, National Hockey League Players' Association, International Olympic Committee,..." May 10

Die By The Blade "When he was hired as the full time head coach of the Buffalo Sabres, Ron Rolston was given the opportunity to choose his own assistant coaches, and it doesn't look like James Patrick or Kevyn Adams will be among them. Upon hearing the news of their firing, we sent our crack team of DBTB..." May 10

Yahoo! Sports "When the Buffalo Sabres put their faith in general manager Darcy Regier to rebuild the organization, his first order of business was making a decision on the team’s first new head coach since Lindy Ruff was hired in 1997. It would be a decision that spoke volumes about the direction of the..." May 07

NHL.com "By finishing with the fewest points in the regular season, the Florida Panthers had the best chance to land the No. 1 pick at the 2013 NHL Draft in June. But, on Monday, the Colorado Avalanche were the ones smiling. Colorado (16-25-7) was the winner of the 2013 Scotiabank NHL Draft Lottery..." April 29

NHL.com "The 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs will open Tuesday in Chicago with a matchup between the Presidents' Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild, who were the last team to clinch a playoff berth. The NHL released the playoff schedule Sunday night and it includes three Game 1s on..." April 29

Buffalo News "The cost of owning Sabres season tickets is going up again. Buffalo's season-ticket holders received a letter today -- on Fan Appreciation Night -- informing them of an across-the-board increase of 4 percent. The per-seat increase is $4 to $1 per game, which equates to package increases of $173..." April 28

Buffalo News "The Sabres were back at First Niagara Center today to clean out their lockers, have exit physicals and meetings with staff that included General Manager Darcy Regier. As could be expected after another non-playoff season, the mood was a somber one. The Sabres have missed the playoffs two years in..." April 27

Buffalo News "Ryan Miller, for the second straight home game, raised his glove hand in response to crowd noise. This time, the goaltender was acknowledging cheers. Miller, in perhaps his final game as a member of the Buffalo Sabres, heard hearty applause 1:17 into Friday’s season finale when the team..." April 27

Buffalo News "Ryan Miller said today his future with the Sabres is undecided. He's apparently decided he can unload his Buffalo home, though. Miller's townhouse in the city has been listed for sale at Realtor.com. Miller purchased the residence in 2006 for $348,500, according to Buffalo News real estate..." April 26

NHL.com "The team holding the top pick in the 2013 NHL Draft will need to consider one important question prior to stepping to the podium to announce its selection on June 30 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. What do we need right now? Is it a poised and polished minute-munching, two-way..." April 24

Buffalo News "Ryan Miller wanted to bounce back from his last outing. He did. Now he wants to finish well at home in the season finale. Miller, who was pulled after allowing four goals in 22 minutes during his previous start, was a rock for the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday during a 4-2 victory over..." April 24

Buffalo News "Mark Pysyk’s mom, Sherry, finally got a chance to journey to Buffalo to see the defenseman play Friday. For 59 minutes, it had to feel like a wasted trip. The Sabres got blown out by the New York Rangers in a game that eliminated them from playoff contention, and the evening was memorable..." April 22

NHL.com "In celebration of Earth Day, NHL Green has teamed up with Sterling Planet, the United States' leading retail provider of environmental assets for corporate, utility and government clients, to attempt to mitigate the environmental impact of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. For the second..." April 22

Buffalo News "Sometimes, you just know. If you’ve seen enough hockey stars reach the end of the line in Buffalo, you can feel it coming. You knew it was over for Phil Housley when he didn’t go down to block Stephane Richer’s game-winner here in the 1990 playoffs. You knew it was the end for Dominik Hasek..." April 21

Yahoo! Sports "It was the Buffalo Sabres' biggest game of the season. On the brink of playoff elimination, Ryan Miller and his teammates still had an outside chance, but in order to keep their hopes alive, they needed to defeat the visiting New York Rangers. A win would put them only two points back; a loss and..." April 20

NESN "The Bruins played with heavy hearts Wednesday night, but they weren’t alone in being moved by what was an unforgettable pregame scene at TD Garden. The B’s hosted the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night in the city’s first pro sporting event since Monday’s horrific Boston Marathon tragedy. It was a..." April 19

Boston Globe "There is no easy, quick cure for a city’s fractured soul. There are only first steps toward familiarity, the awkward and hesitant inching toward a renewed normalcy, a reclaimed sense of safety, security, home. With sorrow, terror, and a festering defiance tugging at our town, TD Garden swung..." April 18

Buffalo News "Center Mikhail Grigorenko rejoined the Sabres for practice Tuesday and flew to Boston with the team but is not expected to play tonight against the Bruins. After that? No one really knows. The team’s No. 1 draft choice was officially recalled from the Quebec Remparts after his junior season..." April 17

ESPN.com "The NHL is in the final planning stages of its much-anticipated series of outdoor stadium games next season with six outdoor contests set to take place in football and baseball stadiums across North America, sources familiar with the plan confirmed to ESPN.com Tuesday. The series will start..." April 17

TSN.ca "Former Buffalo Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff appears to have found his next coaching job. According to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger, Ruff is expected to be named Team Canada's head coach for the upcoming World Hockey Championship. It will be Ruff's second time behind the bench for Canada..." April 17

NESN "The postponed game originally scheduled for Monday between the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins has been rescheduled. According to the team, the game will now be played at the TD Garden on Sunday, April 28, with puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m. The team also reiterated that Wednesday’s..." April 16

Buffalo News "Buffalo’s backup goaltenders need to be playing extremely well to keep Ryan Miller on the bench. The No. 1 netminder will get an occasional game off, but he’s almost always in the crease for the next outing. Jhonas Enroth kept Miller planted on the sidelines all weekend and picked up a pair of..." April 15

NHL.com "Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier today announced that defenseman Tyler Myers suffered a broken bone in his leg during Thursday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens and will miss the remainder of the 2012-13 season. Myers logged 25:37 of ice time in 27 shifts during Thursday's 5-1..." April 12

NHL.com "The National Hockey League Players' Association and the National Hockey League today announced a historic partnership with the You Can Play Project that formalizes and advances their long-standing commitment to make the NHL the most inclusive professional sports league in the world. "The NHL..." April 12

TSN.ca "The National Hockey League's meeting with officials from the International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation wrapped up in New York City Friday with more work needed to be done. "We had a good working session and were able to discuss all of the issues involved in the..." April 12

Buffalo News "The Sabres' talent level, which has dropped significantly through trades recently, is going down again. The team announced today that defenseman Tyler Myers will miss the rest of the season with a broken bone in his leg. Myers played a team-high 25:37 during the 5-1 loss to Montreal, including..." April 12

Montreal Gazette "The Canadiens assured themselves of a playoff berth as they crushed the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 Thursday night at First Niagara Center. Five different players scored goals and 10 players registered at least one point as the Canadiens outshot the Sabres 41-15. Back on top: The win enabled the..." April 12

Buffalo News "Ted Black knew the answer could get him in trouble. The goal of the Buffalo Sabres, after all, is to win the Stanley Cup. With fans on the verge of crumpling useless playoff invoices, the Cup doesn’t seem to be in the immediate future. But Black, the team president, is more of a big-picture..." April 11

Buffalo News "By the time the Buffalo Sabres’ dressing room was opened to reporters after the pregame skate around noon on Tuesday, the Internet and social media were already ablaze with chatter about Sabres forward Steve Ott. The first-year Sabre has had no qualms about taking on any subject this season...." April 10

Winnipeg Sun "The Winnipeg Jets won their second straight game Tuesday tonight, but it’s still wasn’t enough to lift them into a playoff position. The Jets downed the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 tonight at MTS Centre, but the Washington Capitals also won, beating Montreal 3-2, to remain two points up on the Jets atop..." April 10

Buffalo News "The Buffalo Sabres are suddenly trying to make a late playoff push and Ryan Miller is getting hot. Those two facts pretty much go hand in hand. Miller made 37 saves through regulation and overtime and stopped all three shootout attempts Sunday as the Sabres pulled out a 3-2 win over New Jersey,..." April 09

Buffalo News "The Sabres aren't even on the ice yet for their pregame skate at MTS Centre (starts at 12:30 Buffalo time) and forward Steve Ott has set Twitter ablaze with his weekly interview today on WGR Radio. Ott, remember, made unsolicited comments to reporters Sunday night about the boos and mock cheers..." April 09

St. Paul Pioneer Press "The Wild are all-in this season. Forget about stockpiling prospects and certainly forget about window-shopping at the deadline. The Wild on Wednesday, April 3, made one of the biggest deals on the day of the NHL trade deadline, acquiring Buffalo Sabres captain Jason Pominville in a deal that..." April 04

TSN.ca "It appears the Buffalo Sabres have dealt their captain, Jason Pominville, to the Minnesota Wild, according to RDS. The Wild pulled goaltender Matt Hackett and forward Johan Larsson off the ice at their practice, fueling speculation that they are involved in the deal. Pominville was asked..." April 03

Buffalo News "It’s time to find out if the Buffalo Sabres are ready for an immediate, franchise-altering rebuild. The NHL trade deadline is 3 p.m. today, and the Sabres have significant decisions to make. They could begin a major overhaul by trading captain Jason Pominville. They could continue shipping out..." April 03

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "For the month of March, the Penguins couldn't lose. For more than three weeks, opponents couldn't manage more than two goals, if they could get one at all. But several of the team's streaks came to a screeching halt Tuesday night in a 4-1 loss against the Buffalo Sabres at Consol Energy..." April 03

Buffalo News "Jason Pominville knows Darcy Regier is trying to rebuild the Sabres. In order to do that, the general manager might have to trade Pominville. The captain has helped Regier out. Pominville has a modified no-trade clause in which he can submit a list of eight teams to which he cannot be traded...." April 02