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NHL Trade Deadline: Buffalo Sabres

The biggest issue facing the Buffalo Sabres as the trade deadline draws closer is ownership. The Sabres have been sold to billionaire Terry Pegula and he is said to be a hands-on proprietor, and how that impacts the moves the Sabres will make by Feb. 28 will be interesting to watch. The Sabres are a playoff team but they...

Fight of the Week: Short, But Sweet

Every Friday, FanHouse sifts through the rubble and picks the best NHL fight, with the help of HockeyFights.com.We like long fights, especially when they can hold the intensity. Sometimes, however, you get the right combination of factors, and a 20-second fight is just perfect. Such was the case for this week's top...

Afingenov Jumped After Empty-Net Goal

As Adam Gretz mentioned, Wednesday's Buffalo-Florida game featured a melee at the end. After Maxim Afinogenov capped a four-goal third for the Sabres with an empty-netter, Panther Nathan Horton took exception. Perhaps Horton thought Afingenov should have done the Penguin thing and missed the net. The ensuing scuffle broke...

Sabres Win Wild One Over Sharks

In his years of broadcasting, I'm sure Rick Jeanneret has gotten a few goal calls wrong. After all, when you put the kind of energy into a game that he does, you're bound to get a little excited for the big goals. When there's a mass of bodies between the shooter and the net, it's often impossible to tell if someone tipped...

Gerbe, Rivet Out At Least Two Weeks

The Buffalo Sabres announced today that recent call-up RW Nathan Gerbe would be out at least two weeks with the ubiquitous-through-shadow, "Upper Boddy Injury." Gerbe was a target of abuse all night against the Devils last Saturday and took one particularly nasty sandwich between Jamie Langenbrunner and, I believe if...

Craig Rivet News From the Web

04/20/12 Elmira Jackals ousted on Everblades' late goal Source: Star-Gazette - Elmira NY The Elmira Jackals' season came to an end after the Florida Everblades took over in the third period to win 2-1 on Friday night in Game 5 of the ECHL Kelly Cup Eastern Conference semifinals at Germain Arena.