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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...

Jochen Hecht Out Indefinitely After Finger Surgery

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Buffalo Sabres forward Jochen Hecht has had surgery on his injured left pinkie and will be sidelined indefinitely. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff says Hecht will be "out for weeks instead of days." The announcement Thursday comes on the day Buffalo opens its Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series...

Sabres Earn Win With Another Late Rally

The Buffalo Sabres haven't been a quick-strike offensive juggernaut this season, entering Friday's game averaging 2.69 goals per game, good enough for 18th in the NHL. That's why it's kind of surprising that in back-to-back games the Sabres have been able to erase late 3-0 deficits to earn wins. After picking up a 4-3 win...

Sabres Thrive When the Hitting Starts

This is going to be one of those posts that to any seasoned hockey fan will seem as obvious as this report will seem to any dog owner. Yes, Virginia, you're dog has a rich and complex emotional life, it's just that of your average three-year old. Well, by the same token, hitting wins hockey games. The more a team gets...

Sabres Are Bad But Win Very Revealing

Last night's 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning highlighted, for me, so many of the issues surrounding the Buffalo Sabres right now. Their swoon from 1st to 8th in the Eastern Conference has produced the kinds of wailing and gnashing of teeth amongst the fans worthy of a realtor or car dealer. Maybe it's fitting that the...