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| Sabres' Gaustad placed on injured reserve |
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10/08/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Sportsbooks) - The Buffalo Sabres placed forward Paul Gaustad on injured reserve Wednesday. The move was expected in order to set the Sabres' final 23-man roster. Gaustad is expected to miss the next three to four weeks after undergoing surgery last week to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb. The 26-year-old North Dakota native has played in parts of four seasons with the Sabres, tallying career-highs with 10 goals and 36 points in 82 games last season. In 215 career games, Gaustad has |
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| Buffalo claims Ellis off waivers |
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10/01/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Sportsbooks) - The Buffalo Sabres claimed left wing Matt Ellis off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday. Ellis split last season with Detroit and Los Angeles and totaled three goals and five assists in 54 contests. Over three seasons in the NHL, the 27-year-old Ellis has appeared in 70 games and has three goals and five assists along with 32 penalty minutes. He started last season with Detroit, but was claimed off waivers by the Kings on February 21. |
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| Sabres' Gaustad out 3-4 weeks after thumb surgery |
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09/30/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Sportsbooks) - Buffalo Sabres forward Paul Gaustad is expected to miss the next three to four weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb. The 26-year-old Gaustad has played in parts of four seasons with the Sabres, tallying career-highs with 10 goals and 36 points in 82 games last season. In 215 career games, Gaustad has 28 goals and 82 points, all with the Buffalo organization. |
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| Coyotes name Muckler senior advisor to the GM |
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09/23/2008 |
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| teams in 1984 and 1985 and was designated co-coach during the 1987 and 1988 championship seasons. Muckler became the team's head coach in 1989 and led the club to its fifth Stanley Cup in seven years in 1990. In 1991, Muckler left the Oilers for the Buffalo Sabres. He stepped behind the bench and coached the Sabres for the next four seasons while also assuming the role of general manager. A finalist for the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year in 1994, Muckler stepped down from coaching in 1995 to focus on h |
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| 2008-09 Buffalo Sabres Preview |
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09/23/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The 2007-08 season must have been a hard pill for Buffalo Sabres fans to swallow. After back-to-back losses in the Eastern Conference finals, the Sabres saw its co-captains (Daniel Briere and Chris Drury) depart in the summer of 2007 for more lucrative free agent opportunities. Buffalo then dealt its top defenseman Brian Campbell prior to the 2007-08 trade deadline, further confirming the fact that Buffalo is in a rebuilding phase. Fortunately for the Sabres, they have plenty of young tale |
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| Sabres sign GM Regier to two-year extension |
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09/20/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Sportsbooks) - The Buffalo Sabres signed general manager Darcy Regier to a two-year contract extension on Saturday. Regier, who has been the GM of the team since 1997, is entering his 12th year as the GM of the club and his current contract will carry him through the 2010-11 campaign. "I'm obviously thrilled to stay here," Regier said. "I think back to when I was first hired... with all the turmoil back then, Lindy [Ruff] was hired shortly after, I didn't know we would last one year let alone |
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| Stu Barnes retires, joins Stars coaching staff |
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08/28/2008 |
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| ill be an excellent addition to our staff, which we feel is among the best in the league." Barnes tallied 597 career points in the NHL -- with 261 goals and 336 assists -- in 1,136 games with the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres and Dallas. He scored 12 goals and added 11 assists in 79 games for the Stars last season. Dallas acquired Barnes in a trade with Buffalo in March 2003. Selected fourth overall in the 1989 draft by Winnipeg, Barnes scored 30 goals and notched 32 ass |
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| Sabres re-sign D Numminen |
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08/08/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Sportsbooks) - The Buffalo Sabres re-signed defenseman Teppo Numminen to a one-year contract Friday. Numminen, who had surgery done to repair a faulty heart valve in September of 2007, returned to play in Buffalo's regular season finale against the Boston Bruins last season. In three seasons with Buffalo, Numminen has scored 69 points in 155 regular season games. Over 20 NHL seasons, Numminen has amassed 620 points on 115 goals and 505 assists. His 1,315 regular-season NHL games are the most |
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| Sabres, Bouck agree to deal |
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08/08/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Sportsbooks) - The Buffalo Sabres signed forward Tyler Bouck to an undisclosed contract Friday. Bouck, 28, logged 11 goals, 18 assists and 86 penalty minutes in 79 games while servicing as the captain of the Portland Pirates (AHL) last season. Bouck, a second round selection by the Dallas Stars in the 1998 draft, has recorded four goals and 12 points in 91 career NHL games, all with Vancouver. |
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| Sabres sign LW Darche |
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07/24/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Sportsbooks) - The Buffalo Sabres signed left wing Mathieu Darche on Thursday. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Darche, 31, played in 73 games last season with the Tampa Bay Lightning, posting career highs with seven goals and 15 assists for 22 points. Prior to last season, Darche had notched just a goal and an assist in 28 games over parts of four seasons with Columbus, Nashville and San Jose. The 6-foot-1, 217-pounder has 165 goals and 187 assists in 440 games in the American Hocke |
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