13-11-2011 Mark Parrish resumes full training.
Rochester Americans right wing Mark Parrish has resumed full training after his injury.
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12-11-2011 Team captain meets with Paul Gaustad
Following the team's recent 3-5 loss against Nashville Predators on 11-11-2011, Buffalo Sabres captain Robyn Regehr and Paul Gaustad did not leave the bench after the game for a while. I wanted to go over some things that have been troubling his game lately, said Robyn Regehr
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11-11-2011 Weekly team report
Who's hot
Jason Spezza is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Jason Pominville is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Mikkel Boedker is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week.
Who's cold
Rostislav Klesla has played 17 games without a goal. Tyler Myers has played 12 games without a goal. Jochen Hecht has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Derek Stepan is down on his game pulling a 10 game streak without registering a single point. Nathan Gerbe has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Brandon Sutter has lost his sights and is now 14 games without a goal. Craig Anderson has been chilly and allowed 4 goals in 1 games. Mike Weber is sliding on a 17 game streak without registering a single point.
Trainer's room
No injuries at the moment.
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11-11-2011 Pavol Demitra agrees on a contract.
Pavol Demitra has signed a $3 000 000 per year, 1 year deal with the Buffalo Sabres. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced.
A native of Slovakia, Pavol Demitra was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 9th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 819 NHL games during his career, notching 301 goals and adding 451 assists along with 284 penalty minutes. The 36 year old left wing has not yet played for the Buffalo Sabres this season.
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10-11-2011 Mike Grier agrees on a contract.
Mike Grier has signed a $1 500 000 per year, 2 year deal with the Buffalo Sabres. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced.
A native of USA, Mike Grier was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 9th round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 914 NHL games during his career, notching 147 goals and adding 198 assists along with 484 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has not yet played for the Buffalo Sabres this season.
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9-11-2011 Team captain meets with Mikkel Boedker
Following the team's recent 3-1 win against Ottawa Senators on 9-11-2011, Buffalo Sabres captain Robyn Regehr and Mikkel Boedker did not leave the dressing room for some time. I think it was time to get some things out of the way, said Robyn Regehr
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9-11-2011 Mark Parrish injured.
Mark Parrish of Rochester Americans suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Grand Rapids Griffins. He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days . They're being cautious about my condition, but I feel pretty good right now and want to get back on the ice as soon as possible, he said as the trainers examined him.
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8-11-2011 Aaron Rome claimed off waivers.
Buffalo Sabres claimed Aaron Rome, who had been with Vancouver Canucks, off waivers.
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8-11-2011 Buffalo Sabres trade
Buffalo Sabres traded Cam Ward to Los Angeles Kings for Tyler Toffoli and
's round 4 pick in 2012
A native of Canada, Cam Ward was originally drafted to the NHL by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 234 NHL games during his career, booking 12 career shutouts and allowing 631 goals. The 27 year old goaltender has played 9 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, allowing 33 goals on 215 while booking 0 shutouts.
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8-11-2011 Buffalo Sabres trade
Buffalo Sabres traded Zack Kassian and Lee Stempniak to New York Rangers for Derek Stepan and
's round 3 pick in 2012
A native of USA, Derek Stepan was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 2nd round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 96 NHL games during his career, notching 22 goals and adding 28 assists along with 20 penalty minutes. The 21 year old center has played 14 games with the New York Rangers this season, totalling 1+4=5 with 0 PIM.
A native of Canada, Zack Kassian was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2009 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 20 year old right wing has not yet played for the Buffalo Sabres this season. He has played 12 games with the Rochester Americans this season, totalling 2+3=5 with 6 PIM.
A native of USA, Lee Stempniak was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 5th round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 309 NHL games during his career, notching 73 goals and adding 96 assists along with 138 penalty minutes. The 28 year old right wing has played 15 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 5+3=8 with 10 PIM.
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8-11-2011 Jason Spezza interviewed in paper
Jason Spezza was interviewed in today's paper about the recent trade that sent him from Colorado Avalanche to Buffalo Sabres. I hate to lose, and they have that win at all costs attitude that is contagious. They are also a team that stresses leading by example, and it's hard to argue with that logic, was his comment on the trade.
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8-11-2011 Buffalo Sabres trade
Buffalo Sabres traded Ville Leino and Joe Pavelski to Colorado Avalanche for Jason Spezza and Jan Hejda
A native of Canada, Jason Spezza was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 419 NHL games during his career, notching 152 goals and adding 279 assists along with 302 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 15 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 4+9=13 with 0 PIM.
A native of Czech, Jan Hejda was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 4th round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 217 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 42 assists along with 119 penalty minutes. The 33 year old defenseman has played 15 games with the Colorado Avalanche this season, totalling 0+3=3 with 0 PIM.
A native of Finland, Ville Leino, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 83 NHL games during his career, notching 8 goals and adding 8 assists along with 10 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 15 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 3+4=7 with 4 PIM.
A native of USA, Joe Pavelski was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 7th round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 223 NHL games during his career, notching 63 goals and adding 77 assists along with 94 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has played 15 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 5+8=13 with 2 PIM