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  • Butler impressing early

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    Readers of the Buffalo News now know what followers of this space have known all along: Chris Butler is going to be a good one. The News’ Bucky Gleason had nothing but nice things to say about the St. Louis native as he cruises through his first pro camp. Sabres’ Butler catches on quickly to…

  • Gameday Lineup: Sabres vs. Canadiens

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    Faceoff coming shortly… (40) Gogulla – (41) MacArthur – (21) Stafford (24) Darche – (19) Connolly – (29) Pominville (42) Gerbe – (9) Roy – (61) Afinogenov (17) Gragnani – (58) Kennedy – (25) Mancari DEFENSE (5) Lydman – (10) Tallinder (34) Butler – (33) Card (4) Weber – (38) Paetsch GOALTENDING (40) Lalime (53)…

  • Juniors returned; Myers remains

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    As expected, the Sabres today announced the return of eight players to their CHL clubs. Kelowna Rockets defenseman Tyler Myers will however remain with the Sabres as they ready themselves for a pre-season match-up this evening with the Montreal Canadiens. Look for the 6’8 defenseman to get into the lineup, as this should be viewed…

  • Leafs upend Sabres, 7-4

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    It was a back-and-forth third period, but in the end the Sabres didn’t have enough as they opened the 2008 pre-season with a 7-4 loss to Toronto. (see previous posts for 1st and 2nd period scoring notes). Trailing in the third, Mark Mancari one-timed a Marek Zagrapan shovel past Justin Pogge to cut the Leafs…

  • Goal for Gogulla

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    Clarke MacArthur just picked up his second assist of the night, setting up a well-positioned Philip Gogulla to make it 4-2 Toronto with about 14:00 to go in the third. The overhead camera on the feed was key, as it showed how Gogulla drifted about the goal mouth to get into his scoring angle to…

  • Zagrapan nets first pre-season goal

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    The Sabres and Leafs have kicked off their respective pre-season schedules tonight at the ACC. At the end of one, the Leafs have the 2-1 lead. Marek Zagrapan opened the scoring on the power play, squeezing a sharp angle wrister through the pads of Curtis Joseph. Clarke MacArthur got the assist on the play by…

  • Persson begins time with Timra

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    2006 first-round pick Dennis Persson (2 SOG) collected 13:30 of ice time this evening as Timra needed overtime to move past Frolunda, 3-2. With the game tied 1-1, the 6’1 Persson was whistled for a hooking minor on Magnus Kahn. Frolunda would score on the ensuing power play for a 2-1 lead. Old friend Mikko…

  • Biega tabbed by coaches, media

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    Harvard defenseman Alex Biega has been named to the ECACH pre-season all-conference team by both the league’s coaches and its media members. Selected in the fifth round of the 2006 draft, the Montreal native enters his junior season after averaging 20 points through his first two Crimson campaigns. The coaches all-conference team has forwards Lee…

  • Allard returns, dominates

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    Showing loads of character, Quebec Remparts forward Jean-Simon Allard returned to action on Friday just three short weeks after suffering a serious jaw injury. His unexpected return had an immediate impact on the weekend set of games, so it seems that his strength and conditioning are in-check after a suspected two-week diet of liquids. On…

  • Buffalo Sabres Prospects Top 20 Rankings – Fall 2008

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    The Fall Top 20 sees some reshuffling across the board, as a new name supplants Jhonas Enroth as the Sabres top prospect. Kudos to the Buffalo Sabres scouting department for their assembly of future talent. This edition of the list sees improved positional balance, as a few key areas of need were addressed in the…