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Maybe it's bad fruit. Or maybe someone is slipping sleeping pills into the sports drinks.

The winger would be more likely to send General Manager Darcy Regier a neatly written "Thank You" card for giving him another opportunity.

What's a person to make of this? Adam Mair being waived seems to be a two-pronged issue to me.A First, I can't believe he went over Matt Ellis or Nathan Paetsch.A I tend to think Mair is a better hockey player than Paetsch, but perhaps the versatility of someone who plays defense and can fill in at wing in a pinch was the differentiator for ...

The Sabres skated Tuesday afternoon at HSBC Arena with a full compliment of players back from battling various problems.

I could start off with a joke -- something like, Newark, we make Detroit look nice -- but that would be too cliche.

Clarke MacArthur and rookie Tim Kennedy scored early in the first period and the Buffalo Sabres remained unbeaten on the road with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night.

The Buffalo Sabres will try to maintain their perfect road record tonight when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning for a battle at St.

Mike Grier, Jason Pominville and Matt Ellis each scored in the first five minutes of the first period to lift Buffalo over Florida last night.

Mike Grier, Jason Pominville and Matt Ellis each scored in the first 5 minutes of a wild opening period to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.

Atlanta goalie Johan Hedberg can't explain his dominance of the Buffalo Sabres, but he can dissect his team's hot start to the season.

The Detroit Red Wings head into tonight's match-up against the Buffalo Sabres facing a team with a 1-1-and-1 record, coming off a 1-0 victory over the Nashville Predators this past Saturday.

If both are healthy, the Sabres will be forced to make some difficult decisions to make room for one of them.

Darcy Regier has faced similar circumstances numerous times, so the Buffalo Sabres general manager wasn't fretting Monday over decisions that can be made later.

Thanks to offseason surgery to Adam Mair, the Sabres were able to avoid, for a short while at least, having to make a decision on defenseman Tyler Myers.A Mair has "Injured Non-Roster" status, and will not count against the roster until he passes a physical.A That left the Sabres with one extra roster spot, meaning the Sabres could avoid deciding ...

Toni Lydman was back at full practice today and Lindy Ruff said he has a shot at playing Thursday.

Montreal goalie Carey Price protects the net as Buffalo winger Matt Ellis tries to redirect a pass Saturday night in Buffalo.

Leafs' Nikolai Kulemin battles with Sabres' Matt Ellis during first period action at the ACC on Sunday.

Some notes from Friday's Sabres practice: -- Craig Rivet spoke more about the role he played in Mike Grier landing in Buffalo.

Tomas Vanek scored two goals and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-6 to conclude the exhibition schedule for both teams.

At first, it's hard to tell who's happier that Matt Ellis is a member of the Buffalo Sabres, the player or the organization.