Nathan Paetsch News

Jason Pominville scored the winner in the fourth round of the shootout, and Ryan Miller made 25 saves to help the Buffalo Sabres beat Calgary 2-1 on Friday night, snappin the Flames' winning streak at four games.

He still has the chance. Mair remains in Buffalo after the other 29 NHL teams failed to claim him off waivers Tuesday.

The Buffalo Sabres have called up Jhonas Enroth for tonight's game against the New York Islanders.

The streaks and hot starts had to end sometime. This sure was one rough way for it to happen.

Tim Connolly called it the best win of the year. Why? Because the Buffalo Sabres probably should have lost.

Jeff Tambellini netted a hat trick and Martin Biron was perfect in net for the New York Islanders, who shut out the Buffalo Sabres 5-0 Saturday night at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

The games are already piling up on Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller, who made his ninth start of the season in a 3-2 overtime victory over Toronto on Friday.

The Buffalo Sabres' blue line has been as fluid as they come. One guy gets healthier, another gets sore, a third gets to finally play.

At one end of the rink, Ryan Miller went down to one pad and pumped a fist. At the other, Tyler Myers raised his arms and was tackled by his teammates.

Tyler Myers scored in the sixth round of the shootout after Drew Stafford tied it late in the third period and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.

Sabre defenseman Toni Lydman is very questionable for Saturday night's game in Tampa Bay.

The numbers suggest Ryan Miller might be the hottest goaltender in the NHL. He doesn't quite think so.

Greetings from Sommet Center, the 29th stop on my 30-team NHL tour. All that's left is Vancouver, and that will be visited in January.

The list has been the same for years. Lindy Ruff and Barry Trotz top the chart as the NHL's longest- tenured coaches, and they do it in a landslide.

Lindy Ruff will not insert Adam Mair into tonight's game so he'll be scratched as well as Toni Lydman, Nathan Paetsch and Dan Paille.

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.

Buffalo Sabres forward Nathan Paetsch hits Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Luke Schenn during preseason NHL hockey in Toronto on Sunday, September 27.

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 ...

Like they say, it's dA©jA vu all over again. When the NHL emerged from its lockout in 2005-06, all the prognosticators had the Sabres penned in as close to the last in the league.