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There's one surefire way for athletes to alienate this town. It's when they sum up their games like this: "We came out flat.

Flashback to February where the Sabres were hosting the Rangers at HSBC Arena, and winning 4-0 in the third period when New York's Scott Gomez runs behind the net, "accidentally" running into Miller... by Marc-Andrew Bezbatchenko 24 reads Opinion Flashback to February where the Sabres were hosting the Rangers at HSBC Arena, and winning 4-0 in the ...

Good morning. Or shall we say, good mourning? The city shares your frustrations.

According to TSN, Sabre back-up goalie Mikael Tellqvist has signed with Ak Bars Kazan of the Russian Continental Hockey League.

The final record was 41-32-9. As it turns out, flipping just one of those 32 regulation losses into a win would have been enough for the Buffalo Sabres to claim a playoff spot and keep the Montreal Canadiens home in their 100th anniversary season.

I had the occasion to attend the Sabres Panthers game recently and was struck by the divergent atmosphere.

By JOHN WAWROW Marian Hossa scored twice and Chris Osgood tied Dominik Hasek for 10th on the NHL career wins list in helping the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 victory over Buffalo on Monday night.Hossa, who reached the 40-goal plateau for the third time, added an assist.

It's tough to pin the offensive struggles of the Sabres onto Adam Mair, but the gritty center missed a golden opportunity in the first period, and Buffalo couldn't get much else going in a 4-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.

Marian Hossa tallied twice and added an assist to help the Detroit Red Wings deliver a crushing blow to Buffalo's playoff aspirations with a 4-1 victory at HSBC Arena.

Don't count the Sabres out of the playoff race just yet. With goaltender Ryan Miller back from injury and a new sense of desperation in their play, the Sabres are looking to hunt down the Panthers and Canadiens to grab the eighth spot in the East.

The Buffalo Sabres took care of business last week with wins over Florida, Toronto and Montreal to stay alive in the playoff picture.

It won't help the Sabres tonight, but Ryan Miller return from his ankle sprain on Friday night.A Lindy Ruff, Sabres Head Coach: "Obviously it's a big boost.A I think he surprised a few guys by his presence on Monday, but I think with the practice time on Tuesday again... I think it's a lift for the team.A Obviously we've got a game tonight." Mikael ...

Ryan Miller was victorious in his return to the lineup as the Buffalo Sabres downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 in front of a jam packed HSBC Arena crowd on Friday night.

Whether it be in reference to the controversial wide receiver who is now a Bill or the city a two-hour drive to the north, Buffalonians have T.O. on the brain these days.

Ryan Miller is 3-1-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average this season against Jason Blake and the Leafs.

The glow has already faded; sorry about the short memory. Not that Wednesday's stunning Sabres comeback over Florida wasn't special - it might have been the season's most wonderfully serendipitous hour.

Back at the trading deadline, which was not all that long ago, you could've circled Wednesday night on your calendar as a no-doubt, gotta-have-it, playoff-positioning extravaganza.

The latest twist in the Sabres downfall came Tuesday morning, when Lindy Ruff heaped some blame for the team's struggles on Patrick Lalime and Mikael Tellqvist.

Goalie Ryan Miller participated in his first full practice since he was injured a month ago -- but there's no timetable for his return to save the Sabres' season, and time is running out.

Chad LaRose scored twice, including the game- winner in the third period, as the Carolina Hurricanes edged the New York Islanders, 5-4, at RBC Center.