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The Buffalo Sabres assigned forward Ales Kotalik and defenseman Shaone Morrisonn to their American Hockey League affiliate in Rochester after both high-priced veterans cleared waivers on Monday.

Sabres center Michael Ryan will miss a few weeks because of a groin injury, and coach Lindy Ruff is concerned about several others who missed practice Friday.

Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan and Paul Gaustad scored in the second period and the Sabres cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Sharks on Saturday night.

Michael Ryan scored his first two goals of his NHL career, Thomas Vanek also had two goals, and Derek Roy had a goal and three assists to help give the Buffalo Sabres a 8-5 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.

Buffalo 3, Columbus 2

Victoria Matiash updates her Top 75 defenseman rankings and highlights widely available fantasy blueliners who could provide assistance for the final stretch of the season, including Buffalo's Tyler Myers and Edmonton's Ryan Whitney.

For an NHL player coming off his first 30-goal season like Carolina's Jeff Skinner, it can be very tough to avoid a drop-off the next season, and it's best not to bank on a repeat performance, Neil Greenberg writes.

Story | Conversation | September 01, 2011

Flyers forward Mike Richards sidestepped a punishing hit instead of delivering one on Monday, and will be in the lineup for a win-or-else Game 7 against Buffalo.

Sean Allen introduces the Penguins players who are getting a shot at a leading role absent Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin

Sean Allen forecasts the week after the All-Star Game and also looks at the top players on the Player Rater who won't be at the All-Star Game.

Tim Thomas made 33 saves in his seventh straight win, and Brad Marchand and Michael Ryder had a goal and assist each to lift the surging Boston Bruins to a 5-2 victory over the Ryan Miller-less Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.

The freshman class of 2009-10 continued to impress during the second month of the season. It seems like just about every team is getting some sort of kid contributions. For the clubs and their fans, that's definitely something to be thankful for. I...

Blog | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Did you see Sidney Crosby showing off his goaltending skills in Anaheim on Tuesday night? That's right, goaltending skills. With a little more than three minutes left, Crosby made a sliding save (it kind of looked like a two-pad stack) to deny Anahei...

Blog | Conversation | November 04, 2009