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A week before the trade deadline, I chatted with Nashville Predators GM David Poile and asked him about his approach this year. He wasn't sure yet. He said to check back after his team's game April 2, on the eve of the deadline. He was only hal...

Despite a coaching change that hit players like a sledgehammer -- Lindy Ruff sent packing after 16 years -- it was yet another loss for the Buffalo Sabres, one which prompted a players-only meeting, writes Pierre LeBrun.

TORONTO -- On his way out of the Air Canada Centre after a morning skate that was missing a familiar face, Ryan Miller reflected on Day 1 without his longtime coach Lindy Ruff. "Lindy did a lot for me in my career," the Buffalo Sabres star netmind...

NEW YORK -- Never again. OK, that's a little naive. But let's not see a labor dispute like this in this sport for at least a couple of decades. The NHL needs labor peace for a long, long time, not just the 8-10 years this freshly minted tentati...

The Buffalo Sabres have been on a tear, going 11-2-3 since Feb. 19 and narrowing what was once a 10-point deficit behind the eighth and final playoff spot to just one point entering Friday night's tough matchup at Madison Square Garden against the Ea...

"The message going forward is that goalies are not fair game. They're not. And I'll view each and every case on a case by case basis. But it would certainly be a horrible idea for anybody to think that this is a tactic to use and that the decision ha...

Realignment reaction dominated the late entries in the weekly Rant Blog, and that's terrific. Most of the reaction from readers actually has been mostly positive, but we did find some negative feedback. Let's take a look: ksitar2727: Dear, L...

So, what now for the reeling Anaheim Ducks? Ducks general manager Bob Murray was slated to take in the Islanders-Sabres game in Buffalo on Tuesday night after spending the weekend in Syracuse, N.Y., for pro scout meetings. The hockey world awai...

TORONTO -- The league and its 30 general managers agreed during their five-hour meeting Tuesday that protection of its goalies has to be a priority. That doesn't mean any new rule changes, but simply a greater awareness of the issue and the full empl...

Well, well, fans in Boston and Buffalo are riled up this week after Milan Lucic collided with (or was it drilled?) Ryan Miller. Let's a take a look: lumpy1981: I'm sick of everyone calling Lucic's hit dirty. Especially those people talking about h...

TORONTO -- Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier told ESPN.com via text Monday night that he hopes to bring up goaltender protection as a topic for Tuesday's GMs meeting in the wake of losing Ryan Miller to a concussion following a collision with Boston's M...

Now that the Penguins' season is over, it was revealed that Sidney Crosby was not close at all to returning this spring, and if you've been following anything I've said or written, you'll know that was always my gut feeling. More specifically, Cro...

TORONTO -- It struck me on Tuesday in the visitors dressing room at Air Canada Centre just how interesting things have worked out this season for two particular teams in the Eastern Conference. Just 12 months later, the roles have been reversed fo...

After a sensational season in which he captured Olympic MVP honors and his first Vezina Trophy, Ryan Miller decided there was only one way to recharge his batteries this summer. "I disappeared," the Buffalo Sabres' star netminder told ESPN.com thi...

After a sensational season in which he captured Olympic MVP honors and his first Vezina Trophy, Ryan Miller decided there was only one way to recharge his batteries this summer. "I disappeared," the Buffalo Sabres' star netminder told ESPN.com thi...

The wheels are in motion regarding the fast-tracking of the new head-shot rule, and we should find out early this week whether it's a go for this season. The five players on the NHL/NHL Players' Association competition committee -- Ryan Miller, Jaso...