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Buffalo Sabres forward Jochen Hecht announced his retirement Friday night after the Sabres' 2-1 shootout victory over the New York Islanders.

In the wake of the 2013 trade deadline, Corey Pronman examines which prospect pipelines were augmented the most. The Stars and the Preds did well for themselves; the Flames' impact will hinge on the 2013 draft.

Blog | Conversation | April 10, 2013

Los Angeles Kings veteran defenseman Willie Mitchell will not play this season, a source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.

The Buffalo Sabres traded defenseman Robyn Regehr to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.

Rangers' Brad Richards returned to the lineup Friday night after missing the past two games with injury, coach John Tortorella announced in his pre-game news conference.

The Boston Bruins concluded a five-game road trip with a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Bruins have won four straight since losing at Buffalo on Feb. 15. Boston received its goals fro...

With Lindy Ruff out in Buffalo, Craig Custance surveys the NHL to see which other coaching hot seats might be heating up as an opportunity to hire the veteran Sabres coach could intrigue several teams off to sluggish starts.

Blog | Conversation | February 20, 2013

Hockey Prospectus releases the latest update in their player power rankings, with veteran center Saku Koivu riding a hot streak into the No. 2 spot among skaters.

Story | Conversation | February 11, 2013

ESPN Insider scouting guru Grant Sonier ranks his top rookies in the early 2013 season, with Edmonton Oilers defenseman Justin Schultz taking the early lead.

Story | Conversation | January 29, 2013

In the first edition of the Player Power Rankings for the 2013 season, veteran forwards Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton are showing there's still some bite left in the San Jose Sharks. Meanwhile, Craig Anderson tops the league's netminders early.

Story | Conversation | January 28, 2013

Mikhail Grigorenko, the Sabres' first-round draft pick last summer, has made Buffalo's active roster.

Sean Allen updates his forward rankings to account for some training camp news and also looks at some veteran players and juniors trying to make teams out of training camp.

After the St. Louis Blues emerged as one of the NHL's top teams last season, Craig Custance looks at what spurred their breakout and which teams could mirror that success in 2012-13.

Blog | Conversation | August 06, 2012

The Dallas Stars have acquired center Derek Roy from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for center Steve Ott and defenseman Adam Pardy.

For as much as Brian Burke has long maintained that the trade deadline is overrated in terms of a time of year to improve your team, draft week has been an altogether different beast for the veteran GM. No need to look further than the way Burke m...

Sean Allen looks ahead to the week of March 26 and discusses dropping veteran players who aren't producing.