Tag: Buffalo Sabres

Afternoon Hits: Leafs recall two, Boll, Hodgson, Spezza, Smyth and Garon

James Mirtle: The Maple Leafs have recalled Trevor Smith and Jamie Devane. Rob Mixer: Blue Jackets Jared Boll took a puck off the head and left practice. Looks like he was hit just above the eye. John Vogl: Sabres Cody Hodgson…

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Line Combos: Maple Leafs, Sabres, Senators, Lightning and Blackhawks

Kevin McGran: Maple Leafs lines: JVR - Bozak - Kessel; Lupul - Bolland - Raymond; Bodie Kadri McClement; Orr Ashton Smith. John Vogl: Sabres lines: Girgensons-Ennis-Vanek, Foligno-Grigorenko-Stafford, Ott-Porter-Flynn, McCormick-Larsson-Kaleta. Brent Wallace: Senators lines: Michalek Da Costa Ryan MacArthur Turris Conacher Greening Smith Neil…

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Injury Notes: Miller, Tallinder, Pacioretty, Coyle, Hillen, Letang and Burrows

John Vogl: Sabres Ryan Miller (sore groin) didn't dress last night but is expected to play in their next game. Defenseman Henrik Tallinder will be out about a week. Arpon Basu of NHL.com: Canadiens Max Pacioretty missed last night's game with a…

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Lines: Sabres, Islanders, Blue Jackets, Capitals, Flyers, Canadiens, Stars, Lightning and Coyotes

John Vogl: Sabres lines: Vanek-Hodgson-Stafford, Ennis-Grigorenko-Ott, Girgensons-Porter-Flynn, McCormick-Larsson-Kaleta. Arthur Staple: Islanders lines: Moulson-Tavares-Okposo, Grabner-Nielsen-Bailey, Nelson-Regin-Bouchard, Martin-Cizikas-McDonald. Arthur Staple: Blue Jackets lines: Atkinson-Dubinsky-Gaborik, Calvert-Anisimov-Comeau, Foligno-Johansen-Umberger, Jenner-Letestu-MacKenzie. Katie Carrera of the Washington Post: Capitals lines: Johansson-Backstrom-Ovechkin, Laich-Grabovski-Brouwer, Chimera-Fehr-Ward, Erat-Beagle-Wilson. Arpon Basu of NHL.com: Flyers lines: Scott Hartnell -…

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Lines and Pairings: Avs, Canes, Isles, Devils, Sabres, Blue Jackets, Leafs, Canadiens and Sens

Adrian Dater: Avalanche lines without Landeskogo: Mit​chell-Stas​tny-Tangua​y, O’Reilly​-Duchene-D​ownie, McGi​nn-MacKinn​on-Parente​au , McLeod-​Cliche-Bor​deleau. Michael Smith: Hurricanes lines: Tlusty-E. Staal-Semin, Gerbe-J. Staal-Dwyer, Skinner-Nash-Dvorak, Sutter-Lindholm-Bowman. Arthur Staple: Islanders lines: Moulson-Tavares-Okposo, Grabner-Nielsen-Bailey, Nelson-Regin-Bouchard, Martin-Cizikas-McDonald. Defensive pairings: MacDonald-Hamonic, Hickey-Visnovsky, Strait-Donovan. Tom Gulitti: Devils lines: Henrique-Zajac-Ryder; Clowe-Elias-Ryder; Zubrus-Loktionov-Brunner; Carter-Gionta-Bernier. John Vogl: Sabres lines:  Vanek-Hodgson-Stafford,…

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Rumors and Pending UFAs: Ducks, Phaneuf, Miller, Vanek, Lundqvist, Callahan, Gaborik and Three Sharks

Todd Cordell: According to Darren Dreger on TSN, the Ducks are looking for a defenseman and the Leafs, Penguins and Flyers have been involved. The Ducks could part with a young forward for help on the blueline. Damien Cox: One…

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Morning Hits: Bryzgalov, Roy, Ott, Latta, Clemmensen and Pominville

Darren Dreger: The Las Vegas Wranglers have signed Ilya Bryzgalov to a tryout. Sean Leahy: Bryzgalov: "To be clear, I intend to return to the NHL, and to be ready for game action when an NHL opportunity opens up." Josh Rimer:…

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Injury Notes: Nugent-Hopkins, Neal, Leino, Alfredsson, Forsberg and Salo

David Staples of the Edmonton Journal: There have been multiple reports that Oilers Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is progressing well and could be back in the lineup sooner than later. Jason Gregor of TSN 1260 tweeted “RNH to play next Thursday? Had…

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Goalies and Lines: Ducks, Blues, Devils, Leafs, Sabres and Flyers

Eric Stephens: The Ducks haven't scripted their starters beyond the first two. Jonas Hiller in opener and likely Viktor Fasth in against the Jets. Lou Korac: Jaroslav Halak will start in net for the Blues against the Predators. Tom Gulitti:…

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Morning Hits: Despres, Lightning, Red Wings, Fraser, 2013 draft picks and St. Louis

Dave Molinari: Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said the "major portion" of the decision to send Simon Despres to the AHL was that he is waiver-exempt. Erik Erlendsson: The sending of Ondrej Palat to the AHL and recalling of Brett Connolly…

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Lines and Pairings: Sabres, Leafs, Hurricanes, Devils, Lightning, Flyers, Canadiens, Stars and Blackhawks

John Vogl: Sabres power play lines: Vanek-Hodgson-Ennis, with Ehrhoff-Myers; and Leino-Ott-Stafford, with Ristolainen-Pysyk. John Vogl: Sabres lines: Vanek-Hodgson-Stafford, Ott-Ennis-Leino, Girgensons-Grigorenko-Flynn, Porter-McCormick-Kaleta. Scott and Larsson extra. Mark Masters: Maple Leafs lines: JVR-Bozak-Kessel; Lupul-Kadri-Kulemin; Raymond-Bolland-Clarkson; Ashton-McClement-Orr. Chip Alexander: Hurricanes lines: EStaal with Tlusty, Dvorak. JStaal…

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Injury Notes: Brown, Bogosian, Clitsome, Stuart, Sbisa, Souray, Zadorov, Weiss and Byfuglien

Lisa Dillman: Kings Dustin Brown is confident that he'll play in the opener next week. Ken Wiebe: Jets defensemen Zach Bogosian and Grant Clitsome are day-to-day with injuries. Kevin Kurz: Sharks defenseman Brad Stuart is optimistic for opening night. Curtis…

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