Found July 01, 2009 on SI.com:
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Unable to meet defensman Jaroslav Spacek's contract demands, the Buffalo Sabres wasted little time to find an experienced - but less expensive - replacement: Steve Montador.
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