BRAYDEN MCNABB RUMORS

Now that Tyler Myers has served his time, Reggie Sekera is back to 100% good health, and Alexander Sulzer is the surprise of the season, Brayden McNabb becomes the odd D man out. Myers will return from his three game suspension on Wednesday night vs. Montreal.

The Buffalo Sabres have demoted defenseman Brayden McNabb to AHL Rochester, where the rookie will have the benefit of getting more playing time after missing eight games with a concussion. Coach Lindy Ruff announced the move Thursday, saying McNabb has been cleared to play. Ruff says McNabb was sent down to allow him to get additional ice time. That's unlikely to happen in...

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If Buffalo, NY had its own official paper currency, its a lead pipe cinch that the faces of Brayden McNabb and Zack Kassian would appear on it. McNabb has become a true blue and gold folk hero in Buffalo this season. Ditto Kassian. Two young bucks, with blue collar DNA coarsing through their veins, busting their asses, imposing their iron wills to make the Sabres a winning team. More on Kassian...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Brayden McNabb capped Buffalo's four-goal first period with his first NHL goal and the Sabres cruised to a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Monday night.

Brayden McNabb capped Buffalo's four-goal first period with his first NHL goal Monday night, and the Buffalo Sabres cruised to a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals. Jason Pominville, Matt Ellis and Christian Ehrhoff also scored in the first period for the Sabres, who snapped a three-game skid to improve to 4-6-2 in their last 12 games. Ryan Miller, making his sixth straight...

I'm sitting in the Buffalo Sabres press box right now, watching the workers put boards over the ice down below and reflecting about tonight's game. Pretty surreal for a guy who's been a Sabres fan since he was 13 and also writer who lost his blogging mojo about a year ago before joining this site. But this isn't about me. It's about the Sabres vs Leaf game and...

All seven healthy Sabres D skated this morning. They all left the ice together. Mike Weber will play. Brayden McNabb will play. Marc Andre Gragnani appears to be the odd man out. Lindy Ruff told Howard Simon this morning that it matters not the age of a player. He's handed out playing time based on one criteria: Does the player have the ability to help the team...

Buffalo, NY - Brayden McNabb is quickly becoming one of Buffalo’s better playing defensemen, and if it keeps up he may just earn himself a full-time roster spot when the team eventually returns to full health. “I really think he’s getting better every game,” head coach Lindy Ruff said after Friday’s 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers. McNabb has not put up any numbers on...

The Buffalo Sabres have to be one of the softest teams in the NHL. There was no one to stand up for star goaltender Ryan Miller when Milan Lucic concussed him. And, just like then, the Sabres failed to make retribution when the Boston Bruins returned to the First Niagara Center for the 23 Nov game. In tonight’s game against the Detroit Red Wings, the Buffalo Sabres just sat down...