http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/team/98 Recent articles about the Buffalo Sabres en-us The Local Yokels:(Com)Post.  Times.  Caps.com.The Neutral Observers:NHL.com.  AP Wire.The Other Side:The Loserville...er...Buffalo News.Final Thoughts:Even after having a chance to review the replay of A.O.'s hit on Patrick Kaleta; we still think it warranted a five minute major and game misconduct penalty.  The angles on the replay clearly show it was more charging than boarding but the facial injuries to Kaleta remain the same.  And with the NHL looking to crack... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:23:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Caps_vs_Buffalsugs_11_25_2009_Wrap_Up/1635725 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Caps_vs_Buffalsugs_11_25_2009_Wrap_Up/1635725 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Caps_vs_Buffalsugs_11_25_2009_Wrap_Up/1635725 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/0/f09bf2038bc40ef509f9ad9e5f27a2b5b20819e2/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f80223344.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1938380E4175F6A5AF4BAFACBDBBF2D7097.jpg Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 despite playing most of the third period without Alex Ovechkin because he was ejected. Ovechkin had the lone goal of the first 40 minutes of this contest. Ovechkin collected the puck between the circles in his own end after a Jason Pominville shot deflected off Jeff Schultz's skate. The two-time league MVP carried the puck through the neutral zone and into the offensive end before crossing from th... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:45:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Ovechkin_scores_gets_tossed_as_Caps_win/1635187 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Ovechkin_scores_gets_tossed_as_Caps_win/1635187 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Ovechkin_scores_gets_tossed_as_Caps_win/1635187 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/d/9de04500438935192ea7ef15967c2db692ae5e3b/small/Washington_Capitals_v_0f81.jpg Washington star Alex Ovechkin was ejected in the third period Wednesday night against Buffalo after drawing a major penalty for boarding. The banishment came 3:38 into the third period when he ran Buffalo's Patrick Kaleta into the boards opposite the benches. It was the second career ejection for Ovechkin, and both have come against Buffalo at Verizon Center. The first was Dec. 2, 2006, when he checked Daniel Briere from behind. Ovechkin scored his team-leading 17th goal in the f... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:41:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Ovechkin_ejected_for_boarding_against_Sabres/1633576 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Ovechkin_ejected_for_boarding_against_Sabres/1633576 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Ovechkin_ejected_for_boarding_against_Sabres/1633576 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/2/c28174ccf86e6f5b20b5320cd48304a0cffcf633/small/Buffalo_Sabres_v_a687.jpg WASHINGTON(AP) Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves for his first regular-season shutout, Alex Ovechkin scored before drawing a third-period ejection and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 on Wednesday night. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:33:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Ovechkin_booted_in_Capitals_2_0_win_over_Sabres/1633590 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Ovechkin_booted_in_Capitals_2_0_win_over_Sabres/1633590 Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves for his first regular-season shutout, Alex Ovechkin scored before drawing a third-period ejection and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 Friday night. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:33:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Ovechkin_ejected_as_Capitals_blank_Sabres/1633623 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Ovechkin_ejected_as_Capitals_blank_Sabres/1633623 Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves for his first regular-season shutout, Alex Ovechkin scored before drawing a third-period ejection and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 on Wednesday night. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:32:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Varlamov_blanks_Sabres_2_0_Ovechkin_ejected/1633510 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Varlamov_blanks_Sabres_2_0_Ovechkin_ejected/1633510 Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves for his first regular-season shutout, Alex Ovechkin scored before drawing a third-period ejection and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 on Friday night. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:28:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Caps_Varlamov_blanks_Sabres_Ovechkin_ejected/1633593 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Caps_Varlamov_blanks_Sabres_Ovechkin_ejected/1633593 The past two weeks have been feast or famine for the Buffalo Sabres.  At one point this month they were in clear control of the division, now they barely hold the top spot and a continued losing streak could put them somewhere around eigtht or out of the top seeds completely. It is not too early [...] Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:34:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Feast_or_Famine_in_Buffalo/1611099 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Feast_or_Famine_in_Buffalo/1611099 No. 1 Star: Matt Moulson(notes), New York IslandersSimple concept: Go to the net. It's what Moulson does well, and it's the reason he scored two goals in the Islanders' 4-1 win at the Boston Bruins. Moulson scored on a scramble in front of Tuukka Rask(notes) (17 saves) for the game's first goal, and then deflected home a Richard Park(notes) pass after a Boston turnover for his 10th of the season. It appeared Moulson scored a hat-trick later in the game, but the goal was correc... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:02:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Mondays_Three_Stars_Moulson_time_for_Isles_Vinny_wakes_up/1579143 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Mondays_Three_Stars_Moulson_time_for_Isles_Vinny_wakes_up/1579143 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Mondays_Three_Stars_Moulson_time_for_Isles_Vinny_wakes_up/1579143 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/0/e0e6dd04f1ecdc194ece6e01beda6c1b8451fc4f/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92604091.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D07B7C87CA72999411749CB7EA9160DBD6146431528650BC95.jpg No. 1 star, Ryan Miller(notes), Buffalo Sabres:The Sabres' goalie continued his Vezina-like start by out-dueling Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff(notes), who was sporting an 0.99 goals-against average over his last four games. Miller made 25 saves in regulation and three out of four in the shootout as Buffalo snapped the Flames' four-game winning streak. The league leader in goals-against average, Miller has sparked the Sabres into a tie with the New Jersey Devils for having allowed th... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:06:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Fridays_Three_Stars_Miller_wins_goaltending_duel/1562211 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Fridays_Three_Stars_Miller_wins_goaltending_duel/1562211 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Fridays_Three_Stars_Miller_wins_goaltending_duel/1562211 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/7/67c5c473790ba848b2894951cfbaa916b9685d6f/small/Philadelphia_Flyers_v_25a7.jpg Last weekend was probably the worst weekend to be a Sabres fan so far this year.  The only thing that could have made it look worse was an injury to Ryan Miller or Tim Connelly, but then, that would look too normal. The Sabres fought of the Oilers last night, in a game that I missed [...] Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:13:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Can_the_Sabres_figure_out_three_in_four_nights/1553561 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Can_the_Sabres_figure_out_three_in_four_nights/1553561 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Can_the_Sabres_figure_out_three_in_four_nights/1553561 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/8/9872ea297681588bdd3a870197188ee50fd61043/small/Toronto_Maple_Leafs_46b2.jpg Looks like Adam Mair will be likely heading to Portland as he has cleared waivers. I have to admit to being a bit surprised he made it through, but then again most teams have their fourth-line-guy-who-tries-really-hard-and-makes-750K-per-year-and-likes-to-fight.  So, he’s off to Portland. On thing that waiving Mair accomplished that I failed to consider yesterday was giving the Sabres [...] Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:33:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Mair_8217s_Office_Gets_Relocated/1538182 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Mair_8217s_Office_Gets_Relocated/1538182 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Mair_8217s_Office_Gets_Relocated/1538182 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/a/faae23d31efedae4083c038dcb632e9e04b8b595/small/88.jpg The Buffalo Sabres did their part on Saturday night to make any Buffalo fan fitful on Halloween night. After matching the second best start in franchise history, the Sabres put together a woeful effort as Marty Biron eared his 200th win in stylish fashion, blanking his former mates. While his former back up saw success at one [...] Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:01:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sabres_lose_first_game_in_regulation/1476252 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sabres_lose_first_game_in_regulation/1476252 Tonight is Beggar’s night, where kids across the country are bouncing from house to house seeking treats from their neighbors. Brian Burke will be in town doing the same thing, except he will be begging for Ryan Miller to give him a win.  I wouldn’t count on it. If the Sabres can jump out to a fast [...] Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:04:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sabres_Gamenight_Toronto_Maple_Leafs/1467609 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sabres_Gamenight_Toronto_Maple_Leafs/1467609 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sabres_Gamenight_Toronto_Maple_Leafs/1467609 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/9/392839baea8dbc9207ba9889559265343cf372bf/small/Buffalo_Sabres_v_a9e5.jpg Last year at this point in the season the Buffalo Sabres were enjoying life on the high side, having cruised out of the gate to a 6-0-2 record, and looked like they might be able to shake off the year of missed playoff chances and excuses.  Several cold spells and injuries to Ryan Miller and Thomas [...] Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:37:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Another_year_is_the_difference_maker/1448005 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Another_year_is_the_difference_maker/1448005 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Another_year_is_the_difference_maker/1448005 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/c/5c7b2d41f5d46771453c003f2b119c6895ccaec9/small/Buffalo_Sabres_v_c15e.jpg The Buffalo Sabres made a roster move today, in a rare showing of getting rid of a player in the meat of a season.  What’s even rarer about this trade other than the fact that it comes from the Sabres in season, is the fact that it is within the division. Past seasons have seen very [...] Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:48:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sabres_deal_Paille/1406053 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Sabres_deal_Paille/1406053 The population rises, sometime not always as fast as Pominville or the fans want, but after tonights game, the Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville has scored 100 goals on his career. Congratulations Jason – keep it up! Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:27:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Population_Pominville_100/1383592 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Population_Pominville_100/1383592 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Population_Pominville_100/1383592 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/d/9de04500438935192ea7ef15967c2db692ae5e3b/small/Washington_Capitals_v_0f81.jpg