Steve Ott News

Introduction : Jochen Hecht was added to this year's side almost as an afterthought.

It didn't take long for Sabres forward Steve Ott to become a fan favorite in Buffalo.

After analyzing Darcy Regier's trade deadline moves in Part One, I decided to dig right into the main portion and look through his success in the NHL draft, which has been a mixed bag for Darcy Regier.

Jason Pominville's move to Minnesota on the afternoon of the NHL trade deadline signaled a new beginning for the Buffalo Sabres.

I want to get something out of the way right away. Suffering? Really? I know how it sounds in the building and certainly on the radio, but we are not suffering nor will we be if our hockey team is even worse than they've been recently.

Just hours ago, it was announced the Ron Rolston would return as the head coach for the Buffalo Sabres.

You're a big Sabres fan right? You follow the team, attend some games, watch on TV.

At their end of the year press conference, many questions were answered regarding the direction of the franchise, but it was all overshadowed by the sparks erupting from contention between The Buffalo News and the Sabres organization, specifically Ted Black and Terry Pegula.

Earlier this season, I wrote an article about whether the Buffalo Sabres should retain head coach Ron Rolston .

When the Buffalo Sabres signed Nick Tarnasky in July, a great many folks in the organization had nothing more than a cursory knowledge of the tough-guy winger.

With their first playoff trip in six years already secure, the New York Islanders will try to close the regular season on a positive note when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for Friday's test at First Niagara Center.