Tim Connolly News

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Lindy the Line Tinkerer was at it again Saturday night. And you can look for the coach's shiny new combinations to take the ice again tonight when the Buffalo Sabres meet the Toronto Maple Leafs in Air Canada Centre.

You've heard the rhetoric numerous times over the past two-plus years, how the talent is there even when the goals are not, how every player endures scoring droughts, how they squeeze their sticks before eventually coming around.

The rumblings are building big-time. It's the same old Sabres. They started well, tailed off and are back in the pack.

Lindy Ruff couldn't speculate about the injuries suffered by Craig Rivet and Paul Gaustad.

The Buffalo Sabres are starting to find the back of the net following a lengthy losing streak.

The time to cordially pass cranberries, smile over family memories and relax after turkey dinner was over.

The Buffalo Sabres will try to record consecutive wins for the first time in two weeks when they host the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at HSBC Arena.

Philly's Scott Hartnell, left, and Derek Roy of the Sabres collide in the first period.

Record: 12-5-1, 25 points Leading scorers: Tim Connolly 4-12-16, Derek Roy 4-10-14, Thomas Vanek 6-6-12. The skinny: Vanek hasn't been at his best and their top defenseman is 19-year-old rookie Tyler Myers , but the Sabres still managed to get off to a good start thanks largely to the superb goaltending of Ryan Miller , who is among the League ...

Not everyone reaches the quarter point at the same time in the NHL, and with an 82-game schedule, it's impossible to pick the exact moment when one-fourth of the season is in the books.

The view from the top of the Northeast Division standings looks good to Buffalo Sabres centre Derek Roy, but he knows from experience that it's dangerous to get carried away with quick starts.

The Buffalo Sabres got on the scoreboard first, but the Ottawa Senators scored five straight times to dump the Sabres 5-3 Saturday night at Scotia Bank Place.

BOS BUF 4:20 0 1 BOS BUF 10:54 1 1 BOS BUF 1 1 OT BOS BUF 0:47 2 1 BUFFALO, N.Y. -- It had been over three years since Patrice Bergeron scored an overtime goal.

Drew Stafford is over the hip flexor injury that sidelined him for Saturday night's win at Philadelphia.

The Buffalo Sabres missed the playoffs for the past two seasons. This season, they have stormed out of the gate with a 12-4-1 record.

Tyler Ennis landed in Philadelphia at 5:05 as he will play his first NHL game tonight.

He made 25 saves for a 1-0 win in Montreal on Tuesday. Overall his numbers have been 10-3-1 with a 2.49 goals against and .913 save percentage.

It's General Managers Meetings South in HSBC Arena. The NHL bosses met in Toronto the past two days, and following the close of the sessions today a large number made the trek down the QEW to watch Sabres - Oilers tonight.

Adam Mair believes he can help the Buffalo Sabres. He still has the chance. Mair remains in Buffalo after the other 29 NHL teams failed to claim him off waivers Tuesday.