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Lindy Ruff began coaching the Sabres in 1997. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Black, Ennis, Foligno, Miller, Pegula, Pominville, Regier, Rochester Americans, Rolston, Ruff, Stafford, Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Darcy Regier walked in looking shaken. The Sabres general manager broke down a couple times while discussing the difficult decision to fire his close friend Lindy Ruff, the NHL’s longest-tenured coach.

Regier and Ruff had been synonymous with each other since 1997, when a rookie GM gave a young coaching prospect his dream job. Together, they experienced all the highs and lows of the NHL, somehow managing to keep their gigs despite limited success in recent seasons.

But Wednesday afternoon, …

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Darcy Regier has owner Terry Pegula's support. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Black, NHL Lockout, Pegula, Philadelphia Flyers, Regier, Ruff
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – To his supporters, Darcy Regier’s a victim. Poor ownership handcuffed the general manager multiple times. Look at the Sabres teams he built, they say. The 1998-99 club came within two games of the Stanley Cup. Two dynamic post-lockout teams also nearly won it all.

If he had been given more tools or just some help re-signing his own talent, who knows how far the Sabres could’ve gone?

Regier’s detractors believe he should’ve been axed 10 years ago. He’s too enamored …

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Darcy Regier finally got to talk about training camp Tuesday. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Black, Brennan, Foligno, Hodgson, NHL Lockout, Pegula, Regier, Rochester Americans, Ruff, Stafford, Vanek
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Make no mistake, the Sabres supported the NHL’s 113-day lockout.

“I don’t want anyone to think we didn’t vote in favor of it,” Sabres president Ted Black said Tuesday during a 30-minute news conference inside the First Niagara Center to talk about the upcoming season.

But how does the new collective bargaining agreement benefit the Sabres? Terry Pegula, their billionaire owner, spends freely on the team. Money isn’t an issue. The Sabres operate like a big-market club.

Black said the team …

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Patrick Kaleta enjoyed a special feeling during Monday's skate. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Black, Kaleta, Leopold, NHL Lockout, Vanek
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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AMHERST – It felt differently, Patrick Kaleta said, nothing like the dozens and dozens of practices the Buffalo Sabres winger had participated in during the 113-day NHL lockout.

On Monday, the day after the NHL and the Players’ Association tentatively reached a new collective bargaining agreement, Kaleta experienced a special feeling as he skated with eight other Sabres inside the Northtown Center.

“It’s just a feeling in my bones, my muscles,” Kaleta said afterwards. “It’s something different. I haven’t really narrowed it …

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