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Matt Hackett played well during his three seasons in Houston. ©2013, PhotoGraphics Photography, AHL
04:09:13
Enroth, Hackett, Leggio, Miller, Minnesota Wild, Pominville, Rochester Americans, Rolston, Winnipeg Jets
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Matt Hackett figured the Minnesota Wild would eventually trade a goaltending prospect. The team possessed two similar youngsters in the 23-year-old Hackett and Darcy Kuemper.

With Niklas Backstrom entrenched as the upstart Wild’s No. 1 goalie, there simply wasn’t room for everyone.

Still, when the Wild yanked him from the ice during the team’s morning skate Wednesday, Hackett “was pretty shocked,” he said.

“It just caught me off guard, I guess,” Hackett said by phone Monday.

The Wild had dealt Hackett to …

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The Sabres acquired Cody Hodgson at last season's trade deadline. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
04:02:13
Bernier, Biron, Boyes, Brennan, Briere, Campbell, Conklin, Drury, Ennis, Enroth, Gaustad, Girgensons, Gragnani, Hodgson, Kassian, Kotalik, Lydman, MacArthur, Miller, Moore, Noronen, Novotny, Pegula, Regier, Rolston, Ruff, Sulzer, Tellqvist, Torres, Zubrus
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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PITTSBURGH – With the NHL trade deadline hitting at 3 p.m. Wednesday, here’s the Buffalo Sabres’ Eastern Conference standing and their activity since 2006:

2006, third place, 83 points

General manager Darcy Regier made no additions, only trading No. 3 goalie Mika Noronen to Vancouver for a second-round pick (current backup goalie Jhonas Enroth). Some argued the inactivity bit the surprising Sabres, who lost four defensemen to injury during their run to the Eastern Conference final. They lost Game 7 with just …

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Jhonas Enroth played well Saturday. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
03:31:13
Boston Bruins, Enroth, Flynn, Hasek, Leino, Leopold, Miller, Rochester Americans, Rolston, Scott, Vanek
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Slick winger Thomas Vanek (muscle strain) will miss his third straight game tonight when the Sabres host the Boston Bruins. Naturally, with their fierce Northeast Division rival in town, tough guy John Scott will dress.

But what about the rest of the lineup?

Backup Jhonas Enroth, who stopped 35 shots in Saturday’s 4-3 shootout loss to Washington, has played four strong games under Rolston after struggling more than a year. The Swede deserved to win against the Capitals.

Could Rolston turn …

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Ville Leino, who scored twice Saturday, skates away from Troy Brouwer. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
03:31:13
Ehrhoff, Enroth, Leino, Ovechkin, Regehr, Rolston, Washington Capitals
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – An agitated Ron Rolston mostly offered short, vague answers to questions about the Sabres’ woes following a 4-3 shootout loss to the Washington Capitals on Saturday before a capacity crowd of 19,070 fans inside the First Niagara Center.

The reeling Sabres had just blown a 3-1 third-period lead, and the interim coach was in no mood to give any insight into their third straight loss.

A sampling:

Almost 20 games into his tenure, does he have major questions about the Sabres’ …

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Jhonas Enroth skates this morning. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
03:30:13
Enroth, Flynn, Miller, Pysyk, Rolston, Scott, Washington Capitals
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – In just over three weeks, Jhonas Enroth has morphed from a seldom-used backup to a strong No. 2 goalie called on regularly to spell starter Ryan Miller.

Since his March 7 start in New Jersey, a 3-2 shootout loss he left early, the 24-year-old is 2-0 while stopping 64 of 67 shots.

The Swede will get another nod tonight against the Washington Capitals inside the First Niagara Center.

“His confidence is a lot better than it was,” interim Sabres coach Ron …

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Drew Stafford has struggled all season. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
03:23:13
Enroth, Foligno, Gerbe, Hecht, Kaleta, Miller, Montreal Canadiens, Rolston, Scott, Stafford, Vanek
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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MONTREAL – Naturally, getting benched for tonight’s game against the Canadiens is disappointing, Drew Stafford said. The struggling Buffalo Sabres winger, who has only four goals in 31 games this season, hasn’t been a healthy scratch in years.

But the 27-year-old veteran, an assistant captain, understands why interim coach Ron Rolston will sit him.

“I mean, it’s no secret I haven’t been getting on the score sheet,” Stafford said this afternoon following Buffalo’s skate inside the Bell Centre. “But other than that, …

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Alexander Sulzer played 17 games this season. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
03:22:13
Ehrhoff, Enroth, Gerbe, Gragnani, Miller, Rolston, Scott, Sulzer, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vanek
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – When defenseman Alexander Sulzer caught his skate in a rut and twisted his knee early in the Sabres’ 4-0 loss to the New York Islanders on Feb. 23, the defenseman immediately knew something wasn’t right.

“I felt that something happened,” Sulzer said prior to the Sabres’ 5-4 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday inside the First Niagara Center. “It was really painful. I didn’t know how bad it was. But I could tell it didn’t feel …

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Ryan Miller was prepping for his 27th appearance this morning. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
03:21:13
Enroth, Miller, Rolston, Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Following goalie Jhonas Enroth’s strong 34-save performance in the Sabres’ 3-2 overtime triumph Tuesday in Montreal, interim coach Ron Rolston and his staff considered giving the backup another start.

Ultimately, though, Rolston awarded tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs to Ryan Miller.

“We like what Jhonas is doing and how he’s building his game and building confidence, and certainly he’s given us two big wins here recently,” Rolston said this morning inside the First Niagara Center. “But we wanted …

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Jhonas Enroth struggled until recently. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
03:19:13
Enroth, Miller, Montreal Canadiens, Rolston
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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See, this is what happens when you have a backup goalie you trust. You can, you know, play him occasionally.

Jhonas Enroth will start tonight for the Sabres against the Canadiens in Montreal, his third nod in six games after receiving only two in the first 24 contests.

This was originally the Sabres’ plan; Enroth would spell No. 1 netminder Ryan Miller regularly, start about every fourth game.

With Enroth playing well again – he won his first game in 16 months last …

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Jhonas Enroth was locked in Tuesday. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
03:13:13
Enroth, Foligno, Miller, New York Rangers, Rolston, Vanek
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – At various points last season, youngsters Jhonas Enroth and Marcus Foligno represented the Sabres’ oh-so-bright future.

Enroth, the rookie goalie that couldn’t lose early on, would someday be the franchise’s regular netminder. Foligno roared into the NHL later in the campaign, instantly becoming a premier power forward.

But they had provided little to the Sabres this lost season prior to their difference-making performances in Tuesday’s 3-1 triumph over the New York Rangers.

Enroth couldn’t break an epic slump that started 16 …

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