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Matt D'Agostini zooms in on Boston goalie Chad Johnson for the overtime winner Wednesday. ©2014, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Boston Bruins, D'Agostini, Ehrhoff, Ennis, Enroth, Flynn, Girgensons, Konopka, Moulson, Myers, Nolan, Ott, Scott
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Having just won an Olympic silver medal, Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth could finally find some comfort in an otherwise miserable season. Sure, the struggling backup had just one win all year, but he had been Sweden’s No. 2 netminder behind Henrik Lundqvist, his idol.

Perhaps Enroth’s two weeks at the Sochi Games generated some much-needed confidence. The 25-year-old dazzled at times Wednesday, making some brilliant saves against the Boston Bruins before a capacity crowd of 19,070 fans inside the …

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Ryan Miller (30) tries to stop Pittsburgh's Brandon Sutter with Mike Weber (6) behind him Wednesday. ©2014, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Crosby, Flynn, Malkin, McBain, Miller, Nolan, Ott, Stafford, Weber
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Wednesday wasn’t an Olympic audition for goalie Ryan Miller, Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma said hours before his potent Penguins throttled the hapless Sabres 5-1. He’s judging Miller on his body of work, not one game.

Bylsma, Team USA’s coach for the upcoming Sochi Games, knows what most NHL observers know: Miller’s played splendidly most of the season under the most trying of circumstances.

The Sabres’ third straight loss illustrated that. Once again, they couldn’t support Miller, an unrestricted free agent …

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Linus Omark played 66 games with Edmonton. ©2014, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
02:03:14
Edmonton Oilers, Ennis, Enroth, Flynn, Girgensons, Leino, Miller, Nolan, Omark, Scott, Stafford, Varone
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – So far, 11 games into his Sabres career, Linus Omark has been a colossal disappointment, compiling zero goals, two assists and seven healthy scratches for the NHL’s worst team.

But the slick winger will return tonight against the Edmonton Oilers, his old team, after sitting the last three games. The Swede might even skate on the top line.

Clearly, interim Sabres coach Ted Nolan hopes a visit from the Oilers ignites Omark, who played 66 games over parts of three …

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Linus Omark has sat the last three games. ©2014, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
02:02:14
Ennis, Flynn, Foligno, Girgensons, Nolan, Omark, Stafford, Varone
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Linus Omark smiled today when a reporter asked him if he was looking forward to facing Edmonton, his old team.

“I would be lying if I said no,” the winger said inside the First Niagara Center after the Sabres prepared for the Oilers, Monday’s opponent. “Of course, it’s going to be a fun game. I know a lot of guys on the team.”

Omark, a healthy scratch the last three games, will return against the Oilers, who he played 66 …

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Matt Moulson has nine goals in 40 games with the Sabres. ©2014, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
01:31:14
Ehrhoff, Ennis, Flynn, Girgensons, Moulson, Nolan, Stafford
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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An upper-body injury will likely sideline Buffalo Sabres winger Matt Moulson until after the Olympic break, Ted Nolan told reporters this afternoon in Denver.

“He took a pretty good bang last night,” the interim coach said.

Shane Doan’s hit injured Moulson late in the Thursday’s 3-2 win in Phoenix.

The Sabres have four games left before the break, starting with Saturday afternoon’s tilt in Colorado. Nolan said there’s a small chance the 30-year-old could return before their final game Thursday. They resume play …

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Ryan Miller made 31 saves Monday. ©2014, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
01:28:14
Crosby, Enroth, Flynn, McBain, Miller, Moulson, Nolan, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pominville, Tallinder
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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PITTSBURGH – Despite one win in 15 starts this trying season, it appeared Buffalo Sabres goalie Jhonas Enroth would get Monday’s nod inside the Consol Energy Center.

The backup possesses strong career numbers against the mighty Penguins, who give franchise netminder Ryan Miller fits like no other team.

Besides, the Washington Capitals, a team Miller has dominated lately, are visiting the First Niagara Center tonight.

But Ted Nolan coach doesn’t care about Miller’s awful numbers against Pittsburgh.

“I just know how good he is,” …

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Phil Varone (84) spent some of his NHL debut beside Carolina goalie Anton Khudobin. ©2014, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
01:24:14
Carolina Hurricanes, Cassidy, Ellis, Ennis, Enroth, Flynn, Foligno, LaFontaine, Nolan, Rochester Americans, Sekera, Varone
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – The voice on the other end of the phone was excited. For a moment, Tony Varone thought his son, Sabres center Phil Varone, had been in a car accident.

“I said, ‘Is everything OK?’” the elder Varone recalled a day later inside the First Niagara Center.

Phil Varone, who nearly shunned the Sabres to play hockey for the University of New Brunswick in 2011, was calling with good news, though.

“He said, ‘Yes, yes, I just got called up!’” Tony Varone …

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Phil Varone (84) smiles with Matt Ellis this morning. ©2014, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
01:23:14
Carolina Hurricanes, Cassidy, Enroth, Flynn, Foligno, Konopka, Nolan, Omark, Rochester Americans, Scott, Varone
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Phil Varone had no clue why Chadd Cassidy pulled him off the ice Wednesday. The center thought perhaps he had been traded or the Rochester coach just wanted to discuss this weekend’s games.

Nope. Cassidy informed the 23-year-old the Sabres had recalled him.

“When he told me the news, it brought some tears to my eyes,” Varone said this morning inside the First Niagara Center. “I called my parents right away. It’s something I’ll never forget.”

Varone will make his NHL …

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Ted Nolan said he likes tough but respectful hockey. ©2014, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
01:22:14
Flynn, Gaustad, May, Miller, Nolan
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Eighteen years later, the 1995-96 Sabres, a rebuilding club that missed the playoffs, still ranks among the most popular teams in franchise history.

That team, Ted Nolan’s first as coach, played hard and fought a lot. The Sabres accumulated 2,195 penalty minutes that season, earning Nolan a reputation as a coach who loved fisticuffs.

These days, however, Nolan’s Sabres hardly fight. They’ve scrapped only eight times since he took over Nov. 13. Don’t think the interim coach has softened, though.

“I …

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Tyler Myers just served a three-game suspension. ©2014, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
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Ellis, Ennis, Flynn, Foligno, Girgensons, Grigorenko, Moulson, Murray, Myers, Nolan, Omark, Scott, Stafford, Sulzer, Toronto Maple Leafs, Weber, Zubrus
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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TORONTO – Defenseman Tyler Myers’ absence was glaring during the waning minutes of Tuesday’s 4-3 home loss to Philadelphia. The Buffalo Sabres sorely needed a sturdy presence to calm the game down as the Flyers scored three times.

Myers, who returned from a three-game suspension in Wednesday’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Maple Leafs, had been showcasing a steady, aggressive game prior to his ban.

“I think a lot of that is just bringing a confidence that you’re going to control the …

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