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Jason Pominville became a Sabres regular in 2005-06. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
04:04:13
Briere, Drury, Hackett, Larsson, Leino, Leopold, Miller, Minnesota Wild, Pegula, Pominville, Regehr, Regier, Rochester Americans
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Instead of trading captain Jason Pominville to the Minnesota Wild before the deadline Wednesday, the 13th-place Sabres could’ve tried staying in the playoff chase and acquiring another player to make a run at eighth place, general manager Darcy Regier said.

But the Sabres, whose owner, Terry Pegula, has spent tens of millions of dollars pursuing his championship dream, no longer embrace that kind of philosophy.

They’ve started thinking long-term.

“The preference is to build for a Stanley Cup versus a playoff …

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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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Darcy Regier wants to focus on the current season and build for the future. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
03:16:13
Ennis, Miller, Ottawa Senators, Pegula, Pominville, Regier, Vanek
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – With the trade deadline hitting April 3 and the Sabres mired in 14th place, general manager Darcy Regier said he has no plans to blow the team up and start fresh.

“I’m not in a blowing-up mindset,” Regier said late Friday afternoon inside the First Niagara Center. “Blowing up to me means blowing up. I mean, nothing left.”

It appears goalie Ryan Miller and wingers Jason Pominville and Thomas Vanek, the team’s biggest stars, will stay it Buffalo.

“Organizationally, we have …

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Adam Pardy played for the Sabres on Feb. 5. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
02:26:13
Cassidy, Finley, Leopold, Ott, Pardy, Pegula, Rochester Americans, Rolston, Ruff, Sulzer, Tampa Bay Lightning, Taylor, Vanek
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – The Sabres’ injury and on-ice woes could help defenseman Adam Pardy, an NHL regular before numbers kicked him back to the minors this season, carve out a spot on the blue line.

With Jordan Leopold (hand) and Alexander Sulzer (lower body) sidelined, the Sabres on Monday summoned Pardy from Rochester for the second time this season.

He should play tonight in Tampa Bay against the Lightning, the start of a two-game Florida trip.

If Pardy impresses, the Sabres might have a …

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Lindy Ruff spoke to the media Friday. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
02:23:13
Miller, Pegula, Pominville, Regier, Ruff, Vanek
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – Lindy Ruff tried watching the Sabres’ 3-1 loss Thursday in Toronto. He lasted one period. The team’s former coach found the experience “incredibly strange.”

“I turned it off,” Ruff said Friday inside the First Niagara Center, his first comments since the Sabres’ 6-10-1 start led to his dismissal Wednesday after 15 seasons as coach. “It was something I wanted to but I couldn’t.”

Ruff was emotional, thoughtful and even funny while speaking 13 minutes inside the Lexus Club, thanking ownership …

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Lindy Ruff's biggest regret was not winning a Stanley Cup for owner Terry Pegula. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
02:22:13
Miller, Pegula, Pominville, Regier, Ruff, Vanek
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – When Darcy Regier knocked on Lindy Ruff’s door Wednesday afternoon, the Sabres general manager didn’t have to say a word.

Ruff knew his 15 seasons as Sabres coach had ended.

“I saw him, I said, ‘I know,’” Ruff said this morning inside the First Niagara Center, his first comments since getting fired. “I said, ‘Don’t say you’re sorry.’ I said, ‘You’ve been my biggest backer all these years.’”

Ruff thanked a long list of people from ownership, to players and fans …

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Ron Rolston coaches his first NHL game Thursday. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
02:22:13
Brennan, Foligno, Gerbe, Grigorenko, Leopold, McCormick, Ott, Pegula, Pominville, Porter, Regier, Rochester Americans, Rolston, Ruff, Sekera, Stafford, Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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TORONTO – Ron Rolston walked to a podium Thursday afternoon inside the Air Canada Centre, surveyed the landscape before him – about 30 reporters and a dozen cameras – and immediately cracked his first joke as the Buffalo Sabres’ interim coach.

“It looks like the same media coverage as Rochester,” joked Rolston, who replaced Lindy Ruff on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Rolston was preparing his Rochester Americans for an AHL tilt against the Texas Stars. A day later, he was in charge of …

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Ron Rolston smiles this morning. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
02:21:13
Brennan, Grigorenko, Leopold, McCormick, Pegula, Pominville, Porter, Regier, Rochester Americans, Rolston, Ruff, Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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TORONTO – Ron Rolston walked to a podium this afternoon inside the Air Canada Centre, surveyed the landscape before him – about 30 reporters and a dozen cameras – and immediately cracked his first joke as the Buffalo Sabres’ interim coach.

“It looks like the same media coverage as Rochester,” joked Rolston, who replaced Lindy Ruff on Wednesday.

A day ago, Rolston was preparing his Rochester Americans for an AHL tilt against the Texas Stars. Today, he’s in charge of an NHL …

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Lindy Ruff began coaching the Sabres in 1997. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
02:21:13
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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Ron Rolston will make his NHL coaching debut tonight in Toronto. ©2013, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
02:21:13
Kaleta, McCormick, Miller, Ott, Patrick, Pegula, Porter, Regier, Rochester Americans, Rolston, Ruff, Scott, Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Hoppe     Olean Times Herald
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BUFFALO – When word began spreading Wednesday the Sabres had fired Lindy Ruff, the hockey world immediately started wondering who would succeed the NHL’s longest-tenured coach.

Would the Sabres hire an unproven young NHL assistant or an AHL coach? Would they try to make a big splash? Or would they simply turn to James Patrick, Ruff’s most-trusted assistant?

The Sabres’ decision to promote Rochester Americans coach Ron Rolston and award him the interim label for the rest of the season surprised some …

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