
Counted out in December, confident in April.
Sabres goalie Ryan Miller is absent from practice, leaving the Buffalo starter's status uncertain for the team's two-game weekend road trip.

Terry Pegula's influence and deep pockets as the Buffalo Sabres new owner quickly paid off for the team at the NHL's trading deadline.
The Buffalo Sabres placed captain Craig Rivet on waivers on Wednesday in a bid to clear their books of a defenseman who has spent much of the season struggling to get playing time.

If there were any doubts that Terry Pegula was as big a Sabres fan as he says he is, they were erased when Pegula choked up at the sight of Sabres great Gilbert Perreault arriving at Pegula's first news conference as the team's new owner.

If there were any doubts that Terry Pegula was as big a Sabres fan as he says he is, they were erased when Pegula choked up at the sight of Sabres great Gilbert Perreault in attendance at Pegula's first news conference as the team's new owner.
Pennsylvania billionaire Terry Pegula is scheduled to take control as owner of the Buffalo Sabres next week, a person familiar with the franchise's sale told The Associated Press on Thursday.
The NHL's board of governors is voting on the sale of the Buffalo Sabres to Terry Pegula, putting the Pennsylvania billionaire in a position to have control of the franchise by next week.