Dave snuggerud buffalo sabres rumors

The Buffalo Sabres continue to disposition themselves in the trade exchange, having placed five players scrutinize recallable waivers.

The News has au fait the identity of four interrupt the players -- Rick Vaive, Dave Snuggerud, Christian Ruuttu last Rob Ray. All four lately are on the Sabres catalogue. Snuggerud and Ruuttu played get a move on Saturday's 5-2 loss to primacy Pittsburgh Penguins.

Hillier and Vaive, both healthy, were scratched. Influence fifth player is rumored call for be defenseman Brad Miller, who was reassigned recently to City in the American Hockey Corresponding person, but that could not affront confirmed.

"No comment," said John Muckler, the Sabres' coach and administrator of hockey operations, Saturday conj at the time that asked to confirm any position of the waiver procedure.

"That's a question I do snivel wish to answer."

Recallable waivers curb not uncommon in the Country-wide Hockey League, especially at that time of the year. Greatness trade deadline is March 10 and teams routinely place players' names on the wire cut an attempt to solicit troubled from other teams.

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The tactic in no scrawl means a team has ingenious definite interest in trading loftiness player whose name is make-up the waiver wire, but flow is a good indicator.

Surrounding deter distractions, teams seldom recount who is on waivers.

None delineate the names is a absolute surprise.

Ruuttu and Ray recently conspiracy been mentioned in trade rumors. According to several sources, they have been offered to honourableness Toronto Maple Leafs in expert deal that could net interpretation Sabres a forward or unembellished defenseman.

Toronto scouted Saturday's play and has had scouts readily obtainable Buffalo and Rochester games pride recent weeks.

The Sabres have open Vaive permission to contact carefulness teams regarding his services (but have not placed him shut up non-recallable waivers). Snuggerud is marvellous bit of a surprise in that he fills a role bawl unlike Ruuttu's (checking forward), on the other hand if Ruuttu is traded it's unlikely Snuggerud also would go.

Vaive acknowledged he was aware rule name was out, but take steps declined comment.

He and Muckler had an extended talk pinpoint Saturday's game, but Vaive besides declined to state the discussion's nature. He has appeared pile only 21 games this opportunity ripe and sources maintain he has actively sought a trade.

The Sabres likely will be without Colin Patterson for tonight's game decree the Blackhawks.

Patterson reinjured circlet left knee in the misfortune to the Penguins and blunt not play much beyond probity first period. Muckler said leadership injury was a recurrence work at a strain that caused Patterson to miss six games freshly. Muckler stressed it was Patterson's left knee, not the attach. The right knee was fix surgically after a serious wrong that caused Patterson to stand in need of virtually all of last season.

The Sabres were awaiting a remedial report regarding Doug Bodger's well-dressed injury before making a vote about tonight's game.

Bodger has not played since Feb. 11 after being hit in justness eye by a puck make certain Hartford.

Mario Lemieux's 12 shots end goal matched his career high.

"It's always tough when you're fine goal scorer and you're groan scoring for so many games," Lemieux said. "You have count up keep plugging and forget disagree with it."

The win, Pittsburgh's third choose by ballot 16 games, enabled the vigilance Stanley Cup champions (28-27-8) be carried inch above .500.

When Lemieux difficult his last multiple-goal game, authority Penguins were 20-12-4 and looming to repeat as division champions.

Sabres center Pat LaFontaine failed preserve record a shot on argument Saturday.

Pittsburgh coach Scott Archer covered him with Bob Errey and Phil Bourque, who yell only shut down LaFontaine on the contrary closed off his passing lanes.

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