Buffalo Sabres

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Buffalo Sabres left winger Matt Ellis (37) knocks Florida Panthers Dmitry Kulikov (7), of Russia, off his skates as they battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)

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Buffalo Sabres defenseman Mark Pysyk (3) stick-checks Florida Panthers center Nick Bjugstad (27) who cuts in front of Sabres goaltender Jhonas Enroth (1), of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)

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Florida Panthers' Sean Bergenheim (20), of Finland, shoots the puck against Buffalo Sabres' Jhonas Enroth (1), of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)

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Craig Patrick, left, Tim Murray, center, and Pat LaFontaine pose for a photo after a news conference naming Murray as general manager of the Buffalo Sabres NHL hockey team and Patrick as special assistant and adviser to the hockey department, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, in Buffalo N.Y. LaFontaine is president of the team. (AP Photo/Nick LoVerde)

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Tim Murray, center, the new Buffalo Sabres hockey team general manager, takes questions from the media at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y. , Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Nick LoVerde)

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Tim Murray, right, addresses the media after being named as the new General Manager of the Buffalo Sabres, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at First Niagara Center in Buffalo, N.Y. At left is Pat Lafontaine, President of Hockey Operations for the Sabres. (AP Photo/Nick LoVerde)