Erik Brady: Luce family finally gets elusive Stanley Cup: 'It’s really hard to describe' Erik Brady Jun 20, 2023 Jun 20, 2023 Updated Mar 12, 2026 0 Don Luce has a laugh with a fan at the Sabres Blue and Gold Party before the 2019 season. Buffalo News file photo Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Erik Brady Don Luce got the best gift he could have imagined for Father’s Day: the Stanley Cup.kAm$4@EE {F46[ 9:D D@?[ :D 5:C64E@C @7 2>2E6FC D4@FE:?8 7@C E96 {2D '682D v@=56? z?:89ED] p?5 s@? H2E4965 E96 4=:?49:?8 82>6 @7 E96 rFA 7:?2=D E96 @E96C 52J :? E96 32D6>6?E @7 E96 (:==:2>DG:==6 9@>6 96 3@F89E d_ J62CD 28@]k^AmkAm$4@EE 8C6H FA :? E92E 9@>6] p?5 ?@H >2J36 96’== 92G6 2 492?46 E@ 3C:?8 E96 rFA 7@C 2 BF:4< G:D:E E9:D DF>>6C] x7 96 5@6D[ 2?5 :7 J@F 92AA6? E@ D66 {@C5 $E2?=6J’D 492=:46 A2DD:?8 3J @? 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Sabres GM Kevyn Adams canvassing the league to upgrade his NHL roster The Sabres are projected to have $14.459 million in salary cap space for next season, according to CapFriendly.com.
Erik Brady: Former Bills PR exec Budd Thalman has seen ups, downs with O.J., JoePa and Staubach Thalman was the Bills’ vice president for public relations from 1973 to 1986.
Inside the NHL: Memories of going to a Sabres game for the first time 50 years ago "It was 50 years ago Thursday – Dec. 9, 1971 vs. the Chicago Black Hawks, as they spelled it back then – that I attended my first Sabres game …
Mike Harrington: Sabres' goalie dilemma can be helped by not resting on making move for defense "The Sabres are a week out from arriving at the NHL Draft in Nashville. And while handing out fresh jerseys to 18-year-olds will be the focus,…
Michael Peca leaving Rochester to join New York Rangers' coaching staff Seth Appert has another hire to make for his coaching staff with the Rochester Americans.
Sabres Mailbag: How much will it cost to sign Owen Power to a long-term contract? "If Power prefers a bridge contract before a long-term agreement, the Sabres could offer something like the three-year, $18 million deal Dahli…
Roanoke family, Founding Freedoms Law Center announce lawsuit against VHSL, Roanoke County School Board over home school athletic participation rules
Roanoke family, Founding Freedoms Law Center announce lawsuit against VHSL, Roanoke County School Board over home school athletic participation rules
