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SABRES SIGN PAIR OF FREE AGENTS
Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have signed a pair of unrestricted free agent forwards: right winger Colton Fretter and left winger Colin Murphy.
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Buffalo Sabres - News: SABRES SIGN PAIR OF FREE AGENTS - 08/04/2008
Die By The BladeBuffalo Sabres - News: SABRES SIGN PAIR OF FREE AGENTS - 08/04/2008 The Sabres continue to add some depth at the AHL level. This is the difference between splitting a team and having your own team. When you have your own team you can add some depth that may be ...

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Honk if you love justice! — NHL.com has a look at the Sabres current prospects, including Gragnani, Gerbe, Ennis, and so on.  It’s a good read if you are trying to get a feel for who all will be filling out the Portland roster this year. Speaking of Portland, Kevin Dineen will stay on as coach of the Portland Pirates, the new Sabres affiliate. Buffalo also announced the signing of a few depth players who will most likely help fill out the AHL roster.  Colton Fretter and Colin Murphy (along with another recent signee, Mathieu Darche) should all be filling roles for the Pirates.

Sabres sign two free agents. Plan the parade. Now.
3rd Man In — Great news, Sabres fans! Your prayers have been answered. Buffalo made two big signings yesterday, bringing in left wing Colin Murphy and right wing Colin Fretter. Fretter played his college hockey at Michigan State, picking up 112 points (43+69) in 159 games during a four-year collegiate career from ...

Colton Fretter and Colin Murphy signed
Blue & Gold (of Buffalo) — The Sabres have signed right wing Colton Fretter and left wing Colin Murphy to their team. Don't expect to see them in Buffalo too often though. Both of these players will be spending the season mostly in Portland with the Pirates. The most likely call ups from the AHL level are still Kaleta, Gerbe, Mathieu Darche, Kennedy, and MacArthur. Still under this new deal with Portland the Sabres seem to be committing much more to their AHL team as far as bringing in veterans goes. ...

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