"I liked a lot of things we did, " said Rolston, who was coaching Buffalo's American Hockey League affiliate in Rochester when Ruff was dismissed.

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Thomas Golisano, chief executive of Paychex, is close to purchasing one of them, hockey's Buffalo Sabres.

FORBES: Keep Your Eye on the Ball

In late October the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League were locked in a scoreless tie with the New York Islanders when, suddenly, Sabres right wing Ales Kotalik scored on a booming shot from the top of the left face-off circle, one-timing a pass from Jaroslav Spacek past Islander goalie Rick DiPietro.

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