1.   Sabres general manager Darcy Regier hoped a deal can be reached within days.

2.   Sabres general manager Darcy Regier said Hasek could be out more than one game.

3.   Sabres general manager Darcy Regier said he never worried about helping the Islanders, an Eastern Conference rival, turn around their franchise almost overnight.

4.   Sabres general manager Darcy Regier has called the gap substantial.

5.   Sabres general manager John Muckler hinted he hoped to cut it a little more.

6.   Sabres general manager Darcy Regier agreed a deal had been struck on time, but suggested the NHL took issue with the documentation.

7.   Sabres general manager Darcy Reiger said Hasek could be out more than one game.