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BUFFALO, NY - APRIL 18: Rob Niedermayer #20 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against Danny Syvret #26 of the Philadelphia Flyers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at HSBC Arena at HSBC Arena on April 18, 2011 in Buffalo, New York.

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 16: Rob Niedermayer #20 of the Buffalo Sabres is checked by Andrej Meszaros #41 of the Philadelphia Flyers as he comes in on goal during the first period of Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Wells Fargo...

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 14: Rob Niedermayer #20 of the Buffalo Sabres skates against the Philadelphia Flyers in Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Wells Fargo Center on April 14, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Sabres...

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Buffalo Sabres' Rob Niedermayer, left, and Columbus Blue Jackets' Sami Lepisto scramble for a loose puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio.

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Buffalo Sabres' Rob Niedermayer (20) shoots the puck under pressure from Tampa Bay Lightning's Mike Lundin (39) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y. , Tuesday, April 5, 2011.

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Buffalo Sabres' Rob Niedermayer (20) redirects the puck on New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur under pressure from Devils' Mark Fraser (2) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y. , Saturday, March 26, 2011.

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BUFFALO, NY - MARCH 25: Tomas Vokoun #29 of the Florida Panthers makes a save behind Rob Niedermayer #20 of the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena on March 25, 2011 in Buffalo, New York.

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BUFFALO, NY - MARCH 20: Rob Niedermayer #20 of the Buffalo Sabres skates ahead of David Legwand #11 of the Nashville Predators at HSBC Arena on March 20, 2011 in Buffalo, New York.

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Buffalo Sabres' Rob Niedermayer (20) battles for the puck with Nashville Predators goalie Anders Lindback, of Sweden, as Predators' Ryan Suter (20) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y. , Sunday, March 20, 2011.

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Buffalo Sabres' Rob Niedermayer (20) battles for the puck with Boston Bruins' Dennis Seidenberg (44), of Germany, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 10, 2011, in Boston.

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PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 08: Rob Niedermayer #20 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrates his first period goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Consol Energy Center on March 8, 2011 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Buffalo Sabres' Rob Niedermayer (20) knocks the helmet off Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) after he scored in the first period of the NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Pittsburgh.

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Buffalo Sabres' Rob Niedermayer (20) gets around Pittsburgh Penguins' Matt Cooke, right, to shoot and score on Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) in the first period of the NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Pittsburgh.

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PHILADELPHIA - MARCH 05: Rob Niedermayer #20 of the Buffalo Sabres in action against The Philadelphia Flyers during their game on March 5, 2011 at The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Buffalo Sabres forward Rob Niedermayer (20) battles for the puck with New York Rangers defenseman Michael Sauer in the second period during their NHL hockey game in New York March 1, 2011.

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BUFFALO, NY - FEBRUARY 25: Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres makes a save in the final minute as Rob Niedermayer #20 of the Sabres defends on Marek Svatos #20 of the Ottawa Senators at HSBC Arena on February 25, 2011 in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo won 4-2.

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BUFFALO, NY - FEBRUARY 25: Jordan Leopold #3, Rob Niedermayer #20, Cody McCormick #8 and Steve Montador #4 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrate McCormick's goal in the second period against the Ottawa Senators at HSBC Arena on February 25, 2011 in Buffalo, New York.

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BUFFALO, NY - FEBRUARY 25: Michael Grier #25 and Rob Niedermayer #20 of the Buffalo Sabres celebrate Grier's goal in the first period against the Ottawa Senators at HSBC Arena on February 25, 2011 in Buffalo, New York.

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Buffalo Sabres fans react to a goal by Sabres' Rob Niedermayer, not shown, against Philadelphia Flyers goalie Michael Leighton during the first period in Game 6 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoffs hockey series, in Buffalo, N.Y. , Sunday, April 24, 2011.

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Buffalo Sabres goalie Ryan Miller (L) and center Rob Niedermayer celebrate a win over the Philadelphia Flyers after the overtime period of Game 5 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarter-final hockey game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 22, 2011.

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Buffalo Sabres' Jason Pominville (29) celebrates his goal with teammate Rob Niedermayer (20) against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoffs hockey series in Buffalo, N.Y. , Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

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Buffalo Sabres' Jason Pominville (29) celebrates his goal with teammate' Rob Niedermayer (20) on Philadelphia Flyers goalie Brian Boucher, center, during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoffs hockey series in Buffalo, N.Y. , Wednesday, April 20, 2011. The...

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New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, of Sweden, makes a save on a shot by Buffalo Sabres' Rob Niedermayer during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y. , Wednesday, March 30, 2011. The Sabres won 1-0.

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Buffalo Sabres' Mike Weber, centre left, is congratulated by teammates Michael Grier, left, Andrej Sekera and Rob Niedermayer after scoring his team's opening goal against Toronto Maple Leafs during first period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Saturday March 12, 2011.

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Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin, right, of Russia, skates after a loose puck next to Buffalo Sabres center Rob Niedermayer during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y. , Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Washington won 2-1.