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Craig Rivet	#52 \| Defenseman \| Buffalo Sabres

Height: 6-2 Weight: 201 Shoots: R Born: September 13, 1974, North Bay, Ontario

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November 3, 2008
Sabres defenseman Craig Rivet returned to the lineup after missing five games with a knee injury.

October 22, 2008
Craig Rivet will have arthroscopic knee surgery today, and will miss at least two weeks, according to the AP.

October 13, 2008
Sabres defenseman Craig Rivet had an assist, was a +2, and accumulated 25 PIM with a five-minute fighting major and two 10-minute misconducts in Buffalo's 7-1 win over the Islanders.

July 5, 2008
Craig Rivet was traded to the Sabres, not because the Sharks were unhappy with his performance, but because of salary considerations, according to the San Jose Mercury.

July 4, 2008
Defenseman Craig Rivet, and a seventh-round pick in 2010, have been dealt from the Sharks to the Sabres in exchange for second-round selections in the 2009 and 2010 drafts, according to TSN. Sabres' GM Darcy Regier said, "We are very excited to add such a quality veteran player to our roster. He is a great character player that will provide our club added leadership and experience."

May 2, 2008
Craig Rivet was in the Sharks lineup in Game 4, despite appearing to be injured after a Brenden Morrow hit on Tuesday.

April 28, 2008
Craig Rivet contributed two assists in Sunday's 5-2 loss in Game 2 against Dallas. He is yet to score a goal in the playoffs, but has five assists.

April 7, 2008
Craig Rivet sat out the final regular season game of the season as he continued to nurse a few bumps and bruises, but he should be ready to go for Game 1 against the Calgary Flames, this according to the San Jose Mercury News. Besides welcoming back Rivet, the Sharks should also have the services of Christian Ehrhoff, Mike Grier and Jeremy Roenick, all who sat out the team's final game of the season.

April 4, 2008
Craig Rivet and Christian Ehrhoff both sat out the Sharks game on Thursday night to rest minor injures, this according to the San Jose Mercury News. Rivet is nursing and upper-body injury, Ehrhoff a lower-body injury, but neither injury is thought to be serious. All indications are that the team, which is locked into the second best record in the league, is just trying to get some of their banged up guys some rest. Therefore, both skaters should be high on playoff pool lists for defensemen given the way that the Sharks have been skating of late.

April 1, 2008
Craig Rivet is nursing an upper body injury and is expected to miss his third straight game on Tuesday, according to the Mercury News. He has racked up 35 points over 74 games this season.

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