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'"It's a huge opportunity," Beaulieu, 24, said on a conference call Sunday. "Buffalo has such a young, bright future. Talking to management yesterday i feel like I'm going to fit right into that process right away. I'm very refreshed, excited and super happy."' … [Read more...] about Beaulieu on Sabres: ‘I’m very refreshed, excited and super happy’

'"I came back too early from the rib injury, but it was because I was hungry to play and wanted to play,” said Kane. “It took me a little while to get back into the swing of things. In those final 58 games, I thought I showed consistency offensively.”' … [Read more...] about Evander Kane: ‘I’m getting prepared to start another NHL season. Hopefully it’s in Buffalo’

'The Habs wanted to avoid losing Beaulieu in the expansion draft but he had fallen out of favor with the organization and was a healthy scratch in the final game of their first-round elimination to the New York Rangers. Beaulieu had started the season in Montreal's top pair alongside Shea Weber.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire Habs defenseman Beaulieu for third-round pick

'Ullmark and his bride, Moa Wikman, donned goalie masks for the post-ceremony photo sessions to celebrate the big day.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ullmark on masked bride: ‘She’s definitely a keeper’

'“The amount of resources this organization has is very impressive, from an analytics standpoint, from pro scouts,” Botterill said. “I’ve been getting a lot of great information. Is there still a feeling-out process? Yes, but I’ve gotten a lot of information.”' … [Read more...] about Jason Botterill says he’s settling in nicely as Sabres GM

'Botterill has all summer to improve every aspect of the team. Given our limited time, we’ll focus on a few major issues...' … [Read more...] about Sabres ‘GM for a Day’: It’s time to make hard choices

'Jack Capuano would fit the criteria, and his name has already been floated by TSN. Capuano spent parts of seven seasons as coach of the New York Islanders, who fired him in January. He went 227-192-64 with the Islanders, who made the playoffs in three of his five full seasons.' … [Read more...] about With Phil Housley in place, Sabres can search for assistant coaches

'Today, state Sen. Housley represents Minnesota’s St. Croix River Valley. The duration of her political career nearly overlaps that of her husband’s pro coaching career, which began in 2013 when he became as assistant for the Nashville Predators.' … [Read more...] about Meet the Housleys: One wants a Cup, the other a governorship

'Housley was a great talent, but he was seen as symptomatic of the team's shortcomings. He was a soft defenseman who came up small in the playoffs. A month after the series, I called for him to be traded. That June, the Sabres sent him to Winnipeg (along with Scott Arniel, Jeff Parker and a first) for Dale Hawerchuk and a first-round pick that became Brad May.' … [Read more...] about Sully’s Mailbag: Back then, fans had their Phil of Housley

'The 53-year-old has spent the past four years in Nashville, earning praise for running one of the NHL’s top defense corps. The Predators hired Housley in 2013 after he coached the U.S. world junior team to a gold medal and earned a bronze as an assistant for the men’s world championship squad.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hire Phil Housley as coach, bring back piece of history

'“I’m just excited to be a part of this organization and see the change that has happened from when I played to now,” Housley said in KeyBank Center. “It’s an exciting time, and it’s an exciting time for me to be able to work with incredible people here.”' … [Read more...] about Phil Housley ready to coach, build relationships with Sabres’ players

'"There is that credibility right off the bat," Botterill said Thursday in KeyBank Center after the news conference introducing Housley as coach. "Even with talking with Phil, he doesn't just rest on that. He may have credibility but you don't back it up, you're not helping them get better and it's going to dissipate very quickly."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: With Housley, it comes down to respect

'"Everybody matures and moves on," said Ray, now 49. "All that is over. You play with guys who you dislike, guys you love and guys you never see again. You don't hold a grudge for 30 years. That was 25-30 years ago. I called [former coach] John Muckler a certain word 25 times back then. I love the old man now."' … [Read more...] about Rob Ray says, ‘It’s a good hire, really good’ and discounts any grudge with Housley

'From informative tidbits to snarky comments to bizarro humor, here is a range of social media posts responding to the news.' … [Read more...] about Twitter reaction to Sabres’ hiring of Phil Housley

'"We're gonna meet with him again next week," Sabres GM Jason Botterill said Thursday after new head coach Phil Housley's introductory press conference "Obviously, coming to the organization I didn't have a strong relationship with Cal, but I've enjoyed our dialogues with him. It's a situation, where in the CBA, he has that right" to test free agency. "Both players and team … [Read more...] about Jason Botterill sees great fit between Sabres, goalie prospect Cal Petersen as free agency decision date looms