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Al Montoya solid in goal as Canadiens beat Sabres (Montreal Gazette) In the Habs' Room: Montoya's the man as Price misses second start (Montreal Gazette) Angry fan pens open letter to P.K. Subban in full-page ad, wants fans to help donate to Montreal Children's Hospital (Montreal Gazette) Gallagher the spark plug (Le Journal de Montreal) "I have to adjust myself ..." - … [Read more...] about Friday’s Montreal Coverage

'"They're checking for a lot of things internally," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "I don't have more than that."' … [Read more...] about Canadiens dump Sabres as Kane exits injured

'Kane crashed hard into the boards after losing his balance following a battle with Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin with 11 seconds remaining in the period. His left side crashed into the end boards. Kane lay on the ground for several minutes before being helped to the locker room by teammates.' … [Read more...] about Sabres LW Kane helped off ice after collision with boards

'"I remained literally three doors down from the Weber family, Franson told in interview to the Journal. I grew up with little brother Shea, Brandon. We are the same age. The two brothers were at my wedding, we are very close. And it's the same story for our families."' … [Read more...] about Franson and Weber giants Sicamous

'"For one reason or another, it still goes under the radar in the circles of hockey. It is a hidden treasure. Having played with him, I can confirm that he has an incredible talent. Rasmus is effective in all facets: he is tall, burly and physical, but also excellent for protecting the puck, in addition to having an excellent offensive vision. He is just beginning to show us … [Read more...] about Shea Weber, the definition of a complete player by his friend Josh Gorges

Canadiens at Sabres: Five things to know about the Habs' season opener (Montreal Gazette) Franson and Weber giants Sicamous (Le Journal de Montreal) Shea Weber, the definition of a complete player by his friend Josh Gorges (RDS) Injuries abound as Sabres hosts Habs (AP) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Montreal Coverage

'"You're looking at one of your key players, one of your best players going down in pain on the ice. It's not a good thing."' … [Read more...] about Sabres C Eichel injures ankle in practice

'Ryan O’Reilly, the club’s No. 2 centre, has been plagued by back spasms during training camp. A year ago the Sabres lost Robin Lehner for months after the goaltender suffered a high-ankle sprain during his first start of the season. Lehner was acquired in a summer 2015 trade with Ottawa and had been anointed as the Sabres goaltender of the future.' … [Read more...] about Eichel injury latest hard-luck blow to rebuilding Sabres

'The 21-year-old Ristolainen, who was a restricted free agent, will receive an average annual salary of $5.4 million.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Ristolainen to six-year, $32.4 million deal

Senators remain a work in progress as they lose preseason finale to Sabres (Ottawa Citizen) Ottawa Senators drop pre-season finale against Buffalo Sabres (Ottawa Sun) Ready to get serious (Le Droit) Photo gallery (OttawaSenators.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Ottawa Coverage

'"I do like the close out of the pre-season and I like doing it winning," Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma said. "We've played a few games where we played good hockey and closed out and won hockey games on the road and that's exactly how we want to play."' … [Read more...] about Senators close out exhibition schedule with 4-2 loss to Sabres

'“I didn't like the first period very much,” said Sabres head coach Dan Bylsma, whose team fell to 3-2-1 through six exhibition games. “We came out flat and they took it to us pretty hard. But I liked the way we came out in the second."' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes topple Sabres in shootout

'Bailey, a native of Williamsville, N.Y., was one of the hired guns Hounds general manager Kyle Raftis acquired as the team made a 2014-2015 championship run.' … [Read more...] about Bailey, Dupuy happy to be back

'Evander Kane cut Buffalo's deficit to 2-1 midway through the second and Justin Bailey scored shorthanded to tie the game in the third.' … [Read more...] about Skinner scores shootout winner as Canes top Sabres in pre-season play

'Despite the lack of excitement provided on the ice, Buffalo head coach Dan Bylsma saw a lot of positives from his team as it approaches the regular season. "I really liked our whole team game," he said. "I think this was the first game for us where we really played as a group of five and played team hockey.' … [Read more...] about Hockeyville!