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Ben Kuzma's Canucks Game Night: Balanced line combos could dull sharp Sabres (Vancouver Province) Sabres host the Canucks after shootout victory (AP) Preview | Canucks at Sabres (Canucks.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Vancouver Coverage

Coyotes fall 2-1 in overtime shootout; Karel Vejmelka shines in goal in NHL debut (Arizona Republic) Photo gallery (NHL.com) The Wrap: Vejmelka Strong Between the Pipes as Arizona Grabs a Point (ArizonaCoyotes.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Arizona Coverage

Up Next: Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres (Arizona Republic) Buffalo plays non-conference foe Arizona (AP) Preview: Arizona Looks to Rebound Against Buffalo on Saturday (ArizonaCoyotes.com) … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Arizona Coverage

'"Yes, that will be a challenge," noted Don Granato, head coach of the Sabers. We all know that there are a lot of responsibilities for centers in the NHL. They need to help our defenders in many situations and they have to pay attention to many details. But we also have options. Zemgus Girgensons can play center, as can Arttu Ruotsalainen."' … [Read more...] about Very young Sabers in the center

'This is the first wave of the power play. The second wave is made up of players who probably weren't drafted very early in your pool: Rasmus Asplund, Jacob Bryson and Colin Miller, to name a few.' … [Read more...] about Mission (almost) impossible

Poor special teams sink Canadiens' chances in Buffalo blowout (Montreal Gazette) In the Habs' Room: 'We have to show up and compete,' Jeff Petry says (Montreal Gazette) About Last Night: Special teams struggle for Habs in 5-1 loss to Sabres (Montreal Gazette) The disoriented hospital (Journal de Montreal) Pathetic (Journal de Montreal) Don't panic but ... (Journal de … [Read more...] about Friday’s Montreal Coverage

'So what fans need to do this year is not worry much about this season’s success, because there should not be very much of it as the usual result the last decade.' … [Read more...] about Don’t expect much from Sabres

'Since his terrifying incident, Okposo has taken the cause of mental health to heart. He got involved with JustTellOne.org, an initiative that aims to educate young people to talk about their mental health issues.' … [Read more...] about Support for Price and Drouin in Buffalo

Canadiens at Sabres: Five things you should know (Montreal Gazette) Support for Price and Drouin in Buffalo (La Presse) Buffalo opens season against Montreal (AP) MTL@BUF: What you need to know (Canadiens.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Montreal Coverage

'“Some of the most successful coaches in any sport find that balance of not over coaching,” Granato said. “I learned that and I live that long ago. You have to bring your team to a certain situation, have a priority list. You know you can't cover everything. It's impossible especially on day one, game one, especially in one training camp and got to let go of a lot and just … [Read more...] about Sabres prepare for season opener

'Most Sabres games are available in market on the regional MSG Buffalo sports network, which is available to stream on fuboTV and DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV).' … [Read more...] about How to watch Buffalo Sabres full 2021-22 NHL season | Schedule, TV channels, live stream

Red Wings end exhibition season with 4-4 record after loss in Buffalo (Detroit News) Photo gallery (Detroit News) Detroit Red Wings takeaways from 3-1 loss to Buffalo Sabres: Who stood out, what's next (Detroit Free Press) Photo gallery (Detroit Free Press) Red Wings fall to Sabres in preseason finale (Ann Arbor News) Three takeaways from Red Wings' 3-1 loss against Sabres … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Detroit Coverage

'But here is one truth: if the Rangers do become active bidders for Eichel, it won’t necessarily be because they prefer the Sabres’ excommunicated ex-captain to Mika Zibanejad, but because they know they won’t be able to sign No. 93 to a contract extension.' … [Read more...] about The only way Rangers will pull trigger on Jack Eichel trade

'“He felt his time was right,” Pearson said of Mann last week during media day. “I think one of the issues there too is, we had to play -- we didn’t have to -- but Erik Portillo really made great strides last year. We had to find a way to get him more games, and I think Strauss was looking at the big picture and he probably wouldn’t have got as many games as he did the past … [Read more...] about Sabres draft pick Erik Portillo has big shoes to fill as Michigan’s starting goalie

'Ristolainen played for six different head coaches in Buffalo — Ron Rolston, Ted Nolan, Dan Bylsma, Phil Housley, Ralph Krueger, and Don Granato — and four different general managers — Darcy Regier, Tim Murray, Jason Botterill, and Kevyn Adams. Although his experience in Buffalo lacked stability at the top and any degree of success, Ristolainen still found value in toiling at … [Read more...] about After eight losing seasons in Buffalo, Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen is ready to ‘turn a new page’