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'"Last year, there was no expectations," Buffalo captain Kyle Okposo said May 25. "Everybody's writing rosy articles and this group is a good team, it's becoming a good team. And that's great, but how do you do that with expectations? There's guys that are starting to get bigger contracts, there's guys that are starting to get noticed nationally. There's going to be lofty … [Read more...] about Inside look at Buffalo Sabres

'The three goalies on the Sabres' roster have combined for 100 NHL games of experience, with 21-year-old Devon Levi (7) and 24-year-old Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (46) making up just over half of that total. Eric Comrie, 28, has played 47 games.' … [Read more...] about 3 questions facing Buffalo Sabres

'Levi (6-foot, 184 pounds) for the second straight season led NCAA goalies in save percentage and won the Mike Richter Award as the top goalie in men's college hockey, becoming the first two-time winner in history.' … [Read more...] about Top prospects for Buffalo Sabres

'"There's a lightness to him right now," Rochester coach Seth Appert said. "You can feel that there's a weight off his shoulders, he feels good with his decision, and he's excited to be here. We're obviously very excited to have him."' … [Read more...] about Johnson’s leadership qualities impress Sabres

'"There's a lot of pressure and as a young kid, he performed very well," Sabres development coach Tim Kennedy said. "He was an 18-year-old playing against men. … It was a great year for him growth-wise."' … [Read more...] about Ostlund bids to continue growth spurt on path to Sabres roster spot

'The Sabres lack NHL experience in goal, with Eric Comrie, 28, having played 47 games, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, 24, having played 46 games, and Devon Levi, 21, having played seven games, but a move to address that seems unlikely and would have to make sense, whether financially or in terms of asset cost. With Quinn out to begin the season, the Sabres could seek out help on the … [Read more...] about Sabres add Clifton, Johnson in hopes of ending playoff drought

'Each has one year remaining on his contract and is eligible to sign July 1. Dahlin, 23, signed a three-year, $18 million contract ($6 million average annual value) on Sept. 22, 2021. Power, 20, signed a three-year, entry-level contract April 8, 2022.' … [Read more...] about Sabres look to sign Dahlin, Power to long-term contracts

'Peterka said the Sabres aren't far off from competing on a similar level. "One hundred percent," he said. "It's just great to be a part of that team coming up right now. Our goal this year was just to get better every day and then when you look at the standings, I think we missed it by one point, the playoffs. No one would've thought we'd come that close. I think team-wise we … [Read more...] about Peterka optimistic about Sabres next season after taking ‘big step’

'"I believe in when you have core pieces that you feel are going to be a very important part of your franchise, I like to be proactive," general manager Kevyn Adams said Wednesday. "Both [Rasmus] and Owen are critical pieces of this franchise moving forward and certainly have let their agents know how we feel about them, and we'll work at it. These things, they take time. … [Read more...] about Sabres hope to sign Dahlin, Power to long-term contracts

'"It's been a long year," Skinner said. "Obviously we didn't reach the goal we wanted to, but you have to be professional and put a good effort in. We had a lot of chances early. Their goalie made some good saves. We had to stick with it, and it paid off."' … [Read more...] about Skinner has 3 points for Sabres in win against Blue Jackets

'"It's the perfect story," he said. "It's unbelievable. You're kind of mind-numb to it all. You're just like 'did this really just happen?' This is the way it's supposed to be. Things happen for a reason. This was the way it was supposed to play out. They get a point, we get a point. We win in overtime. You couldn't ask for a better story."' … [Read more...] about Anderson wins final NHL game, Sabres defeat Senators in OT

'And his teammates weren't the only one who had hugs for him. His wife, Nicholle and sons, Jake and Levi, also had some post-game love for Anderson.' … [Read more...] about Sabres, family celebrate Anderson’s final NHL game

'This season, Buffalo went with 41-year-old veteran Craig Anderson along with prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, 24, and Eric Comrie, 27, who had entered the season with only 28 career NHL games; it didn't work out as well as the Sabres had hoped. Comrie was injured twice and lost the starting job to Luukkonen, who is 17-11-4 with a 3.61 goals against average and .892 save … [Read more...] about Sabres eliminated, done in by losing streaks, inconsistency in goal

'"You put a lot of work in, and you fight for something, and that's life," Sabres coach Don Granato said. "But it has to make you better. And we don't have a lot of experience, so going through this experience, you have to unfortunately soak up the negative. A lot of things in life are learned through negative. Unfortunately, it's just the way people grow."' … [Read more...] about Devils defeat Sabres, keep pace in Metro, clinch home ice in 1st round

'"Obviously, we're looking [at the standings]," Mittelstadt said. "It's a lie if someone says we're not. We want to know where we stand. We're going to check that and let's move on to tomorrow. We've got a big one tomorrow."' … [Read more...] about Sabres rally past Rangers for shootout win, gain in Eastern wild card