Olean Times Herald

'Still, if Skinner keeps up his torrid production, he would not only set personal highs for goals, assists and points, he would enjoy one of the greatest offensive seasons in the Sabres’ 53-year history.' … [Read more...] about At 30, resurgent Jeff Skinner enjoying one of Sabres’ greatest seasons ever

'“It’s just about getting used to playing hockey again,” he said. “It’s tough when you take four weeks off. I haven’t taken four weeks off since COVID, really, just because I don’t really take much time off in the summer.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Eric Comrie feels healthy, unsure of return from injury

'“You’re recalled from Rochester and now you’re facing the greatest shooters in the world,” Sabres coach Don Granato said following Wednesday’s practice at LECOM Harborcenter. “… It’s different, the timing’s different, everything’s different. And there’s an acclimation period, especially for younger players that don’t have a lot of NHL experience. And I felt he went through … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen maturing, making case to stick in NHL

'The game will be made up at 12:30 p.m. on March 4. The Sabres’ home game against the Philadelphia Flyers originally slated for that date has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. on Jan. 9.' … [Read more...] about Winter storm forces NHL to postpone Friday’s Sabres game against Lightning

'Thompson, 25, continued his torrid production, recording multiple points in each outing as the Sabres went 3-0-0 during the week ending Sunday.' … [Read more...] about Dynamic stretch earns Sabres’ Tage Thompson NHL Second Star honors

'The Buffalo Sabres on Monday reassigned three of their top forward prospects – Jiri Kulich, Noah Ostlund and Isak Rosen – to their respective national teams for the upcoming World Junior Championship.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reassign three prospects for World Junior Championship

'The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Davis, 26, was summoned by the Sabres once this season before Friday, although he did not play. He has scored two goals and five points in 19 games with the Amerks this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall defenseman from Amerks

'Right now, Anderson, the NHL’s oldest player, is clearly the better option for the Sabres, who ranked last in the eight-team Atlantic Division.' … [Read more...] about Why don’t the Sabres play goalie Craig Anderson more often?

'Meanwhile, the 6-foot-2, 183-pound Laaksonen, 23, appeared to be out of the Sabres’ plans when he was a healthy scratch for eight of the Amerks’ 10 playoff games last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade Oskari Laaksonen to Stars for Youngstown’s Joseph Cecconi

'“We kind of know where each other are almost all the time,” said Quinn, whose Sabres begin a three-game road trip on Wednesday against the Colorado Avalanche. “That play doesn’t happen if he doesn’t get it through Doughty’s feet, which not many guys are even going to try to make that pass over. So it kind of starts with him.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres rookies JJ Peterka, Jack Quinn share special chemistry, friendship

'“He hasn’t had a lot of practice time, so that would be a concern,” Sabres coach Don Granato said of the Russian returning to the lineup right away.' … [Read more...] about Ilya Lyubushkin practices with Sabres, nearing return from lower-body injury

'Anderson was the Sabres’ backbone as they struggled to generate offense early, making 16-first period stops and 30 saves through 40 minutes as the game remain tied at 0.' … [Read more...] about Craig Anderson posts shutout, Sabres score six late goals in win over Kings

'“If I do the defensive stuff right, that’s when my offense comes,” said Asplund, who recorded two third-period assists Tuesday, giving him eight points in 20 games this season. “… I’m not the type of player that’s going to create a lot of offense by not doing my defensive stuff. So I just tried to reset and start focusing on that game. I think I had a really good step in the … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Rasmus Asplund ‘resets’ after scratches; Ilya Lyubushkin skates

'“It’s exciting for me,” said Mittelstadt, whose Sabres host the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. “I know it’s only a couple games. I mean, that line’s pretty special.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Casey Mittelstadt earns chance to showcase talents on top line

'“It’s unfortunate timing and probably cost us a point there,” said Skinner, who earned a three-game suspension from the NHL. “So that’s a tough feeling. Something that you learn from. I thought they did a good job, obviously, killing the last 20 seconds to get it to OT. And then that’s a tough task, I think, for them to kill the whole thing off.”' … [Read more...] about Jeff Skinner knows cross-checking Jake Guentzel hurt Sabres