Olean Times Herald

'Pilut, a left-handed shot, offers the Sabres more depth. They signed three defensemen on Wednesday – Kale Clague, Jeremy Davies, Chase Priskie – likely ticketed for the AHL.' … [Read more...] about After two years away, Lawrence Pilut back with Sabres organization

'“At the end of the day, he’s very familiar with (the Sabres), they’re very, very familiar with him,” Brad Berry, Costantini’s coach at North Dakota, told the Times Herald on Thursday. “And I think that’s obviously a reason they drafted him. They know what they’re getting, and I think it’s very similar to the fact that’s why he’s in our program.' … [Read more...] about Matteo Costantini emerging as one of Sabres’ strongest forward prospects

'If Olofsson hadn’t suffered a wrist injury in early November, he might’ve joined Tage Thompson and Jeff Skinner, his linemates late in the season, in the Sabres’ 30-goal club.' … [Read more...] about Sabres agree to terms with Victor Olofsson on two-year contract

'Comrie has registered a 13-10-1 mark with a 3.06 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage in 28 career NHL outings. He has also played for the Detroit Red Wings and New Jersey Devils.' … [Read more...] about NHL Free Agent Tracker: Sabres sign goalie Eric Comrie, Ilya Lyubushkin

'“Eric quickly rose to the top of the list for us that this is the guy we want, and we went aggressively at him,” Adams said Wednesday after the Sabres signed Comrie to a two-year, $1.8 million contract, addressing their most glaring need.' … [Read more...] about Sabres excited to sign ex-Jets goalie Eric Comrie: ‘He was our guy’

'Johnson, who turns 21 on July 24, said if he goes back to college, he could eventually sign with the Sabres. “I love the organization,” Johnson said Wednesday following the first session of camp inside LECOM Harborcenter. “It doesn’t close the door.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospects Ryan Johnson, Erik Portillo could have futures in Buffalo

'Both players could’ve become unrestricted free agents Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres re-sign Vinnie Hinostroza, bring back Malcolm Subban

'And they have Erik Portillo, who’s returning to Michigan for his junior season. There’s a belief the Sabres will trade Portillo’s rights – the Swede was drafted by the team’s old regime – or he could bolt next year as a free agent.' … [Read more...] about Through free agency or trade, Sabres must find another goalie

'“I’m not one to rush my development,” Levi said told the Times Herald by phone last week. “I’ve never really chased the highest level throughout my hockey career. I’ve really just focused more on it doesn’t really matter where you play as long as I’m focusing on getting better every day and on my development."' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Devon Levi excited to visit Buffalo, happy at Northeastern

'Ten of the 11 players the Sabres drafted last week in Montreal will be participating. Only Viktor Neuchev, a Russian winger, isn’t listed on the roster.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ development camp roster loaded with top prospects

'The Providence College product, a left-handed shot, also established himself as a versatile presence, often playing on the right side.' … [Read more...] about Sabres re-sign Jacob Bryson to two-year contract

'Many Sabres scouts graded Neuchev as a first- or early second-round pick. Their analytics staff pegged him as a first-round selection.' … [Read more...] about In drafting talented Russian prospect Viktor Neuchev, Sabres saw value

'“We felt this guy had first- (or) second-round value,” Jerry Forton, the Sabres’ director of amateur scouting, said Friday afternoon following the draft inside the Bell Centre. “The question was do we use one of our first-round picks to take a chance or wait for the second-round pick? It really was never a consideration that we would have gone later than that.”' … [Read more...] about In Topias Leinonen, Sabres thrilled to draft another high-end goalie prospect

'“I’ve had a lot of discussions with teams about different options, things that we think about, and then you kind of go through that list and check it off,” Adams said Friday after the draft ended inside the Bell Centre. “And maybe some conversations pick up a little bit more, some go away. We’ve had that, we’ll continue to have that. And we’ll look at, we know there’s options … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kevyn Adams won’t ‘panic’ over goalie; Ryan Johnson to attend camp

'“It’s a critical position,” Adams said of center after the first round ended Thursday inside the Bell Centre. “You can move guys to the wing. It’s a lot more challenging to move from wing to center. So … really, the top NHL teams, you have good centermen, and we feel that we added some talent to our lineup.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres add centers, draft Matthew Savoie, Noah Ostlund and Jiri Kulich