Olean Times Herald

'“We’re gonna miss him,” Sabres coach Don Granato said on a Zoom call this afternoon. “He gives us a shot blocker, he has some grit. So there’s areas within his game and his identity that we will miss, obviously. And as a personality, we’re going to miss (him) a little bit here.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose Robert Hagg to lower-body injury; Casey Fitzgerald recalled

'“He is close,” Granato said following Wednesday’s practice. “He’s going to go through a couple days of contact and we’ll get a better picture of strength, response. It won’t be within the next five days (he returns), but it could be soon after that.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Alex Tuch practices in contact role, close to playing again

'But in ending their seven-game winless skid and earning their first victory since Nov. 26, the Sabres offered a glimpse into what could be a very bright future. They possess a lot of young talent, and right now, some of it is starting to mature.' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Dahlin performs dynamically in Sabres’ win: ‘A vision into his future’

'Dell, 32, struggled with the Sabres, compiling a 0-5-0 record with a 4.52 goals-against average and an .872 save percentage in seven games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres make goalie moves, send Aaron Dell to Amerks

'“His injury inhibited his shooting,” Sabres coach Don Granato said of Olofsson following Monday’s practice at LECOM Harborcenter. “That’s the reason why he probably was out so long and that’s his game, is shooting. Specifically on the power play it’s shooting.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Victor Olofsson struggling to score after injury

'“We have roster spots,” Granato said following today’s practice at LECOM Harborcenter. “We don’t have to make a decision based on that right now.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Malcolm Subban nears return; Casey Mittelstadt progressing well

'“But he won’t come out of a development phase, he’s 22,” Granato said. “So I say that with a smile because the ceiling … is really high, it’s not even close to it. But to see performances like tonight and the last couple nights is great. The control, the confidence, he’s in the moment, he’s reading shooters.”' … [Read more...] about Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen making strong case to stick with Sabres

'“It’s hard for me to comment on it,” he said. “You guys asked me about it after the game, and I’m going to tell you my approach to it is you can’t play the ‘poor me’ card. You just can’t. So whatever happens in a game, you have to move on, and we moved on immediately."' … [Read more...] about NHL admits Sabres’ late goal against Rangers should’ve counted

'“It’s a wave of emotion,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “I credit our guys to stay on it. I think (Tage Thompson) hit the post right after that. So that shows you the belief system was OK. We got some bad news but we’re let’s drop the puck, let’s go, and we believe we can do it. That was all the way to the end.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose tying goal on offside review, fall to Rangers: ‘A wave of emotion’

'“Sometimes when you’re a passer by nature, you’re always going to look pass first,” Peca said following the Amerks’ 4-3 win inside Blue Cross Arena. “But he’s scored some big goals for us, too. And I think the more confidence he gets putting the puck in the net, I think you’ll see him become a little bit more of a shooter when he needs to.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Peyton Krebs on tear with Amerks, piling up points

'Cozens and Okposo, who have spent the last six games together, both recently enjoyed season-best stretches. Cozens scored in three straight outings. Okposo, meanwhile, compiled two goals and seven points over a six-game point streak.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Dylan Cozens developing into special talent beside Kyle Okposo

'In other injury news, Granato said goalie Malcolm Subban, who suffered an undisclosed injury in Saturday’s 6-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, his Sabres debut, is progressing. Subban skated on his own again this morning.' … [Read more...] about Sabres center Casey Mittelstadt seeing specialist for upper-body injury

'“It’s tough for him, it’s tough for me when I think of him because he is committed, determined player and determined to make the Buffalo Sabres a competitive team,” Granato said following practice inside KeyBank Center. “He was one of the guys that I mentioned didn’t want to go home last summer after the season, wanted to stay here and train, be in Buffalo.”' … [Read more...] about With Casey Mittelstadt injured, could Sabres utilize JJ Peterka or Jack Quinn?

'“We looked a little lethargic,” coach Don Granato said of the Sabres’ offensive effort. “You can only guess why and we’re going to try to figure that out ourselves on the coaching side, because we … didn’t look like ourselves and didn’t play with the pace that we typically do.”' … [Read more...] about Ducks score ‘Michigan’ goal in win over Sabres; Casey Mittelstadt injured

'Having scored 69 goals in 24 games entering Tuesday’s contest, 2.8 an outing, the Sabres were on pace to register 235 goals this season. That would be their highest total since 2010-11, when they scored 240 times.' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Offense on best scoring pace in 11 years as defense struggles