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'“We didn’t start as we wanted,” Luukkonen said. “That’s something coming off the trade deadline, and maybe mentally it’s not the perfect place to be as a team. Kind of refocusing after getting our feet back under us after the first and kind of sticking with it was a big thing today.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres battle back for shootout victory following overturned OT winner

'Sjalin – a native of Osterlund, Sweden – was a fifth-round draft pick (145th overall) by the New York Rangers in 2017. He previously played for Leksands IF of the SHL, where he was teammates with current Sabres prospect Isak Rosen.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire Sjalin, 7th-round pick from Panthers

'The Buffalo Sabres have acquired a fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenseman Erik Johnson, the team announced Friday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire 2024 4th-round pick from Flyers

'The Buffalo Sabres have acquired a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for goaltender Devin Cooley, the team announced Friday. The pick originally belonged to the Washington Capitals.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire 2025 7th-round pick

'Jost has recorded 14 points (4+10) in 25 games for Rochester in 2023-24 while Clague leads all Amerks defensemen with 23 points (10+13) in 42 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Jost, Clague; loan Johnson to Rochester

'“I'll say it and I'm sure everybody else would say we're disappointed with where we are,” Adams said. “We need to be better. And the Bo Byram decision, making a big trade like that was to upgrade our team and to make our team better now and into the future, and that's what we're going to work towards in the summer.”' … [Read more...] about Adams discusses adding ‘top-pair talent’ in Byram, recaps trade deadline

' “… I just decided I wanted to get out here and be with the guys and try to get in the first game,” Byram said. “So, it was pretty easy once I started feeling better yesterday to try to get to Nashville and play.”' … [Read more...] about Byram records 2 points in Sabres debut in Nashville

'“It's an interesting position to be in because [Mittelstadt’s] loved in that locker room,” coach Don Granato said following the game. “They know it’s a business. They know it’s that time of the year. … Obviously, you have to play a game. These guys, in this building and this rivalry, playing the Maple Leafs, is something they’re excited about. I think that pulled them right … [Read more...] about Sabres react to Byram trade following OT loss to Leafs

'The fourth-overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, Byram has 63 points (23+40) in 146 career regular-season games. He has 12 assists in 27 career playoff games, 20 of which came during Colorado’s run to the Stanley Cup in 2022.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire Byram from Avalanche

'“It feels great to have the confidence of the coaching staff,” Luukkonen said after practice at LECOM Harborcenter on Tuesday. “Starting back-to-back, it’s not a usual thing you get to do as a goalie. It feels great to have the trust of the coaching staff to get those two back-to-back starts. It was great.”' … [Read more...] about Luukkonen embracing workload as Sabres’ primary starter

'“We made too many mistakes,” Sabres coach Don Granato said. “It cost us. Lost some battles that you would like to have won and made some mistakes. That was the difference.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Jets to conclude back-to-back set at home

'“We just have to make sure we have faith in the way that we know how to play and we were playing tonight,” Okposo said. “There was nothing wrong with how we were playing and we just wanted to make sure we continued that. It was definitely a mature response.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres score 5 unanswered goals to defeat Golden Knights

'The Sabres’ defenseman fell short of becoming just the third NHL skater to log 29 or more minutes in eight straight games, but instead added a pair of blocked shots and an assist in 27:55 of ice time to help Buffalo secure the victory and improve to 8-2-0 in its last 10 road games.' … [Read more...] about ‘The complete package’ | Dahlin scores OT winner to defeat Lightning

'“You’re going to get outplayed by good teams at points,” he said. “They’re a really good hokey team and they push – and that’s OK. We got out of it. Our goalie played extremely well to keep us in the hockey game.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall short in physical road matchup with Panthers

'Dahlin has exceeded 29 minutes of ice time in six consecutive games, the longest-such streak in the NHL since Erik Karlsson did so in seven straight games from Feb. 25 to March 8, 2016. It’s the longest streak by a Sabres player since the NHL began tracking ice time in 1997-98.' … [Read more...] about ‘It’s not an easy job’ | Dahlin’s uptick in ice time helping fuel Sabres’ recent success