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'I'll be honest, I struggled my first couple years in the USHL. I went in right after the draft and, looking back now, I think I was a little too young. I didn't have the strength to play at that level yet. Meanwhile, I had already committed to play at Notre Dame and was waiting to take that next step.' … [Read more...] about In his own words: Oglevie’s path to joining the Sabres organization

'"He's one of those guys that, you can tell," Taylor said. "And just his shot. Like, every time he went down, I don't know if he missed one. His composure, his willingness, his love for the game. Just everything on the ice, he's a special person."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin already impressing coaches, teammates at development camp

'"Culturally, these are the guys who are going to change the organization around," Taylor said. "You're not going to bring an older guy in and just all of a sudden, the room changes. It starts within and I think it all starts with the draft.' … [Read more...] about Taylor sees signs of culture change at Day 1 of development camp

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has acquired forward Conor Sheary and defenseman Matt Hunwick from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire Sheary, Hunwick from Penguins

'The last time Casey Mittelstadt and Alexander Nylander shared the ice, they were playing NHL games for the Sabres. Buffalo's last two first-round picks scored their first NHL goals in the same game, in Tampa on April 6, and both were in the lineup when the Sabres concluded their season the following night.' … [Read more...] about Breaking down the 2018 development camp roster

' "It's an amazing feeling," he said after being introduced to the media at KeyBank Center. "Just to actually put on this jersey with this logo, it's amazing. I've been waiting to do this for so long ... finally, I'm here."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin has No. 26 jersey unveiled during introductory presser

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has tendered a qualifying offer to forwards Justin Bailey, Nick Baptiste, Sean Malone, Danny O'Regan, Sam Reinhart and C.J. Smith.' … [Read more...] about Sabres qualify 6 restricted free agents

'Botterill said the decision not to qualify Wilson was made to avoid arbitration but maintained optimism that a deal with the forward can still be reached. Wilson scored 14 points (6+8) in 49 games with Buffalo last season after being acquired from Detroit on Dec. 4.' … [Read more...] about Sabres will not extend qualifying offers to Antipin, Wilson

'First-round picks set to attend include Alexander Nylander (2016), Casey Mittelstadt (2017) and Rasmus Dahlin (2018). Eric Cornel (2014), Brendan Guhle (2015), Rasmus Asplund (2016), Marcus Davidsson (2017), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (2017) and Mattias Samuelsson (2018) are Sabres' second-round picks who are scheduled to particiate.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce 2018 Development Camp roster

'"You can never have too many defensemen," Botterill said. "It was something that we did talk a lot about, about trying to add more defensemen. We certainly knew who we were going to take at number one.' … [Read more...] about Sabres continue to replenish defensive depth on Day 2 of the NHL Draft

'Buffalo began the day by selecting defenseman Mattias Samuelsson (6'4", 218 lbs., 3/14/2000) with the first pick of the second round, No. 32 overall. Samuelsson spent the 2017-18 season with the USA Hockey NTDP, where he finished second among the team's defensemen with 31 points (11+20) in 58 games. He also served as Team USA's captain during the 2018 IIHF World U18 … [Read more...] about Sabres select 5 players on 2nd day of 2018 NHL Draft

'"They're getting a guy who will complement Dahlin pretty well," Wilde, a second-round pick by the Islanders, said. "I can just imagine those two playing together. Mattias will definitely lock it up defensively and shut down and allow a guy like Dahlin to have a bit of freedom.' … [Read more...] about Former teammate believes Samuelsson will complement Dahlin

'Pekar's familiarity with the Sabres dates back to his youth. Being a Czech native, he's well-versed in Dominik Hasek lore, and the first game he ever played in an NHL rink was in Buffalo at age 14. He beamed when recounting his combine interview with the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Pekar ‘never imagined’ being drafted into NHL

'"If you didn't know how old he was, you would not say that that was a 16-year-old defenseman," Craig Button, TSN's director of scouting, told Brian Duff. "It's one thing to have the obvious skills and to be able to master the game, handle the puck, skating. But his ability to understand what he can do and what he can't do, that's very uncommon for most players at that age.' … [Read more...] about Sabres make it official, draft Dahlin with No. 1 pick

'Botterill came away from that meeting impressed by Dahlin's humility and ability to critically assess his own play. Dahlin broke down the ways he could still improve - forecheck reads, battle levels, off-ice habits, adapting to North American ice - leaving the Sabres' general manager with the sense that Dahlin is a true student of the game.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin’s combine interview made strong impression on Sabres