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'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has signed defenseman Nathan Beaulieu to a two-year contract with an average annual value (AAV) of $2.4 million.' … [Read more...] about Sabres, Beaulieu agree to 2-year contract

'Rodrigues (5'10", 183 lbs., 7/28/1993) registered six points (4+2) in 30 games for the team in 2016-17. In 32 total NHL games since signing with the Sabres in April 2015, the Etobicoke, Ontario native has recorded eight points (5+3) and four penalty minutes.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Rodrigues to 2-year contract

'Since being selected by the Ottawa Senators in the second round (46th overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft, the Gothenburg, Sweden native has appeared in 166 career NHL games. In his seven NHL seasons with the Sabres and Senators, Lehner has logged a 58-71-26 record with a .918 save percentage and a 2.76 goals-against average.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Lehner to 1-year contract

'Intensive care is a scary place to be, but I needed a place where I could be stabilized. My doctors felt that the Neuro Surgical ICU at Buffalo General was the best place for that to happen. I can't thank the doctors, nurses and staff at Buffalo General enough. The people there that took care of me were exceptional. It's impossible for me to overstate my support for them and … [Read more...] about Thank you from Kyle Okposo

'Hajt spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings' AHL affiliate, where he helped guide the Manchester Monarchs to a Calder Cup Championship after the 2014-15 season. The team also made the playoffs in each of the last two seasons as the Ontario Reign, including a division title in 2015-16.' … [Read more...] about Sabres add Chris Hajt to coaching staff

'"It's a wonderful hockey market," Sexton said. "We have an organization that needs some work, but we are not going to rest until we restore the Americans to what I think is their rightful place amongst the elite teams in the American Hockey League. It'll come one day at a time; it'll come one person at a time, but we will be relentless in our pursuit of that success."' … [Read more...] about Camp offered first look at Sabres’ approach to development

'That gave Asplund two winners in his first two games (the other came in a shootout) and from that point on, Team White really went on a run with victories of 3-0, 2-0, and 3-1 to claim the French Connection Trophy with a perfect 5-0 record.' … [Read more...] about A look back at development camp

'"I think everyone wants to come out and play well," Mittelstadt said. "But I think it's important to come out and take everything in, try to develop to become a better player, take things home with you that you need to work on. I definitely found some things that I need to work on but I think I did well."' … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt, Asplund steal the show at French Connection Tournament

'Lehner and Beaulieu have arbitration hearings set for July 27 and Aug. 4, respectively. Botterill remained optimistic that a deal will get done with Lehner prior to that date (Lehner is represented by Craig Oster, who also represents Larsson).' … [Read more...] about Botterill talks contracts; Housley updates on coaching staff

'"After my season ended, I wanted to get a taste somewhere," Malone said. "I was able to learn some things by talking to some of the guys there that learned from their experiences as a younger player going to play professional, so I'm hoping to take what I learned from them and apply it to next season."' … [Read more...] about Camp notebook: Finally healthy, Malone looking forward to 1st pro season

'"Regardless of who's at the helm, you're working your hardest and you're trying to impress," Baptiste said. "I'm in a contract year and I've got to prove that I'm a full-time NHL player. I thought I did a lot of good things in Rochester last year, I thought I did a lot of good things when I was called up. For me, I'm shooting to be a full-time Sabre and that's my goal."' … [Read more...] about Veterans at camp see opportunity in NHL, but they’ll have to earn it

'The public and the media didn't know much about Laaksonen at the time of his selection, mostly because there wasn't all that much information available. He wasn't listed on any pre-Draft rankings, not even the on list produced by NHL Central Scouting Services.' … [Read more...] about Meet Oskari Laaksonen, Buffalo’s 3rd-round pick

'Jankowski joins the Sabres after spending the last four seasons in various roles with Hockey Canada. Hired by the organization in June 2013 as head scout, Jankowski was later promoted to director of player personnel. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing all player evaluation and selection for Canada's national junior team, as well as the country's under-18 and … [Read more...] about Sabres hire director of amateur scouting

'"Clearly, the word 'development' is strategic to us," Sexton said. "It truly is about development, and only a small part of it is about what happens on the ice. More importantly, it's what happens off the ice. I think Jason Long and his staff have put together a very good program, and that was Jason Botterill's message to the kids today.' … [Read more...] about Sabres preaching development, not evaluation, at Day 1 of camp

'"It's very professional," he said. "All the testing and stuff that we have done, it's much more advanced than anything I've done before. All the coaches and teammates, everybody is just so professional. It's so fun to be here."' … [Read more...] about Davidsson matured during first season in SHL