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'"You see it all over," Bylsma said. "You see it from young kids that are bringing it, providing it, and Nick is of that ilk. He has that speed, that power to his game and with the strong preseason that he's had he has a chance to do it here with us."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hope for Baptiste to bring speed to lineup

'"It's not good news," Bylsma said. "You're hoping for a bruise, but it's not. It's cracked ribs and, again, it's weeks depending on the severity and in the oblique area, it's going to be something you deal with even when you come back."' … [Read more...] about Kane out weeks with cracked ribs

'"Obviously my ankle doesn't feel too good but I think the worst part is definitely [mental]," Eichel said. "You want to be out there with your teammates so badly and you miss it, you miss going on the road with the guys … That's probably the hardest part for me."' … [Read more...] about Eichel stresses patience in dealing with injury

'Aside from the injury, the result of the game was far from how the Sabres had hoped to open their season. Perhaps it was early-season jitters, Bylsma said, or maybe it was over-excitement, but they didn't register a shot on goal until 7:45 had elapsed in the first period and trailed 8-1 in that category when Brendan Gallagher opened the scoring for Montreal less than a minute … [Read more...] about Kane joins list of injured Sabres in loss to Habs

'"I've felt very secure and I guess [when] you're going into the last year of your deal, I guess it's a vote of confidence when you can get a deal done and you don't have to wait until June 30, which is great for me and my family obviously. I wasn't printing out resumes or anything, but no, it feels good. It was a pretty simple process."' … [Read more...] about Murray signs multi-year extension to remain Sabres GM

'"At this point not a lot to tell," Bylsma said. "He's going to get evaluated this afternoon. I think the initial shock, you see that, but we're gonna let it calm down here and get it evaluated and see the extent of him turning his ankle there."' … [Read more...] about Eichel leaves practice with ankle injury

'Reinhart said last season that playing alongside faster players makes him play faster himself, and never was that truer than when he became linemates with Jack Eichel in March. The two played well enough alongside each other that Bylsma is inclined to keep them together heading into this season.' … [Read more...] about Stronger, faster Reinhart ready to take next step

'"Rasmus has already proven to be a pivotal player on our blue line and we are eager to have him back with the team," Sabres General Manager Tim Murray said. "This deal is a reflection of the hard work and improvement Rasmus has shown since being drafted and we hope to see him continue on this trajectory moving forward."' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Ristolainen to six-year deal

'There are a few ways this can shake out, so let's break it down by position.' … [Read more...] about Explaining the Sabres’ potential roster outcomes

'"Today was one of the longer practices that you'll see," Bylsma said. "We have practice on Tuesday and Wednesday, we have certain aspects of our game we want to get into with [those practices]. We'll see a heavy dose of special teams. Hopefully we'll have a closer complement to our full special teams those days."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hoping to be closer to health come Tuesday

'The Sabres now have 28 players (17 forwards, nine defensemen and two goaltenders) on their training camp roster.' … [Read more...] about Ullmark assigned to Rochester

'"We've been skating a lot in practice and we're familiar with each other," Reinhart said. "I know we're going to sit down in the week to come before the season and kind of get more familiar with each other. But I like the way we read off each other and controlled the play for the most part."' … [Read more...] about Reinhart, Kane tally two points each in win over Sens

'"It's a dream come true, that's for sure," Nelson said after the morning skate on Friday. "It's definitely something I never thought would happen, even a year ago. But, you know, it's been a dream. I'm just going to keep overcoming stuff and I've just got to keep working every day and do the best I can."' … [Read more...] about Nelson, others earn final audition against Sens

'Ryan O'Reilly, Kyle Okposo, Dmitry Kulikov and Zach Bogosian headlined the injured group. O'Reilly left his preseason debut on Wednesday with muscle spasms in the first period, a move that Sabres coach Dan Bylsma called "precautionary." He'll miss Buffalo's preseason finale on Friday and is day-to-day.' … [Read more...] about Sabres battling injuries late in camp

'The following six players have been loaned to the Rochester Americans (AHL): Forwards Justin Bailey, Jean Dupuy and Cole Schneider; defensemen Brady Austin and Erik Burgdoerfer; goaltender Linus Ullmark.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send six players to Rochester