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'The Sabres fell 3-1 to the New Jersey Devils in their NHL Global Series finale at O2 Arena, a game that started with forwards Zach Benson and Nicolas Aube-Kubel unavailable due to lower-body injuries and saw JJ Peterka exit early with a concussion.' … [Read more...] about ‘You have to move on’ | Sabres return home following loss to Devils

'“This is how close our league is,” Ruff said. “You either take advantage of some of those early opportunities and you get a team down, or you don’t. They took advantage. You’ve got to give them a lot of credit. They took advantage of a couple of those early opportunities.”' … [Read more...] about Early chances make the difference in season-opening loss to Devils

'“I really feel that we’ve checked all the boxes,” Ruff said. “We got the number of practices in that we need. We worked on a lot of system, worked on a lot of structure. We’ve talked about the mentality of all parts of a game, whether you’re leading, whether you’re leading late, how we want to start games. So, we’ve gotten to almost every piece of the game in detail whether … [Read more...] about ‘We’ve checked all the boxes’ | Sights and sounds from the Sabres’ final practice in Prague

'Sam Lafferty has found a home centering Beck Malenstyn and Nicolas Aube-Kubel since the very first day of training camp, a union of three newcomers brought in to Buffalo this summer for their high-energy skating and fierce physicality.' … [Read more...] about Day 12 Notebook | Catching up with Sam Lafferty and more notes from Prague

'The Buffalo Sabres have announced that the following players have cleared waivers and have been assigned to the Rochester Americans (AHL)...'. … [Read more...] about Dunne, Jobst, Murray, Poolman, Rathbone and Sandstrom clear waivers

'The Buffalo Sabres have announced the following roster moves...'. … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres loan 10 to Rochester, release 9 from PTO, assign 1 to junior

'“Once I got traded back then to Edmonton, I still was a Sabres fan, and that was always my second home,” Kotalik said by phone Monday.' … [Read more...] about Q&A | Ales Kotalik talks love for Buffalo, ’05-’06 and more

'“I want you to enjoy coming here every day,” Ruff told them. “You might say after tomorrow, ‘Woah, that was hard.’ And the next day you might say, ‘Woah, boy, was even harder.’ But I’ll tell you what, when we get to Day 9, Day 10, it’ll seem easy."' … [Read more...] about Day 11 Notebook | Sabres arrive in Prague, shift focus to regular season

'JJ Peterka’s homecoming week ended memorably on Friday. He scored a goal and was named the first star of the Buffalo Sabres’ 5-0 exhibition win over Red Bull Munich, the team he played for professionally prior to leaving for North America at 19 years old in 2021.' … [Read more...] about ‘It just got better and better’ | Peterka’s journey comes full circle in memorable homecoming win

'I’d say I got emotional pretty quick. It’s probably my proudest moment as a hockey player. It means a lot. It’s a big responsibility, but I’m ready for it. I’m more than happy."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin on captaincy: ‘My proudest moment as a hockey player’

'Probably the defensive part of the guys that I went on the ice with. I was playing more of a defensive role so they can be creative upfront. I was a penalty killer. Sometimes I had a chance to play a power play, but I think me knowing how to play the game made me defensively very reliable.' … [Read more...] about Q&A | Jochen Hecht talks Ruff’s return, hockey in Germany and more

'“I don’t know a whole lot about them as a team, but I know they’re gonna be hungry and they’re gonna come out working hard,” Thompson said. “Obviously it’s a big game and a lot of excitement I think around the city and a lot of buzz. I think for us, it’s just coming out, keeping it simple early and sticking to details.”' … [Read more...] about Day 8 Notebook | Thompson looks ahead to Red Bull matchup

'“He does everything right, first and foremost,” Ruff said. “His on-ice action has been incredible, and I think he’s a guy that leads in every category, from the way he prepares himself to the way he plays and the fact that he’s a guy who cares about winning hockey games.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres name Rasmus Dahlin captain

'“I’m just super excited,” Peterka said. “Just being back here, being on the ice, being back in the city and seeing all the people here from Red Bull – just super excited for the game.”' … [Read more...] about Day 7 Notebook | Sabres take the ice for practice in Munich

'“You wanna push the pace as hard as you can. In games, guys are so skilled and pucks are moving so quick that you want to stay ahead of it. It’s great to see the pace in practice and it helps with getting prepared for games. I’m always trying to be relaxed and giving my team a relaxed feeling of comfort to know that they have a guy back there in goal that doesn’t get startled … [Read more...] about Practice Notebook | Sandstrom, Slaggert relish preseason opportunities