'Rieder earned the secondary assist on Stefan Loibl's opening goal during the first period, sending a pass from behind the goal line and then parking himself around the net as the shot came in. The point was his second of the tournament (1+1).' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Rieder tallies assist as Germany remains unbeaten
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Sabres at Worlds | Thompson tallies 5 shots in loss to Finland
'Thompson had a game-high five shots in 14:56 but was unable to convert in the loss.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Thompson tallies 5 shots in loss to Finland
Thompson expects confidence to carry into next season
'"For me personally, some of the things he was preaching was just being consistent every single night and being able to take over games," Thompson said. "I know we both believed that I'm capable of that and now it's just getting to that. I think we started to see that a little bit there towards the end of the season."' … [Read more...] about Thompson expects confidence to carry into next season
Sabres at Worlds | Rieder scores in Germany's win over Italy
'Germany plays again Saturday, while Sweden (Victor Olofsson), the United States (Tage Thompson), and Finland (Arttu Ruotsalainen) open their tournaments.' … [Read more...] about Sabres at Worlds | Rieder scores in Germany’s win over Italy
How to watch the Sabres playing in the IIHF World Championship
'Here is the schedule of games involving Sabres players, with select games airing on NHL Network...'. … [Read more...] about How to watch the Sabres playing in the IIHF World Championship
Eichel selected as nominee for King Clancy Trophy
'Eichel continued his support of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Best Buddies WNY, two organizations he has aligned closely with since coming to Buffalo in 2015. He sent 450 bouquets of flowers to nurses at Roswell Park earlier this month in recognition of International Nurses Day.' … [Read more...] about Eichel selected as nominee for King Clancy Trophy
Miller selected to Team Canada roster
'Miller becomes the second Sabres player confirmed for the tournament, joining forward Tage Thompson (USA). Play begins on May 21 and runs through June 6.' … [Read more...] about Miller selected to Team Canada roster
Granato 'very comfortable' with coaching search
'"In this business you earn it, and you have to re-earn it every day," Granato said. "Kevyn and the organization needs to go through a process and make a decision. I'm going to have talks with him and share more extensively my philosophy and approach."' … [Read more...] about Granato ‘very comfortable’ with coaching search
Takeaways from Kevyn Adams' season-ending press conference
'"… Now it's been speculated and discussed from Jack's camp about potentially having a surgery that's never been done on a National Hockey League player before. Our doctors aren't comfortable with that. But I think we all are in a position where we want the same thing and hope that when we re-image this in the timeline I laid out, Jack will have made steps and strides to be in … [Read more...] about Takeaways from Kevyn Adams’ season-ending press conference
'You have that belief' | Young players benefitted from being challenged
'"… I think we have a lot of guys like that right now that are hungry to win and take over games and I think that's a dangerous thing when you have a core group like that. We saw it the last part of the season there. I know it's not the season we wanted, but I think the team is buying into what we are capable of. I think that's an exciting thing going into an offseason."' … [Read more...] about ‘You have that belief’ | Young players benefitted from being challenged
Sabres assign 5 players to Rochester
'The Buffalo Sabres have assigned forwards Steven Fogarty, Brett Murray and C.J. Smith, defenseman Mattias Samuelsson, and goaltender Michael Houser to the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign 5 players to Rochester
'It's disappointing right now' | Sabres vets look ahead to offseason
'"For sure, I would say I've been a bit upset about the way things have been handled since I've been hurt," Eichel said. "I would be lying to say that things have moved smoothly since my injury. So, yeah, I think there's been a bit of a disconnect I think from the organization and myself."' … [Read more...] about ‘It’s disappointing right now’ | Sabres vets look ahead to offseason
Tokarski named Sabres' nominee for Masterton Trophy
'A nominee is selected from each team, and the winner is selected in a poll of all chapters of the PHWA at the end of the regular season.' … [Read more...] about Tokarski named Sabres’ nominee for Masterton Trophy
5 takeaways | Sabres' season ends with loss to Penguins
'"I thought our guys did an incredible job with adjustments," Granato said. "We were too loose the other day. We talked about playing ... too much like pond hockey the other day, and we tightened things up. We made a lot of improvements and I was very proud of that."' … [Read more...] about 5 takeaways | Sabres’ season ends with loss to Penguins
At The Final Horn: Sabres 0 - Penguins 1
'The Penguins still managed to strike first, and it was a familiar culprit. Carter, after scoring a career-high four goals on Thursday, saw the puck bounce in off his chest to open the scoring 1:58 into the second period.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn: Sabres 0 – Penguins 1