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'This season, the NHL roster limit will remain 23 players with a salary cap of $81.5 million, but each team will also have a taxi squad of 4-6 players that can practice and travel with the players on the NHL roster. Any team not carrying three goalies on its NHL roster must have at least one goalie on its taxi squad.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce initial taxi squad roster

'The No. 1 thing that has stood out is the open communication. It starts with Ralph and his staff and flows through the locker room. Everyone is encouraged to get to know one another as human beings first and foremost, from the top down.' … [Read more...] about ‘We have a great group here’ | Irwin talks first camp in Buffalo

'"Just the way Ralph wants us to play, with pace, offensively, a team that really attacks and when we don't have the puck, obviously, a team that needs to get the puck back as quickly as possible and play to our strengths," Hall said following his first practice with the team. "That's a big reason why I wanted to come here was I saw that. I saw that building and I saw that … [Read more...] about Coming this season: Taylor Hall

'"He's one of the bright lights of our training camp," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said.' … [Read more...] about Day 10 Notebook | Thompson set to enter season alongside Hall, Eichel

'Forwards Andrew Oglevie and Arttu Ruotsalainen and defensemen Jacob Bryson and Mattias Samuelsson will join the Amerks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign 4 players to Amerks

'"Eric has just come into this responsibility and this challenge with an unbelievably hungry mindset," Krueger said following the second practice of camp. "You can feel he wants something to happen here and he believes something's gonna happen here, and he wants to be a part of it."' … [Read more...] about Coming this season: Eric Staal

'Forwards Brandon Biro, Steven Fogarty, Brett Murray and C.J. Smith.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign 8 players to Rochester

'"When you put together a lot of games in a row and just play a lot of games, everything just kind of happens naturally just because you're in the flow of it all and there's no thought process behind every save or so," Ullmark said after signing a one-year contract in October.' … [Read more...] about Coming this season: Linus Ullmark

'We saw that on Sunday with Dylan Cozens, Jack Quinn and Jacob Bryson joining the veteran Gold group, and Arttu Ruotsalainen and Brandon Davidson skating at LECOM Harborcenter with the Blue group, consisting of players likely headed for Rochester Americans training camp this week.' … [Read more...] about Sabres will balance experience and game reps in evaluating taxi squad

'"What we're grabbing onto is the good things they did when they were fresh and they were able to cycle, but also all three - and Tage included - having the skillset to keep plays alive and to keep shifts alive," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "The goal and the chance shortly thereafter where he had also in the slot show how lethal he is when he gets opportunity - one of the … [Read more...] about Takeaways from the second Blue & Gold Scrimmage

'"I feel like I just gained a lot of confidence over the year that I had," Olofsson said in May. "I feel like I can hopefully transfer that right into next year and build on it. I think I have a lot more work to do before I consider myself a really good NHL player. I'm just looking forward to the challenge and I'm really excited for next year."' … [Read more...] about Coming this season: Victor Olofsson

'"Dylan, quite clearly, has an advantage having had camp with us last year, having been in contact with our player development personnel for more than a year now, a year and a half. Dylan is way ahead when it comes to information. Jack (was) just recently drafted and he hasn't been in our hands as yet, so we will be spending more time with him."' … [Read more...] about Day 7 Notebook | Cozens aims to prove he’s ready for NHL

'"Getting more mature, making the right decision out there, [playing in] both ends," he said at the start of training camp. "My main goal is the coaches can trust me everywhere on the ice. It takes time, but it's a fun process, for sure."' … [Read more...] about Coming this season: Rasmus Dahlin

'Sheahan led Edmonton Oilers forwards with 2:21 of shorthanded ice time per game on the NHL's No. 2 penalty kill unit last year. With Zemgus Girgensons likely out for the season following successful hamstring surgery, Buffalo will look to players like Sheahan, Tobias Rieder and defenseman Matt Irwin to fill that void and help improve the PK.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Sheahan to 1-year contract

'"… We need players to just do things right. We need pros that can lead by example, whether it's in practice or then during games. I knew in the research we did on Riley that number one, he's an excellent character. … It's important that we want people to treat each other right, but also they need to bring something on the ice because good guys aren't going to help us if they … [Read more...] about Day 6 Notebook | Sheahan seeks ‘specialist’ role with Sabres