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'The Ducks have the assets to offer the Sabres that are worthy of consideration. The Ducks have one of the more highly touted prospect pools in the NHL, which includes defenseman Jamie Drysdale, as well as forwards Benoit-Olivier Groulx and Trevor Zegras. Not to mention, the Ducks also have the third overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Who says no?: Eichel to Anaheim

'“I don’t know if that means [Jack] Eichel, I don’t know if that means [Sam] Reinhart, because both of them could potentially bring that, but somebody said to me watch some of the teams that are picking high and Buffalo.”' … [Read more...] about Report: Buffalo could have two first round picks in July

'This is a bit of a headscratcher, considering it is rare that an NHL team would block one of their assistants from a potential promotion on another team. It is a team owned by Eugene Melynk, so maybe we shouldn't be too surprised.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres denied interview with Jack Capuano

'Peterka just finished playing for Germany at the World Championship, where he scored one goal in six games played.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign J-J Peterka to entry-level contract

'"That's the poker game they're playing right now," Friedman said with Andrew Peters and Craig Rivet. "Other teams are saying you've got an unhappy player who doesn't want to come back. The Sabres, I really think at the end of the day, want to move on. They don't want him back, they want to move on."' … [Read more...] about Friedman: I think Sabres don’t want Eichel back; They want to move on

'Much has been said about how well Power did for Team Canada winning the gold medal at the World Championship. Shields said he was even better than he was at Michigan, “When I saw Owen play at the World Championship, he looked better at that level than he did even in college, so that says a lot of the potential of somebody like that.”' … [Read more...] about Former Sabre Steve Shields knows the Michigan stars very well

'"I looked at our team and our organization over the past few months and we did not have enough depth across the board," Adams said with Andrew Peters, Craig Rivet and Martin Biron on WGR. "Our pipeline is not deep enough. That's why we pivoted during the season and tried accumulate assets and draft picks to start to build that back up. We need to get better in every area both … [Read more...] about Adams: We have to get better in every area of our organization

'"I don't know how surprised you'd be that Rikard Grönborg would be interviewed by the Buffalo Sabres, probably very little," Dreger said with Andrew Peters, Craig Rivet and Martin Biron on Friday. "He's been interviewed by other NHL clubs, I think most recently the New Jersey Devils. Real good coach, no question about that. Longtime Swedish national coach, he's been around … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres have interviewed Rikard Grönborg for head coaching position

'Other defenseman high in the rankings are Brandt Clarke from Barrie Colts of the OHL, Simon Edvinsson from Frölunda in Sweden, and Luke Hughes, who’s headed for Michigan in the fall.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win 2021 NHL Draft Lottery

'“Our doctors still are not comfortable with any type of surgery that’s never been done on a hockey player before,” Adams said.' … [Read more...] about Adams: Sabres’ stance on Eichel getting surgery hasn’t changed

'After an opening game loss to Arttu Ruotsalainen and Finland back on May 22, the U.S. has strung together six-straight wins en route to the No. 1 seed out of Group B. Some of those wins came over teams like Canada, Germany, and host nation Latvia.' … [Read more...] about Thompson, U.S. finish first in Group B at IIHF World Championship

'The doctors need to go over the new imaging to decide if the rehab process is showing signs of improvement. If Eichel doesn’t like the results and wants to have the surgery that Sabres doctors haven’t been comfortable with, he has the right through the collective bargaining agreement to take the Sabres to arbitration.' … [Read more...] about Eichel could take Sabres to arbitration to solve ‘disconnect’ with team

'This kid was one of the few players on this roster that was always there for a teammate and figured out how the NHL game is played. I wrote earlier this season and am even more convinced that if Jack Eichel is no longer with the organization in October, Cozens should be named captain immediately. There aren’t many kids his age that could handle it, but he certainly can.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Cozens wants to be a team leader

'Granato tried a lot of new things in the last half of the season. Some of it worked, some of it didn’t, but the experiment he stayed with was playing Dahlin and Henri Jokiharju against the other team’s best players, “It was a great experience,” Dahlin said. “I’ve never really played against the other team’s top lines before, so I felt that I took the next step defensively and … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Dahlin knows why his play improved

'According to a report from TSN hockey insider Pierre LeBrun on Friday, the Sabres already have several candidates lined up to interview for the open head coaching job. The two names brought up by LeBrun specifically were Rick Tocchet and Bruce Boudreau.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres set to interview Tocchet, Boudreau for head coaching job