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'NHL rosters will consist of 23 players with an $81.5 million salary cap.' … [Read more...] about NHL and NHLPA announce agreement on 2020-21 season

'According to betonline.ag, new Sabres forward Taylor Hall is listed at 28-1 odds to win the Hart Trophy in 2021, an award which he won back in 2018 while with the New Jersey Devils. However, his new teammate and captain Jack Eichel is listed at 40-1 odds to win the award, despite finishing eighth in voting for the Hart Trophy last season.' … [Read more...] about Hall given higher odds to win Hart Trophy than Eichel

'Already in the team's first official practice of the tournament, the two Sabres prospects have been paired up with Chicago Blackhawks 2019 first round pick (third overall) Kirby Dach on Canada's top line.' … [Read more...] about Cozens, Quinn make Canada’s roster for 2021 World Junior Championship

'While both sides still have plenty of topics to discuss and finalize before any official announcement can be made for the season, one hot topic that has been discussed for quite a while now is divisional realignment.' … [Read more...] about Report: NHL divisional realignment coming into light

'Perhaps the biggest detail to come out of the reports over the last 24 hours is that the NHL has officially set its new target start date of the season for Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, which would include a 56-game schedule.' … [Read more...] about Report: NHL targeting Jan. 13 start to 2020-21 season

'This decision for the Cyclones leaves the Sabres and the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League without an ECHL affiliate for the 2020-21 season. While it may not impact a majority of Sabres prospects heading into the upcoming season, there are a couple of names that could leave the Sabres in a tough decision for their playing status in the coming weeks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ ECHL affiliate opts out of 2020-21 season

'The Buffalo Sabres have a total of four prospects currently playing in Finland to start their 2020-21 season. Three out of the four prospects playing in the Liiga are on a loan agreement from the Sabres, which means that once training camp opens for the 2020-21 NHL season, those players will return to North America.' … [Read more...] about Finnish Liiga suspends regular season amid COVID-19 restrictions

'Both Eichel and Dahlin found themselves ranked as some of the best players in the NHL under the age of 25 on Monday, according to NBC Sports' Pro Hockey Talk. In their NHL Power Rankings of Top-25 players under the age of 25, Eichel is listed as the seventh-best player on the list, while Dahlin came in ranked 23rd.' … [Read more...] about Eichel, Dahlin ranked among NHL’s best players under age 25

'Peterka will participate in his second-consecutive World Juniors tournament for Germany after playing very well in the 2020 World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic. As a 17-year-old, Peterka went on to score four goals and pick up two assists for six points in seven games. He played extremely well on Germany's top line along with 2020 first round picks Tim Stützle … [Read more...] about Peterka named to Germany’s World Juniors roster

'The only other players that finished ahead of Eichel in the rankings, in order, were Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid, Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon, Oilers forward and defending Hart Trophy winner Leon Draisaitl, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby and Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews.' … [Read more...] about Eichel ranks sixth in NHL Network’s ‘Top 20 Centers’ list

'The 6-foot-1, 176-pound winger is currently traveling to Red Deer, Alberta, where he will compete for a roster spot on Team Canada for the upcoming 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship in Edmonton. Quinn is looking to compete for Canada for the first time in international competition, but he will have some tough competition to make the 23-man roster with 26 forwards looking to … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Jack Quinn to three-year entry-level contract

'As for this concept, all 31 teams have brought back one jersey from the past and will wear a new-look version of it multiple times this upcoming season. On the collar of the jerseys, it features a number that indicates the year in which the jerseys were first worn by each team.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unveil ‘Reverse Retro’ jersey

'At the 16-second mark of the video, it features, what appears to be, the color scheme for the Sabres' edition of their "Reverse Retro" uniform with the No. 00. It is a white jersey with royal blue trim, and also featuring a gold outline on the numbers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to feature ‘butterknives’ alternate jersey next season?

'Assuming that Linus Ullmark and Carter Hutton will go ahead as the two net minders in the NHL, Tokarski's inclusion in the minor league system could bump prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen back to the Cincinnati Cyclones in the ECHL.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign goalie Dustin Tokarski to two-year deal

'To start the 2020-21 season in Sweden, Davidsson has dressed for all 12 games for the Lakers, but he only has one assist and has often dressed as their extra forward, averaging just 2:40 of ice time. In the last game where he actually played, the 21-year-old only got 9:25 of ice time.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Marcus Davidsson has contract with Växjö in SHL terminated