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'They have very little offensive firepower after the top line, and limited depth across the roster. A mess of a salary cap situation and barren prospect pool doesn't offer a lot of reinforcements.' … [Read more...] about Freaky Friday 2 starring the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres

'"At the end of the day, we should have put ourselves in a better position. I think in the five or six games leading up to the start of the pause, we played well, but we didn't get the results that we wanted. In a situation when you get into February, March and April, you have to get results. We didn't get that."' … [Read more...] about Botterill: ‘At the end of the day, it’s our fault that we didn’t win more games’

'"It was tough navigating it because these are crazy times," McCabe said during his end-of-season press conference on Wednesday via a Zoom conference call. "Any format that we decided upon and voted upon, there's obviously going to be some push back. It's an imperfect situation and it's an imperfect format, no matter how you look at it or which way you go about it, but … [Read more...] about McCabe disappointed in the way the 2019-20 season ended

'Lawrence Pilut, who has had a tough time getting minutes with the Sabres in the past two seasons, is reportedly considering leaving for the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia, according to Russian reporter Igor Zhukov.' … [Read more...] about Report: Lawrence Pilut is considering leaving for the KHL

'It’s mostly about what's happened with the franchise in his tenure, but Kim Pegula’s comments only added to my ire. The Sabres team president and co-owner told the Associated Press on Tuesday, “I realize, maybe it’s not popular with the fans, but we have to do the things that we feel are right” in explaining the reasoning for keeping Botterill for a fourth season. Pegula … [Read more...] about Continuity is a bad idea for the Sabres

'Since being hired in 2017, the Sabres have finished 31st, 27th, and 25th in the NHL under Botterill. In that time, players such as Ryan O'Reilly, Evander Kane, and Robin Lehner have been moved, and went on to have greater success with other teams. Outside of the acquisition of forward Jeff Skinner, there has been little added to the Sabres roster that has helped them become … [Read more...] about Kim Pegula says Jason Botterill will return next season

'According to the report, Olofsson says that he has left the Swedish Hockey League club Färjestad BK and will join the Sabres organization. The 28-year-old reportedly told the Värmlands Folkblad that he signed a contract last week, and while he couldn't say which club he signed with, it's a foreign club and the news should become official pretty soon.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres close to signing Swedish free agent Jesper Olofsson

'"I think that if we go to 24 [teams], you're going to see the [New York] Rangers in some way," he said in his weekly appearance on WGR. "The Rangers would be ahead of Buffalo, so I think one of the things I think they're considering is if we go by division, like of the top-12 [in the Eastern Conference], seven are in the [Metropolitan] and five are in the Atlantic. The Rangers … [Read more...] about Friedman: The Sabres won’t be a playoff team when the season restarts

'Teams like the Rangers and Blackhawks, who have higher point percentages than the Sabres, have a legitimate gripe that they would not be included in this format. For the Sabres sake, it would mean the continuation of their season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres a playoff team in new NHL playoff proposal

'The group is meant to be a collection of leaders of the diverse industries and businesses that have been economically impacted by the state’s shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.' … [Read more...] about Kim Pegula named to Governor’s New York Re-Opening Advisory Board

'Prior to being drafted by the Sabres, Portillo led Sweden's SuperElit junior league in both goals-against average (1.99) and save percentage (.931) in the 2018-19 season.' … [Read more...] about Portillo named a First-Team All-Star in the USHL

'The first round pick (seventh overall) of the Sabres in the 2019 NHL Draft finished his 2019-20 campaign with the Lethbridge Hurricanes as the seventh-leading scorer in the WHL with 85 points (38+47) in just 51 games. Cozens was on pace for 41 goals and 52 assists for 93 points in 56 games this season before the 2019-20 campaign was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. He … [Read more...] about Cozens named WHL Eastern Conference Player of the Year

'Friday will broadcast Game 7 of the series back in Raleigh, where Buffalo ended up falling short of a trip to the Stanley Cup Final in a 4-2 loss. Buffalo took a 2-1 lead heading into the final 20 minutes of play, thanks to goals from Jochen Hecht and Doug Janik, but the Hurricanes stormed back to take the lead and eventually capture their first Stanley Cup title in franchise … [Read more...] about Sabres to air 2006 Eastern Conference Final against the Hurricanes

'You'll have plenty of smiles on your face as you watch some of the key moments from their opening round defeat of the Philadelphia Flyers. Of course, there's the big Brian Campbell hit on R.J. Umberger and the Briere double overtime goal in Game 1. It was interesting to hear Briere say the players were worried about that matchup going into the series. Briere said they knew … [Read more...] about A trip down memory lane

'On Friday, the Sabres will broadcast a "Beyond Blue and Gold" compilation on MSG, which will feature an hour-long showing the "Scary Good," "Return to Ground Zero" and "Wipper Snapper: Through the Lens of Bill Wippert" episodes.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to broadcast 2006 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Flyers