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'Johnson had actually impressed in his first NHL training camp and the 22-year-old just kept it up in Rochester. Johnson had only played nine games with the Amerks, but it was enough to show that the 31st overall pick in 2019 deserved an opportunity. Johnson spoke after the Amerks were eliminated in the Calder Cup Playoffs by the Syracuse Crunch. He said the whole season was … [Read more...] about Ryan Johnson looks forward to big summer, improvement for next season

'What should give him more confidence is that he played in all situations. Cozens and Power were both on the No. 1 power play and Cozens netted four goals. He added two shorthanded goals which meant he only had three 5-on-5. Cozens will face better faceoff men in the NHL, but he did do well in this tournament winning 51.9% of his faceoffs.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Power and Cozens thrived at the World Championship

'On Thursday it wasn’t Dylan Cozens coming through in the semi-finals of the Word Championship, it was Rasmus Dahlin scoring a goal and an assist to lead Sweden to a 2-1 overtime win over Finland.' … [Read more...] about It was Rasmus Dahlin’s turn to shine has he led Sweden into the semi-finals of the World Championship

'Cozens has goals in six-consecutive games, scoring eight in total. Those eight goals makes him the goal scoring leader of the tournament, one better than Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators) of the United States.' … [Read more...] about Dylan Cozens nets overtime winner to give Canada win over Czechia

'Between March 15 and the end of the season, Kulich had 10 goals in 15 games, but before that, he only had one goal in 19 games.' … [Read more...] about Jiri Kulich learned some valuable lessons this season in Rochester

'Cozens has goals in five consecutive games and is leading the tournament with six. JJ Peterka is fourth, scoring five goals for Germany. Cozens and Peterka are tied for eighth in overall scoring with eight points each. Cozens has played 23 games for Canada in assorted tournaments and has scored 19 goals.' … [Read more...] about Cozens is the star for Team Canada once again

'Owen Power was excellent in this game. His goal tied the score at three to go with his two assists. He was also plus-4. In five games Power has a goal and three assists for four points. He played 17:29 on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres have a big day Saturday at the World Championship

'"We have a lot of good players in here, and at the end of the day, we take accountability for how we performed," Byram said. "I’m excited for the future, and going forward it’s going to be exciting, because every new year brings a new challenge. We have a lot of guys with a lot of drive in this room."' … [Read more...] about Bo Byram excited to start upcoming season in Buffalo

'In his third season in the QMJHL, Komarov really came into his own as he totaled 14 goals and 55 assists for 69 points in 60 games played between the Voltigeurs and Quebec Remparts. The 20-year-old led all defensemen in scoring during the regular season, helping him earn the Emile Bouchard Trophy as the QMJHL Defenseman of the Year.' … [Read more...] about Savoie, Komarov advance to CHL’s Memorial Cup

'“I absolutely loved coaching here, being an Amerk and I’m so appreciative of the way the people here and the way the fans have treated me and embraced me as one of their own.”' … [Read more...] about Appert knows the time is right to make the jump to the NHL.

'Appert spent four years as Rochester’s head coach, and did a good job in developing players like Jack Quinn, JJ Peterka, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Peyton Krebs, Mattias Samuelsson, Devon Levi, Jiri Kulich and Isak Rosen.' … [Read more...] about Sabres bring up Seth Appert to join Lindy Ruff’s staff

'Levi didn’t pout about the decision, rather he made the Amerks his team and led them from almost being out of the playoffs to a tie for first place in the North Division.' … [Read more...] about Devon Levi had many experiences in 54 professional games this season

'The Buffalo Sabres stayed at No. 11 while the San Jose Sharks get the first overall pick and the Chicago Blackhawks get the second. Last year the Hawks won the lottery and drafted Connor Bedard. San Jose drafted fourth and took Will Smith who just finished his freshman season at Boston College scoring 25 goals and 46 assists for 71 points in just 41 games.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres remain 11th overall after the NHL Draft Lottery

'"We're in a different phase right now. We need to look at every possible scenario to help our team get better," said Adams with Jeremy White and Joe DiBiase. "When I talk about winning now, that absolutely comes into play. We're certainly not going to do something that doesn't make sense, but we will definitely talk about, that type of move, and does that make sense. Maybe it … [Read more...] about Adams focused on next phase of Sabres’ success

'“There were just so many unforced mistakes by us and I don’t even think we’d be here if we didn’t have ‘Upie’. It was just so many mistakes in puck management and in this time of the year it’s so hard to score goals and when we’re giving up one or two in the first and then we play our game and if we don’t score two goals, we’re losing because of those three minutes we took off … [Read more...] about Connor Clifton not surprised he’s watching playoffs this spring after seeing how 2023-24 season unfolded