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'Thompson must get quite a bit stronger if he’s going to step up to the next level in the NHL. He said that process is already underway, “I’ve been doing a lot of leg, lower half strength, a lot of stability, things that are going to translate on the ice like being strong in the corners, using my body, cutting to the net and being able to take pucks against bigger guys.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Thompson looking to get better in development camp

'"Lots of people [are> saying how Buffalo just got 35,000 new fans," Cozens said. "Everyone is supporting, and [the Sabres are> going to be most of Whitehorse's new favorite team. It's pretty cool."' … [Read more...] about Cozens and Johnson eager to get to work with the Sabres

'Players not qualified include former Sabre draft picks Eric Cornel, Brycen Martin, and Sean Malone. Although, Malone has already signed a 1-year AHL contract to stay in Rochester. He played one game for the Sabres in 2017. Also not qualified was defenseman Jack Dougherty. He was acquired from the Predators last season in exchange for Nick Baptiste.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce qualifying offers for seven RFAs

'The month of October will feature 13 games, which includes the team's annual three-game road trip to California to play the Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings and the San Jose Sharks. Following the matchup with the Sharks in San Jose on Saturday, October 19, the Sabres return home for the second half of the home-and-home series with the Sharks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres release 2019-2020 regular season schedule

'Will Borgen, Victor Olofsson and Tage Thompson are the only three healthy participants with NHL games under their belt. Some other familiar names that will be returning to camp include Rasmus Asplund, Marcus Davidsson, Matej Pekar, Casey Fitzgerald and Mattias Samuelsson.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce 2019 Development Camp Roster

'This is a guy who has won multiple Stanley Cups, and is the leader that could maybe help get the young entitlement out of the Sabres dressing room. I thought Jack Eichel made strides as the leader of the Sabres last season, but Williams is a respected leader that Eichel could learn from. The winger was a $4.5 million cap hit for the Hurricanes, and if I could get him for under … [Read more...] about There are a few free agents the Sabres should pursue

'“We love Dylan’s potential,” Jankowski said of the Whitehorse, Yukon native. “He had a great year in Lethbridge. He’s a big man that can skate extremely well. He’s got good offensive abilities, we think that’s only going to develop and improve over time as he gets stronger as he becomes what we call a little bit more ‘hockey mature.’ The fact that he plays a strong 200-foot … [Read more...] about Jankowski liked how the NHL Draft panned out for the Sabres

'I don’t think Ristolainen is a bad player though. He can get up ice on the rush, which is what NHL defensemen have to do these days. He’s a right-shot defensemen, which are harder to come by. He has four-straight 40-point seasons and is a power play weapon with 95 of his points over the last five seasons coming from the power play. Ristolainen is also durable considering he … [Read more...] about The Ristolainen debate

'Portillo is committed to play at Michigan University to start the 2020-21 season, while his USHL rights are currently held by the Dubuque Fighting Saints.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo selects goalie Erik Portillo in third round

'Huglen scored 52 points this past season in 24 games for Roseau, while also tacking on 14 points in 28 games with the Fargo Force in the United States Hockey League. The 18-year-old is ecpected to play this upcoming season with the Force before starting his collegiate career in 2020-21 with the University of Minnesota.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade up to take forward Aaron Huglen in fourth round

'Cederqvist is expected to remain oversas with Växjö next season, where he will play with 2017 second round pick Marcus Davidsson.' … [Read more...] about Sabres move up to fifth round to select forward Filip Cederqvist

'Rousek is under contract with Sparta Praha through the 2020-21 season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres close out NHL Draft by taking Lukas Rousek in sixth round

'Jankowski has a big say at the draft table and he has a way he handles his staff, “That’s the focus of our group that we have to stay in the now and don’t play GM. Assess the talent, look at what the talent brings, feed us the information, we make decisions on the upside of the player, the potential of the player and then at the end of the day, management really has to make … [Read more...] about The Sabres went from a tall goalie to a Czech Republic forward on Day 2 of the NHL Draft

'With Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen having double hip surgery, he may not be ready to start in Rochester. That means in the next few weeks, Botterill needs to bring in a No. 3 goalie, “We have to be very patient with Luukkonen. It is a little bit of a setback, so we feel very comfortable with our two goalies at the National Hockey League, we have Jonas where we think he can help out in … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Botterill was calculated in getting players he targeted

'Cozens has played with the Hurricanes for parts of the last three seasons, highlighted by a 2018-19 campaign which saw him post 34 goals and 84 points in 68 games in the regular season. He also scored four goals and eight points in the WHL playoffs. Those 84 regular season points were good for a tie of 10th in the league.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select center Dylan Cozens with seventh overall pick