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'With 6:17 to play in the middle stanza, Jake McCabe got the Sabres on the scoreboard with his first goal of the preseason. His shot from the high slot beat Kivlenieks and the game was evened at a goal apiece courtesy of the defenseman's tally.' … [Read more...] about Sabres suffer first preseason loss to Blue Jackets, 4-1

'None of the youngsters made a statement in this game, but many will get more chances. The team has Wednesday off and lines will be different when they return on Thursday.' … [Read more...] about One bad preseason game doesn’t make or break a player

'Despite being out-shot 37-9 through two periods, and eventually 45-13 in regulation, Pittsburgh did not roll over in the third as they rallied for three unanswered goals on four third-period shots to force overtime. Sam Lafferty, Adam Johnson and Ryan Haggerty all scored goals against Johansson in succession in the final period of regulation as the Sabres suddenly had no … [Read more...] about Eichel plays hero in 5-4 preseason win over Penguins

'I thought the Sabres best player by far was Tage Thompson. He was around the net all night long and was using the size and strength he put on over the summer.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Thompson has shown early improvement

'You can tell Mittelstadt is in better shape just by looking at him and watching him on the ice. In the first three days of training camp he’s looked quicker on the ice. Mittelstadt really put in the work in, “I’ve come in with a fresh mindset and it was a big summer for me. I focused on some conditioning stuff and getting stronger and leaning out a little bit, so I’ve come in … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Mittelstadt in better shape for season No. 2

'Vesey is very good friends with Jack Eichel and Evan Rodrigues. All three train together in Boston. Vesey said he’s been teammates with another Sabre too, “It’s always good, I’m more of a quiet guy, but having a couple of familiar faces and me and Jake McCabe played World Juniors together, so I have some familiarity with those three that always makes things a little easier.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Vesey enjoys having Eichel as a teammate

'Johansson played seven seasons in Washington before going to New Jersey for most of two years. He was traded to Boston for 10 games and a long playoff run. Johansson said it was new coach Ralph Krueger that convinced him to become a Sabre, “Especially talking to Ralph I felt like he’s got good ideas, good values and I think that was something that got me to sign here.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Marcus Johansson feels he can add veteran leadership

'However, a number of prospects for the Sabres put up strong efforts at this year's tournament that will still give people optimism for the future in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Still plenty of optimism within Sabres’ prospect depth

'It seems like the Sabres have added to their bottom nine forwards. It’s obvious they need more production from there and Eichel said, “It’s great, you add a guy like Marcus Johansson, he had a heck of a playoff, he’s a veteran in the league and you can say the same for Colin Miller, somebody who has been to the Cup Finals, he’s been on a couple of good runs with Vegas and he’s … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel thinks Krueger is being well received

'Ristolainen was asked if he expects to be here next week or next month and he said, “I can’t control that so I don’t need to really worry about it, I’m here now and I guess I will be here tomorrow. I’m ready to work.” Ristolainen added, “I’m not a guesser so I live in the moment and go day-by-day.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ristolainen not worried about being traded

'A total of 52 players will take part in this year's training camp, with the first on-ice practice coming on Friday at KeyBank Center. The roster will need to be cut down to 23 players just before the start of the season on Thursday, October 3 when the Sabres take on the Pittsburgh Penguins.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce training camp roster

'Victor Olofsson finished with two goals and three assists for five points in three games while Jokiharju had three assists in two games.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres fall short to Pittsburgh at the Prospects Challenge

'What I liked about Pekar’s game was he’s strong on his stick. Kyle Olson gave him a perfect pass even thought Pekar was covered, but he used his strength to fight through it and win the battle. It was the same when Lukas Rousek found him for his second goal. Going to the net hard, that's Pekar's game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Pekar is making a name for himself

'New defenseman Henri Jokiharju came as advertised. The 20-year-old played 38 games in Chicago last season and 30 games in Rockford. I thought he was excellent against the Devils and not just because he had two assists.' … [Read more...] about Sabres come out flying in front of a full Harborcenter

'About 10 days ago, Cozens told me he was doing well, but still needed to build the strength back up. He said mission accomplished, “I didn’t use it for a while so the biggest focus was just restrengthening it and being able to do all the normal day things again.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Cozens can’t wait to play in a game