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'Standing at 6' 0" and 170-pounds, Johnson has been said to be a skilled skater with good hockey sense and compete level. While he may not be the flashiest of players, he is a solid defender and a good team player.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select defenseman Ryan Johnson with last pick in first round

'I was shocked that Cozens was still there for Buffalo at seven. Ralph Krueger told me he was too, but Botterill, not so much, “We were excited and we were happy, but I wouldn’t say surprised. It was an excellent draft and it’s also why you didn’t see a lot of trades today because people were excited with what they picked and they knew they were going to be getting a good … [Read more...] about A few things earlier in the draft allowed the Sabres to steal Dylan Cozens

'The Buffalo Sabres will end up starting the season on the road against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, October 3 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. It will be the first time since the 2013-14 season that the Sabres have opened the regular season on the road. It will also be the first time since the 2014-15 season that the Sabres do not open the season against a divisional … [Read more...] about Sabres home opener set for October 5 against the Devils

'The former first round pick of the Sabres has not had a good start to his professional career in Buffalo. The 21-year-old has spent a majority of his time in the organization with the Rochester Americans, playing in 165 games in the American Hockey League while scoring 30 goals and 86 points. With the Sabres, Nylander has seen limited action in three seasons, appearing in 19 … [Read more...] about Dreger: Alex Nylander ‘could be on the move’

'“Mittelstadt, they’re not too sure what they’ve got, but it’s way to early to sell him,” Shannon said. “Then the question becomes, how deep is this hockey club? The answer is, it’s not as deep as people who have watched it every day at the KeyBank Center say it is.”' … [Read more...] about Shannon: Sabres roster not as deep as people think it is

'Dylan Cozens is a big center from the WHL and he might be a top-five pick Marr said, “He’s a young man who’s still growing into his frame and he brings a lot to the table when it comes to speed because speed can help dictate what you do on the ice."' … [Read more...] about The Sabres could have a number of players available to them at No. 7

'Botterill believes more in building through trades than unrestricted free agency. He said, “You’re doing both, that’s why starting on Sunday you’re making calls, you’re interacting with people and it’s on both fronts because you know other teams are doing the same thing."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Botterill doesn’t expect to trade the seventh overall pick

'Cole Caufield measured 5’7 at the NHL Combine in Buffalo. He’s the best goal scorer in this draft and Marr said teams will definitely be looking at his game and not how tall he is, “NHL clubs, they don’t look at size anymore, they look at good players, what they bring to the table and scouting has changed that way too, you dwell on what they do well and once you know if they … [Read more...] about The Sabres could have a number of players available to them at No.7

'Larsson’s offer is $1.475 million, while Girgensons tender is $1.6 million. McCabe also got $1.6 million, Rodrigues received $726,500, Ullmark’s offer was $787,500 while Smith’s offer was $917,831.' … [Read more...] about Source: The Sabres have qualified six restricted free agents

'“I think when Ralph Krueger came in, I think it slowed down the process," Kypreos said. "Now that’s not to say that eventually Buffalo will get an offer they can’t refuse. There’s also intrigue that Ristolainen is one of these young, up and coming stars… maybe Ralph Krueger wants to see what he has first before moving forward.”' … [Read more...] about Kypreos: Ristolainen still has potential with the Sabres

'In November, the Sabres will play the Lightning twice in Sweden. Hedman is happy that Dahlin and another Swedish Sabre will be there, “In the summers I work out with Victor Olofsson too, so I hope he gets to be there. Linus Ullmark is also from my hometown, so it’ll be a dream come true for us to come home and play an NHL game in our home country.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Dahlin comes in third for the Calder Trophy

'Many Sabres have told me that they didn’t know Lehner’s battles with mental illness and addiction. The Islanders goalie said, “It’s been great from everyone there. I miss everyone, all the teammates in Buffalo, they’re incredible people, but that’s one of the big things when it comes to both mental illness and addiction, we’re very good at suffering in silence, we’re very good … [Read more...] about Lehner and O’Reilly were quite touched by the NHL Awards

'Yes, we had the game on at our wedding reception. It was on at the bar and also on a huge screen at one end of the tent that housed our reception, thanks to Delaware Camera and Video who loaned me a projector for the evening. But I barely watched.' … [Read more...] about 20 years

'The regular season schedule is set to be released next Tuesday, June 25.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce 2019 preseason schedule

'Pettersson is also from Sweden and Dahlin likes that his country has two of the three finalists, “It’s special to have two players from Sweden and it’s pretty funny, he’s really a good guy and a good player, so to able to be in Vegas with him at the Awards, it’s special.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Dahlin is enjoying being in Vegas for the NHL Awards