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'I think the Sabres have at least four holes to fill in the forward ranks and two on defense. I went through the roster the other day and, basically, did my version of keep him or move him. I ended up keeping eight forwards and five defensemen. Despite their uneven performances, I expect both Carter Hutton and Linus Ullmark to be back in goal next season.' … [Read more...] about It could be a busy summer for Jason Botterill

'McLellan is expected to be in Buffalo this weekend as his son, Tyson, is playing with the University of Denver Pioneers in the Frozen Four of the NCAA Tournament.' … [Read more...] about Report: McLellan meeting with Sabres on Wednesday

'Kris Knoblauch, 40-years old, Assistant Coach of the Philadelphia Flyers.' … [Read more...] about Let’s avoid the same old, same old coach search

'Vanek hadn’t been drafted yet and there was Buffalo sitting with the fifth overall pick in June. Columbus had the fourth pick and used it to take Nikolai Zherdev. Vanek thought for sure that’s where he was going, “Buffalo was definitely one of the teams I met, but I didn’t think I was going to end up there because Columbus at four and even the morning of the draft it was that … [Read more...] about Former Sabre Vanek remembers Buffalo’s first Frozen Four

'“Looking back I could probably name 15 or 20 Grade-A’s this year that I’d like to have back that probably makes me a 40-goal scorer and 100 points, so there’s some things I’ve noticed in my game that I think I can get better at. I think I took some strides this year.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel wants to be one of the best players in the NHL

'Buffalo dropped two positions and will be drafting seventh.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres will draft seventh in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft

'Skinner had to waive his no-movement clause in order for the Hurricanes to trade him to Buffalo. He did so knowing the Sabres were last overall last season. He still sees positives inside this team, “I came here and I knew where the organization finished last season and I was optimistic and positive about the direction the organization was headed and I don’t think that’s … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Skinner hasn’t decided on free agency

'TSN hockey insider Bob McKenzie and others are reporting that the Los Angeles Kings remain in the mix for the veteran head coach.' … [Read more...] about Report: Todd McLellan is a leading candidate to be the next Sabres head coach

'"McLellan tended to go with a top-heavy lineup. It was something he always seemed to struggle with, especially when he had to put together a competent third or fourth line. I thought what he did well, though, was avoiding scapegoating players... He seems to treat his players with a lot of success."' … [Read more...] about Willis: ‘I think Buffalo is a good fit’ for Todd McLellan

'When Jason Botterill was in Pittsburgh, the Penguins would always elevate their AHL coach to take over. I would think Rochester’s coach Chris Taylor is under heavy consideration to take over the reigns. He has another week to go in the regular season there and then will lead the Amerks into the Calder Cup Playoffs for the second straight season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres relieve Phil Housley of his head coaching duties

'"It's mainly just our results in the second half. I think we had, unfortunately, the same lapses defensively in our structure, especially when you come back after the All-Star break and play in those tight games in those tight situations. Some of those same mistakes were continually showing up. At the end of the day, this is a results driven business, and we didn't get the … [Read more...] about Botterill: ‘This was my decision’ to fire Housley

'Botterill is very much his own man. He didn’t ask Phil Housley his opinion on trades and he didn’t ask the owners for their opinion of firing Housley. Botterill called the Pegula’s Sunday morning and they supported his decision to change coaches. I think the biggest question is why now? This ship had been sinking since December and Botterill said it eventually became evident … [Read more...] about Sabres’s Botterill has no choice other than to get it right

'It simply had to be done. We could go over all of the reasons. The lineup decisions, the explanations for the lineup decisions, the “shot mentality”, saying that the team was in games when they got blown out and shut out all too frequently, especially in March.' … [Read more...] about It had to happen

'However, Buffalo blew the doors open in the second period with three goals in the middle frame. Conor Sheary was the first one to find the back of the net in the second period, tipping a point shot to score his 14th goal of the year. Skinner would score the first of his two goals after that, deking past four Red Wings to finish a pretty goal. Shortly after Skinner's goal, … [Read more...] about Sabres blow out the Red Wings, 7-1, in season finale

'It was great to see them come together as a team to make sure Jeff Skinner got to 40 goals for the first time in his career. It seemed like his teammates were more excited than him.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres end by helping Skinner to 40 goals