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'In the past three seasons, Skinner is seventh in the NHL in even-strength goals. Botterill said, “You look at our even-strength scoring here in Buffalo and it has to improve and he creates a lot of chances at even-strength and I think he’s going to compliment our talented centers.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Botterill is happy the lengthy talks got him Skinner

'Smith has two career National Hockey League games under his belt. He made his NHL debut at the tail-end of the 2016-17 campaign, where he registered his first career point in two games. Last year in his first full professional season, Smith racked up 44 points in 57 games with the Rochester Americans. His 44 points were good for third-best on the club.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign C.J. Smith to one-year deal

'"The first time I had Rasmus Dahlin on the ice prior to development camp, I'd seen the first time he received and passed the puck with the poise and his posture. Right then and there, I turned to one of my colleagues and said, 'Watch this.' Never a flutter of the puck, everything was done clean and poised. A certain moment like that, on a simple skill, it jumps out at you … [Read more...] about Ellis: Dahlin has a ‘level of poise to everything’

'The Sabres acquired O’Regan along with a 2019 First Round Pick and a conditional fourth round pick from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Evander Kane at the NHL Trade Deadline last February.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Sign Danny O’Regan to a 1-year Deal

'The deal is reportedly worth $787,500 at the NHL level. The 23-year-old is expected to enter the mix in preseason to potentially earn a spot in the bottom-six for the Sabres for the 2018-19 campaign.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Sean Malone to one-year contract

'Smith joins a Sabres coaching staff that already includes associate coach Davis Payne, assistants Chris Hajt and Tom Ward, and goalie coach Andrew Allen.' … [Read more...] about Sabres add another assistant to their coaching staff

'This year, the Sabres have five players that will participate. Casey Mittelstadt will play for BIC Razors. Zach Bogosian and Amerks goaltender Adam Wilcox will play for Team Tria. Casey Nelson and C.J. Smith will play for Walser Auto Group.' … [Read more...] about Multiple Sabres playing in Da Beauty League

'Starting at the top, it appears that Sheary is going to get every opportunity to play alongside Jack Eichel on his left side.' … [Read more...] about Addressing the left wing

'It seems that if Reinhart gets a long term contract it'll look something like J.T. Miller or Tomas Hertl's deals. Probably at least 5 years, and over a $5 million cap hit. There is not a lot of precedent for a player of Reinhart's caliber going the bridge route.' … [Read more...] about Long term or bridge deal for Sam Reinhart?

'Dahlin was also on the Swedish roster for the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Montreal, scoring a goal and an assist in seven games.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin signs his entry-level contract with the Sabres

'“The opportunity opened up to switch and I felt it was the right time to make the change as I begin the next phase of my career as a Sabre.”' … [Read more...] about Eichel changes his jersey number to 9

'"Whatever the off-ice stuff is, factored into the fact that he is not a Buffalo Sabre anymore. When you think about where this team is headed with Jack Eichel playing down the middle and Casey Mittelstadt coming as well, paying a guy that type of money to be a 2nd or 3rd line center, I suppose you could understand even from the on-ice perspective why they might want to move … [Read more...] about Mike Kelly: You can understand why they want to move on

'"For me, personally, it was the right fit all around," said Hutton with Jeremy White on Tuesday. "Career-wise, community-wise, family-wise, it all just made sense. I have some strong ties to Buffalo. Jerry Forton, Andrew Allen, Phil Housley. There's a comfort factor there coming in with guys who want me to succeed and they know who I am."' … [Read more...] about Hutton: Buffalo was ‘the right fit all around’

'Thompson is coming to a younger team in Buffalo. He said that will be an advantage for him, “I’m real excited, I was a little thrown off when I got traded, but just soaked it up last night and I think it’s a really good fit for me. In St. Louis, they rely on their veteran guys, so I was pigeon-holed in a sense where I didn’t get to play a lot or get to play the game I like to … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Thompson said he’ll be given an opportunity with the top six

'"We're very excited to have Carter as part of our organization here right now, you look at the situation we are at I think we could talk with people at the draft. We mentioned to the media that this week would be an important week for us to solidify our goaltending situation. you look at Carter's history with some people in our organization, from Jerry Fortune with the college … [Read more...] about Botterill: We’re very excited to have Carter Hutton as part of our organization