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'“St. Louis had done a great job of drafting and had some really good prospects that we were very interested in and from our standpoint, getting the first round pick and potentially having three first round picks next year was a big thing and getting a young winger in Tage Thompson who we think can step into the NHL and grow with our centermen.”' … [Read more...] about Breaking: Ryan O’Reilly has been traded to St. Louis

'Hutton will only count $2.75 million against the salary cap when many felt he would get $4 million per year. Hutton visted Buffalo and decided early on that this is a place he'd like to come to, "I've always had some ties to guys in Buffalo as well, I played for Phil in Nashville and Andrew Allen was my goalie coach in Rockford, I had Jerry Forton in college, so I always … [Read more...] about The Sabres have signed their goalie

'Wilson won two Stanley Cups as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins and he turned out to be a good third or fourth line player that can contribute the odd goal.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres bring back Wilson

'Hickey played four years at BU and was teammates with Jack Eichel, Evan Rodrigues and Danny O’Regan. This past season, he was the Terriers captain. Hickey did participate in this week’s Sabres development camp.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres sign Brandon Hickey

'Hutton has never been a No. 1 goalie in the NHL. The most games he’s ever played in the league is 40. Botterill said nothing will be handed to him, but he needs to be there for Linus Ullmark, “We’ve talked a lot about having internal competition, but we’re very excited about Ullmark’s potential, but we don’t want to put the pressure of him carrying the team right off the bat.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Botterill pulled no surprises in Day 1 of free agency

'HarborCenter was packed for the four days of camp and Mittelstadt appreciated it, “It was a blast, it was super cool to see all the fans out there and how loud they were and it’s cool to see how much they really know the game of hockey and how much they really enjoy it.”' … [Read more...] about The Sabres wrap up development camp

'Pilut had other NHL offers, but said he chose the Sabres because they had been after him for a while, “It started pretty early last season, I had a good discussion with Steve Greeley and it felt like it’s a good opportunity here since it’s a young team and it’s a hungry team here, so I want to be a part of it.”' … [Read more...] about Lawrence Pilut said the Sabres had been after him for a while

'It's a really nice hit. Feet never left the ground and Dahlin hits centerman Matej Pekar in the chest. Pekar was just drafted by the Sabres in the fourth round. He'll play at Miami University this season.' … [Read more...] about Video: Rasmus Dahlin delivers huge hit at development camp

'Sheary won two Stanley Cups in Pittsburgh and he said he can bring that with him to Buffalo, “The experience I had there will help me tremendously and if I can bring just a little of that experience and playoff experience into the locker-room, try to change the culture, I think that will be a good thing.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Sheary said he wasn’t expecting a trade

'The Sabres can’t sign Hickey until July 1, but Jason Botterill said he’s comfortable that they’ll get something done. Hickey said, “I’m not sure yet, but you can’t look at it until the first of July, so I’ll have to see what goes on and see what they tell me in my meeting.”' … [Read more...] about HIckey said there are some factors in the Sabres favor for him signing

'Botterill said, “We were looking to improve our even strength scoring, we knew we had to try to get more scoring from our wingers and what I’ve always liked about Conor’s game is he’s had success winning two Stanley Cups and especially at even-strength, he creates a lot of chances out there.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Botterill likes what Sheary brings from Pittsburgh

… [Read more...] about Sabres’ Dahlin has been paired with Brendan Guhle off the ice

'General manager Jason Botterill doesn't have to trade O'Reilly but I think he will for reasons that include: salary cap flexibility, changing up the makeup of the locker room and the long term view down the middle of the ice. O'Reilly certainly has value and the Sabres should have a number of suitors for his services. That list could grow even further if the Sabres pick up … [Read more...] about What to do about Ryan O’Reilly?

'Simonick is loved by any player that I have spoken with and he said the feeling is mutual, “I don’t know if everybody would be crazy enough like me to work 50 years with one organization, but I’ve had great owners, I’ve had great general managers and the big thing is that I tried to get along with everybody, everybody that puts the uniform on, everybody that worked for the … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Simonick was honored by his peers

'Jason Botterill wasn’t asked the question, but he wanted to have a chance to answer it, “He doesn’t need to be the savior. We’re excited about our young players like Jack, Sam, Ristolainen, so he can be part of this group and grow together.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin was introduced to his new city