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'According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, Mittelstadt is expected to arrive in Buffalo on Tuesday to sign his deal, and he will play out the rest of the season with the Sabres. McKenzie also points out that Mittelstadt may be in consideration to play at the 2018 IIHF World Championship for the United States in May. That tournament will start May 4 and run through May 20 in Denmark.' … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt signs entry-level contract with Sabres

'Mittelstadt is a center, but can play the wing. Botterill said he’ll start in the middle, “That’s the beauty in Casey is his versatility. The plan is to start him at center and that’s what the next five or six games here are to do is try to put him in different situations and I’m sure he’ll have some success and he’ll have some failures, but the good thing about Casey is he … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Botterill wanted Mittelstadt signed now

'Kyle Okposo skated with Mittelstadt during the summer in Minnesota. He said, “He’s a smart player, I haven’t seen him play in a game other than the World Juniors, but he looked really good in that tournament and just skating with him in the summer, I know that all of us were really impressed with his hands, the way he moves and his smarts, so he’s a good player and I’m looking … [Read more...] about Sabres players are excited to have Mittelstadt on the team

'Ending Toronto's home streak, as well as their own struggles scoring: "Yeah, and we broke our streak. That's the biggest thing. We haven't always gotten the bounces lately, but it was good tonight."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Maple Leafs

'Borgen is not what you’d call an offensive defenseman, but he plays against the other team’s best players. In 106 games with St. Cloud State he scored five goals and 36 assists for 41 points.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres sign Will Borgen

'As the end of the season nears, the Buffalo Sabres put out a very poor effort against the Rangers.' … [Read more...] about Rangers blast the Sabres 5-1

'“We’ve had new management, new coaches here this year and we’ve got to really look at ourselves. It’s something that you have to have on a team and I think Phil’s doing a pretty good job of holding guys accountable, but I think we have to do a better job with each other.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ leadership group respond to Housley’s comments

'"We have to get better with our decision making without the puck. Tonight was embarrassing."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Rangers

'Linus Ullmark made 21 saves for the Sabres, but it was not enough as the Montreal Canadiens shut out Buffalo 3-0 on Friday night at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out by Montreal 3-0

'The Sabres made one of the worst goaltenders in the NHL looks like Carey Price, but that’s normal.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres try to erase the bad games at home

'"To a man, we have to look at ourselves and see if we're really truly working at things or just assuming we're getting better each day."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Canadiens

'That’s all fine and good, but this team has played 73 games this season and they shouldn’t need coaches on them to make them execute. Housley agrees, “It’s very surprising, but it reminds us that you have to come prepared to play whether you’re playing the best team in the league or you’re playing one of the lower teams and you can’t take anything for granted.”' … [Read more...] about The Sabres needed a practice wakeup call from the coaches

'In 21 games with the Sabres, the winger scored two goals and one assist for three points.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres send Seth Griffith back to Rochester

'Buffalo had another injury scare late in the second period when Sam Reinhart went directly to the locker room after a play in the Arizona zone. The forward has rejoined the team for the third and is actually on the ice to start the frame.' … [Read more...] about Coyotes defeat Sabres 4-1

'That game was a total 'The season is almost over' game with very little emotion coming from either team. It was just another dud in front of the home fans.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres and Coyotes play to get out of the NHL cellar