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'"It's an ongoing process for the Sabres and Peter Fish and the agency that represents Jack Eichel," said TSN's Darren Dreger with The Instigators on Friday. "There's a willingness and an eagerness, I would say, from both sides to get something done."' … [Read more...] about Is an Eichel contract extension coming soon?

'The tournament starts on Friday, September 8 with the first round of games, and will conclude on Monday, September 11. Each team will play three games during the tournament with an off day on Sunday, September 10.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce the return of the Prospects Challenge

'"As for everyone, it takes a little bit of time before you get adjusted to the lifestyle of the game," Weissbach said following the French Connection 3-on-3 Tournament at Buffalo Sabres development camp on Tuesday. "Once I did that, I think it all got to me pretty fast. After that, I started playing my game more and more and it all ended well."' … [Read more...] about Weissbach enjoyed his first development camp with the Sabres

'In their first game, White beat the Blue 2-1 in a shootout. Autio, who is a Penn State senior scored with Asplund getting the shootout goal.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres crown a champion as Development Camp ends

'“Our conversations with Jack and the group have gone extremely well, we’ll continue those throughout the summer here and see if we can find a common ground because from our standpoint, we certainly want to get something done and from everything that we’ve heard from Jack and his agents, they want to get something done too.”' … [Read more...] about Reinhart will have to wait for a new contract

'Borgen has played 70 games with the Huskies and has decided to go back there for his junior season. He said it wasn’t a hard decision, “It's just school is the number one priority for me right now. I’m trying to get a degree because you can’t play hockey forever. That’s just my mom’s theory.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Borgen feels playing in college is important

'It may be a good year or two before Mittelstadt will have a chance to play with Eichel though. This fall, Mittelstadt will start his freshman year of college at the University of Minnesota. The Minnesota native expects to build up his strength while playing for the Golden Gophers, along with improving his play on the ice. And while the NCAA will surely help Mittelstadt’s … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt enjoying his early time with the Sabres

'"I don't have any contracts right now," Glotov said following his session in Day 2 of development camp at HarborCenter. "I'm going to talk to Buffalo [about] what they want [and] where they want to see me play. So we'll see."' … [Read more...] about Glotov at a crossroads heading into 2017-18 season

'In the past few days I’ve heard many talk about the players have been told to work hard and have fun. Taylor said, “First of all its hockey. That’s the most important thing, it’s a game still where if you enjoy what you do, you’re going to perform. We don’t want people uptight, you’re holding the stick, you can’t make a pass, you’re not talking to each other, its a feeling out … [Read more...] about Things for Buffalo and Rochester have started at this camp

'“It’s a good spot for me to stay in Sweden and not to sign this year and I’m happy about it, one more year in Sweden would be great for me. Maybe I’ll have a chance to play for the National Team and with Olympic Games coming up too and NHL players aren’t allowed to go, maybe I’ll have a chance to train for that too.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Asplund seems to be developing at a good pace

'At first glance when looking up his stats and stature, Laaksonen had been listed at 5' 3" and just a bit over 130-pounds on Eliteprospects.com. However, Laaksonen was quick to respond to those who questioned his size while having fun along the way.' … [Read more...] about The unknown draft pick of 2017

'Negotiations will continue with both players as Jason Botterill will try to avoid these arbitration hearings like he did with Johan Larsson who signed a two-year deal on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Lehner will head to arbitration in late July

'The Sabres have a new director of amateur scouting. Ryan Jankowski replaces Greg Royce who was fired with Tim Murray. Jeff Crisp did the job during the draft. He’s retained as assistant director of amateur scouting.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hire a new head of amateur scouting

'"We were incredibly fortunate to work with great people in Pittsburgh and capture two Stanley Cups," said Sexton with the media following the first session of development camp. "For most of my career I've been a builder, and I was able to achieve the ultimate prize in Pittsburgh. When Jason asked me to come aboard, I thought this was the just the perfect opportunity to start … [Read more...] about Sexton ready to lead the Amerks back to the top

'Guhle is spending the summer trying to add some weight. He told me he's almost to 200 pounds. He wants to stay at that weight and then work on his skills for the rest of the summer. He said, “I feel stronger, more powerful in my skating, my shot feels more strong.”' … [Read more...] about Guhle is excited about having Housley here