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'"But in the ensuing days, my mood began to change. I didn't notice, but the people around me did. By the time we were playing our game against Florida on March 27, I had been having trouble sleeping for a couple of days already. My senses for some reason were worsening with each passing day. I thought I was just overtired."' … [Read more...] about Okposo writes thank you letter to the hockey community

'“[Pominville] just told me it’s a first class organization and I’m going to love it," Scandella said. "I’m super excited to get there. I know it’s a hockey town with a lot of skill upfront. It’s just a new challenge. I feel like I’m ready for this. There’s a great opportunity to come in and make the team better so I’m super excited.”' … [Read more...] about Scandella ‘super excited’ for next chapter in Buffalo

'There are many current, future, and former Sabres involved in the Da Beauty league. Zach Bogosian, Hudson Fasching, Casey Nelson, and Casey Mittlestadt are among current Sabres playing. Also, former Sabres Drew Stafford and Chris Stewart will lace up the skates. John Scott is the commissioner and Erik Rasmussen is a coach.' … [Read more...] about Kyle Okposo returns to the ice

'Hajt also spent time as an assistant coach with the Guelph Storm in the Ontario Hockey League from 2008 to 2014. In his time in Guelph, the Storm made the playoffs in all six seasons, and won the OHL championship in 2014.' … [Read more...] about Sabres add Hajt to coaching staff

'"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