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'This is the first time in 12 years that the Sabres have drafted lower than 12th. In that time, Buffalo has drafted No. 1 twice, No. 2 twice, No. 7 once, No. 8 four times, No. 9 once and No. 12 once.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres stay at No. 13 in the NHL Draft

'Head coach Don Granato showed a lot of confidence with the 20-year-old by putting him out against the other team’s best players. You could see Power’s confidence grow, because he was playing and, for the most part, playing well in all situations.' … [Read more...] about Owen Power improved a lot during rookie campaign with Sabres

'Powers and Beniers were the first two picks of the 2021 NHL DrafT.' … [Read more...] about Owen Power named finalist for Calder Trophy as NHL’s Rookie of the Year

'“I think at the start of the year, there was a lot of maybe hope coming from off of last season. Now it’s flipped from hope to belief,” said Adams during a special one-hour, in studio appearance with the “Jeremy White Show” on WGR.' … [Read more...] about Adams: Sabres’ mindset flipped from hope to belief this season

'In 2021, the Sabres and Jerry Forton started drafting Russian players again. Buffalo took two in the second round - Prokhor Poltapov and Aleksandr Kisakov - one in the third round - Stiven Sardarian - and one in the sixth round - Nikita Novikov. Of that group of Russian prospects, only Kisakov has signed so far.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Russian winger Viktor Neuchev to entry-level contract

'"It was probably one of the best times of my life," said Levi during his end-of-season press conference last month. "When I was here, I wasn’t looking at it like that. Obviously I knew how special it was, but I had a job to do. Looking back at the experience, it’s pretty surreal that this happened so fast, and that they just gave me the opportunity to play. I’m so grateful to … [Read more...] about Devon Levi took a lot away from seven games to close 2022-23 season

'"I saw a lot of growth from our team, and a lot of individual growth," said Tuch during his end-of-season press conference. "Obviously we came up short, as far as making the playoffs, but I thought we made really big steps in the right direction. I thought we made a lot of people in the City of Buffalo proud through our work ethic, our attitude and our emotion in this locker … [Read more...] about Alex Tuch expects more from himself, teammates moving forward

'“We need to keep getting better, and then the results will take care of themselves,” said Granato on Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about Adams, Granato feel Sabres are on right path

'Okposo walked out of the Sabres locker-room not knowing what he wants to do with his career. He said, “I’m grateful and happy, I tried to grind, I tried to do what I can to help the team and to help this organization, help this franchise and help this city, so yes, my deal is done and I’ll take some time to think but the future, but if I were to walk away and be done, I left … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Okposo not committing to his future yet

'“The course of the season is very long and there’s games that we lost and carried it over into the next game and the next game and I think we turned one loss into three and it’s something that we now know as a group that, it’s not the end of the day when we lose a game and I think that’s going to be a big part moving into next season.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Thompson is angry, but ready to channel it in a positive way

'The Sabres roared back in a big way in the second period, as they responded with a run of three-consecutive goals to take a 3-1 edge in less than a six-minute span between goal No. one and three.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win season finale, 5-2 in Columbus

'Casey Mittelstadt netted the game-winning goal in overtime, while goalie Craig Anderson made 30 saves in, what ends up being, a win in his final NHL game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win home finale against Senators in overtime

'Yes, the Sabres ultimately fell short of reaching the playoffs, again. If you’re going to be a tough sell on buying in, I can’t say I blame you. Running the playoff drought to a dozen seasons can have that effect.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Thank you, Sabres

'"I’m extremely proud to be a part of this group." said Okposo following Tuesday's loss in New Jersey. "To see how far we’ve come, we’ve become a team."' … [Read more...] about Okposo: 2022-23 Sabres season ‘first time in a while we’ve become a team’

'Buffalo got a second goal to make it interesting in the late goings of regulation, and it came from an unlikely source. After circling the net looking for a partner, Tuch found Mattias Samuelsson for the defenseman's second goal of a strong season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres eliminated from playoff contention in New Jersey