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'The Sabres opened the 2024-25 preseason with a big 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night at KeyBank Center. JJ Peterka lead the way scoring a hat trick in the victory.' … [Read more...] about Sabres open preseason with big win over Penguins

'To me, the Peterka goals were significant because of the way they were scored. The first goal came just five seconds into a power play. It was exactly the type of goal this team is trying to learn how to score. They won the draw, Jokiharju quickly moved the puck to the right point to Jack Quinn and Peterka, Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch all went to the net. Peterka tipped the … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres showed they are a different team in win over the Penguins

'“You’re always hungry to get better and for me, I’ve already set a standard that is better than what I did last year, so anything short of that is just not good enough and I’m always trying to exceed expectations and goals and I didn’t even come close to those, so statistics weren’t good enough and other aspects of my game that you can’t put a finger on like consistent … [Read more...] about Thompson thinks last year was well below his standards

'"No bad habits. Whether that’s using your hand in the D-zone and hooking. I mean, if we’re going to see a penalty, I’m going to stop the play," said Ruff following Thursday's practice. "The one thing I don’t like is I don’t like careless penalties. It’s one thing that we get to control, so use your legs to backcheck, don’t use your stick."' … [Read more...] about In Ruff’s world, if you don’t play hard, you pay the price

'"It’s a unique training camp. When they hit the ice, we’ll be looking for attention to detail, pace, and execution," said Adams on Wednesday. "The days are over where it takes a few days to get into this. Players train so hard now that they’ve been going at it pretty good, so today’s Day 1 in our step to try to do something special. It’s an opportunity."' … [Read more...] about Adams confident in this Sabres team improving

'The Buffalo Sabres announced on Tuesday the signing of forward Peyton Krebs to a two-year contract with an annual value at $1.45 million. The signing was first reported by Sportsnet NHL insider Elliotte Friedman.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign forward Peyton Krebs to two-year contract

'While it's not every day a prospect, especially an 18-year-old first-round pick, to fight their way on an NHL roster from Day 1, is there a prospect this year that can replicate the same kind of success and make the jump to the Sabres' lineup right off the bat? Let's go over a few candidates to consider...'. … [Read more...] about Opinion: Show us what you’ve got, kid

'In the final game of the tournament in Downtown Buffalo, the Pittsburgh Penguins got the upper-hand of the Sabres in a contest that featured 13 total goals between the two teams.' … [Read more...] about Penguins down Sabres in high-scoring affair to close out Sabres Prospects Challenge

'Jiri Kulich was expected to dominate this tournament and he did just that, scoring five goals and two assists for seven points. I didn’t think Isak Rosen was as dominating as he should’ve been, but he did have five assists in three games.' … [Read more...] about Kulich shines at the Prospects Challenge

'"We’ll see how the next couple of days go, and I’d like to give it a few more days before I address it," said Adams on WGR. "But these things take time sometimes. It’s a process but, we’ll see where we are in 48 hours."' … [Read more...] about Adams: There’s still time to sign Peyton Krebs

'After a dominating win on Friday night in their opening game of the Sabres Prospects Challenge, the Buffalo Sabres, once again, showed a strong offensive showing on Saturday night against the New Jersey Devils at Harborcenter. However, the solid effort comes up just short in a 5-2 loss in Game 2 of the tournament in Downtown Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres come up short to Devils at Sabres Prospects Challenge

'Just past the halfway point of the first period, the Sabres got on the board first as Jiri Kulich was able to find a hole through Blue Jackets goaltender Nolan Lalonde. Kulich was able to deposit the puck off an original shot from the point by defenseman Vsevolod Komarov that hit Isak Rosen in front.' … [Read more...] about Sabres dominate Blue Jackets offensively to open Sabres Prospects Challenge

'The score doesn’t say total domination, but just to give you an Idea, I picked Blue Jackets goaltender Nolan Lalonde, the first star of the game. If Lalonde hadn’t stood on his head, the score may have gotten into double figures.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres get all-out effort in win over Columbus at Sabres Prospects Challenge

'The 20-year-old was an AHL All-Star last season, scoring 27 goals and 45 points in 57 games with the Rochester Americans. That was coming off a rookie season where he netted 24 goals and 46 points in 62 games. That’s a pace of 35 goals over 82 games..' … [Read more...] about Kulich will compete to play in Sabres’ top-six

'"We had an organizational meeting where Kevyn [Adams] and Lindy [Ruff] talked, and it aligned," said Leone following Wednesday's practice at Harborcenter. "It’s a short tournament, but it’s the first time for the guys to really establish how we want the Buffalo Sabres to play, and the identity we want to have within the organization."' … [Read more...] about Leone likes group of talent he sees for Sabres Prospect Challenge