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'“Henri Jokiharju complements Dahlin’s skill, and I think that will be the same with Owen,” Granato said with Jeremy White and Sal Capaccio.' … [Read more...] about Listen: Granato: ‘It was really exciting for our franchise’ to get Power

'Power didn’t look nervous out there and he said, “It was pretty special, it was more of a full practice, so it was nice to get out there and get into it with the full team.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Power enjoyed his first full practice with the team

'Noted Sabres killer Brian Elliott tallied his fifth-career shutout against Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out in Tampa Bay

'You knew the Lightning would be ready to play because they hadn’t lost five games in a row in eight years. Buffalo turned the puck over, tried to force plays that weren’t there and had absolutely no communication throughout the game.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Confusion and poor awareness led to a loss in Tampa Bay

'This season was the first year either goaltender had the starting job at their schools and it seems like both want two years of college starting experience under their belts before turning pro.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres prospect Erik Portillo is returning to Michigan

'It looked like the game was destined for overtime with the teams still deadlocked at three, but then the Panthers went to work inside the final minute. Barkov found forward Sam Bennett all alone on the left side of Tokarski, and Bennett tapped in the game-winning goal with just 37.3 seconds left on the docket.' … [Read more...] about Another Sabres lead vanishes against Panthers

'With Power joining Rasmus Dahlin and Mattias Samuelsson at left defense, the Sabres are set for years to come. Power is 19-years-old, while Dahlin is 21 and Samuelsson is 22.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Owen Power to entry-level deal

'“It’s a proud day for our organization, we certainly believe in Owen and his abilities both on and off the ice. We’re just excited to have him join this group, to come in and be himself and he can just come in and play, he doesn’t have to feel like the weight of the world is on his shoulders, so we want to isolate him in the locker-room, we want to set him up for success and … [Read more...] about Kevyn Adams said they won’t put too much pressure on Owen Power

'Carolina added three more goals in the final period of regulation to tie and then take the lead in the game for good. Captain Jordan Staal evened the score 3-3 and also chipped in an empty-net goal, while sandwiched between Staal's multi-goal effort was Aho who nabbed his second goal of the night and well.' … [Read more...] about Sabres blow multi-goal lead in Carolina

'What did the Sabres in during this game was two bad turnovers that gave Carolina two easy goals, and a habit we hadn’t seen in a while - Buffalo sat back with a 3-2 lead in the third and waited for Carolina to come to them. Thanks to that, the Hurricanes had a three-goal period.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres couldn’t hold on in Carolina

'“The players need to know how they’re measured, and that’s a big part of coaching, informing these guys that this is how we evaluate your play," Granato said following Wednesday's practice. "When a player enters the league, especially a player like Dylan, they tend to measure it on goals and assists, and those are really not good measurements at all. They need to contribute to … [Read more...] about Dylan Cozens’ contributions much more than scoring goals

'Victor Olofsson scored the game-winning goal in the third period, while Craig Anderson made 32 saves in the victory.' … [Read more...] about Sabres take down Hurricanes to snap 11-game losing streak to Carolina

'One thing I can tell you is the Sabres are no longer afraid to go up against the best teams in the league. These four games pit them against the third-, second-, sixth- and fourth-best teams in the NHL.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres celebrate another win against top team in NHL

'According to Adams, Levi didn’t feel totally ready to make the jump after just one season of college hockey.' … [Read more...] about Kevyn Adams supports Devon Levi’s decision to stay at Northeastern

'“We haven’t had sell-out crowds, we haven't had enthusiasm to that level. You could feel the energy and the nostalgia,” said Granato during his appearance on the "Howard and Jeremy Show" on Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about Listen: Granato: ‘You could feel the energy and the nostalgia’