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'“'Mittsy' [Mittelstadt] is an upper-body injury, and [he and Jokiharju will] both be out for a couple of weeks. It’s not short-term for them," Granato said following Friday's practice. "The doctors are still evaluating them. There’s thought it could be around that range, and there’s thought that it could be a little more than that. It’s too early to tell on both those … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt, Jokiharju to miss time due to injury

'It was the line of Kyle Okposo, Zemgus Girgensons and Cody Eakin that got things started. From their very first shift, they were hard on the forecheck and never let Montreal out of its zone. The trio had a four-point night, with Okposo and Girgensons celebrating their captaincies with goals.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres entertained their fans; won first game of 2021-22 season

'Buffalo used special teams as a catalyst to their success with three power play goals against the Canadiens.' … [Read more...] about Sabres begin season with resounding win over Montreal

'That's the same Kyle Okposo who has worn the same number 21 since the 2015-16 season. Okposo entered his sixth season as a Buffalo Sabre tonight and may have delivered his best performance while wearing a Sabres jersey.' … [Read more...] about Three observations: Sabres win in exciting fashion

'"I'm re-assured that they are willing and ready to compete. Their conditioning level I thought was great coming in, then it became getting them into game condition level. They can't do that over the summer time. The physicality is there, and they've competed hard in practice every day. We've had lots of practice time, which is a luxury, and they've taken advantage of it. I'm … [Read more...] about Granato: We want to play with ‘a lot of passion, a lot of energy’

'Jeanneret will also have the play-by-play action of the Sabres' weekend matchup with the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday in Downtown Buffalo before taking nearly a month off until his next broadcast on Nov. 13.' … [Read more...] about Rick Jeanneret to call 20 games in final season as play-by-play voice of Sabres

'Something will get done before Eichel's no-movement clause officially kicks in next offseason.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Five bold predictions for 2021-22 Sabres season

'“We’re younger. It’s a great group of guys that love to hang out with each other," the Swedish defenseman said following Wednesday's session. "We’re having a lot of fun, we like to compete with each other and it’s fun to come to the rink every day and hang out with those guys.”' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Dahlin believes in his Sabres teammates

'“They have homes here, they enjoy their time here, they spend a lot of their offseason here and they do a great job in that locker room, as well as on the ice.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres name Okposo, Girgensons as team captains

'In addition, Buffalo lost forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby as the Washington Capitals, who re-claimed him off waivers.' … [Read more...] about Peterka, Fitzgerald assigned to Rochester as Sabres finalize roster

'We got a little insight on Sunday when only Axel Jonsson-Fjallby was waived by the 2 p.m. ET deadline. That means Cody Eakin and John Hayden have not been waived and have made the team.' … [Read more...] about Sabres waive Axel Jonsson-Fjallby

'Buffalo outchanged and outshot the Red Wings in the opening 20 minutes. Craig Anderson turned away all six Detroit shots on goal, while the Sabres failed to score on their 17 shots.' … [Read more...] about Sabres end 2021 preseason with win over Detroit

'With teams now getting a clearer picture of Eichel's medical situation, that should allow for more meaningful trade talks to progress. The next issue at hand is the price that Adams is asking for from other teams in a return for Eichel.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres willing to include conditional picks in any Jack Eichel trade

'“It’s definitely cool," Girgensons said on Friday following practice at KeyBank Center. "I went in Sochi, it’s an unbelievable experience to have as a player and I’m just happy to be a part of it again.”' … [Read more...] about Zemgus Girgensons honored to represent Latvia in 2022 Winter Olympics

'Dustin Tokarski has been, by far, the best goalie the Sabres have had this preseason. The talk was surrounding Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and if he could win a starting job, but nobody was talking about Tokarski. The veteran goaltender took it as a challenge, and head coach Don Granato has been impressed.' … [Read more...] about Dustin Tokarski comes out of nowhere to win job with Sabres