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'The Wild really launched themselves into the discussion for the Sabres captain after freeing up more than $10.3 million worth of cap space next season after buying out Zach Parise and Ryan Suter on Tuesday. Eichel’s average annual value on his contract over the next five seasons is at $10 million, leaving just enough room for Eichel to fit into the Wild's plans for ,at the … [Read more...] about Opinion: Going ‘Wild’ for Eichel

'When looking at the Ducks' current roster, the team is trying to rebuild on the fly with a good youth movement starting to come into the picture. Aging veterans like Ryan Getzlaf and David Backes are set to hit the free agent market this summer, while other players like Adam Henrique, Jakob Silfverberg and Rickard Rickell all could be available this offseason for the right … [Read more...] about Opinion: Duck huntin’

'"They're not in cap trouble, but I think they would like to be in a position somehow to alleviate a little bit of that cap pressure to allow them to make some other moves," Pagnotta said. "So I think there has been a discussion with Seattle with respect to Kyle Okposo. I don't know if it's gotten anywhere, but I know that there's been some type of discussion from the … [Read more...] about Pagnotta: Sabres, Kraken have had discussions about Kyle Okposo

'Many fans are convinced that Power wants nothing to do with the Sabres and he’s going to play all four years at Michigan and give up all that money just to spite the team. No first overall pick in the draft has ever done that, and Power said he has a definite plan that is not playing four years of college hockey.' … [Read more...] about Owen Power wants to play one more season at Michigan before making jump to NHL

'According to Penguins team reporter Michelle Crechiolo, when Ventura was hired in 2015, he was in charge of re-shaping the team’s use of analytics to take the club to another level when it comes to analytics.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hire Sam Ventura from Penguins to re-shape analytics department

'“In the exit meetings, it was really clear that the players absolutely respected and bought into the message that Don and the staff was bringing," Adams said. "You can be the greatest coach in the world, but if you don’t have the buy-in from the players, it can be a real challenge."' … [Read more...] about Granato says Sabres’ head coaching job was only one he wanted

'Power up playing in 26 games this season for the Wolverines after a successful two years in the United States Hockey League playing with the Chicago Steel. As a freshman, he put up a very respectable 16 points (3+13), while also being named to the Big Ten All-Rookie Team, as well as a Big Ten Second-Team All-Star.' … [Read more...] about Owen Power yet to interview with Sabres

'“At the end of the day, if the Rangers are presenting the best package, the best return, then you’ve got to consider it,” Dreger said. “It’s about getting the best return.”' … [Read more...] about Dreger: Sabres may have to lower asking price for Jack Eichel for more clubs to ‘truly engage’

'The Sabres are not likely to win this trade. You can factor the injury into a potential diminished return, but even if he was at the peak of his powers, a trade involving a player of that value is one you plan to lose.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The road forward

'Mind you, I’m not exactly what you’d call excited by all of this. Ending up in a place where the two players the organization gave away two entire seasons to draft both want to leave is hard to feel good about.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Time to get busy living

'Granato has never had a NHL head coaching job, but he’s been an assistant with the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues.' … [Read more...] about Sabres name Don Granato as next head coach

'Eichel isn’t to blame for general managers who made the wrong roster moves or for hiring coaches that couldn’t coach. I guess the easy thing to do when a team consistently loses is blame the best players for not doing enough, but it seems like flawed logic to me.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Preparing for the end of Jack Eichel’s Sabres career

'"It's a foregone conclusion he's getting traded," Dreger said. "Now it's a question of what are you getting back in return. ... I also feel like there's value in change for certain players and for certain teams. It is time to cut bait and move on."' … [Read more...] about Dreger: Sabres likely to name head coach before trading Jack Eichel

'According to Aaron Portzline and numerous sources, as of today the #CBJ are out on the #LetsGoBuffalo Jack Eichel sweepstakes. A trade was believed to consist of the 5th overall pick, Elvis Merzlikins, either Texier or Peeke and Chinakhov or Marchenko.' … [Read more...] about Report: Blue Jackets out of Jack Eichel sweepstakes

'“It’s been a tough, tough couple of days," the former Sabres captain said. "About a week ago, I got a call that he had a massive heart attack, and it was real difficult because I played golf with him about a month ago. We talked just about every other day, and he was saying about getting back to see his kids in Toronto. Unfortunately that didn’t happen, but his son and his … [Read more...] about René Robert’s teammates remember the Sabres legend