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'McCabe was a former second round pick (44th overall) of the Sabres in the 2012 NHL Draft out of the University of Wisconsin. After signing his entry-level contract in 2014, McCabe earned a full-time spot on the Sabres roster in the 2015-16 season.' … [Read more...] about Blackhawks sign defenseman Jake McCabe to a four-year contract

'Carter Hutton signed with the Arizona Coyotes, so that leaves Buffalo with Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Dustin Tokarski under contract. Neither are likely options for the Sabres when the season starts.' … [Read more...] about Linus Ullmark leaves Buffalo to sign with Bruins

'On top of that, the Wild have a lot of dead money on the books. After buying out Ryan Super and Zach Parise, they have $4.6 million in dead cap money this season, with the total exploding to $12.6 million in 2022-23 and $14.6 million in 2023-24 and 2024-25.' … [Read more...] about Wild reportedly backing out of Jack Eichel trade talks

'For weeks, teams have called Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams about Eichel's services and gauging potential interest for a potential trade to acquire the star center. However, the asking price has been regarded as astronomically high, with Buffalo looking to acquire four assets that are the equivalent of first round picks.' … [Read more...] about McKenzie: ‘Things are dead quiet’ on Jack Eichel front right now

'Christie has spent the majority of his post-playing career in the ECHL serving as a head coach, most recently with the Jacksonville Icemen for four seasons. The 52-year-old has also spent time as head coach with the Tulsa Oilers, Ontario Reign, Utah Grizzlies and Peoria Rivermen.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres eyeing Jason Christie as assistant coach for Don Granato

'Granato coached Caggiula in Chicago.' … [Read more...] about Caggiula remains with the Sabres

'Ullmark does make sense for the Bruins, who have just two rookie goaltenders under contract for the 2021-22 season with Tuukka Rask and Jaroslav Halak set to become unrestricted free agents.' … [Read more...] about Report: Bruins showing interest in Linus Ullmark

'My No. 1 priority would be Coleman, who is 29-years-old and made $1.8 million this past season. Since the Sabres will need help to get to the cap floor of $60,200,000, I wouldn’t be opposed to overpaying Coleman or Nick Ritchie. If Jack Eichel is traded, the Sabres will be about $24 million away from the cap floor.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres continue to have talks with Linus Ullmark

'This may feel like an underwhelming return for Eichel, but Peyton Krebs could make the deal worth it on his own.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres asking for Peyton Krebs, Reilly Smith, Nic Hague, and 1st for Eichel

'Lekkas was signed because of all the injuries the Sabres had in goal. In seven games in Rochester, Lekkas was 1-5-1 with a 4.32 goals-against average and an .863 save percentage.' … [Read more...] about Sabres extend qualifying offers to five restricted free agents

'Since the injury took place back on March 7, the Sabres have been avoiding any sort of surgery to repair the damage done to Eichel's neck. However, Eichel has made his intentions known with getting a procedure done that has never been performed on a National Hockey League athlete. The Sabres are against proceeding with a surgery such as this.' … [Read more...] about Report: Jack Eichel’s agents expect a trade ‘in the near future’

'Poltapov played nearly his entire 2020-21 campaign in the MHL with Krasnaya Armiya Moskva, scoring 25 goals and registering 27 assists for 52 points in 61 games. His 25 goals this season ranked Poltapov sixth in the MHL, while his 52 points put him 12th in league scoring.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select Prokhor Poltapov with first pick in Round 2 of 2021 NHL Draft

'Standing in at just 5-foot-10 and 150 pounds, Kisakov finished his 2020-21 campaign with MHK Dynamo Moskva as one of the league's most dangerous scoring threats. His 36 goals finished just second in the MHL behind 2023 top prospect Matvei Mishkov, and his 73 points was one back of Stepan Nikulin for the league lead.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo selects winger Aleksandr Kisakov with 53rd overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft

'The 6-foot-1, 154-pound forward from St. Petersburg, Russia spent last season playing with Krasnaya Armiya Moskva along with Poltapov, where he put up 30 points (9+21) in 50 games played. During his 2019-20 season with CSKA Moskva's Under-18 program, Sardarian performed exceptionally well with 85 points (28+57) in just 24 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres draft winger Stiven Sardarian with 88th overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft

'Unfortunately for Bloom, his 2020-21 season with Saginaw was lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the OHL to cancel its season. In his first season with the Spirit in the 2019-20 campaign, the 6-foot-2, 183-pound winger managed to net six goals and add eight assists for 14 points in 54 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select Josh Bloom with 95th overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft