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'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

'Perreault and Martin were flashier, but Robert scored bigger goals for the Sabres. Robert netted the overtime winner in the 1973 playoffs against the Montreal Canadiens and Ken Dryden. It was the first overtime playoff goal in team history.' … [Read more...] about Sabres legend René Robert has died at age of 72

'"Our thoughts are with Sabres legend René Robert, who is recovering in Florida after suffering a heart attack. Rene has been a fixture in our community since his day playing with the French Connection - a true legend on and off the ice. The entire organization is behind Rene and his family and we pray for a full recovery."' … [Read more...] about Sabres release statement on René Robert

'John Vogl described Robert's condition as "life-threatening".' … [Read more...] about Report: René Robert suffers severe heart attack

'“I know they had a conversation about where things are headed," Friedman said. "I don’t think there’s a final decision yet, but I know they met yesterday.”' … [Read more...] about Kevyn Adams back meeting with Don Granato about staying on as head coach

'The Ducks have the assets to offer the Sabres that are worthy of consideration. The Ducks have one of the more highly touted prospect pools in the NHL, which includes defenseman Jamie Drysdale, as well as forwards Benoit-Olivier Groulx and Trevor Zegras. Not to mention, the Ducks also have the third overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Who says no?: Eichel to Anaheim

'“I don’t know if that means [Jack] Eichel, I don’t know if that means [Sam] Reinhart, because both of them could potentially bring that, but somebody said to me watch some of the teams that are picking high and Buffalo.”' … [Read more...] about Report: Buffalo could have two first round picks in July

'This is a bit of a headscratcher, considering it is rare that an NHL team would block one of their assistants from a potential promotion on another team. It is a team owned by Eugene Melynk, so maybe we shouldn't be too surprised.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres denied interview with Jack Capuano

'Peterka just finished playing for Germany at the World Championship, where he scored one goal in six games played.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign J-J Peterka to entry-level contract

'"That's the poker game they're playing right now," Friedman said with Andrew Peters and Craig Rivet. "Other teams are saying you've got an unhappy player who doesn't want to come back. The Sabres, I really think at the end of the day, want to move on. They don't want him back, they want to move on."' … [Read more...] about Friedman: I think Sabres don’t want Eichel back; They want to move on