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'For young players to be exposed to this kind of playoff pressure as well as seeing how the game is elevated in the postseason is going to be invaluable to them.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: Sabres’ young players will benefit from lengthy AHL playoff run

'I think the next step in Kevyn Adams vision for this team is right here and now. He must get a top-four defenseman for this team, and the time has come to use some of the young talent as currency to get that done. Signed from recent drafts are Matt Savoie, Noah Ostlund, Jiri Kulich, Viktor Neuchev, Vsevolod Komarov, Owen Power, Isak Rosen, Aleksandr Kisakov, Josh Bloom (Since … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: The Sabres’ window to win is now opening

'"But I think that we're extremely close. So, definitely some unfinished business and, personally, I would like to be a lot better as well."' … [Read more...] about Why Kyle Okposo believes Sabres’ time is now

'Quinn was a target for the teams Rochester played, but him having no goals and two assists in 10 games was a huge learning experience for him. He now knows that when you’re the team’s best goal scorer, the opponent is going to make it tough on you and Quinn had to play through frustration and learn from it.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: Sabres’ young players are still playing and still learning

'Power scored four goals, added 31-assists and was a plus-10 this past season. More impressively, he did so handling a full NHL workload.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Owen Power named finalist for Calder Trophy

'Everyone attending Eastern Hills Church's prayer service was sitting side-by-side, lifting their hands in prayer, hoping Pegula will come home soon.' … [Read more...] about Prayer service for Kim Pegula

'We really didn’t hear too much new from these two men because their message has been pretty consistent since they arrived. They’re trying to build a team to sustain long-term success. The objective isn’t to mortgage the future just so they can break a 12-year playoff drought, which they have very little to do with. Adams’ plan is to build something so this will never happen … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: The Sabres’ season in review

'"They have conviction. They know that they have enough that they have enough that they should have that as the target to make playoffs."' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres have ‘total conviction’ for playoffs in future

'"He's obviously the rock of our team. He's the leader and I think for me personally he's just, he's just always there for you. There's nothing more you can really ask for," forward Casey Mittelstadt said. "He's always got your back whatever you need. You can always call Okie, so he's a pretty special guy."' … [Read more...] about Will captain Kyle Okposo return to the Sabres for another season?

'"You know (Tage Thompson) is here for seven years. (Dylan Cozens)'s here for seven years. (Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Powers)... just that many good players and how young we are, how hungry everyone is."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ young players optimistic heading into offseason

'"How you treat people and what you say to them, it goes a long way, and I think that's the kind of respect that they gave tonight. I didn't know I had that much influence on those guys," Anderson said about his former teammates.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Craig Anderson reflects on final NHL victory

'The award is given to the goaltender voted to be the most outstanding in Division I NCAA men's ice hockey during the regular season. The announcement that the Sabres goalie had won came Friday afternoon.' … [Read more...] about Devon Levi wins Mike Richter Award

'I felt this was a development year with next year being the playoffs. It certainly has been, but important games right up to the last week of the regular season is a bonus for this team.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: A development year for the Buffalo Sabres

'I hope nobody is giving up on Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen yet. These days in the NHL you need two goalies and Luukkonen has shown signs of improvement. He’s also been wildly inconsistent, but you don’t give up on a 24-year-old goalie that has only played 46 NHL games. Most of his numbers are below average, but he also gives his team a chance to win as he’s 17-11-4 this season. Yes, … [Read more...] about Hamilton: Levi’s NHL debut explains Sabres decisions at trade deadline

'"Having been in our organization for a bit is the first thing," Granato said. "Lots of communication before he got here. Building some relationships before he got here through prospect camp. His work and his accomplishments obviously. Those and many factors go into our comfort in putting him in sooner than later."' … [Read more...] about Devon Levi will start for the Sabres on Friday