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'Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada as of Wednesday evening said he still didn't think Calgary was the favorite to land Eichel, noting that Vegas has been central in trade talks.' … [Read more...] about Reports: Sabres close to dealing Eichel

'"It's not what you don't have, it's what you do have, and that starts with our leadership with Donny," Sabres new veteran goaltender Craig Anderson said after Buffalo's season opener, a 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.' … [Read more...] about Get 2 Know Buffalo Sabres head coach Don Granato

'The key to keeping the season on an upward swing is to make sure when things start going bad, you don’t let it get out of control. There can’t be any 10 games losing streaks. You must keep believing in yourself and knowing you’ll get out of it.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take2: Sabres success sustainable?

'The problem is going to be the inability to score off of Grade-A chances. They made two rookie goalies making their first NHL starts look like Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy, who is the world’s best goalie.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take2: There’s no reason for concern about the Sabres

'"All these young guys coming from winning cultures, and everyone wants to compete against each other, and we have such hard practices and battle so hard... but after practices we laugh, and I think the competitiveness in this team right now, it's very high... I really think we can do something good."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin goes one-on-one with Julianne Pelusi

'Vendors emphasizing local ties, and beers brewed in WNY are offered throughout Key Bank Center. The Sabres Store has been redone, filled with the royal blue and gold that fans asked for.' … [Read more...] about Sabres welcome fans back; team starts season with 4 home games

'Craig Anderson and Dustin Tokarski definitely earned the job in preseason. In two games Anderson built a 1.80 goals against and .923 save percentage while in three games, Tokarski had a 1.46 goals against and .951 save percentage. If this team is going to get better they MUST get the big save at the big time. The also have to get the routine save. Too many times in the past 10 … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take2: What to watch for as Sabres start new season

'The Sabres are going without a captain to start the 2021-22 season after stripping Jack Eichel of the captaincy as he continues his standoff with the franchise over the type of neck surgery he should have and is awaiting a trade.' … [Read more...] about Sabres name Girgensons, Okposo alternate captains

'The problem with the defense is they have six guys that belong on the third pair and will get into trouble if they’re in the top four. The injury to Mattias Samuelsson has hurt. He hasn’t resumed skating yet after getting hurt blocking a shot in Game 1 of the Prospects Challenge. I think Samuelsson is capable of being a second pair D.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take2: Sabres’ roster taking shape ahead of opening night

'"You know there's situations where you saw an awareness and they just didn't execute. They knew where they should go with it, but there are things we can tweak and we can drill in at practice that can help us in that area but by what you saw tonight... looks like we've got a long way to go."' … [Read more...] about Pens edge Sabres in shootout

'The Buffalo Sabres will return to practice Sunday morning and continue their preseason on Monday when they host Columbus.' … [Read more...] about Sabres release a dozen players from tryout

'Then the second period started. Detroit scored four times in the period, including three goals in the first 5:18 to take control of the game.' … [Read more...] about Second period dooms Sabres vs. Red Wings

'It was in the third that plenty of the youth settled down and rallied. The Sabres got goals from Michael Mersch, JJ Peterka, and Linus Weissbach who tallied at 19:06 to tie the game 4-4.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rally to beat Blue Jackets in preseason opener

'If the Sabres are going to have any success this season, they're going to need some very young players to step up into roles they aren't quite ready for right now.' … [Read more...] about Success from young Sabres imperative in preseason

'Allen, who is widely recognized by Sabres fans as the man who has sung the "The Star-Spangled Banner" before games for more than 25 years, said he had COVID in January in a letter posted Saturday morning. He added that "I now have natural immunity, so I am choosing to not get vaccinated."' … [Read more...] about Citing COVID protocols, Doug Allen leaves national anthem role with Sabres