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'Buffalo chose to protect the Ristolainen and fellow defensemen Rasmus Dahlin and Henri Jokiharju, exposing 24-year-old blueliner Will Borgen to be selected by the Seattle Kraken in Wednesday's NHL Expansion Draft.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade Rasmus Ristolainen for defenseman, picks

'Late Friday night, Buffalo traded Sam Reinhart to the Florida Panthers.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres stay active, trade Reinhart to Florida Panthers

'“You’re looking to draft who is the top player but for us,” Adams said. “Also who is going to be the top player projecting out moving forward and that’s obviously challenging. This is an about who comes out of the gate and day one, is the best player. This is about where they go on in their career so development is never a straight line."' … [Read more...] about Sabres prepare for NHL draft

'Buffalo will play most Atlantic Division teams four times during the regular season. The exceptions will be when it faces Ottawa three times (once at home) and Tampa Bay three times (twice at home).' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ 82-game schedule for next season is released

'The Sabres drafted Borgen in the fourth round back in 2015, and he has developed into a versatile defenseman that would interest many teams. He seemed to be part of the group of young players that Adams and newly appointed head coach Don Granato are set to move forward with.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres to lose Will Borgen to Seattle

'The team announced Monday it will play six games, two a piece, against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins, starting on September 28 in Columbus.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres announce preseason schedule

'Ristolainen did start the season off very well until his defensive partner Jake McCabe got hurt. Overall it still was his best season as a pro which isn’t saying a whole lot.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton: Sabres GM Adams focuses on Ristolainen trade, expansion draft

'Seattle general manager Ron Francis is asking a big price from teams to stay away from certain players. I don’t know if it would be worth the price to keep them away from Ristolainen. When the Vegas Golden Knights came into the league, Buffalo traded a sixth-round pick to keep them from taking Linus Ullmark. They selected Will Carrier instead.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take2: Sabres expansion, protection strategy

'After the draft, the NHL begins free agency on July 28. That pretty much never works out for the Sabres. I would stay away from the high-end guys, or you wind up with contracts like Jeff Skinner or Matt Moulson.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton: Sabres must be smart, not flashy, with key offseason moves

'Granato also served as head coach of various teams in the USHL, ECHL and AHL. He was named AHL Coach of the Year in 2001.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres name Don Granato head coach

'Staal scored just three goals over 32 games with the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about After brief stay with Sabres, Staal reaches Stanley Cup Final with Montreal

'"We kept in touch. Every month we were talking to each other. I know he was living in Florida, so we couldn’t see each other that much but every golf tournament, the alumni golf tournament it was a lot of fun to be with him"' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres’ great Gilbert Perreault remembers teammates Rene Robert and Rick Martin

'He had been hospitalized in Florida over the weekend, and on life support.' … [Read more...] about Sabres legend Rene Robert passes away

'The whole idea is to make your team better. Now, this isn’t going to happen, but what if the Leafs offered Auston Matthews for Eichel? What if the Bruins included Brad Marchand or David Pastrnak in an Eichel deal? You say no to that just because they’re in your division? Because of Twitter, I need to stress again, none of those offers have been made.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton: Get the best offer available for Eichel, regardless of division

'2 On Your Side was told Robert is recovering, but his situation is still life-threatening.' … [Read more...] about Sabres release statement on Rene Robert’s hospitalization