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'Granato then added “So now, it could be as soon as tomorrow. … Today was a real good test for him in a way we weren’t able to test him much in the last month, really. And he was real good with it. So, I’ll have another conversation with him and medical, and we’ll see where we’re at. But if it’s not tomorrow, it’s very close.”' … [Read more...] about Jack Quinn could make season debut against Columbus Tuesday

'Skinner sustained an upper-body injury in Colorado on Wednesday night while the team was playing against the Avalanche. He took a hit from Avalanche forward Nathan Mackinnon during the second period causing him to leave the game and not return.' … [Read more...] about Sabres place forward Jeff Skinner on IR

'The announcer had been sitting between benches while broadcasting the game when the puck soared up and hit him in the face. He was attended to by trainers, and patched up all while continuing to announce.' … [Read more...] about Rob Ray takes a puck to the face

'This loss at home followed a pretty similar script to the Sabres' previous two defeats in Carolina and St. Louis. Nashville took a 2-0 lead in the first period, scoring twice in the time span of 74 seconds via Filip Forsberg and Yakov Trenin.' … [Read more...] about First period deficit leads to Sabres third straight defeat in 2-1 loss to Predators

'“One thing that we have talked about organizationally - and we shared this with Devon - is as a goaltender in the National Hockey League, you’re no longer having the ability to think about development," Adams said. "... It’s winning, and it’s winning that game any way you’re going to win... Now in Rochester, obviously we want to win every game, but you’re also focusing on your … [Read more...] about GM Kevyn Adams discusses where the Sabres stand after 22 games

'Levi signed a three-year deal with the team back in March and has played nine games for the Sabres so far this year, going 3-4-1 and earning a .876 save percentage.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to send Devon Levi to Rochester Americans

'Now the elephant in the room. How can this team play its best third period of the season, recover from a two-goal deficit, and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 and in their next game, go out and give up four first-period goals to a New Jersey Devils team that had lost 6-of-7 games?' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: Sabres fight inconsistency

'Buffalo recalled forwards Jiri Kulich and Isak Rosen from the AHL affiliate Rochester Americans on Saturday. The move comes with forwards Zemgus Girgensons going on injured reserve with a lower body injury and Jordan Greenway out for Saturday's game in New Jersey due to personal reasons.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall forwards Jiri Kulich and Isak Rosen from Rochester

'Chicago put a shot through the crease in the dying seconds of regulation that ended up hitting the goal post, but it wouldn't go as the Sabres improved to 8-9-1 overall on the year.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hang on, end losing streak with 3-2 win over Chicago

'This team has too much talent to be on the same pace they were last year. They should be a better team, and they’re not. Last season after 17 games, the Sabres were 7-10-0. This season they’re 7-9-1.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: The Sabres are struggling to find consistency

'The team also announced on Friday night that they have assigned forward Lukas Rousek to the Rochester Americans and have activated both forward Zach Benson and goaltender Eric Comrie from injured reserve.' … [Read more...] about Sabres place Tage Thompson on IR

'According to the 2023 NHL valuation rankings, Sportico lists the Sabres at 30th overall in the league for overall franchise value at $900 million, up $265 million from last year and $300 million from 2021.' … [Read more...] about Report: Buffalo Sabres yearly team value increases despite seeing a drop in league valuation ranking

'Buffalo had their chances early on in overtime but found themselves caught on a long change. The Hurricanes took advantage of the worn-out Sabres unit, as Martin Necas tipped one as Carolina earned their eighth win of the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Hurricanes in overtime 3-2

'"I thought we got outworked," Sabres forward, Casey Mittelstadt said. "It's pretty hard to sit here and try to make excuses. There are really no excuses. That was a poor effort from us for sure."' … [Read more...] about Sabres get “outworked” in 5-1 loss to Philadelphia Flyers

'As this season is starting to unfold, it’s proving Granato to be correct. The defensive effort was pretty bad against the New York Rangers and Calgary Flames and Buffalo didn’t win. It was better in Long Island vs the Islanders, but a very obvious penalty on New York was missed and it wound up in Buffalo’s net. The Islanders also got a goal on what appeared to be an offsides … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: A look at the start to the Sabres 2023-24 season