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'“It was a challenging night," Granato said. "You get scored on twice in the first, I think maybe three chances against. It's tough sledding. Especially in this scenario where you're not in a rhythm and you haven't played games in a regular season yet. So, we fought hard the rest of the game to try to dig out of it.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres drop season opener to the New York Rangers

'The sign designated “RJ Way” as the corner of Perry Street and Illinois Street outside KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres honor Rick Jeanneret with street sign ahead of season opener

'Buffalo now has five core players younger than 26 years old signed to long-term deals: Power, Dahlin, defenseman Mattias Samuelsson, and forwards Tage Thompson and Dylan Cozens.' … [Read more...] about Power, Sabres agree to 7-year contract extension worth $8.35M per season

'Fans attending the game will be given their own commemorative 'RJ Way' street sign as a keepsake for the night.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres home opener things 2 know

'Ideally, Luukkonen would’ve taken the reins to be Levi’s backup, but that didn’t even come close to happening. Adams of course doesn’t want to give up on a 24-year-old goalie and I wouldn’t either, but here they are now with three.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: A closer look at the Sabres opening night roster

'"We're always thinking about what are the guests looking for. We listened to them last season. We took in their ideas," says Regional Chef for Delaware North, Stephen Forman. He continues by saying," Delaware North, we excel and try to elevate the flavors and items."' … [Read more...] about New menu items added for Sabres’ hockey games

'Starting on October 11, the restaurant chain will be selling for a Buffalo Sabres themed donut.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres team up with Tim Hortons for a sweet surprise

'Dahlin, 23, is happy to be staying in Buffalo. “I love the city. I love the team. I love everything,” Dahlin said on the Sabres' website.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Rasmus Dahlin to 8-year contract extension worth $88 million

'Tage Thompson headlines the 13 forwards, while Rasmus Dahlin, who signed an 8-year extension Monday, leads the seven defensemen. Three goalies are on the roster, while rookie forward Zach Benson is on the opening night roster after producing an impressive training camp and preseason.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce opening night roster

'Defenseman Erik Johnson played his first game in Sabres blue and gold while the rookie Zach Benson appeared in his sixth preseason game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Pittsburgh in their final preseason game

'"It was definitely pretty devastating to not even get a chance to play in any preseason games or get to show myself in the games before the season," Savoie said. "I thought I came into camp in really good shape. I thought I had a big summer and got really strong and a lot faster, so yeah, it was definitely tough to not be able to showcase that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Matthew Savoie returns to practice after suffering shoulder injury

'Benson scored his second goal in as many games, and registered his 5th point of the preseason as the Sabres lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets on 5-3 Wednesday night.' … [Read more...] about Benson continues to impress as Sabres fall to Columbus

'The Sabres put four unanswered goals past the Blue Jackets across the second and third periods, rallying for a 4-3 victory at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about NHL Preseason: Sabres rally from 3 goals down for victory over Blue Jackets

'On Saturday, Krebs centered Alex Tuch andRousek and it was that line in the third period that helped the Sabres dominate the rest of the way. They got in on a forecheck and hemmed the Blue Jackets into their zone. The Thompson line came over the boards and continued the domination and you could sense this young group knew they had this game.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: Young players impressing in Sabres preseason

'The Sabres released 14 players from professional tryout offers: forwards Christopher Brown, Riley Fiddler-Schultz, Damien Giroux, Mason Jobst, Dominick Mersch, Michael Mersch, Graham Slaggert, and Brendan Warren; defensemen Brandon Fortunato, Chris Jandric, Zach Metsa, Ethan Prow, and Nicolas Savoie; and goaltender Michael Houser.' … [Read more...] about Sabres cut roster down to 39 players