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'The Sabres finished the season with 75 points, ranking 24th in the league. That gave Buffalo the ninth-best odds in the lottery. They won pick #9.' … [Read more...] about Sabres will pick at 9 and 16 in NHL Draft

'Goaltending remains an area for improvement. None of the three goalies who played in at least 10 games had a save percentage over .900. However, turnover is expected: None of the six goalies who appeared for the team this year are under contract for next year, and only Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is a restricted free agent.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kevyn Adams, Don Granato hold season-ending press conferences

'“I think this is a place I want to be for a long time and I want to be a guy that helps this team win and make playoffs and win a Stanley Cup and obviously those are all just words and you’ve got to put that into action,” Thompson said.' … [Read more...] about Thompson’s Turnaround: How 4th-line winger became top-line leader

'“Great way to end the year,” Mittelstadt said. “Great way to end it for RJ and me and [forward Dylan Cozens] were talking, we’re pretty proud to be his last call.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres win season finale 3-2 in overtime against Blackhawks

'The celebration falls on the anniversary of one of RJ’s most famous calls: Legion of Doom. He made the call when Derek Plante scored against the Ottawa to push the Sabres to the second round of the 1997 playoffs.' … [Read more...] about Curtain call for Sabres’ announcer Rick Jeanneret ends in o-o-o-overtime

'“I liked the way we started,” head coach Don Granato said. “I liked that we played aggressive and assertive and we talk about a lot and it’s a 60 minute game, [the Islanders] are a good hockey team.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres power past Islanders to 5-3 win

'With 11:27 left in the third period, Tage Thompson fed a pass-up ice to Jeff Skinner and as he’s falling down, got it to Power who went five-hole on Devils’ goalie Andrew Hammond.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rookie Owen Power scores first career NHL goal

'“You can tell we don’t feel like we are giving up when teams score a goal or two against us,” forward Anders Bjork said. “We still have that confidence that we’ve built over this year so I think that’s a huge step from the beginning of the year where we were letting games go when teams to score one or two goals quick on us.”' … [Read more...] about Olofsson, Thompson score twice, Sabres beat Flyers again, 5-3

'An offensive explosion in the second period turned a 2-0 deficit into a 4-3 lead, and the Sabres were able to take another one from the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night at the KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres score four in second, top Flyers 4-3

'Vladimir Tarasenko responded with two unanswered goals, including one where he deked Power. That second goal made it 4-2, and the Blues added two more in the third to take a 6-2 win. Tarasenko had a hat trick including an empty-netter in the third.' … [Read more...] about Power earns first NHL point, Sabres fall to Blues 6-2

'Although the last game was played in 1996, “The Aud” wasn’t demolished until 2009. But during that last day on the ice, 16,000 fans accompanied the team, helping boost their spirits to claim a 4-1 victory over the Hartford Whalers.' … [Read more...] about It’s been 26 years since the Sabres’ last game at ‘The Aud’

'Jeanneret, who hails from Ontario, received the key from Mayor Jim Diodati in commemoration of his 51 years as the Sabres’ announcer and the longest-ever career of a play-by-play broadcaster in NHL history.' … [Read more...] about Rick Jeanneret given Key to the City of Niagara Falls, Canada

'“Yeah I think every guy has been so good especially to me coming in, everybody’s been so welcoming and so nice to me. They’re just trying to include me in everything so I think they’ve done a great job making it easy for me coming in and adjust,” Power said after practice in Toronto on Monday.' … [Read more...] about Owen Power gets ready for NHL debut with Sabres

'“This was the first game in a very very long time where we didn’t come to our identity that we want to be as a group and that is work hard, make the other team make mistakes, so I think that was uncharacteristic of us to not be like that today,” forward Rasmus Asplund said.' … [Read more...] about Lightning dominate Sabres, 5-0

'“It’s a proud day for our organization. We believe in Owen and his abilities, and we’re excited to have him join this group and be himself,” Sabres General Manager Kevyn Adams said on Friday. “He doesn’t have to feel the weight of the world on his shoulders. He’s a young player, it feels like a lot to manage, there’s a lot going on, and we want to set him up for success so he … [Read more...] about Sabres sign 2021 first round pick Owen Power to three-year deal