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'Eichel, Ristolainen, and the rest of their teammates will now be watching as 24 other teams compete for a Stanley Cup. It's not anything new to them, but that's the problem.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel says he’s “fed up with the losing”

'In two seasons with the Sabres, Pilut has one goal and five assists in 46 career NHL games. In 2019, Pilut played in just 13 games with the Sabres and failed to register a point.' … [Read more...] about Report: Lawrence Pilut is considering leaving Sabres, playing in the KHL

'It’s truly remarkable how far the Sabres have fallen. This will now be their ninth straight season failing to make the playoffs. Before the start of this current drought, the Sabres had never gone more than three consecutive seasons without qualifying for the postseason. Let that sink in for a bit.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres season comes to an end, playoff drought continues

'“I realize, maybe it’s not popular with the fans, but we have to do the things that we feel are right,” Pegula added. “We have a little bit more information than maybe a fan does, some inner workings that we see some positives in.”' … [Read more...] about Report: Jason Botterill will return as Buffalo Sabres GM

'“I thought I found my game quite a bit, I started playing more with the puck, playing more minutes makes a big difference," Mittelstadt added. "I feel like I wasn’t forcing it as much and was making good plays with the puck. Just having some fun with the guys down there."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Mittelstadt sees time in AHL as blessing in disguise

'On Wednesday, Eichel donated 250 bouquets of flowers to nurses at Roswell Park in celebration of National Nurses Day and National Nurses Week.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel donates flowers to nurses at Roswell Park

'"Assuming no regular season games get played, the most popular playoff scenario is the following: The Top 6 teams from each Division meet in one city. They would open with best-of-three series between the No. 1 and 2 seeds (to decide a Division winner), while No. 3 meets 6 and 4 meets 5 for the right to keep playing," Spector wrote.' … [Read more...] about How the Buffalo Sabres could end up making the playoffs

'PSE also says more than three dozen employees across numerous PSE entities and hockey executives will take temporary tiered percentage pay cuts. This includes management, hockey staff, broadcasters, and contracted employees.' … [Read more...] about Furloughs, layoffs, pay reductions coming to some Pegula Sports & Entertainment employees

'“I am so thankful to all those medical professionals that are on the front lines taking care of our community in the battle against this virus,” Eichel said. “The dedication to Western New York that they continue to show is incredible. I am happy to work with my friends at Bauer to purchase these masks. Hopefully, they will help play a part in keeping our hospital workers … [Read more...] about Sabres captain Jack Eichel donates medical shields to area hospitals

'On Wednesday Skinner announced on Instagram he is donating $53,000 to COVID-19 related causes. The money from Skinner's donation will be added to the fund started last week by Bills and Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula.' … [Read more...] about Sabres forward Jeff Skinner donates $53K to COVID-19 related causes

'“It’s a tough situation to predict right now," Eichel said. "We really don’t know what tomorrow holds, never mind a month from now so it’s tough to predict the hockey aspect of life. Obviously, it would be tough to say if the league knows what we’re going to do because I don’t really think the world knows what’s going to happen in a few weeks.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres captain Jack Eichel on the suspended NHL season

'The relative is receiving care while in isolation outside of New York state, and had limited interactions while in Buffalo on March 5th and 6th.' … [Read more...] about Relative of Buffalo Sabres employee tested positive for coronavirus

'PSE also announced beginning Monday March 16th employees across all of its companies have been given the option to work from home with some very limited exceptions.' … [Read more...] about Pegula Sports and Entertainment to pay employees lost wages due to cancellations

'Dominik Kahun scored the shootout winner and Linus Ullmark turned away 33 of the 35 shots he faced in his first game since returning from injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres snap losing streak, top Capitals 3-2 in SO

'Jeff Skinner was reunited with Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart for the majority of the game. But the trio didn't produce any offense; Buffalo's lone goal came from Dominik Kahun.' … [Read more...] about Sabres drop sixth straight in 3-1 loss to Philadelphia Flyers