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'But wait, there's more. According to KHL Insider Aivis Kalninš, the Sabres are also expected to name Eichel the teams next captain.' … [Read more...] about Eichel signs long-term extension with Buffalo Sabres, reportedly to be named captain

'However, it's very hard to argue that the Sabres defense isn't much improved with the additions of Marco Scandella, Nathan Beaulieu, and Victor Antipin.' … [Read more...] about 2017-2018 Preview: Is this the year the Sabres end their playoff drought?

'Members of the media will be given samples during Monday morning's event inside the Lexus Club.' … [Read more...] about Sabres set to unveil new menu items

'Eleven shots after two periods is unacceptable. It's not like the Sabres didn't have chances to shoot, they were just too often trying to make the perfect play. When you get pucks to the net good things happen.' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Sabres fall in preseason finale to Islanders 3-1

'Nolan spent portions of the last six seasons with the Kings, appearing in 292 games and scoring 42 points. The Garden River, First Nations, Ontario native was also on both Kings Stanley Cup winning teams in 2012 and 2014.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ claim Jordan Nolan, son of Ted Nolan, off waivers

'Fasching scored the Sabres only goal last night against the Maple Leafs and after the game said he's had an up and down camp. Like Smith and Guhle, Fasching has been inconsistent and needs to mature at both ends of the ice. At times he's a physical force who can dominate along the boards but he needs to produce on a more consistent basis.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send Guhle and Fasching to Rochester

'As the first period came to an end I sarcastically blurted out "well that was a good period of hockey." In the first frame, Toronto outshot Buffalo 12-5, but it wasn't the lopsided shot totals that were concerning. It was that Buffalo was having an incredibly difficult time breaking out of their own zone.' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Maple Leafs top Sabres 3-1

'If he stays healthy, Jack Eichel is going to have himself quite the year. It didn't take long for Eichel to make a statement, sliding a perfect pass to new (kind of) Sabre Jason Pominville, who buried a wrist shot top-shelf. In the second period, Eichel slid another dime to Evander Kane, who fired a shot from the slot. Penguins goalie Antti Niemi made the save, but Pominville … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Eichel, Sabres top Penguins 4-3 in OT

'Although it's a small sample size, we saw that against the Hurricanes. It seemed like whenever I looked up there was a defender jumping into the play. This was most evident in the second period when both Taylor Fedun and Jake McCabe jumped into the play, rushing down the ice. McCabe converted on a nice pass from Fedun, firing a wrist shot top corner to tie the game at two.' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Hurricanes top Sabres 3-2 in OT

'"He gets the game, he's played for a while and coached for a while and he's been around forever so I think he gets the new style of the game," Bogosian said on Saturday. "Sometimes when you've been around hockey that long I think sometimes some people forget that the game has changed so much be he seems to be part of that new group. With the skating, getting up in the play and … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Bogosian buying what Housley is selling

'The autograph signing event helped raised about 75-hundred dollars the Red Cross hurricane relief effort.' … [Read more...] about Eichel headlines charity event

'It was only one practice, but my goodness, it was obvious that Housley wants to see his defensemen involved in all aspects of the game. Just minutes into his first practice he lined his defenders up and told them that they need to focus on timing when they jump into the offensive zone. As the next drill followed Housley yelled "Go, go, go" as the defensemen followed the rush.' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Day 2 – Sabres training camp

'"I think I have a lot to prove," Eichel told reporters. "Actually I think I've proven nothing. It's a huge year for me personally and as a team."' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations: Sabres open training camp

'"In a situation like this, it's an important deal for the organization, it's an important deal for Jack," Botterill added Monday. "All I would say is that I still think conversations are very cordial, very positive from that standpoint and when you have both parties wanting to get a deal done, I do believe eventually a deal will get done."' … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Jason Botterill on Jack Eichel: “Hoping to get a deal here done shortly”

'For my money, Brendan Guhle was the Sabres MVP during the Prospects Challenge and no one else was really close. That's not to say that other players didn't have impressive tournaments, Guhle was just stellar.' … [Read more...] about 5 Observations from the Sabres Prospects Challenge