‘Lehner is set to become a restricted free agent, and General Manager Jason Botterill hardly made it sound like a contract was coming.’
The Sabres Report - April 22, 2018
Sabres’ Rasmus Ristolainen only knows losing at NHL level ★
‘In Ristolainen’s five seasons, the Sabres have finished dead last three times, including in 2017-18. The Finn has never sniffed the playoffs.’
Sunday's Rochester Coverage ★
Ullmark, Amerks have uphill climb as save percentage goes downhill (Buffalo News)
With family atmosphere, Amerks live up to preseason promise (Buffalo News)
Amerks fall in to a 2-0 series hole as Ullmark struggles again in goal (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Syracuse Crunch wins wild game against Rochester to take control of playoff series (Syracuse Post Standard)
Syracuse Crunch lands one more haymaker than Rochester to win playoff slugfest, 6-5 (Syracuse Post Standard)
Syracuse Crunch win wild Game 2, push Rochester Americans to brink of elimination (Auburn Citizen)
Amerks head home in a 2-0 series hole (WGR-AM)
Amerks fall 6-5 to Crunch, trail series 2-0 (WIVB-TV)
Amerks face elimination after 6-5 loss in Game 2 vs Syracuse (WROC-TV)
Syracuse Crunch holds off Rochester, takes commanding 2-0 series lead (WSTM-TV)
Crunch hold off Amerks for 6-5 win in game 2 (Amerks.com)
Crunch take 2-0 series lead with 6-5 win over Amerks (SyracuseCrunch.com)
The Sabres Report - April 21, 2018
Sabres' O'Reilly named finalist for Lady Byng Trophy ★
‘Voting was done at the conclusion of the regular season by members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association, and the winner will be announced June 20 at the NHL Awards Show.’
Sabres’ Ryan O’Reilly named finalist for Lady Byng Memorial Trophy ★
‘Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov and Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson are the other finalists.’
Ryan O'Reilly nominated for the Lady Bying Trophy ★
‘O’Reilly took just one minor penalty all season, a matching minor with Detroit’s Hernik Zetterberg.’
Sabres' Ryan O'Reilly named finalist for Lady Byng Trophy ★
‘His 1,274 face-off wins were the most by any player since the NHL officially began tracking the statistic in 1997.’
Saturday's Rochester Coverage ★
Physical response lacking as Amerks drop playoff opener (Buffalo News)
Amerks Notebook: Depth charges Rochester; Borgen learning (Buffalo News)
Amerks crunched in first playoff game since 2014 as Syracuse takes series lead (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Syracuse Crunch score four unanswered goals to top Rochester Americans in Game 1 (Auburn Citizen)
Syracuse Crunch beats Rochester in Game 1 of AHL playoffs (Syracuse Post Standard)
Vets show the way as Syracuse Crunch strikes first in playoff series vs. Rochester (Syracuse Post Standard)
Sabres Assistant GM Randy Sexton thinks Bailey has remade himself (WGR-AM)
Amerks thumped 6-2 by Syracuse in Game 1 (WROC-TV)
Syracuse Crunch clobbers Rochester in Game 1 of playoff series (WSTM-TV)
Amerks fall to Crunch in playoff opener (Amerks.com)
Gabriel Dumont nets hat trick in 6-2 win over Amerks (SyracuseCrunch.com)
The Sabres Report - April 20, 2018
Terry Pegula says Sabres will not raise season-ticket prices ★
‘”I’m sending you this letter so that I can personally tell you what we will not be raising Season Ticket prices this year,” Pegula wrote. “You’ve been loyal to us in one of the most difficult times in franchise history and you deserve better.”‘
Sabres owner Terry Pegula says in letter season-ticket prices won’t go up ★
‘“You’ve been loyal to us in one of the most difficult times in franchise history and you deserve better,” Pegula wrote.’