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Archives for December 20, 2018

Sabres GM Jason Botterill talks Skinner, Dahlin, Eichel and more

'We still believe a big part of our push in the second half can come from our younger players developing and what our fans haven't seen yet in players we can bring up from Rochester that can contribute. It's tough to put a player from the AHL into the lineup in Buffalo and think they will be a go-to player but the fact is that we have, especially at forward, a few players that … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Jason Botterill talks Skinner, Dahlin, Eichel and more

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Patrik Berglund walks away from $12.5 million as his rocky Buffalo Sabres tenure ends

'The day before the trade, Berglund's full no-trade protection on his contract expired and became a modified no-trade clause, which would have allowed him to submit a list of teams to which he would not accept a trade. However, Berglund didn't immediately submit his list to the club, and the Blues jumped on the opportunity to include him in their package to Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Patrik Berglund walks away from $12.5 million as his rocky Buffalo Sabres tenure ends

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Dreger: There's 'mutual interest' between Skinner and the Sabres to get an extension done

'"The agreement prior to the start of the year was that they'd allow Jeff Skinner to get comfortable to the Buffalo Sabres, and the Sabres would get comfortable with Jeff Skinner. Well obviously, they're comfortable with each other," Dreger said. "This guy is scoring at a torrid pace with 25 goals right now. He's always been a high chance guy. We could see that when he was with … [Read more...] about Dreger: There’s ‘mutual interest’ between Skinner and the Sabres to get an extension done

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Sabres waive Patrik Berglund with intent to terminate contract

'If the Sabres can in fact terminate Berglund's contract like they intend to, this is a huge win for GM Jason Botterill. Like many, I thought adding Berglund in the offseason would provide the Sabres with some desperately needed depth and secondary scoring. But it clearly never worked out and I'm sure both sides were frustrated.' … [Read more...] about Sabres waive Patrik Berglund with intent to terminate contract

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