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'Natural passion' drives Ryan Jankowski in leading Sabres' drafts

'"Then I started going to rinks – I finished playing, just a Junior B career in Western Canada and Calgary – and watching hockey; it was natural," Jankowski continued. "That’s how I grew up, on the road with him driving to Lethbridge or Medicine Hat or wherever it was. Going right in Calgary, watching the Wranglers play at the time and that’s what I wanted to do, watch hockey … [Read more...] about ‘Natural passion’ drives Ryan Jankowski in leading Sabres’ drafts

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The Cup has been hoisted but the action isn't stopping anytime soon

'Vladimir Sobotka is owed $3.5 million for 2019-20 and quite simply should not be on the team. If a buyout of Sobotka adds to Botterill's embarrassment over the O'Reilly trade, so be it. At 31, Sobotka is no longer an NHL player. A buyout would cut his cap hit to $1.5 million for this season but give him a $1 million hit for 2020-21, when he would have been off the books. No … [Read more...] about The Cup has been hoisted but the action isn’t stopping anytime soon

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Biron: Bales developed trust factor with prior coaches, goalies

'"Before Mike Bales, Marc-Andre Fleury was very erratic, very much an acrobatic type goaltender. When Mike Bales came in, he looked at Fleury and said, 'Look, I'm not going to take away your athleticism and the fact that you can do things that nobody else can do. But we are definitely going to dial it back and build a lot more of a structure in net.'"' … [Read more...] about Biron: Bales developed trust factor with prior coaches, goalies

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