'The former first-round pick recorded 33 points (20+13) in 53 pre-trade games with the Senators. In his three games with Buffalo, Norris flashed the all-situations ability that inspired the trade; he won 54 percent of his faceoffs, logged both power-play and penalty-kill minutes and tallied a couple points (1+1).' … [Read more...] about Season in Review | Josh Norris
Archives for May 2025
Season in Review | Jacob Bernard-Docker
'The fact that Bernard-Docker is a right shot made him a useful puzzle piece on a lefty-heavy Sabres defense corps. His games with Buffalo saw him line up mostly alongside Owen Power but also with Rasmus Dahlin, Mattias Samuelsson, and Jacob Bryson.' … [Read more...] about Season in Review | Jacob Bernard-Docker
Season in Review | Mattias Samuelsson
'“Before I got injured, my game definitely wasn’t up to standard,” Samuelsson said at his end-of-season press conference. “I think after the injury, I put together a little stretch of building my game in the right way, then maybe there were some games here and there in the grind of the year that definitely could’ve been better. But I think the last handful of games at the end, … [Read more...] about Season in Review | Mattias Samuelsson
Wednesday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks to play Laval Rocket in North Division Finals (WHEC-TV) Amerks, Rocket to meet in North Division Finals (Amerks.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Rochester Coverage
Sabres own the ninth pick in a draft filled with talented forwards
'It is the 11th time in 13 years that Buffalo has owned a top 10 draft pick. Previously, the Sabres selected Rasmus Ristolainen (2013), Sam Reinhart (2014), Jack Eichel (2015), Alex Nylander (2016), Casey Mittelstadt (2017), Rasmus Dahlin (2018), Dylan Cozens (2019), Jack Quinn (2020), Owen Power (2021) and Matt Savoie (2022).' … [Read more...] about Sabres own the ninth pick in a draft filled with talented forwards
Mike Harrington: Sabres need to learn from consistency of Atlantic's elite finalists
'The grinding Panthers and the wondrously talented Leafs are the two remaining Atlantic teams, and Buffalo’s record against them this season was a combined 1-5-1. And the lone win, an October matinee against Florida, came with a big asterisk: The Panthers were without forwards Matthew Tkachuk (illness) and injured captain Aleksander Barkov, and played then-backup Spencer Knight … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Sabres need to learn from consistency of Atlantic’s elite finalists
NHL Draft Lottery: Sabres fall two spots, will pick ninth overall
'The New York Islanders, who had the 10th-highest odds for the first selection, just 3.5 percent, won the lottery and the right to select perhaps defenseman Matthew Schaefer or center Michael Misa first overall.' … [Read more...] about NHL Draft Lottery: Sabres fall two spots, will pick ninth overall
Sabres selected to pick 9th overall after the Draft Lottery
'This will mark the third time in franchise history the Sabres will draft 9th overall.' … [Read more...] about Sabres selected to pick 9th overall after the Draft Lottery
Sabres drop 2 spots in draft lottery, will pick 9th
'Buffalo had a 6.5% chance of winning the drawing for the No. 1 pick, and 6.7% chance at No. 2. The New York Islanders won the lottery for the top pick with the 10th-best odds (3.5%). The San Jose Sharks had the best lottery chances (18.5%) and will pick second after the Utah Hockey Club won the drawing with the 14th-best odds (1.5%). Teams can’t move up more than 10 slots in … [Read more...] about Sabres drop 2 spots in draft lottery, will pick 9th
Sabres to pick 9th in 2025 NHL Draft
'The Sabres receive the ninth pick because both the Islanders and Utah Hockey Club, teams that finished with better regular season records, jumped them in the lottery.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to pick 9th in 2025 NHL Draft
Season in Review | Jack Quinn
'It was a streaky season; Quinn’s 15 goals included four in a five-game span in December, four in another five-game span in January and, at the end of March, four in four games.' … [Read more...] about Season in Review | Jack Quinn
Tuesday's Rochester Coverage
Levi continuing his groove into postseason (TheAHL.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Rochester Coverage
NHL Draft Lottery: Sabres will likely get nice prospect with first pick, but could they trade it?
'Trading a highly rated prospect to secure immediate help illustrated Adams would be operating differently. These days, he’s under more pressure to fix the Sabres following their 14th consecutive playoff DNQ.' … [Read more...] about NHL Draft Lottery: Sabres will likely get nice prospect with first pick, but could they trade it?
Season in Review | Bowen Byram
'Byram was all things for the Sabres as he took on the heaviest workload of his young career.' … [Read more...] about Season in Review | Bowen Byram
Monday's Rochester Coverage
‘Felt like a home game’: Amerks thank fans for support in Syracuse playoff sweep (WHEC-TV) … [Read more...] about Monday’s Rochester Coverage