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'The five are anticipated to play in Rochester, the Sabres’ American Hockey League affiliate.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign five, likely headed to AHL

'Scandella was the key addition for Buffalo, which is undergoing an offseason transformation under new general manager Jason Botterill and first-time coach Phil Housley. Scandella is a defensive-minded player who is expected to step into a top-four role in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Captain returns: Sabres land Pominville in trade with Wild

'There were no surprises when the team announced it extended qualifying offers to retain the rights to six restricted free agents, including goalie Robin Lehner. Also issued offers were forwards Marcus Foligno, Zemgus Girgensons, Johan Larsson, Evan Rodrigues and defenseman Nathan Beaulieu, who was acquired in a trade with Montreal on June 17.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres hire Sexton, Greeley to assistant GM jobs

'The Sabres were expecting to have Petersen compete for a starting job with their minor league affiliate AHL Rochester next season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres expect to lose out in signing goalie prospect

'Though he’s not familiar with Housley, Beaulieu believes he’s better suited to play in Buffalo as opposed to Montreal, which favored its defensemen playing a more rugged style.' … [Read more...] about Beaulieu welcomed Montreal trading him to Buffalo Sabres

'The 24-year-old set career highs with four goals, 24 assists and 28 points last season, his fifth in the NHL. Montreal was in danger of losing Beaulieu in the expansion draft, while Buffalo has room to protect him.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire defenseman Nathan Beaulieu from Canadiens

'Though Housley’s ties to Buffalo were hard to overlook, Botterill was more impressed by the work he did over the past four seasons as a Nashville Predators assistant coach.' … [Read more...] about Housley home-coming: Returning to Buffalo as Sabres coach

'General manager Jason Botterill provided the update Thursday, saying Okposo looks great. Botterill’s assessment comes a few weeks after The Associated Press reported the player was healthy enough to visit the Sabres facility for the first time since spending a week undergoing tests at Buffalo General Hospital’s neurosurgical intensive care unit in early April.' … [Read more...] about Sabres GM: Kyle Okposo on track for start of training camp

'In a text sent to The Associated Press on Tuesday, Botterill declined to reveal which candidates from the Cup finalists he still intends to interview after Pittsburgh beat Nashville to win the championship in Game 6 on Sunday. When asked specifically about his interest in Pittsburgh’s Rick Tocchet and Nashville’s Phil Housley, Botterill would only say: “I have respect for both … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Botterill hopes to hire coach by early next week

'Last year, he went 26-27-2 in 55 games with AHL Rochester. Selected by Buffalo in the sixth round of the 2012 draft, Ullmark spent the next two seasons playing in his native Sweden.' … [Read more...] about Sabres re-sign goalie Ullmark to 2-year contract extension

'The person says Okposo was in good spirits during the unannounced visit a few weeks ago and has since been attending family functions around Buffalo. Okposo is continuing to show signs of improvement, but the person says there is no timetable for when he will be cleared to skate.' … [Read more...] about AP source: Okposo visits Sabres for 1st time since illness

'Estephan will re-enter the pool of players eligible to be selected in the draft this month. Possler becomes an unrestricted free agent.' … [Read more...] about Sabres relinquish rights to prospects Estephan, Possler

'Petersen was a fifth-round pick by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2013 NHL draft (129th overall). The Sabres now have 30 days to sign Petersen before he’s eligible to become a rookie free agent and sign with another team.' … [Read more...] about Irish goalie Cal Petersen to leave school, sign NHL contract

'Antipin, a native of Kazakhstan who plays internationally for Russia, spent the past five seasons playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League. He had six goals and 18 assists in 59 regular-season games last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign defenseman Victor Antipin to 1-year deal

'The former NHL player has spent the past 10 years working up the Penguins’ executive ranks. Over the past three years, Botterill has been GM Jim Rutherford’s right-hand man in handling scouting, contract and player development matters.' … [Read more...] about Jason Botterill leaves Penguins to take over as Sabres’ GM