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'The 5-foot-11 Fitzgerald was a restricted free agent who is hoping to move up the organizational depth chart on the thin right side of the Buffalo defense. A third-round pick in 2016 out of Boston College, he had two goals and nine assists in 22 games for the Amerks last season while earning the team's Unsung Hero award. Fitzgerald also spent time on the Sabres' taxi squad. He … [Read more...] about Sabres sign defenseman Casey Fitzgerald to two-year, two-way deal

'The Sabres will host 1 p.m. starts on Oct. 16 (Arizona), Jan. 17 (Detroit), Jan. 22 (Philadelphia), March 6 (Los Angeles) and April 3 (Florida). They will have a 3 p.m. start on March 13 against Toronto and a 12:30 game on April 23 against the New York Islanders.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ 2021-22 game times list seven matinees in KeyBank Center

'Lehner also suggested that the Sabres’ medical staff wasn’t qualified to treat NHL players, as many of their then-recent hires did not have a background in hockey and had “never seen a puck in their life.”' … [Read more...] about Ex-Sabres goalie Robin Lehner alleges team medical staff mishandled his injury, others

'Sam Reinhart finally received the contract he longed for in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres forward Sam Reinhart inks 3-year contract with Florida Panthers

'“I think the biggest thing for him is he's probably one of the best readers of the game as far as a goaltender,” Groulx said. “He can read plays that develop quickly and he reads the player's hands very well, where they're going to shoot. So, to me, that's what has allowed him to play as long as he has. Knowing what guys are going to do just facilitates his play in the net. … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Craig Anderson could be an ideal mentor for Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

'“The way the team is going and the way they want to play, I think I fit perfectly there. Hard working, relentless with some speed,” said Hinostroza. “With him as a head coach, you’re always going to have transparency where you know what he wants from you and if you’re not doing something right, he’s going to tell you. There’s never going to be that gray area where you’re … [Read more...] about History with coach Don Granato led Vinnie Hinostroza to sign with Sabres

'The Sabres need to find a way to unleash Cozens’ scoring ability because injuries and a steep learning curve prevented him from consistently generating offense as a rookie. He totaled four goals and 13 points in 41 games. It might be difficult to expect more offense from Cozens if he’s handed the most difficult assignments every night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres mailbag: Predicting Dylan Cozens’ role, breakout player and more

'Former Sabres center Michael Peca on Friday sold his Clarence mansion for just under $2 million. That's one of the highest prices for a home sale in Erie County this year. And ex-General Manager Jason Botterill wasn't too far behind with the $1.44 million he earned for his residence near Delaware Park.' … [Read more...] about Ex-Sabre Michael Peca, former GM Jason Botterill sell million-dollar-plus mansions

'For the last five seasons, the Buffalo Sabres have been pushing to the brink of the NHL's salary cap. It's gotten them nowhere. So they're going with a different approach.' … [Read more...] about Makeover of Sabres’ defense headlined by additions of Will Butcher, Mark Pysyk

'Prusmack said the ACDF surgery would have a three-month checkup and likely keep Eichel out of action for six months, and perhaps longer. The disk replacement would have Eichel on the ice training in six weeks and perhaps competing in practice in as few as eight weeks. In addition, the doctor said the fusion would carry a 25% chance of the need for more surgery after 10 years … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel’s doctor: Disk replacement surgery better for him now and later in life

'That weird, sent-at-9:45-p.m. statement to Buffalo media outlets Friday night did your client no favors. The Sabres are dug in hard and if you and your client want a deal out of town, that's not the way to get it done.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Jack Eichel’s agents are doing him no favors

'"What is being left out of the discussion is that Jack would be able to play in the NHL for the start of the season pending medical clearance if he were allowed to have the surgery he desires even as of this date. Repeated requests have been made to the Sabres since early June to no avail. This process is stopping Jack from playing in the NHL and it is not working."' … [Read more...] about Sabres captain Jack Eichel’s agents say they thought team doctors approved surgery

'Asplund, 23, posted career highs in games played (28), goals (7), assists (4) and points (11) for the Sabres during the 2020-21 season while getting regular minutes under coach Don Granato. He can play center or wing. After starting the season on the taxi squad, Asplund progressed all the way up the lineup to getting some top-six minutes in the Sabres' injury riddled alignment … [Read more...] about Sabres re-sign Rasmus Asplund to two-year deal, also sign forward Ryan MacInnis

'Negotiations with Ullmark’s agent, Joakim Persson, continued through the opening of free agency Wednesday at noon and until Adams learned about the decision. Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff reported that Ullmark’s ask was a six-year, $36 million contract. The Sabres had plenty of money to spend – CapFriendly.com projects Buffalo with $29.266 million in cap space – but Adams … [Read more...] about Linus Ullmark’s exit opens door for Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to be Sabres’ starter

'The strategy is to take a measured approach now so the Sabres can make waves in future years with veteran players to augment the roster. From this UFA period, names like Blake Coleman (Calgary), Brandon Saad (St. Louis) and Ryan Suter (Dallas) would be examples of the kind of players the Sabres would like to be involved with in the future.' … [Read more...] about Sabres are getting thrifty with their spending as GM Kevyn Adams resets his core