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'"He's doing all right. This has obviously been a bit of a tumultuous process for everybody," Okposo said. "I think that everybody wants some closure and some answers. I'm looking forward to him getting some clarity on the situation moving forward. And whatever that may be, I think it's going to be great for him and the team as well moving forward."' … [Read more...] about Kyle Okposo on Jack Eichel: ‘Everybody wants some closure and some answers’

'“The Instigators” with Andrew Peters and Craig Rivet will now air from noon to 1 p.m. and “OBL” with Chris Brown and Steve Tasker will air from 1 to 3 p.m. instead of noon to 3 p.m.' … [Read more...] about Alan Pergament: Bills preseason games rating highest on record; WGR extends Bills, Sabres radio rights deals

'The Cyclones have prided themselves on their staff diversity. Their vice president/general manager is Kristin Ropp, the only woman running a team in the ECHL, AHL or NHL. Their former radio broadcaster, Everett Fitzhugh, has been hired by the expansion Seattle Kraken to call their games and is the NHL's only Black announcer.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Cincinnati affiliate will have North America’s only Black head coach

'Tim Hortons Field, the home of the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, opened in 2014 on the site of the Ti-Cats' longtime home, Ivor Wynne Stadium. It has a capacity of about 24,000 in normal configuration but can be expanded to around 40,000 for special events, which will be done when the stadium hosts the CFL's Grey Cup championship game on Dec. 12. It is about an hour drive from … [Read more...] about Sabres could be headed to Hamilton for outdoor game vs. Maple Leafs

'This is probably going to be a good thing for Eichel. We'll see what it means for the Sabres, although any resolution is probably better than the current stalemate. Having Eichel sitting in limbo is a bad look for all involved and ultimately you have a 24-year-old whose career is stuck in neutral.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: What can new agent Pat Brisson do for Jack Eichel now? A lot.

'Brisson also represents Sabres veteran Kyle Okposo and newly signed forward John Hayden. His stable of young talent includes Vancouver's Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes, New Jersey's Jack Hughes, Montreal's Cole Caufield and Anaheim center Trevor Zegras, believed to be a key target in any Eichel trade between the Sabres and Ducks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres captain Jack Eichel drops longtime agent Peter Fish, replaces him with Pat Brisson

'And in a flat-cap world, nobody is rushing to give Eichel another deal to make up the $50 million he would lose by pulling that stunt. It would be an affront to being the captain of a team and he knows it. Interesting he hasn't filed a medical grievance on this situation, either. He probably knows he would lose.' … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: With stalemate continuing, Sabres might have to consider pivoting on Eichel

'Essentially discarded for nothing – New Jersey even retained $910,569 of his $3.733 million cap hit – Butcher isn’t viewing the change as a negative. His voice struck a optimistic tone as he described the opportunity that awaits in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about New Sabres defenseman Will Butcher motivated to ‘prove people wrong’ this season

'Free-agent frenzy passed without the Sabres adding any high-priced free agents. Their most notable addition at forward was Vinnie Hinostroza, a fast, middle-six winger who totaled a career-high 16 goals with Arizona in 2018-19. Rather than using the club’s significant cap space – CapFriendly.com projects Buffalo with $28.06 million to spend, including Eichel’s $10 million hit … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: Team must address void at center in any trade involving Jack Eichel

'Jeanneret’s 20-game schedule appears to have been a compromise between the announcers’ desire to do more games and the Sabres desire to give him a good send-off and also give Dan Dunleavy a larger role in his ninth season as the team’s play-by-play announcer.' … [Read more...] about ‘Last call’ for Rick Jeanneret: Legendary Sabres broadcaster will call 20 games and then retire

'The Sabres are expected to sign Power to an entry-level contract at the end of the 2021-22 season. Neither the Sabres nor Michigan have announced Power's plan.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ No. 1 pick Owen Power to return to Michigan for sophomore season

'Paetsch, 38, retired following the 2019-20 season, his 17th in pro hockey and sixth in two stints with the Rochester Americans. The left-shot defenseman appeared in 157 regular-season games across five years with the Sabres from 2005-09. He also appeared in the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals against the eventual champion Carolina Hurricanes. … [Read more...] about Sabres round out development staff by hiring Tim Kennedy, Nathan Paetsch

'“The beauty of it now is now it’s funny,” Kaplan, a producer with Spectrum News in Albany, said of the Eichel discourse. “Before it was really annoying to have to talk about what the Rangers would have to give up, what the Sabres want, what the contract would look like, how it would impact Mika Zibanejad, whether this is the reason why the Rangers traded Pavel Buchnevich, … [Read more...] about Rangers fans purchase billboard urging Sabres to trade Jack Eichel

'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