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'HockeyNews.Se, a website based in Sweden, reported Friday that the Sabres have loaned forward Rasmus Asplund to Vasteras of HockeyAllsvenskan, the country’s second-tier professional league. Asplund, 22, totaled one goal with two assists and a minus-4 rating in 29 games with Buffalo this season. He will be allowed to return to Buffalo when NHL training camps are tentatively … [Read more...] about Sabres reportedly loan forward Rasmus Asplund to team in Sweden

'The Sabres are going to spend less money next season. Many teams will because it’s unclear if fans will be able to attend games. But the bigger challenge to hiring experienced executives is the perceived lack of stability within the organization. Adams would need to sell those people on his vision — not an easy task after all the turnover since the Pegulas bought the team in … [Read more...] about Sabres mailbag: Is there pressure on new GM Kevyn Adams to win now?

'On the Sabres' reputation around the league in the wake of a nine-year playoff drought: "I'm not overly interested in what's gone on before. ... We're going to focus on us. We're going to work hard every day on improving our team. We know we have to get better, and we're going to focus on doing that. I'm just as excited as I was a couple months ago and looking forward to the … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Kevyn Adams on his offseason focus and pending personnel moves

'"His son called me, and they were sitting in their living room," May said. "Of course, he probably wasn't doing very well, but he sounded as good as ever. You didn't even hear his voice being weak. We had a nice talk for 5-10 minutes, and less than 24 hours later, he's gone. It's crazy."' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres star Dale Hawerchuk dies at 57

'NHL teams are using loan provisions to get ice time for their top European prospects in the face of the pandemic. Neither the NHL nor the AHL are expected to play games before December and the AHL season would seem to be entirely in jeopardy unless teams are able to allow fans into arenas to generate revenue.' … [Read more...] about Sabres loan Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to Finnish Elite League

'While Cozens will be compared to other top 10 draft choices from the 2019 class, Johnson will likely play under a significant, and unfair, microscope because he was selected with a pick acquired in the trade that sent Ryan O’Reilly to the St. Louis Blues.' … [Read more...] about ‘Nothing’ changes for Sabres prospect Ryan Johnson following firings

'“It took me a little while to adjust and figure out exactly where that fit was for me, but those are the things that once I got entrenched in the development world that I started to understand how things are built,” Ellis said during a phone interview with The News in June. “How to go from vision mission to strategy to execution in a way that matched up with what we were about … [Read more...] about Sources: Matt Ellis joining Sabres as director of player development

'“We have what’s been a really key part to the Sabres’ history, the fans want it, our owners love it and we just need to modernize it and go forward from there,” Raccuia said. “Sometimes it’s better to just listen and get out of the way. That’s what I think we did here.”' … [Read more...] about Inside the long-awaited return of Sabres’ royal blue and gold jerseys

'When the Sabres' season paused March 12, Eichel was on pace for the most goals and points by a Sabre since 2006-07. He had 20 multipoint and seven multigoal games, and he was three points shy of becoming the ninth player in franchise history to record back-to-back 80-point seasons at least once.' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel’s MVP nod headlines Sabres player awards for 2019-20

'While the team is promising a return to the colors of old, details of any new design elements have been kept quiet.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to unveil new royal blue jerseys Tuesday

'Moulson was paid approximately $7.95 million to only play 14 games with the Sabres from the start of the 2017-18 season through the end of his contract June 30, 2019. He has scored 68 goals in 179 regular-season games since returning to the AHL.' … [Read more...] about Ex-Sabre Matt Moulson returns to Hershey on one-year AHL contract

'During the recent interview, Dahlin also revealed he now weighs approximately 205 pounds – the Sabres had him listed at 193 pounds this season – and works out five days a week in Frolunda, the city in which he starred before he was drafted first overall in 2018.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin on watching playoffs: ‘You feel a bit like a loser’

'Ruotsalainen, a 22-year-old center, will remain with Ilves, a team in Finland’s top professional league, on a loan agreement, but he can join the Sabres when training camp is expected to begin in November. The Finnish Liiga season is expected to begin Oct. 1, while the NHL has a tentative start date of Dec. 1 and the AHL has set Dec. 4.' … [Read more...] about Sabres loan prospect Arttu Ruotsalainen to Finnish team during long offseason

'In general, even right now I think the strength of analytics is describing what happens around the puck, especially who did it, where did they do it on the ice, when did it happen in the game. Those are all the areas where analytics is excellent and we’re definitely going to try to leverage that within the organization.' … [Read more...] about How the Sabres use analytics: Q&A with Jason Nightingale, assistant director of scouting

'Though Murray was a dynamic scorer in juniors, he carved out a role as a power forward with the Amerks. He improved his play away from the puck and filled a top-six role at times. However, Murray projects as a checking-line player with upside offensively.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign forward Brett Murray to two-year, entry-level contract