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'The date was April 22, 2011. Game 5 of the first-round series between the Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers in Wells Fargo Center. It was the swing game, with the series tied at two wins apiece. The Sabres won, 4-3, on a Tyler Ennis goal at 5:31 of overtime. The Sabres lost Game 6 at home in overtime on a goal by Ville Leino and were blown out, 5-2, in Game 7. They haven't been … [Read more...] about It will be weird to watch replay of Sabres’ last playoff win

'Cozens led the Eastern Conference and ranked third in the WHL with an average of 1.67 points per game. He tallied 85 points (38 goals, 47 assists) in 51 contests with Lethbridge, surpassing his 2018-19 total despite playing in 17 fewer games. He also scored two goals and registered nine points in seven games for Team Canada at the World Junior Championship, which interrupted … [Read more...] about Sabres draftee Cozens is Player of Year in WHL’s Eastern Conference

'The Sabres drafted both Grigorenko and Girgensons ahead of notables such as Washington's Tom Wilson (No. 16), San Jose's Tomas Hertl (17), Carolina's Teuvo Teravainen (18), Tampa Bay's Andrei Vasilevskiy (19) and defensemen Olli Maatta of Chicago (22) and Brady Skeji of the New York Rangers (28).' … [Read more...] about NHL rules contract invalid after former Sabres No. 1 pick Mikhail Grigorenko signs with Columbus

'Cozens, who turned 19 on Feb. 1, is expected to battle for a top-9 role in the Sabres' lineup next season and is the team's current best hope for a No. 2 center behind Jack Eichel.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ No. 1 pick Dylan Cozens named Lethbridge’s MVP

'At his introductory news conference, Terry Pegula said he would pour an infinite amount of resources into bringing a Stanley Cup to Buffalo – "If I want to make money, I’ll drill another well," he quipped – but the natural gas business isn’t doing much for Pegula these days. His companies stopped drilling months before the pandemic because of a decrease in demand and low … [Read more...] about Pegula Sports and Entertainment could look different moving forward

'The players need to play, too. They could be looking at escrow payments out of their paychecks as high as 34% if the season is lost and the league loses close to $1 billion in revenue. That point was made by former NHL goalie, TV analyst and Players Association executive Glenn Healy on a podcast Thursday with TSN's Darren Dreger and Ray Ferraro.' … [Read more...] about Call off the regular season and make plans for a bigger version of the playoffs

'Buffalo had its first taste of Stanley Cup playoff hockey and was ready for more. It didn't come, though, until 1975, but that's another story.' … [Read more...] about Milt remembers: A night of high hockey drama in Montreal

'Five of the seven games from the 2006 Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes will be aired, with the first broadcast of each coming every weeknight at 8 p.m on MSG and the MSG Go app. The games will then be available the next day on the Sabres Classic Games video channel at NHL.com.' … [Read more...] about ‘Sabres Classics’ reviews ’06 Carolina showdown next week on MSG

'The highest-rated classic game so far going into this week’s replays of the Sabres’ series with Ottawa in 2006 hasn’t even hit a 2 Nielsen rating.' … [Read more...] about Ratings show ‘Sabres Classics’ games haven’t been must-see TV

'Among the 21 are three long-serving vice presidents: Chris Bandura, Sabres' VP of media relations; John Sinclair, Sabres' VP of tickets and service; and Jennifer van Rysdam, PSE VP of live events. Bandura confirmed the move and declined to comment. A source confirmed the other two dismissals.' … [Read more...] about Pegula Sports and Entertainment turns to pay cuts, layoffs, furloughs to cut costs

'"We hope this is the end of a long journey but he’s ready for anything," Eric Hawerchuk wrote. "Thanks to everyone who has reached out. Means the world to us. Thinking of you all."' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres star Dale Hawerchuk completes final round of chemo in cancer battle

'"He's now being patient and waiting until those opportunities and those openings are actually there," Krueger said in February. "So, it's simple play, simple play – boom, genius. Simple play, simple play, simple play, genius. There's a different rhythm all the time and he's finding that rhythm now – which the great defensemen do – is that mix between simplicity when the team … [Read more...] about Measuring Rasmus Dahlin’s production before his 20th birthday

'All games will air at 8 p.m. on MSG and the MSG Go app. They will then be available the next day on the Sabres Classic Games video channel on NHL.com.' … [Read more...] about MSG’s Sabres Classics moving next week to 2006 ‘Scary Good’ Ottawa playoff series

'“I just think that that would be a nice personal milestone to reach,” added Jeanneret, who turns 78 in July. “I'm positive there won't be another guy, an announcer type, to make it through 50 years. Not anymore. They don't hang around that long.”' … [Read more...] about Rick Jeanneret has ‘a feeling’ next Sabres season will be his last hurrah

'The Sabres were initially believed to be headed for a six-year, $30 million deal with Babcock. Then reports surfaced they were talking eight years, maybe even nine. Babcock visited Buffalo, toured KeyBank Center and Harborcenter, met with the Pegulas and Murray and was the club's only real candidate.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo sports’ greatest what-ifs: What if Mike Babcock became Sabres coach?