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'"Size, speed," Botterill said when asked what attracted the Sabres to Cozens. "It’s not just speed – the way he plays. He pushes the pace quite a bit out there. Versatility, playing center and playing wing. His ability to play a two-way game. There were so many different attributes. You look over our report trail with him all year, whether it was [the Hlinka Gretzky Cup] in … [Read more...] about Sabres ‘very comfortable’ taking Dylan Cozens at No. 7 in NHL draft

'"We were locked in based off our list and how we prepared for it," said General Manager Jason Botterill. "But I'll tell you right off the bat, there was a lot of players in there that I'd like to have on my team. A lot of different types of players. Defensemen, scoring wingers, power forwards. It was a unique draft that seemed to sort of touch point on every position."' … [Read more...] about Dylan Cozens was right choice at the perfect time for Sabres

'The Devils will be coming into Buffalo on a back-to-back after opening their season at home Oct. 4 against Winnipeg. Those will be the first two NHL games for presumptive No. 1 overall draft pick Jack Hughes, who is slated to be selected here Friday night. The last time the Sabres played a home opener against New Jersey was a 2-1 win on Jan. 25, 1994 at the start of the … [Read more...] about Sabres to open season on road for first time since 2013, meet Devils in home opener

Cozens checked into the NHL Scouting Combine at 6-foot-3, 183 pounds, one inch taller and slightly lighter than his new teammate, Jack Eichel. On top of that, many hockey experts, including Lethbridge coach Brent Kisio, praise his speed and puck control to go along with his intimidating frame.' … [Read more...] about 5 things to know about new Buffalo Sabre Dylan Cozens

'He drew scouts’ attention last season with the Sioux Falls Stampede. Johnson racked up 33 points on six goals and 19 assists last season with the Stampede in the United States Hockey League. That performance earned him a spot on the USHL All-Rookie Team.' … [Read more...] about Five things to know about Sabres first-round pick Ryan Johnson

'The start of this draft will clearly be troubling to the Sabres and their fans. The New Jersey Devils are expected to take Hughes while the New York Rangers ostensibly will follow with Kakko. That's two teams in the Eastern Conference who didn't make the playoffs this year and are trying to climb back into the postseason who are now adding elite star power up front.' … [Read more...] about Short-term issues staring at Sabres on a weekend built for the long haul

'Housley is joining the coaching staff of Rick Tocchet, who was believed to be a candidate for the Sabres' coaching vacancy in 2017. The Coyotes ranked sixth in the league in goals against last season, when their defensemen were coached by assistant Scott Allen, whose contract reportedly expires at the end of this month.' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres coach Phil Housley hired as assistant in Arizona

'The offers come as somewhat of a surprise given Sabres General Manager Jason Botterill's plan to add depth scoring to a roster that relied heavily on Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart and Jeff Skinner last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres extend qualifying offers to Zemgus Girgensons, Johan Larsson

'Dahlin was third with 661 points. He had one first-place vote, 21 seconds, 66 thirds, 50 fourths and 24 fifths. Dahlin was left off nine ballots in voting by the PHWA.' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Dahlin third in Calder voting; Ryan O’Reilly wins first career Selke

'"It's been a long journey since I left Buffalo, went to rehab and started taking steps to change my life," he said. "The perseverance is not giving up, trusting the process, trusting all the things I need to do and the support system I have from my wife to everyone else around me."' … [Read more...] about Robin Lehner’s life and Masterton Award are a textbook case of perseverance

'The Sabres' decline over the past decade can be directly linked to failures in the draft. Though elite players like Jack Eichel were added under former general manager Tim Murray, there were first-round misses, including Mikhail Grigorenko, and the amateur scouting staff failed to identify enough midround gems.' … [Read more...] about How Jason Botterill is using the NHL draft to rebuild the Sabres

'"What we talk about is that there’s a wide group of players between three and nine, three and 10, so at seven we feel we’re in a good spot," Jankowski said during the combine last month. "We know we’re going to get a good player. If you’re picking three, you’re kind of getting your pick of the lot, if you’re picking 10, you might get whatever’s left, but at seven, we know … [Read more...] about ‘Impossible’ for Sabres to go wrong with options available at No. 7

'What the mock drafts say...'. … [Read more...] about Who will Sabres take? Experts opinions vary

'"Of course you're a little bit nervous but I was excited to talk to him and listen to what he was saying," Dahlin said. "He seems like an awesome guy. He's so experienced being in the soccer, too. That's a lot of different teams he's been around. He likes developing hockey players."' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Dahlin looks forward to working with Ralph Krueger

'The council on which Pegula will serve will "demonstrate the league's continue commitment to diversity and inclusion and work to bring about internal change through workplace culture initiatives and employee engagement," according to a news release.' … [Read more...] about Kim Pegula to co-chair NHL’s diversity, inclusion council