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'“I love to be the annoying guy, annoying rat. I love getting under guys' skin," Pekar said. "I know a lot of people don’t like him, but it’s my game. I’m not a super-skilled guy that just can dangle all over five guys and score a goal. In order to create some offense, I got to play like that.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Pekar enjoys being a rat against Mittelstadt

'The Sabres were to pay O'Reilly's $7.5 million signing bonus at midnight Saturday as the clock strikes July 1. Now we see what that means in terms of a potential deal.' … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: As clock hits July 1, bell may toll for O’Reilly

'"It's always easier when you have a couple guys you know from the country," Pilut said. "You've got to get used to everything. It's all new for me to come over here and play on the smaller ice surface."' … [Read more...] about Sabres development camp has Swedish flair

'Most of these workouts are pretty mundane, simple skating and stickhandling drills. Things got much more interesting during a 3-on-3 drill played in the neutral zone. Dahlin didn't do much on some shifts but he provided the highlight of the day in the middle. The victim was third-round pick Matej Pekar.' … [Read more...] about Go to the video for a Daily Dose of Dahlin: The No. 1 pick gets physical

'"I got a little better every year," Borgen said. "My freshman year, I got to be with a lot of older players. We had a really good team. We were No. 1, No. 2 in the standings all year so I got to play with a lot of really good players. ... From there on I just got more confidence."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Will Borgen enters first pro season with wealth of experience

'It's expected to be a three-year deal, pegged by NHL sources in the neighborhood of $10 million to $11 million.' … [Read more...] about Sabres poised to sign Carter Hutton when free agency opens

'Carter Hutton was at UMass Lowell for four years after going undrafted, then spent three seasons in the American Hockey League before making his NHL debut with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2012-13 season. He became an NHL regular a year later with the Nashville Predators.' … [Read more...] about Carter Hutton: 5 things about potential Sabres goalie

'But Botterill clearly doesn't think much of the Canadian junior ranks, as no draft picks in two years would indicate. You wonder if the Sabres would be satisfied to simply keep Luukkonen playing in Finland, albeit on the bigger international sheet, so he can keep getting reps against older players rather than the 16-20 set in Ontario.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Luukkonen’s development plan takes an interesting twist

'"Culturally, these are the guys that are going to change the organization around," Taylor said. "You're not going to bring an older guy in and all of a sudden the room changes. It starts within and I think it all starts with the draft. You see it even in the culture change from last year when I was here. I think it's changed a lot coming into this year and guys seem a lot more … [Read more...] about Signs of the Sabres culture change evident at development camp

'"Early on in the year I felt I was playing my game then I went through a tough 40-game stretch where I wasn't doing much, wasn't creating chances," Sheary said. "I think I just got away from my game and lost a little confidence. An important thing in this game is to play with confidence and stick with your game. At the end of the year, I found myself again. I didn't score in … [Read more...] about Sheary excited for his opportunity with the Sabres

'"You can just tell by his body and his maturity level and the way he composes himself," Taylor said. "Every time he came down, it was easy for him. You can tell the guys that have been here two or three years and guys that are going to be at that next level quickly because they receive passes, they take passes, the passes are always on the tape. Their shots are different. How … [Read more...] about Sabres notebook: Mittelstadt returns bigger and stronger, Cronholm spells his name, and more

'By the time they took the ice, about 1,800 people were crowded into the rink, eagerly awaiting one player – Rasmus Dahlin.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin, finally, gets back to hockey as Sabres open development camp

'But fear not. Nylander was still at development camp, taking part in off-ice conditioning and team meetings. He is one of five players – along with Marcus Davidsson, Cliff Pu, Maxwell Willman and Casey Fitzgerald – on the development camp roster who are not on the ice. Sabres assistant general manager Steve Greeley explained it was just precautionary.' … [Read more...] about Nylander among those not taking the ice for Sabres development camp

'His skating is downright beautiful, with fluid, powerful strides. His head is up all the time as he carries the puck. Passes have oomph. As they like to say in the game, his shot is "heavy." He had a couple of snipes that drew plenty of oohs and ahhs from the crowd that filled most of the 1,800 seats.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: As Dahlin wows the crowd, Olofsson already knows what the fuss is about

'"It was a little bit up and down," Nyberg said. "A lot of injuries. It's going to happen sometimes where you just have to go through it. I think I stepped up my game in a lot of different ways anyway. Overall it wasn't one of my best years but I can for sure look back at it and learn from it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Nyberg returns to camp, World Cup action and more