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'Ryan Miller was with the Sabres for parts of 12 seasons, so here are 12 key moments in his Sabres' career...'. … [Read more...] about Miller Times: Moments of note in the career of Ryan Miller

'Hinostroza doesn't have a goal this season and has eight assists in 19 games, while averaging just more than 12 minutes per game of ice time. But he has been a healthy scratch for most of the last two months, playing just four games since Dec. 1. He had 13 goals last season but was mostly unable to crack the lineup.' … [Read more...] about Unable to get a deal, Sabres put forward Vinnie Hinostroza on waivers

'“Yeah, that’s not right on Dahls’ part, period,” said Sabres coach Don Granato. “Simple. I think we all know that. … You don’t put yourself or your team in that position. He knows it. He’ll learn from it. Not a good play.”' … [Read more...] about Observations: Rasmus Dahlin unhappy about his penalty, performance in OT loss

'The Sabres don’t want to waive another player to continue to carry goalies Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Eric Comrie and Craig Anderson on the roster. The Florida Panthers claimed defenseman Casey Fitzgerald last week. Trading Hinostroza would clear the log jam at forward and help Adams add another draft pick. Adams also wants to do right by Hinostroza, who was eager to return to … [Read more...] about Why the Sabres are willing to trade veteran winger Vinnie Hinostroza

'For months the Sabres have gone without the presence of Kim Pegula as team president since she suffered a serious illness and was hospitalized in October due to “unexpected health issues.” However, a spokesperson for the Sabres said Tuesday that the hire of Roth has “nothing to do” with Kim Pegula's health or her absence from PSE affairs.' … [Read more...] about Sabres name COO to handle business operations

'"He's in a rhythm. The work to rest ratio he had, the day yesterday to reenergize," Granato said. "So we're looking at lots of things that we can look at: Can we put this guy back in? Over the last little bit, he's shown us, 'OK, if (all) three guys are ready, the edge is to him right now. He's in a groove. He's been winning games. And so today's decision is based on … [Read more...] about Observations: Sabres fall to Florida after Luukkonen gets endorsement as the top dog in goal

'The caption accompanying the photo read, "Come in tomorrow while we celebrate MLK day and hopefully a Sabres win! Other restaurants in the area may not be open but we are, at 11am...see you there!"' … [Read more...] about Buffalo restaurant Draft Room takes down Instagram post of MLK in Sabres jersey

'The Sabres had 68.42% of the shot attempts in 5-on-5 situations when Quinn, Peterka and Cozens were on the ice, according to Natural Stat Trick. The performance showed that Quinn and Peterka made the most of their time off.' … [Read more...] about Jack Quinn, JJ Peterka look ‘fresh,’ effective after sitting twice for Sabres

'The Sabres' struggles at home really came to the fore with three losses in four days that started Monday. But the NHL's youngest team has also shown quite a propensity for getting the job done in some of the league's most hostile, harried and hip environments.' … [Read more...] about Observations: Sabres take the road again by pulling away from Predators

'"The main thing is making sure you get off the ice feeling good," Anderson said. "Both (Luukkonen and Comrie), they like to get on the ice early. So there's lots of reps that way and those guys are two of the hardest working guys on the team. So I don't think work is going to be the issue for anybody."' … [Read more...] about With Sabres’ three-goalie system, Craig Anderson says there’s still plenty of chances to get in your work

'In Jost, the Sabres found a skilled forward who has helped stabilize coach Don Granato’s bottom-six. Jost has four goals and nine points while averaging 13:35 of ice time. He’s a key cog in the club’s penalty kill and earned the trust of the coaching staff to be on the ice to protect a lead late in games.' … [Read more...] about Tyson Jost relishing opportunity to ‘play free’ in key role for Sabres

'"We did have enough opportunity right down to that last one when they had their game-winning goal," said Granato. "We had two opportunities, actually. So, it looked like we had a perfect chance to go up 3-2. And in 10 seconds, you know how that happens sometimes and it happened tonight.”' … [Read more...] about Observations: Sabres shut down by Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck in final minutes of loss

'"It's been a challenge for sure. I'm just trying to get better every day and I've been able to see a lot of things from up top in the press box you can work on and get better," Asplund said after Tuesday's game. "It's been challenging but I think I did a good job of staying with it and I think I played very well today."' … [Read more...] about Rasmus Asplund hopes he gave Sabres food for thought to get more ice time

'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen awoke feeling ill, preventing the Sabres from recalling the 23-year-old goalie from Rochester less than 24 hours after he was loaned to the Amerks to create room for Eric Comrie to be activated from injured reserve.' … [Read more...] about Observations: Eric Comrie thrust into action with UPL sick, Sabres fall to Kraken

'The Sabres outshot the Kraken, 35-22, holding the NHL's highest-scoring road team to its third-lowest shot count of the season. The attempts were 63-36. But a telling number was the fact the Kraken actually had more high-danger chances (15-13).' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: The Sabres were better, but that’s not good enough anymore