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'“He’s really worked on his defensive-zone awareness and really make the right reads, help his defense out down low,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said. “I think his game has really come, especially before the break and even in these games after the break, I really like where his game’s at.”' … [Read more...] about Former Gopher Casey Mittelstadt says he’s happy he turned pro early

'“He is harder on himself than anyone else,” Pominville said. “He’s definitely one of those guys that we know can help out offensively. He’s been put in good situations, so it’s only a matter of time for him to explode offensively and help us win more games.”' … [Read more...] about Now a pro, Casey Mittelstadt still ‘the biggest Minnesota kid anyone will ever meet’

Wild rallies to force overtime, but falls 5-4 in Buffalo as Mikko Koivu leaves injured (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Former Gopher Casey Mittelstadt says he's happy he turned pro early (Minneapolis Star Tribune) A pair of losses in a single night? Wild lose captain Mikko Koivu before falling to Sabres (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Now a pro, Casey Mittelstadt still ‘the biggest … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Minnesota Coverage

Wild-Buffalo game preview (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Sabres face crunch time as Wild come to town (The Sports Xchange) Wild at Sabres preview (NHL.com) Wild Warmup: Minnesota at Buffalo (Wild.com) From the Rink: Wild and Sabres clash in Buffalo on Tuesday (Wild.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Minnesota Coverage

Patrick Kane has another happy homecoming as Blackhawks keep hope alive with 7-3 win over Sabres (Chicago Tribune) Duncan Keith won't say if he would waive his no-trade clause: 'Nobody's mentioned anything to me' (Chicago Tribune) Photo gallery (Chicago Tribune) Patrick Kane hits 900 career points in Blackhawks’ 7-3 win over Sabres (Chicago Sun Times) Blackhawks icon Duncan … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Chicago Coverage

Scouting report: Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres (Arlington Heights Daily Herald) Blackhawks check momentum in visit to Buffalo (The Sports Xchange) Blackhawks at Sabres preview (NHL.com) Preview: Blackhawks at Sabres 2/1 (Blackhawks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Chicago Coverage

Jamie Benn provides lone goal in Stars' first win after the All-Star break (Dallas Morning News) Ben Bishop's impressive run against the Buffalo Sabres continues thanks to Wednesday night's shutout (Dallas Morning News) Stars notebook: After three games back on the ice, Jason Dickinson leaves win over Buffalo with injury (Dallas Morning News) Who are Jim Montgomery’s Stars? … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Dallas Coverage

Oleksiak set for 2nd Dallas debut as Stars host Sabres (The Sports Xchange) Sabres at Stars preview (NHL.com) How to watch Stars vs. Sabres: Live stream, game time, TV channel (DallasStars.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Dallas Coverage

Sabres 5, Blue Jackets 4: Sloppy play dooms Jackets (Columbus Dispatch) Decisions on Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovsky loom over team (Columbus Dispatch) Blue Jackets’ Artemi Panarin should come clean, say he wants out (Columbus Dispatch) Sabres 5, Blue Jackets 4: Five takeaways (Columbus Dispatch) Photo gallery (NHL.com) Final: Sabres 5, Blue Jackets 4 (BlueJackets.com) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Columbus Coverage

Columbus takes aim at Buffalo, Metro leaders (The Sports Xchange) Sabres at Blue Jackets preview (NHL.com) Preview: Blue Jackets back at it as Buffalo visits Nationwide Arena (BlueJackets.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Columbus Coverage

'“I was drafted by (Darcy) Regier in ‘13 and I think he got let go the year after. It went to Tim Murray and Tim Murray was the one that signed me, so I made a pretty decent impression on Tim there and I think I played the most amount of my NHL games in my second year. Then he was gone, and they bring in Jason Botterill and last year they had me up early in the season and … [Read more...] about Justin Bailey felt a trade was coming before Flyers acquired him

'The Sabres, in short, have been gifted resources of which the Canucks and every other NHL team could only dream. But here’s the cautionary tale provided by this franchise and everyone else who ventures down rebuild road. They haven’t made the playoffs in those six seasons, their highest point total is 81 and, in this, the seventh season of the rebuild, they currently sit in … [Read more...] about Ed Willes: Sabres’ long trip down rebuild road is a cautionary tale for Canucks

Canucks 4, Sabres 3: Demko's season debut a hard-working gem (Vancouver Province) Canucks at Night: A win is a win is a win (Vancouver Province) Ed Willes: Sabres' long trip down rebuild road is a cautionary tale for Canucks (Vancouver Province) Five Takeaways: Canucks vs Sabres (TSN) Demko withstands siege to carry Canucks to win over Sabres (Sportsnet) Photo gallery … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Vancouver Coverage

Canucks Game Day: Demko finally makes second career regular-season start (Vancouver Province) Canucks hold breath on Pettersson with Sabres up next (The Sports Xchange) Canucks vs Buffalo gameday preview (TSN) Sabres at Canucks preview (NHL.com) Game Notes: Canucks vs. Sabres (Canucks.com) … [Read more...] about Friday’s Vancouver Coverage

Flyers trade Taylor Leier to Sabres for minor-league winger Justin Bailey (Philadelphia Inquirer) Flyers free Bailey from his home in minor league deal (Delaware County Daily News) Flyers trade Taylor Leier to Sabres for Justin Bailey (Bucks County Courier Times) Flyers trade Taylor Leier to Sabres for Justin Bailey (NBC Sports Philadelphia) Flyers acquire right wing Justin … [Read more...] about Friday’s Philadelphia Coverage