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'This is the first wave of the power play. The second wave is made up of players who probably weren't drafted very early in your pool: Rasmus Asplund, Jacob Bryson and Colin Miller, to name a few.' … [Read more...] about Mission (almost) impossible

Poor special teams sink Canadiens' chances in Buffalo blowout (Montreal Gazette) In the Habs' Room: 'We have to show up and compete,' Jeff Petry says (Montreal Gazette) About Last Night: Special teams struggle for Habs in 5-1 loss to Sabres (Montreal Gazette) The disoriented hospital (Journal de Montreal) Pathetic (Journal de Montreal) Don't panic but ... (Journal de … [Read more...] about Friday’s Montreal Coverage

'So what fans need to do this year is not worry much about this season’s success, because there should not be very much of it as the usual result the last decade.' … [Read more...] about Don’t expect much from Sabres

'Since his terrifying incident, Okposo has taken the cause of mental health to heart. He got involved with JustTellOne.org, an initiative that aims to educate young people to talk about their mental health issues.' … [Read more...] about Support for Price and Drouin in Buffalo

Canadiens at Sabres: Five things you should know (Montreal Gazette) Support for Price and Drouin in Buffalo (La Presse) Buffalo opens season against Montreal (AP) MTL@BUF: What you need to know (Canadiens.com) … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Montreal Coverage

'“Some of the most successful coaches in any sport find that balance of not over coaching,” Granato said. “I learned that and I live that long ago. You have to bring your team to a certain situation, have a priority list. You know you can't cover everything. It's impossible especially on day one, game one, especially in one training camp and got to let go of a lot and just … [Read more...] about Sabres prepare for season opener

'Most Sabres games are available in market on the regional MSG Buffalo sports network, which is available to stream on fuboTV and DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV).' … [Read more...] about How to watch Buffalo Sabres full 2021-22 NHL season | Schedule, TV channels, live stream

Red Wings end exhibition season with 4-4 record after loss in Buffalo (Detroit News) Photo gallery (Detroit News) Detroit Red Wings takeaways from 3-1 loss to Buffalo Sabres: Who stood out, what's next (Detroit Free Press) Photo gallery (Detroit Free Press) Red Wings fall to Sabres in preseason finale (Ann Arbor News) Three takeaways from Red Wings' 3-1 loss against Sabres … [Read more...] about Sunday’s Detroit Coverage

'But here is one truth: if the Rangers do become active bidders for Eichel, it won’t necessarily be because they prefer the Sabres’ excommunicated ex-captain to Mika Zibanejad, but because they know they won’t be able to sign No. 93 to a contract extension.' … [Read more...] about The only way Rangers will pull trigger on Jack Eichel trade

'“He felt his time was right,” Pearson said of Mann last week during media day. “I think one of the issues there too is, we had to play -- we didn’t have to -- but Erik Portillo really made great strides last year. We had to find a way to get him more games, and I think Strauss was looking at the big picture and he probably wouldn’t have got as many games as he did the past … [Read more...] about Sabres draft pick Erik Portillo has big shoes to fill as Michigan’s starting goalie

'Ristolainen played for six different head coaches in Buffalo — Ron Rolston, Ted Nolan, Dan Bylsma, Phil Housley, Ralph Krueger, and Don Granato — and four different general managers — Darcy Regier, Tim Murray, Jason Botterill, and Kevyn Adams. Although his experience in Buffalo lacked stability at the top and any degree of success, Ristolainen still found value in toiling at … [Read more...] about After eight losing seasons in Buffalo, Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen is ready to ‘turn a new page’

'And while McCabe was singlehandedly keeping Ristolainen afloat, he was simultaneously sinking other Eastern Conference stars — or at least faring far better against them than his teammates were.' … [Read more...] about Jake McCabe looks like shutdown defenseman Blackhawks have long needed

Prospects Drew O’Connor and Radim Zohorna push for roster spots in Penguins shootout victory (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Penguins notes: Jake Guentzel, Zach Aston-Reese 'making progress' toward return after positive COVID tests (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Penguins beat Sabres in nine-round shootout (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Penguins defenseman Juuso Riikola: 'I need to play … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Pittsburgh Coverage

Blue Jackets' NHL lineup skates past Sabres in road exhibition (Columbus Dispatch) Blue Jackets score early, often on way to win over Buffalo (BlueJackets.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Columbus Coverage

Dominik Simon finds the net in exhibition win, but can he find a role on the NHL roster? (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Goaltender Casey DeSmith helps Penguins edge Sabres, 2-1 (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson ready to take 'that next step' (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) Snap Shots: Preseason Game 2 (PittsburghPenguins.com) Photo gallery (Buffalo … [Read more...] about Saturday’s Pittsburgh Coverage