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'"A big part of our job now is to [manage] all of these expectations of where Rasmus' career's going. We have help him there. We have to be a part of that development process with him."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin not worried about high expectations with Sabres

'"He doesn't need to be the savior," Botterill said during the 18-year-old defenseman's introductory press conference in Buffalo. "It's a situation where we're excited about our young players such as [center] Jack [Eichel], [center] Sam [Reinhart], [defenseman] Rasmus Ristolainen. He can be part of this group and sort of grow together.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin ‘doesn’t need to be the savior’ for Sabres, GM Botterill says

'"I have many emotions right now in my body; I'm trying to enjoy every second," Dahlin said.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin selected No. 1 by Sabres at NHL Draft

'When Sabres general manager Jason Botterill called his name, Dahlin hid a slight smile behind his right hand. He turned to his left and hugged his brother, Felix, 20, whose hockey career ended because of arthritis. He hugged his sister, Ella, 13, his father and his mother, Asa.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin has ‘amazing’ night as No. 1 pick by Sabres in 2018 NHL Draft

'"I just focused on what I should do and all the testing," he said. "I didn't feel the cameras (were there). I noticed but I didn't think about it."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin says Scouting Combine testing ‘kind of hard’ but fun

'I played center a lot until I was 13- or 14 years old and it was a lot of fun. But defense has always been a lot more interesting to me.' … [Read more...] about Five Questions with Rasmus Dahlin

'But amid the comparisons, the biggest compliment of all might be this: Scouts, coaches and players who have been around the left-shot defenseman, expected to be selected No. 1 by the Buffalo Sabres next month in the 2018 NHL Draft, say he should make a name for himself in the NHL in no time.' … [Read more...] about Dahlin, expected No. 1 pick in 2018 NHL Draft, seems destined for stardom

'"The Buffalo Sabres are excited to participate in this year's Kraft Hockeyville™ USA game," Sabres General Manager Jason Botterill said. "Playing in front of Clinton's passionate hockey community in a rink like the ones many of our players grew up skating in will be a great experience for our players. We look forward to putting on a great show for the NHL fans of Central New … [Read more...] about Sabres, Blue Jackets to play in Kraft Hockeyville USA game

'Having seen the Sabres miss out on the top pick before, Bandura opted to change things up this time. Rather than have a representative in the room where the lottery order was being determined, he declined the invitation.' … [Read more...] about Sabres finally celebrate NHL Draft Lottery win

'The Sabres had the best chance at the No. 1 pick, 18.5 percent, based on their last-place finish in the NHL standings this season. The Hurricanes had a 3.0 percent chance to win (11th best), and the Canadiens had a 9.5 percent chance (fourth).' … [Read more...] about Sabres win No. 1 pick in NHL Draft Lottery

'"There certainly has to be change and there will be change," Botterill said. "When you finish where we were, you have to look at everything. That means looking at even changing up some of our core players. From a free agent standpoint, we'll be involved in free agency. But I'm a believer that you just can't build a team just through free agency. It has to come from within our … [Read more...] about Sabres GM promises changes after finishing last in NHL

'Pominville scored at 15:30 of the third period and Reinhart scored his 25th of the season at 15:51 to make it 3-2. Trocheck scored an empty-net goal at 18:37 for a 4-2 lead, before O'Reilly scored with 17 seconds remaining to make it 4-3.' … [Read more...] about Panthers defeat Sabres after being eliminated

'It was the Sabres' first regulation loss when leading to start the third period (16-1-5).' … [Read more...] about Lightning build Atlantic lead with win against Sabres

'"I believe in our system, I believe in our structure, I believe we do play a brand of game that's the right way; we're on top of people, we're not cheating the game, and we're doing things for the better part of the team, you can see we're a good hockey team," Buffalo coach Phil Housley said. "This is just where we are as a group. Let's be honest, we have a long way to go."' … [Read more...] about Sabres secure best Draft Lottery odds with loss to Senators

'"I thought our first period was actually not bad; I think they're one of the top teams in the first period," Pominville said. "We knew they come out hard and I thought we got a great start, but our second wasn't what it needs to be. We got behind it and then we're chasing and they've got too much talent to chase the game."' … [Read more...] about Matthews, Nylander help Maple Leafs top Sabres