Olean Times Herald

‘Karmanos won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2016 and 2017 and another championship as the Carolina Hurricanes’ assistant GM and executive vice president of hockey operations in 2006.’

‘“Very difficult,” Granato said on a Zoom call Wednesday of Eichel’s season ending. “Knowing him as a person, his commitment, his character and he’s playing through it. It’s not something you want exposed, obviously, because it’s such a competitive environment. That’s information you don’t want the opponents to have, obviously, for his safety.’

‘“It’s pretty funny how you come full circle, though, and you end up here now,” Caggiula said on a Zoom call Wednesday.’

‘“I haven’t been in a playoff game, but it didn’t feel like a regular-season game,” said Dahlin, whose goal 11:53 into the third period tied the game at 2.’

‘Two shoulder surgeries and a brutal concussion stymied the 6-foot, 197-pound winger’s development with the Boston Bruins. This year, he fell out of the lineup, becoming a healthy scratch.’

‘Beyond wins and losses, Granato, 53, has transformed the Sabres into a competitive team. They no longer possess a feeble offense and a porous defense. They’ve also started responding to adversity and roaring back in games.’

‘“We said all along we want Linus to be a Buffalo Sabre and we really feel good about where his game is at,” Adams said. “We’ve had great conversations. Been ongoing. Continue to talk right now. I’ve spent time with Linus just one-on-one having conversations about philosophically where we’re at and where we’re looking to get to and what he’s looking for. That’s my style.”‘

‘“It’s important that when have the proper information to share one way or another, how we’re moving forward, that will be completely transparent,” Adams said. “I think … as we move forward here in the coming days there’ll be more clarity.”’

‘“Definitely the no-move really helped me become a Bruin,” Hall said. “It’s been a team, since I knew that I would be traded for the last few weeks, it was a team that I really wanted to join and really wanted to be a part of.”’

‘“My first thought was ‘Where am I going?’” Lazar said on a Zoom call. “My wife and I just actually had our first kid a week ago. So a lot of moving parts right there. But (I) couldn’t be happier with Boston, the opportunity. Obviously, they see something in me that they liked to include me in that deal. And I’m ready to prove it and show it.”’