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'“You don’t see a lot of 20-year-old defensemen put up those numbers not on the power play,” said Nathan Paetsch, the Amerks’ assistant coach in charge of the defense. “It’s pretty rare. That’s just his instincts are really high-end offensively. He just sees plays.”' … [Read more...] about Rochester rookie Nikita Novikov looks like special Sabres defense prospect

'“I know Don did a lot of great things for the team, but, I mean, I’ve had Lindy as a coach,” he said. “I know him personally. I know how invested he is in the city, how much the fans are craving a winning hockey team.”' … [Read more...] about Ex-Sabres Jason Pominville, Ryan Miller know Lindy Ruff can succeed in Buffalo

'“This team is so similar to where we were at back then,” he said of the team led by co-captains Daniel Briere and Chris Drury and a slew of young players, including goalie Ryan Miller. “Deep with talent. It’s just we needed to play the game the right way.”' … [Read more...] about In current Sabres, coach Lindy Ruff sees similarities to special 2005-06 team

'Ruff could reassign some coaches or give them different duties. Assistants Mike Bales, Matt Ellis, Marty Wilford and Dan Girardi and rehab and skating coach Mike Ansell and video coach Justin White are all on the staff. Ruff must also replace video coordinator Matt Smith, who was fired with Granato and Christie last Tuesday.' … [Read more...] about What will Sabres’ Lindy Ruff do with his assistant coaches?

'Adams coveted experience. His new coach would be an NHL veteran capable of pushing the Sabres, who own an NHL-record 13-year playoff drought, to the next level. It wasn’t hard to tell who he was talking about.' … [Read more...] about He’s back in Buffalo: Sabres name Lindy Ruff coach

'The Sabres are expected to let Olofsson, 28, leave as an unrestricted free agent this summer.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Victor Olofsson to play for Team Sweden at World Championship

'Appert, 49, is a hockey lifer, having coached since his days as a college goalie ended in 1996. He has enjoyed success at every stop, winning two national titles as an assistant at Denver before an 11-year stint as the head coach at RPI.' … [Read more...] about Could the Sabres promote Rochester Amerks coach Seth Appert to Buffalo?

'“It was some hard days there, for sure,” Samuelsson said Thursday as the Sabres held end-of-season meetings in KeyBank Center following their disappointing 84-point finish. In that difficult time, he learned a lot about himself – “How hard I can be on myself sometimes,” he said – and others.' … [Read more...] about After battling injuries, Sabres’ Mattias Samuelsson mentally stronger

'“I know that word gets thrown around a lot,” Sabres center Tage Thompson said of accountability. “I think for me, accountability is consequences and actions. If you’re not doing the right things on the ice, there needs to be repercussions, whether it’s being benched or in the press box if you’re not playing winning hockey.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres want more accountability from new coach: ‘A little too comfortable’

'Ostlund, 20, recently completed his first season in the Swedish Hockey League, scoring 12 goals and 23 points in 38 games for Vaxjo HC.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign prospect Noah Ostlund to Rochester Amerks

'The affable Granato, who was popular with his players, signed a contract extension prior to last season that was to kick in next year. He took over the Sabres as interim coach during an 18-game losing streak in 2020-21 and was named permanent coach following the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fire coach Don Granato after disappointing season

'But GMs usually get one chance to let go of their hand-picked coach. Adams’ next hire must get the Sabres to the playoffs, or more drastic moves will likely be coming.' … [Read more...] about After firing coach Don Granato, Sabres GM Kevyn Adams begins search for experienced replacement

'“The bad games are the ones that you can learn from,” he said. “So I go back to my journal, I journal the game and just try to get down like moral of the story type of thing. So it happened for a reason, just try to take something out of it, try to get the emotions out of it. Kind of just look at it more robotic, just look at, ‘What I can do better?’' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Devon Levi developing in Rochester, ready for playoffs

'“A guy gets into double digits and you factor in his age and in no way, shape or form did we think he would be on our roster before training camp started when we drafted him last June,” coach Don Granato said following the Sabres’ home finale. “You just don’t think a kid that age can do it. But he has been impressive from Day One of training camp.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Zach Benson scores 10th goal at end of surprising rookie season

'Now, visiting KeyBank Center likely hasn’t become an intimidating experience for opponents. The Sabres struggled at home most of the season. Fans often get on them by booing and chanting, and it clearly makes them uncomfortable.' … [Read more...] about Sabres beat Capitals, finish strong at home: ‘Need to do that next season’