Olean Times Herald

'“I feel like I have not done that before in a long time,” the rookie said with a laugh following Monday’s practice at KeyBank Center. “… I like actually playing games closer together versus playing two then you got to wait. A week is a long time.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Ryan Johnson making strong impression: ‘Pretty talented kid’

'Buffalo has 33 players – 20 forwards, 10 defensemen and three goalies – left on its training camp roster.' … [Read more...] about Sabres cut roster down again by waiving two defensemen

'Barely a week ago, it felt like Zach Benson might receive a long look during training camp before the Sabres returned him to junior hockey. But four games, two goals and four points later, the prospect is fighting to earn an NHL roster spot.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Zach Benson scores late winner, making push to stay in Buffalo

'Tokarski and Cooley, both of whom played one period for the Sabres during the preseason, are expected to be the Amerks’ goaltending tandem this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trim roster by loaning goalies to Amerks, pending waivers

'“I came here and I had a job, I’m like, ‘Holy smokes, I’m in a whole different spot,’” Comrie told the Times Herald following Friday’s practice in KeyBank Center. “I’ve never been in this position before kind of thing. I’ve always been the guy battling for it. I think it kind of messed with my mindset a little bit.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Eric Comrie off to strong start, wants to stay with ‘special team’

'The Sabres have 39 players – 21 forwards, 13 defensemen and five goalies – left on their roster.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign seven players to Amerks, release 14 from PTOs

'So far this preseason, the 5-foot-11, 170-pound Biro has quickly grabbed the Sabres’ attention again. He began Thursday’s road game against the Pittsburgh Penguins having compiled a team-high three points and also scored a nifty shootout winner.' … [Read more...] about Prospect Brandon Biro impressive as he fights for another shot with Sabres

'Right now, he’s fighting with Levi, 21, and Comrie, 28, for playing time during training camp. The Sabres will almost certainly keep two goalies after utilizing three much of last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen confident after long stint in Buffalo

'Levi looked sharp throughout the night, making 13 saves in the first period and six in the second, including three during a late 20-second flurry. The final stop earned the rookie loud cheers from the announced crowd of 11,153 fans in KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Devon Levi looks sharp in preseason debut

'“It was just a chance to start over,” Cecconi said. “… I got better as a hockey player and brought a lot of confidence over to the Sabres organization when I got traded. And then just being in Roch, the coaching staff and my teammates give me a lot of confidence to be myself, and ultimately I had a good playoff run.”' … [Read more...] about Youngstown’s Joseph Cecconi grabbing Sabres’ attention

'“I’m super happy to be back,” said Olofsson, whose Sabres host the Boston Bruins on Tuesday in a preseason game at KeyBank Center. “I’m super excited.”' … [Read more...] about No trade, no problem: Victor Olofsson excited to be back with Sabres

'“Everybody recognized the opportunity,” Okposo said following Monday’s session of camp in KeyBank Center. “It’s something, for myself, I felt it was just bigger than sport. It was a global thing. It was a chance to have a platform on a really unique level that I think most guys probably don’t get to.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kyle Okposo ‘blown away’ by chance to speak at ‘Unstoppable Africa’

'“On the ice, you see his toughness,” Dahlin said. “I remember playing him in Boston; I was scared of him. I hated to play against him.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin ‘hated to play against’ new partner Connor Clifton

'Johnson’s still an asset on the ice, mind you. He averaged more than 17 minutes on it each game last season. In the first two days of training camp, he practiced beside Mattias Samuelsson, a plum assignment.' … [Read more...] about Erik Johnson excited to be in Buffalo, give Sabres missing element

'“We have really high expectations on ourselves,” Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin said. “That’s the main thing. And to have the window open, it’s go time. I mean, we don’t have excuses anymore. We’ve shown that we can play against the best teams in this league. And at the end of last year, we were playing really good hockey when we had to.' … [Read more...] about Sabres open training camp with playoff expectations: ‘Our window’s open’