Olean Times Herald

'“I think you felt a little bit of a shift in the team toughness attitude after that,” said Samuelsson, who served as an alternate captain for the first time this season. “So, yeah, obviously, it wasn’t a positive moment in the season, but I do think there was some positives to take in the aftermath of it.”' … [Read more...] about After struggling and getting scratched, Sabres’ Mattias Samuelsson thrived late

'“Those meetings come up, it’ll be very shortly, where we’ll sit down with Terry and talk about that,” Adams said during an end-of-season news conference alongside coach Lindy Ruff in KeyBank Center. “And what I can tell you is I talk to Terry every day. He’s as frustrated as I am with the way the season went and where we are."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kevyn Adams can’t say if he’ll stay in GM role

'Power, who’s sporting a brace on his left knee and using crutches to get around, said he will need about two months to recover.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Owen Power faces two-month recovery from injury

'Norris, 25, revealed Saturday a torn oblique muscle he suffered with the Senators on Feb. 1 sidelined him for the final 18 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Josh Norris says oblique injury sidelined him final 18 games

'“I believe in the group,” he said Friday as the Sabres held end-of-season interviews in KeyBank Center following their disappointing seventh-place finish in the Atlantic Division. “I believe in the players we have. We have so much talent in that group. Like, it’s such a young group, and I think you need experience to become a winning hockey team, and we haven’t had a lot of … [Read more...] about Can late-season growth keep Sabres’ offseason changes to a minimum?

'The Sabres on Friday sent four of their top forward prospects – Jiri Kulich, Noah Ostlund, Isak Rosen and Tyson Kozak – back the Rochester Americans.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send four prospects back to Rochester Amerks

'Clearly, the Sabres’ struggles throughout a trying campaign – most notably, their season-killing 13-game winless skid – gnaw at Ruff. He knows he failed to deliver.' … [Read more...] about Lindy Ruff records 900th win as Sabres close season; James Reimer has injury scare with skate blade

'Krebs’ consistent effort and willingness to embrace any task quickly earned him coach Lindy Ruff’s trust. It can be argued Krebs, 24, grew more than any player during Ruff’s first season back behind Buffalo’s bench.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Peyton Krebs becomes trusted, versatile asset for Lindy Ruff

'Only 28 goalies who faced a shot from Ovechkin never allowed a goal. After the Russian scored his 895th goal on April 6, breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, each of them received a personalized commemorative can of Budweiser Zero.' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Devon Levi feels ‘lucky’ to earn Budweiser can by holding Alex Ovechkin goalless

'“We can’t be happy with 50 minutes,” winger Jason Zucker said after the Sabres’ seven-game home winning streak ended. “That’s all I’ll say to that.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen shines loss to Maple Leafs: ‘He was dialed in’

'Clifton, 29, understands his duties as a third-pair defender the Sabres added for his aggressive and physical style. Entering Tuesday’s game, his 204 hits led the Sabres and his 110 blocked shots ranked second. He had 15 points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Connor Clifton adds first goal to stat line featuring more than 200 hits

'“Getting to see the other side of things and being privy to conversations and learning how things work on the other side of things has been great,” he said. “It’s trying to, like, increase my knowledge in all those areas and be a contributor to the Sharks and learning about the other side of things. It’s been a lot of fun.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres legend Ryan Miller happy in role as goalie scout and development coach with Sharks

'“That’s a goal that a first-rounder scores, not a seventh-rounder like myself,” joked Amerks assistant coach Nathan Paetsch, the 202nd overall pick by the Sabres in 2003. “It’s amazing for a young kid how strong he is. That’s a man’s goal. He was powerful, and, obviously, the shot was beautiful, and it’s encouraging.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Konsta Helenius shows confidence by scoring hat trick, nifty goal for Rochester

'“A guy that could tip the puck unbelievable, shoot the puck unbelievable, could stickhandle,” Ruff said of Vanek, who played his first eight seasons under him with the Sabres. “Thomas was a hell of a player, and I see some of that, for sure, (in) Tage. There’s some similarities there, where Thomas could rip it, Thomas could deke his way in, and there was goals that he scored … [Read more...] about Thomas Vanek possessed special ability similar to Sabres star Tage Thompson’s

'“I’m driven by the fact that I didn’t get this team where I needed to get them soon enough,” said Ruff, a franchise icon who also coached the Sabres from 1997 to 2013. “That’s what I’m driven by.”' … [Read more...] about Coach Lindy Ruff focused on improving Sabres, not milestone win