Olean Times Herald

'The Buffalo Sabres on Monday reassigned three of their top forward prospects – Jiri Kulich, Noah Ostlund and Isak Rosen – to their respective national teams for the upcoming World Junior Championship.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reassign three prospects for World Junior Championship

'The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Davis, 26, was summoned by the Sabres once this season before Friday, although he did not play. He has scored two goals and five points in 19 games with the Amerks this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall defenseman from Amerks

'Right now, Anderson, the NHL’s oldest player, is clearly the better option for the Sabres, who ranked last in the eight-team Atlantic Division.' … [Read more...] about Why don’t the Sabres play goalie Craig Anderson more often?

'Meanwhile, the 6-foot-2, 183-pound Laaksonen, 23, appeared to be out of the Sabres’ plans when he was a healthy scratch for eight of the Amerks’ 10 playoff games last season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade Oskari Laaksonen to Stars for Youngstown’s Joseph Cecconi

'“We kind of know where each other are almost all the time,” said Quinn, whose Sabres begin a three-game road trip on Wednesday against the Colorado Avalanche. “That play doesn’t happen if he doesn’t get it through Doughty’s feet, which not many guys are even going to try to make that pass over. So it kind of starts with him.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres rookies JJ Peterka, Jack Quinn share special chemistry, friendship

'“He hasn’t had a lot of practice time, so that would be a concern,” Sabres coach Don Granato said of the Russian returning to the lineup right away.' … [Read more...] about Ilya Lyubushkin practices with Sabres, nearing return from lower-body injury

'Anderson was the Sabres’ backbone as they struggled to generate offense early, making 16-first period stops and 30 saves through 40 minutes as the game remain tied at 0.' … [Read more...] about Craig Anderson posts shutout, Sabres score six late goals in win over Kings

'“If I do the defensive stuff right, that’s when my offense comes,” said Asplund, who recorded two third-period assists Tuesday, giving him eight points in 20 games this season. “… I’m not the type of player that’s going to create a lot of offense by not doing my defensive stuff. So I just tried to reset and start focusing on that game. I think I had a really good step in the … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Rasmus Asplund ‘resets’ after scratches; Ilya Lyubushkin skates

'“It’s exciting for me,” said Mittelstadt, whose Sabres host the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. “I know it’s only a couple games. I mean, that line’s pretty special.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Casey Mittelstadt earns chance to showcase talents on top line

'“It’s unfortunate timing and probably cost us a point there,” said Skinner, who earned a three-game suspension from the NHL. “So that’s a tough feeling. Something that you learn from. I thought they did a good job, obviously, killing the last 20 seconds to get it to OT. And then that’s a tough task, I think, for them to kill the whole thing off.”' … [Read more...] about Jeff Skinner knows cross-checking Jake Guentzel hurt Sabres

'Thompson, 25, performed dominantly in Wednesday’s 9-4 road win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, becoming just the second Sabres player to score five goals in one game. Dave Andreychuk also accomplished the feat in 1985-86.' … [Read more...] about Five-goal game earns Sabres’ Tage Thompson NHL Second Star honors

'“We gave up … two power plays to them early,” Granato said. “They killed two penalties and that got the crowd in it, that got them energized. I thought really, we were able to swing momentum at some point in that first and they were willing to just defend the rest of the way it seemed."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall behind early but roar back in loss to Penguins: ‘A ton of chances’

'Granato said Hinostroza is progressing and getting closer to playing.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Henri Jokiharju sidelined by lower-body injury; D recalled

'Of course, Granato walks a fine line with Skinner defending his goalie and keeping his emotions in check.' … [Read more...] about Jeff Skinner’s match penalty costs Sabres in OT loss to Penguins

'“His confidence had been growing before the goal and the goal was just a result, but (it was) definitely an injection of adrenaline and more energy,” Granato said. “… It’s something that he is working to add to his game, getting off of the perimeter and to the net more."' … [Read more...] about After slow start and scratches, Sabres’ Peyton Krebs contributing again