Olean Times Herald

'“I just want to be the best player I can be and be a leader for those guys down in Rochester and hopefully continue with the same success, advance my game and hopefully be here soon,” said Malone, who played one game for the Sabres after leaving Harvard in 2016-17 and another for the Nashville Predators in 2020-21.' … [Read more...] about Fresh off standout season in Rochester, Sean Malone could be in Sabres’ plans

'Right now, Anderson’s role this season is unclear. The Sabres likely plan to start the season with Anderson and newcomer Eric Comrie, 27, as their goalies.' … [Read more...] about At 41, Sabres goalie Craig Anderson still motivated to prove doubters wrong

'Very quietly, Biro, 24, has established himself a strong prospect. A free agent out of Penn State, he played his first NHL game last season in the midst of a 41-point campaign with the Rochester Americans.' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospects Brandon Biro, Lukas Rousek shine in preseason win

'“He’s a really intelligent, hardworking, self-aware player,” Adams said Thursday. “And I think those are the types of guys that have success. So I’m excited for Casey to be healthy, to get out there and be able to play his game."' … [Read more...] about Confident and healthy, Sabres’ Casey Mittelstadt ready for breakout season

'“I just wanted to go there and find the back of the net after kind of a slump at end of last season,” Cozens said following Saturday’s scrimmage at LECOM Harborcenter. “I needed to go get a confidence boost going into this year."' … [Read more...] about After starring for Team Canada, Sabres’ Dylan Cozens confident he can score

'“It’s a huge leap of faith from the organization and management,” Thompson said Thursday following the first sessions of training camp at KeyBank Center. “I’ve said multiple times this is a place I want to be for a long time, so I’m excited.”' … [Read more...] about After signing big contract, Sabres’ Tage Thompson motivated to keep growing

'“We want to create an environment where the guys can come in and be themselves every day, and whether that’s a rookie or that’s a veteran, they get to be who they are,” Adams said inside KeyBank Center. “And I think when you do that, then you’re giving a chance for the players to be the best version of themselves. And some guys are quiet, some guys are loud, some guys lead by … [Read more...] about After season of growth, Sabres have intriguing candidates to be captain

'“What I saw from Rasmus was a maturity last year that even if things maybe weren’t going perfectly for him, there was a calmness and a belief that, ‘OK, I’m going out the next shift,’” he said. “I give Donny and Marty (Wilford) and the coaching staff a lot of credit for that, because he had the confidence from them.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin stopped trying to please others, morphed into a star

'Right now, with the Sabres set to hold their first on-ice sessions Thursday at KeyBank Center, their lineup looks set.' … [Read more...] about Sabres begin training camp with high expectations, full roster and stability

'After a rocky start – the Sabres finished dead last in 2020-21 – Adams has grown more comfortable in the job, bringing much-needed passion and stability while rebuilding a team that hasn’t made the playoff since 2011.' … [Read more...] about Sabres reward Kevyn Adams, sign GM to multi-year contract extension

'“He plays a power forward game, and because he plays a power forward game, he can really help any line because he can go to the net or go to areas where sometimes other players don’t go to open the ice up,” Smith, a Buffalo native who coached Djurgardens at the beginning of last season, told the Times Herald.' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Filip Cederqvist uses heavy game to score goals

;“We expect him to be a high-end American League player this year and to start to inch toward trying to be a guy that can get called up to the National Hockey League,” Amerks coach Seth Appert said Saturday following the Sabres’ 7-4 win over the New Jersey Devils in the Prospects Challenge at LECOM Harborcenter.' … [Read more...] about Lukas Rousek earning place among Sabres’ best forward prospects

'“Most goal scorers at that young of an age don’t play very hard,” he said in LECOM Harborcenter. “That’s the reality. They just don’t. They don’t know how to work. They don’t know how to go forecheck, be responsible defensively, because they’ve been the best players on their teams their whole life and they score so many goals that they’re allowed to get away with things."' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Jiri Kulich impresses in debut: ‘Couldn’t have been happier’

'“It’s a great goal and it looks so pretty and poised and all those things but at the end of the day, it’s also a fearless goal,” Appert said following the Sabres’ 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens at LECOM Harborcenter. “He plays in hard areas. … A lot of players, especially young players, are going to settle for the snap shot on the short side and they’re not going to take … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Tyson Kozak stealing spotlight at Prospects Challenge

'“His speed is very impressive,” Appert said. “He … was clocked as like the second-fastest player at top speed in the whole World Junior tournament. He has explosive acceleration. He does it very effortlessly. So his skating is special.' … [Read more...] about Sabres prospect Isak Rosen showcases rapid development: ‘Ready to attack’