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'Cozens was promoted to a line with Staal and Victor Olofsson during practice on Sunday, a testament to the rookie's strong first two games. Playing alongside Cody Eakin and Tobias Rieder, Cozens impressed coach Ralph Krueger with his defensive commitment and his ability to hold up physically against Washington.' … [Read more...] about Cozens earns promotion, skates with Staal & Olofsson

'The game was originally scheduled for 7 p.m., which would've been at the same time as the NFL's AFC Championship Game. The Buffalo Bills advanced to the AFC Championship Game (set for 6:40 p.m. next Sunday) after defeating the Baltimore Ravens last night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ road game against Washington on January 24 moved up to 3 p.m.

'The Buffalo Sabres looked like a more cohesive unit, but were unable to convert on their quality chances at 5-on-5 or on the power play in their 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Friday at KeyBank Center. Buffalo went 0-for-5 with the man advantage, matched up against a tough Washington unit penalty kill unit.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn: Capitals 2 – Sabres 1

'"I thought our 5-on-5 game in the first couple of periods was outstanding but then we get the power plays, we didn't have the same work ethic as we had 5-on-5 and they outworked us," coach Ralph Krueger said.' … [Read more...] about Capitals 2 – Sabres 1 | Takeaways from Friday’s game

'Buffalo's match at Pittsburgh, originally set for March 27, is now scheduled for Friday, March 26 at 7 p.m. Then the game between the two clubs originally scheduled for April 20 at KeyBank Center, will now be played on Monday, April 19 at 7 p.m.' … [Read more...] about NHL announces date and time changes for pair of Sabres games

'Taylor Hall, Tobias Rieder, Jake McCabe and Victor Olofsson scored for Buffalo while Washington's top line of Alex Ovechkin (0+2), Nicklas Backstrom (1+1) and T.J. Oshie (1+2) along with defenseman John Carlson (1+1) found their way onto the scoresheet with multi-point efforts.' … [Read more...] about At The Final Horn: Capitals 6 – Sabres 4

'"They gave us chances. Even in the first period, we had six or seven pretty good chances. It just seems like it might be like that for the next few games. But we need to simplify with the puck. We need to make sure that are more compact defensively. We were a little hesitant. Our defensive game needs to take away the gaps and we need to attack quicker. I thought we were a … [Read more...] about Hall, Cozens make debuts | 5 takeaways from the Sabres’ season opener

'"Quality" was the word used by Krueger when he addressed the media prior to the start of camp. The Sabres opted to start right off the bat with a practice group that would resemble their NHL roster, separated from a smaller group of young players who would have to push their way to the top. They opened with up-tempo, physically demanding practices to reacclimate players to … [Read more...] about How communication, sports science played roles in Sabres camp

'Krueger's philosophy when it comes to his forward lines is to strike balance through the lineup, with each line containing a mix of offensive and defensive strengths.' … [Read more...] about Breaking down the Sabres’ season-opening roster

'Kyle Okposo remained absent and is considered day-to-day. Krueger said his status for the game against Washington will be re-evaluated on Thursday morning.' … [Read more...] about Lazar ‘good to go’ for Thursday’s opener

'This season, the NHL roster limit will remain 23 players with a salary cap of $81.5 million, but each team will also have a taxi squad of 4-6 players that can practice and travel with the players on the NHL roster. Any team not carrying three goalies on its NHL roster must have at least one goalie on its taxi squad.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce initial taxi squad roster

'The No. 1 thing that has stood out is the open communication. It starts with Ralph and his staff and flows through the locker room. Everyone is encouraged to get to know one another as human beings first and foremost, from the top down.' … [Read more...] about ‘We have a great group here’ | Irwin talks first camp in Buffalo

'"Just the way Ralph wants us to play, with pace, offensively, a team that really attacks and when we don't have the puck, obviously, a team that needs to get the puck back as quickly as possible and play to our strengths," Hall said following his first practice with the team. "That's a big reason why I wanted to come here was I saw that. I saw that building and I saw that … [Read more...] about Coming this season: Taylor Hall

'"He's one of the bright lights of our training camp," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said.' … [Read more...] about Day 10 Notebook | Thompson set to enter season alongside Hall, Eichel

'Forwards Andrew Oglevie and Arttu Ruotsalainen and defensemen Jacob Bryson and Mattias Samuelsson will join the Amerks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign 4 players to Amerks