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'"We are very happy to welcome Jason Botterill to the Buffalo Sabres family," Owner Terry Pegula said. "Jason's hockey knowledge, experience drafting and developing players, and his approach to management stood out to us during our interview process. Jason has built a solid reputation as a leader that connects strongly with players and staff around him. We are confident he will … [Read more...] about Sabres hire Botterill as general manager

'"He's pretty much done everything you can do in hockey, from being a player, being involved in evaluating, drafting, developing and then molding those players between two teams, the AHL and the NHL team," Pegula said. "That take a lot of discipline and a lot of structure.' … [Read more...] about Botterill will look to instill structure, pride in Sabres organization

'In fact, Botterill is referred to in his bio on peguins.com as a "key architect of the Penguins' 2009 and 2016 Stanley Cup championship titles." He was hired by Pittsburgh as Director of Hockey Operations prior to the 2007-08 season, promoted to Assistant General Manager prior to the 2009-10 season and promoted again to Associate General Manager in June 2014.' … [Read more...] about What you need to know about Sabres GM Jason Botterill

'"All the boys were excited to be playing outside," forward Marcus Foligno said. "I remember talking to some of the trainers - George Babcock, [equipment manager] Dave Williams - about the Winter Classic they had here, playing Pittsburgh at New Era Field and how special it was and how cool it was with the snow and playing outdoors.' … [Read more...] about Ten years after the 1st Winter Classic, Sabres are headed back outdoors

'The Sabres began the night with a 7.6-percent chance of obtaining the No. 1 pick, the sixth-highest odds among the 15 teams involved, but dropped two spots because Philadelphia and Dallas jumped into the top three. Dallas began the night with a 5.8-percent chance of winning the top draw, while Philadelphia had the third-worst odds at 2.2 percent.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to select 8th at 2017 NHL Draft

'Buffalo's fifth-round pick (122nd overall) in the 2015 NHL Draft, Stephens has recorded 57 points (19+38) and a plus-56 rating in 203 career WHL games. The Surrey, British Columbia native has added 11 assists and a plus-6 rating in 46 career WHL playoff games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Stephens to entry-level contract

'"I can tell you that I was not involved in the last GM/coach search to a large extent and I regret that move," he said. "And that's all I'm going to say about that."' … [Read more...] about Pegula will look to instill structure in search for coach, GM

'"After reviewing the past season and looking at the future of our organization, Kim and I have decided to relieve General Manager Tim Murray and Head Coach Dan Bylsma of their duties. We want to thank Tim and Dan for their hard work and efforts that they have put in during their tenures with the club. We wish them luck. We have begun the process to fill these positions … [Read more...] about Statement from Sabres owner Terry Pegula

'"I just want everybody to know that top to bottom in the organization, we understand that it was a very disappointing season," he said. "I'm the general manager of the team so I guess that's top of the food chain when it comes to hockey, so I stand here and take full responsibility for our position, our standings and how it finished."' … [Read more...] about Recapping Tim Murray’s season-ending press conference

'"It was a very disappointing season," Sabres captain Brian Gionta said. "I don't think anyone is happy with where we sit. There's not much positive to be drawn except that, hopefully, the feeling we had after the game, guys realized how devastated and disappointed we are and they're not willing to accept that come next year."' … [Read more...] about Sabres express disappointment at locker cleanout

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned forwards Alexander Nylander and Evan Rodrigues, and goaltender Linus Ullmark to the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign 3 players to Rochester

'Sunday, too, was a busy day for Ullmark, who made his first NHL start in exactly one year as the Buffalo Sabres concluded their season on the road in Tampa. He faced 37 shots and let in three, the last of which Evander Kane succinctly described in the dressing room after the game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres conclude season with loss in Tampa

'"We didn't come out to play today so I don't think it was competitive," Lehner said. "I think they came out to play and we didn't have much today unfortunately."' … [Read more...] about Sabres admit to lack of intensity in loss to Panthers

'"Jake's a big part of our team," Bylsma said. "Jake's a big part of our team going forward. He's played that way this year. We need him to step up and be a leader on our team. I think getting the award is a sign of that and a symbol of that."' … [Read more...] about Notes from Friday’s practice

'The Sabres have their man. He just needs to catch a better break to start the next season. Because Jack has shown - in moments to me at least, when the team needs someone to put them on their shoulders and go out and win a game for them - he clearly has the ability to do so. Be it with a goal or sweet assist as we saw Feb. 7 on a home ice in a third-period rally and win … [Read more...] about Where can Jack Eichel go from here?