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'While moving Kane may help speed up Botterill’s rebuild plan in Buffalo – the Sabres entered Tuesday night’s action tied for 16th in the Eastern Conference – his departure would leave a hole on Botterill’s depth chart. Players with Kane’s speed and skillset, the ability to not only keep up with Eichel but to make plays with him, aren’t a dime a dozen.' … [Read more...] about Trade Bait: Duchene deal puts Sabres’ Kane atop list

'Verdict: There isn’t much argument to be made when it comes to the players involved in the deal – Buffalo is spending more money and clearly gets better players – but there is some method to Minnesota’s madness here.' … [Read more...] about Statistically Speaking: Sabres better after Wild deal

'Tocchet has more coaching experience under his belt. After 18 seasons in the NHL, he began his coaching career with the Colorado Avalanche in 2002-03 as an assistant before moving on to the then-Phoenix Coyotes in 2005-08 and finally Tampa Bay Lightning before getting his first opportunity as a head coach with the Lightning after Barry Melrose was fired on Nov. 16, 2008.' … [Read more...] about Housley, Tocchet candidates to coach Sabres

' is a skilled forward who can be a nice complementary piece in Buffalo and under most circumstances that would be fine. It’s a little different when Reinhart was the second pick in the 2014 Draft, taken one spot of Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl. That sticks out a bit as a missed opportunity because while Reinhart is a contributor, he does not appear to be a future star.' … [Read more...] about Off-Season Game Plan: Buffalo Sabres

'Gillis found a way to keep the Aquilinis in line in Vancouver, and the group enjoyed success with the Canucks. Gillis can be prickly and might be best suited for the president’s role. Leave the media and the day-to-day to Gilman and Henning. While they are at it, this group could grab Eric Crawford from Montreal and put him back in charge of player personnel. It’s a ready-made … [Read more...] about An executive shopping list for the Sabres

'Guernin has been with the Penguins since being hired in 2011 as the team's development coach. He was promoted to assitant general manager in 2014.' … [Read more...] about Sabres interview Guerin for GM role

'"For me and this team, it’s the first time really having (that kind of adversity) at the start of the season,’’ Bylsma said. "It does feel different. You want to be together as a team; you want your best team on the ice. You have the unfortunate scenario where it’s not the case at the start of the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres aren’t wallowing in self-pity

'It puts Buffalo general manager Tim Murray at a bit of a crossroads. There’s no denying the scoring impact Ristolainen had last year, and at the age of 21, there’s all the room in the world for him to make big strides in the next few years.' … [Read more...] about What should the Sabres pay Rasmus Ristolainen?