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'After Tuesday's practice Ralph Krueger talked about Granato's illness, "The curve is in the right direction, we're optimistic that he will recover fully from this setback."' … [Read more...] about Sabres assistant coach Don Granato is hospitalized

'Buffalo does have a number of players that could be placed on injured reserve to start the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres make seven roster moves ahead of season opener

'Pittsburgh's Kris Letang scored the first goal of the shootout in the second round of attempts. The Penguins opted to shoot first, giving Tage Thompson the opportunity to keep the shootout going and the Sabres in the game, which he did with a goal in the bottom of the second round. Three scoreless rounds would go by until after a miss from Dominik Kahun in the top of the sixth … [Read more...] about Sabres down Penguins 3-2 in a shootout

'I think Miller plays a very steady game and I think he would be good for Dahlin who struggled throughout the preseason.' … [Read more...] about Sabres finish the preseason in Pittsburgh with a pretty good effort

'"I felt like I wanted to work a little bit on my lower-body strength and become a little faster and stronger. I felt like I was able to do that, and I got myself really prepared for the season," Olofsson said following practice on Friday at Harborcenter. "I've been excited all summer, I had a great summer as well, so I'm just super excited."' … [Read more...] about Olofsson running away with his opportunity in Buffalo

'Gilmour has been very noticeable in the games, and Ralph Krueger has liked what he’s seen, “He’s another player that’s on an upward curve, continuously showing more confidence and comfort in being here and we thought he showed us a very strong game yesterday.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Gilmour is making a good impression

'Where Cozens will need improvement in his game is in the faceoff circle, where he struggled in the preseason, and even as far back as the Sabres Prospects Challenge. He also needs to build some more strength, which shouldn't be an issue playing in a physical and grinding WHL.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Cozens back to juniors

'Buffalo won in overtime, but I was appalled at a first period that saw the Sabres just go through the motions. It did not look like a team ready to start the season next week. Ralph Krueger said on postgame, “Our puck management was insufficient, our battle level was low, competitiveness was low. I thought we dropped off just a touch yesterday in practice, but I was pleased … [Read more...] about Sabres win in overtime, but it wasn’t a great effort

'That means injuries on the blue line include McCabe, Brandon Montour, Lawrence Pilut, Zach Bogosian and Matt Hunwick.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ McCabe is out injured

'Nelson knows that on defense it’s going to boil down to a numbers game. He said, “You can’t worry about the game or you’re two ahead or you’re halfway through the season or next year or anything like that. You’ve just got to take it day-by-day and even during the game, shift-by-shift, so it’s all about the little things and adding them up to more of a big piece.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Nelson staying in the mix on defense

'Johansson doesn’t know if playing center is permanent, but if it is, he said, “Yes, that’s fine, if that’s what Ralph wants me to do, I’m up for it because it’s whatever I can do to help this team win, that’s what I’m here for.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Johansson is OK if they want him at center

'Adams played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets, Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, Phoenix Coyotes and Chicago Blackhawks before joining the Sabres organization. Despite never playing for Buffalo during his career, Adams, a native of Clarence, New York, has become a major contributor within the organization.' … [Read more...] about Sabres add Kevyn Adams to front office

'C.J. Smith got three preseason games after a 28 goal campaign last year. He scored an empty net goal in the win over Toronto, but didn’t really show enough to warrant a roster spot so he has been placed on waivers to go down. Goalie Andrew Hammond must also pass through waivers.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres send 15 down including C.J. Smith

'The third period saw a goaltender change for the Leafs as Michael Hutchinson saw more time against the Sabres. The two teams went about half a period without any scoring until Sam Reinhart threw a nice cross-ice pass to Jimmy Vesey for a breakaway. He sniped Hutchinson glove side to put the Sabres ahead. Around two minutes later, Jake Muzzin deposited Victor Olofsson into the … [Read more...] about Victor Olofsson’s 2nd goal seals it late in the 3rd period

'I thought the new Sabre did a pretty good job in between Victor Olofsson and Ramus Asplund. The Swedes seem to communicate well until midway through the third period when Olofsson was deposited into the Leaf bench by Jake Muzzin and Trevor Moore scored.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Marcus Johansson will get more time at center