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'This is a guy who has won multiple Stanley Cups, and is the leader that could maybe help get the young entitlement out of the Sabres dressing room. I thought Jack Eichel made strides as the leader of the Sabres last season, but Williams is a respected leader that Eichel could learn from. The winger was a $4.5 million cap hit for the Hurricanes, and if I could get him for under … [Read more...] about There are a few free agents the Sabres should pursue

'“We love Dylan’s potential,” Jankowski said of the Whitehorse, Yukon native. “He had a great year in Lethbridge. He’s a big man that can skate extremely well. He’s got good offensive abilities, we think that’s only going to develop and improve over time as he gets stronger as he becomes what we call a little bit more ‘hockey mature.’ The fact that he plays a strong 200-foot … [Read more...] about Jankowski liked how the NHL Draft panned out for the Sabres

'I don’t think Ristolainen is a bad player though. He can get up ice on the rush, which is what NHL defensemen have to do these days. He’s a right-shot defensemen, which are harder to come by. He has four-straight 40-point seasons and is a power play weapon with 95 of his points over the last five seasons coming from the power play. Ristolainen is also durable considering he … [Read more...] about The Ristolainen debate

'Portillo is committed to play at Michigan University to start the 2020-21 season, while his USHL rights are currently held by the Dubuque Fighting Saints.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo selects goalie Erik Portillo in third round

'Huglen scored 52 points this past season in 24 games for Roseau, while also tacking on 14 points in 28 games with the Fargo Force in the United States Hockey League. The 18-year-old is ecpected to play this upcoming season with the Force before starting his collegiate career in 2020-21 with the University of Minnesota.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade up to take forward Aaron Huglen in fourth round

'Cederqvist is expected to remain oversas with Växjö next season, where he will play with 2017 second round pick Marcus Davidsson.' … [Read more...] about Sabres move up to fifth round to select forward Filip Cederqvist

'Rousek is under contract with Sparta Praha through the 2020-21 season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres close out NHL Draft by taking Lukas Rousek in sixth round

'Jankowski has a big say at the draft table and he has a way he handles his staff, “That’s the focus of our group that we have to stay in the now and don’t play GM. Assess the talent, look at what the talent brings, feed us the information, we make decisions on the upside of the player, the potential of the player and then at the end of the day, management really has to make … [Read more...] about The Sabres went from a tall goalie to a Czech Republic forward on Day 2 of the NHL Draft

'With Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen having double hip surgery, he may not be ready to start in Rochester. That means in the next few weeks, Botterill needs to bring in a No. 3 goalie, “We have to be very patient with Luukkonen. It is a little bit of a setback, so we feel very comfortable with our two goalies at the National Hockey League, we have Jonas where we think he can help out in … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Botterill was calculated in getting players he targeted

'Cozens has played with the Hurricanes for parts of the last three seasons, highlighted by a 2018-19 campaign which saw him post 34 goals and 84 points in 68 games in the regular season. He also scored four goals and eight points in the WHL playoffs. Those 84 regular season points were good for a tie of 10th in the league.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select center Dylan Cozens with seventh overall pick

'Standing at 6' 0" and 170-pounds, Johnson has been said to be a skilled skater with good hockey sense and compete level. While he may not be the flashiest of players, he is a solid defender and a good team player.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select defenseman Ryan Johnson with last pick in first round

'I was shocked that Cozens was still there for Buffalo at seven. Ralph Krueger told me he was too, but Botterill, not so much, “We were excited and we were happy, but I wouldn’t say surprised. It was an excellent draft and it’s also why you didn’t see a lot of trades today because people were excited with what they picked and they knew they were going to be getting a good … [Read more...] about A few things earlier in the draft allowed the Sabres to steal Dylan Cozens

'The Buffalo Sabres will end up starting the season on the road against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, October 3 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. It will be the first time since the 2013-14 season that the Sabres have opened the regular season on the road. It will also be the first time since the 2014-15 season that the Sabres do not open the season against a divisional … [Read more...] about Sabres home opener set for October 5 against the Devils

'The former first round pick of the Sabres has not had a good start to his professional career in Buffalo. The 21-year-old has spent a majority of his time in the organization with the Rochester Americans, playing in 165 games in the American Hockey League while scoring 30 goals and 86 points. With the Sabres, Nylander has seen limited action in three seasons, appearing in 19 … [Read more...] about Dreger: Alex Nylander ‘could be on the move’

'“Mittelstadt, they’re not too sure what they’ve got, but it’s way to early to sell him,” Shannon said. “Then the question becomes, how deep is this hockey club? The answer is, it’s not as deep as people who have watched it every day at the KeyBank Center say it is.”' … [Read more...] about Shannon: Sabres roster not as deep as people think it is