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'Vladimir Sobotka did not want to be in Buffalo last season and took very little if no responsibility for his poor play. One solution would be to loan Sobotka to a team in Europe. Botterill said, “I would say that maybe he wasn’t a happy player, but none of our players were very happy at the end of the season, we didn’t have a successful second half of the season and our … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Botterill is enjoying the 50th anniversary

'The Sabres will wear the commemorative jersey a total of 13 times this season as part of "The Golden Season", including the home opener on Saturday, October 5 against the New Jersey Devils at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres reveal their third jersey for the 50th anniversary season

'Mini-Packs go on sale Friday at 11 a.m.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres release the dates for when tickets go on sale

'The 2020-21 season will be the Sabres actual 50th season and their 50th anniversary, so the timing does make sense. The announcement also includes news that another jersey will be unveiled Friday morning at 10am. That jersey is expected to be the third jersey for the upcoming season, which was leaked a few weeks ago.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce a return to royal blue

'Many of you want to send about six veterans down to Rochester, but the AHL has a veteran limit and the Amerks already have Kevin Porter, Zach Redmond, J.S.Dea, John Gilmour and Curtis Lazar.' … [Read more...] about Even in August, it’s still hard to come up with a Sabres lineup

'"We understand that we can have the high-end scorers. Jack [Eichel], Sam [Reinhart] and Jeff [Skinner] all proved that last year, but we have to have four lines that can contribute. In the middle of August, I can't tell you exactly how the whole lineup is going to be, but we feel that we've at least given Ralph [Krueger] different opportunities and different options for once … [Read more...] about Botterill: ‘We have to have four lines that can contribute’

'Buffalo will have two games played on NBCSN in the month of December. The first game comes on Tuesday, December 10 against the St. Louis Blues at KeyBank Center, with the second game coming exactly one week later on the road against the Toronto Maple Leafs.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to play five times on national television

'The cap hit for McCabe is $2.85 million and puts the Sabres over the NHL Salary Cap by just over $500,000. Linus Ullmark’s arbitration award will up that number.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres ink Jake McCabe to a two-year deal

'Buffalo would save $4 million on this year’s cap buy buying out Zach Bogosian. He would cost them $1,142,857 against the cap this season and $2 million next year. If Botterill would like to buyout Marco Scandella, he’d save $3,166,667 this season and it would only be $833,333 against this season’s cap and $1,583,333 against next year’s cap. Matt Hunwick would be another … [Read more...] about The Sabres sign Linus Ullmark

'Sabres goalie Linus Ullmark will speak with an independent arbiter on Friday with the hopes of getting a new contract reportedly worth $2.65 million. However, the Sabres are reportedly hoping to get Ullmark back in the fold for $800,000.' … [Read more...] about Sabres far apart with arbitration numbers for Ullmark and McCabe

'Elie will look to compete for a roster spot in Buffalo during training camp and the preseason, but it is likely that he will end up with the Amerks for a good portion of the 2019-20 season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres, Elie agree to one-year contract

'Rodrigues will be a very affordable contract for the Sabres. He's now the eight highest paid forward on the team. A relative bargain given his role and versatility.' … [Read more...] about Arbitrator awards $2M contract to Evan Rodrigues

'The Sabres will, once again, be joined by the prospects from the Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins to compete in a three-game round-robin challenge. The Sabres are two-time winners of the Prospects Challenge, including a win at the inaugural event in 2015 and in last year's event.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to host fifth annual Prospects Challenge

'The Sabres and Rodrigues still have until Tuesday to avoid arbitration and come to terms on a new contract.' … [Read more...] about Sabres exchange arbitration numbers with Rodrigues

'"It's been all rumors. If there's anything that the Jets are really good at is dousing those flames and trying to put those out as they try to work behind the scenes. It's been an interesting offseason for Winnipeg," Hamilton said on WGR. "Certainly Ristolainen has been a guy that's been rumored in this neck of the woods. Jake Gardiner has also been a guy that the Winnipeg … [Read more...] about Are the Sabres and Jets a match for a Ristolainen trade?