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'It's cruel sometimes to play the what if game and you'll often hear coaches/executives say that you can't do it. Actually you can, and it's one of the only ways to judge how a general manager is doing in his job. What if Tim Murray didn't try to rush his team to contention? Where did those waves of prospects go? The Sabres are still searching to replace the roster depth that … [Read more...] about Sabres still paying for the sins of Tim Murray

'The third period saw an unfortunate moment for new Sabres defenseman Brandon Montour, who whiffed on a one-timer and the Flyers went back the other way on an odd man rush to pad their lead to 4-2. Travis Sanheim was the goal scorer who entered the play as the trailer to take advantage of the odd man rush. Claude Giroux would salt the game away with an empty netter to end the … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to the Flyers, 5-2, fall to 11th in the East

'Overall I liked his game. Montour played 23 shifts for 18:11.He played 2:10 on the power play and 1:11 on the penalty kill.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Montour and a decent debut

'"I think it's disappointing because this is a game of mistakes, yet we're constantly making more mistakes than our opponents. That's not our game."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Flyers

'“I’m really excited to work with this young man,” said Sabres head coach Phil Housley when he joined Howard Simon and Jeremy White during his regular Tuesday morning segment on WGR. “Just coaching against him in the Western Conference Final when I was with Nashville, he’s a true competitor. He plays the game the way we want to play, which is fast. He’s got great escapability, … [Read more...] about Housley: ‘Really excited’ to work with Montour

'Departing are COO Bruce Popko, EVP and Sabres CAO Brent Rossi, and EVP Erica Muhleman.' … [Read more...] about Pegula Sports and Entertainment let go of three executives

'Dahlin nearly tied it late in regulation on a slick pass from Eichel, but Andersen sprawled across the crease to keep the rookie defenseman out of the net. Moments later, Eichel tried another pass to Dahlin at the point, however the puck bounced off a referee's skate and sprung a breakaway for Kapanen, making it 5-3.' … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs hold off Sabres 5-3

'Can't blame Hutton: "He's been tremendous the last two games for us and kept us in most games lately. Hard to blame him at all for tonight. That's on us, not on him."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Maple Leafs

'Sabres general manager Jason Botterill acquired Beaulieu from the Montreal Canadiens before the 2017-18 season in exchange for a third round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft. In 225 career NHL games, Beaulieu has scored seven goals and registered 60 points.' … [Read more...] about Beaulieu traded to Winnipeg

'Beaulieu had to stand in Vancouver and answer the tough questions, not his agent. It also made it more difficult for Botterill to get the value that he would’ve liked to. In the end, Botterill did Beaulieu a favor and just found him a different team.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Botterill didn’t cave to outside pressure and found the trade he wanted

'It’s also interesting that adding a defenseman immediately leads to the conversation about Rasmus Ristolainen. Winning the Dahlin lottery opened up the conversation about Ristolainen… as we all wondered if he’d be more effective with a little less on his plate. Has that happened? I’m not so sure. Now we’re rolling through the same cycle with the addition of Montour.' … [Read more...] about Montour! And the Tweetbag!

'Montour was in his third season with Anaheim and has netted five goals and 20 assists for 25 points in 62 games. He’s put in 169 NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 47 assists for 63 points. Montour also has playoff experience, participating in 21 games. He was taken by the Ducks in the second round of the 2014 Entry Draft.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres make a big trade, getting a defenseman from the Ducks

'Adam Wilcox had been on an AHL contract with Rochester, but he has now earned a NHL deal. Buffalo has inked Wilcox to a one-year, two-way contract for $650,000. Wilcox has been waived so he can be sent to the Amerks.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres give goalie Adam Wilcox a NHL contract

'Skinner left the game less than five minutes into the middle stanza after being tripped by Carl Haeglin in front of the net. The forward was down on the ice and was attended to by trainers before being helped off the ice. However, he was able to come back in the third period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres defeat Washington 5-2

'I’m just going to keep saying, the last two games are why fans are so upset and frustrated with this team. They are perfectly capable of playing games like this and had they played the majority like this, we wouldn’t be taking about if they’re going to make the playoffs, we’d be talking about when playoff tickets go on sale.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres string together two excellent games