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'General manager Jason Botterill doesn't have to trade O'Reilly but I think he will for reasons that include: salary cap flexibility, changing up the makeup of the locker room and the long term view down the middle of the ice. O'Reilly certainly has value and the Sabres should have a number of suitors for his services. That list could grow even further if the Sabres pick up … [Read more...] about What to do about Ryan O’Reilly?

'Simonick is loved by any player that I have spoken with and he said the feeling is mutual, “I don’t know if everybody would be crazy enough like me to work 50 years with one organization, but I’ve had great owners, I’ve had great general managers and the big thing is that I tried to get along with everybody, everybody that puts the uniform on, everybody that worked for the … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Simonick was honored by his peers

'Jason Botterill wasn’t asked the question, but he wanted to have a chance to answer it, “He doesn’t need to be the savior. We’re excited about our young players like Jack, Sam, Ristolainen, so he can be part of this group and grow together.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rasmus Dahlin was introduced to his new city

'"It's amazing to put on the Sabres jersey, I've been waiting for that for so long. To be a part of that organization means a lot, I know the city's great, the fans are great and I've heard so many great things about the city."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin – It’s amazing to put on the Sabres jersey

'"It is a slam dunk choice to put [Dahlin] on the first powerplay unit. I would love to see them put together Dahlin and [Rasmus] Ristolainen. Ristolainen was right up there with Drew Doughty, Erik Karlsson and Ryan Suter on the powerplay already."' … [Read more...] about Jensen – It’s a slam dunk choice to put Dahlin on the first powerplay

'Antipin struggled to pick up Phil Housley’s system and becomes another Tim Murray idea that didn’t work. The Russian defenseman had to learn a new culture and a new language and Botterill said, “To be honest, we were really impressed with Victor and things didn’t go maybe as well as he wanted on the ice, but off the ice, he fit in with our locker-room extremely well and he was … [Read more...] about The Sabres will not qualify Antipin, Wilson and Lehner

'The first session is Wednesday at 2:30 and is open to the public. The whole camp will take place at HarborCenter.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres announce the roster for development camp

'There were times in the draft where the Sabres had their eye on a forward, only to have him taken before them, therefor they took five defensemen. Botterill isn’t worried about it, “You can never have too many defensemen and it’s a scenario where we did talk a lot about trying to add some more defensemen, but we looked at different things throughout the last couple of days and … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Botterill went heavy defense at the Entry Draft

'Samuelsson played for the United States National Under-18 Team, and is the son of former NHL defenseman Kjell Samuelsson. Mattias Samuelsson is listed at 6' 4", 218-pounds, and scored 24 points in 53 games in the USHL in two seasons. Samuelsson has committed to play collegiate hockey at Western Michigan where his brother plays.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select defenseman Mattias Samuelsson

'With the 94th pick, Buffalo selected center/winger Matej Pekar (Ma-TAY PAY-kar) from the Muskegon Lumberjacks out of the United States Hockey League. The native of the Czech Republic played in his first season in the USHL last year, and took home Rookie of the Year honors with 54 points in 56 games. Pekar has committed to play with the University of Miami (OH) in 2018-19.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select two players in the fourth round

'In the fifth round with the 125th overall pick, the Sabres drafted Finnish defenseman Miska Kukkonen out of the Ilves program in the Finnish under-20 league. Listed at 6' 0" and 183-pounds, Kukkonen has played the past two seasons for Ilves' junior team, scoring a combined three goals and 12 points in 36 games. Kukkonen will play for Tappara in the Finnish junior league this … [Read more...] about Sabres take two more defenseman to close out the NHL Draft

'Dahlin will be in Buffalo for development camp, which begins on Wednesday, June 27 at HarborCenter and runs through Saturday, June 30. The first three days of camp will be free and open to the public. Saturday's 3-on-3 tournament is only open to season ticket holders.' … [Read more...] about Sabres take Dahlin with the first overall pick

'The fans are what makes this city so great. Dahlin wants to meet you guys, “They are great fans. I heard so many great things about them. Like they love hockey in that city and I can see that, when they come to me, they know me and I don’t even play in the NHL. So they probably love hockey.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Dahlin couldn’t be happier that he’s coming to Buffalo

'Ullmark is going to get the first chance to take over for Lehner. Botterill said, “We want to give him that opportunity, but you have to have expectations. It’s the same thing where we’re very excited about the selection we’re going to make today, but you have to understand that there’s a growing process here. We think Linus is ready for the next challenge here, but to hand … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Botterill says they’re letting Robin Lehner go

'Dahlin has visited the city of Buffalo twice since last December and it seems to have made an impression on him, “It was awesome when I was there for the combine. They have great fans, it’s a great city, it’s a small city and I come from a small city, so it’s perfect for me, so we will see what is happening tomorrow.”' … [Read more...] about Dahlin is ready to finally be drafted into the NHL