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'Glotov has become a fan favorite for his personality on social media, on the ice, as well as his dynamic offensive style. His plans for this year were in question when Cape Breton of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League no longer had a roster spot for him. They traded him to Shawinigan where he will now head to. Glotov was Buffalo's second seventh round pick in the 2016 NHL … [Read more...] about Sabres send four prospects back to juniors

'Just twenty-five seconds into the game's extra period Eichel was able to beat DeSmith for the game-winning goal in the 3-on-3 format. The goal capped a three-point night for the third year forward who made his preseason debut for the blue and gold.' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel scores in OT, Sabres defeat Pittsburgh 4-3

'Five minutes in, and the Sabres are very active not only in the offensive zone, but in the defensive end as well. You can hear the chatter from the ice up here, and all five players on the ice are pressing the play in order to keep the puck from reaching Lehner's crease.' … [Read more...] about Gamenight: Hurricanes upend Sabres 3-2 in OT

'Pouliot was on an Oilers team last year that made the playoffs for the first time in years and is on the upswing with Connor McDavid. He only had eight goals and six assists in 67 games and he said the Sabres were attractive to him for many reasons, “The past few years haven’t been very good and it’s the same situation as I had a few years ago in Edmonton when I first signed … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Pouliot wants to improve on a bad season

'“I need to speak up when things don’t work. As a group, we have to have more dialog between each other and also the coaching staff. As a group, we have to be able to go to them and say, ‘OK, we’re struggling with this, we need to change, we need to alter something’ and we have to be confident doing it. I think me and a couple of other guys really need to take control.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ O’Reilly ready to step up as a leader

'Scandella has played many times against Nashville, so he knows how Phil Housley coached their defense. Buffalo’s new defenseman is very much looking forward to Housley coaching him, “He wants north-south hockey and he definitely wants the D to be involved, so I feel like I have pretty good skating ability, so I think I’m going to mold pretty well into this system.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Scandella is enjoying his new team and city

'Sabres' long-time play-by-play broadcaster Rick Jeanneret will call the final two games of the preseason on September 27 and September 29. Dan Dunleavy will call the first four games of the preseason, beginning with Monday's game against Carolina. Rob Ray will provide the color commentary for all six games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce preseason broadcast schedule

'“We need to take the next step as a team and for us to do that, we need some guys to take the next step as players and I need to be one of them.”' … [Read more...] about Eichel said he’s proven nothing

'The Sabres begin camp tomorrow for testing and physicals, and open practices begin on Friday, September 15th. Buffalo's first preseason game is on Monday, September 18th.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Announce 2017 Training Camp Roster

'Justin Bailey was not the Sabres leading scorer in the tournament, but to me, he was far and away Buffalo's best player. Bailey has added quite a bit of muscle in his upper body and hasn't lost any speed at all with the extra weight.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Housley liked what he saw over the weekend

'Buffalo has assigned Arvil Atwal, Colin Blackwell, Justin Danforth, Anthony Florentino, Alex Kile and Daniel Muzito-Bagenda to Rochester camp.' … [Read more...] about Sabres move players from Prospects Tournament roster

'The Sabres powerplay, which had scored five goals against the Boston Bruins on Saturday, added three more tallies against the Penguins on Monday night. However, the Penguins battened down the hatches in the final 20 minutes, and get the go-ahead goal in the third to beat the Sabres 5-3.' … [Read more...] about Sabres drop Prospects Challenge finale to Pittsburgh 5-3

'Eichel does still have a year remaining on his entry-level deal with the Sabres, and he would then be a restricted free agent. The one positive out of this situation is that the Sabres aren't worried about Eichel leaving this year. However, the team certainly wants to sign their top guy on a long-term deal sooner rather than later. Also, Eichel is likely going to want a … [Read more...] about Botterill says he’s trying to do an Eichel extension now

'Of the seven goals, the Sabres scored five powerplay goals and a shorthanded goal to help propel them to a 7-4 win.' … [Read more...] about Powerplay clicks all night; Sabres down the Bruins 7-4

'The Sabres held a one-goal lead with less than four minutes to play in the third period, but the Devils managed to tie the game and force overtime. Just 50-seconds into overtime, Devils defenseman Michael Kapla was the hero as he beat Sabres goalie Jonas Johansson to give New Jersey the win.' … [Read more...] about Devils tie game late, beat Sabres in overtime