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'The Sabres new GM was asked about what style of roster he would like to assemble, to which his answer had several parts, "This is a league that thrives on centermen. The fortunate thing here is we have a couple of amazing, high end centermen... The type of team I'd like to create here, and it will be in conjunction with the head coach we bring in, is a team that plays high … [Read more...] about Botterill – “Winning is part of development”

'First impressions went very well for Jason Botterill on Thursday, but there’s a lot of work ahead of him. In inherits a salary cap mess. In my mind, there’s no excuse for it. Buffalo should not have been pushing up against the cap last year with how bad the team was. He may have to make unpopular trades that shed some of the bad contracts that Tim Murray signed.' … [Read more...] about Botterill won his first press conference

'Because of the Rangers contract with Madison Square Garden, this will be a home game for the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres to meet the Rangers in the Winter Classic

'“Terry Pegula is a longtime admirer of the blueprint that has come out of Pittsburgh that’s led to two championships and of course Botterill has a big part of that."' … [Read more...] about Report: Botterill will be named the Sabres next GM

'Friedman also said that he has not heard of any of the other six candidates to have had a second interview for the general manager job. Botterill reportedly had his second interview with the Sabres on Monday night. Friedman also stated that he thinks Botterill is someone the National Hockey League really likes and wants to see him get an opportunity as a general manager.' … [Read more...] about What’s the holdup?

'So how does a brand new man figure out what is going on in the room? Ray said, “Whoever comes in needs to really sit and speak to everybody. Not only the players, but the people around the team, the trainers within the room and all those types of guys that are able to give you input and if he hears the same thing from two or three people, then maybe there’s a situation there … [Read more...] about Rob Ray said there is one thing that the new GM must do first

'Would it surprise you if Pegula thought his hockey team needed a hearty dose of McDermott? It sure wouldn't surprise me.' … [Read more...] about The way forward

'"That could be remedied as early as tomorrow. That's the information I was given yesterday," Dreger said. "It feels like Botterill is the guy, but [the Sabres are] still going through the process."' … [Read more...] about No clarity on when Sabres’ general manager search will end

'Dudley’s been the general manager in Atlanta, Florida, Ottawa and Tampa Bay. The Sabres need a GM that is good at evaluating and finding good talent. I don’t think you would see Dudley trading a first round pick for a goaltender or trade a solid defenseman in Mark Pysyk for an average to below average defenseman in Dmitry Kulikov. The Sabres could still win that trade if … [Read more...] about The Sabres appear to be going with an inexperienced GM

'The 24-year-old defenseman played five full seasons with Magnitogorsk and last month, he was voted the best defenseman of the KHL playoffs. His team lost in the finals.' … [Read more...] about Report: Antipin terminates his KHL contract

'Lately, the Sabres have drafted eighth overall twice. In 2013, they took defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen and most recently took Alex Nylander in 2016. It’s the only two times they’ve had the eighth overall pick.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall from sixth to eighth in the NHL Draft Lottery

'The odds of the Sabres winning the lottery and getting the first pick overall are 7.6-percent. They have a 7.8 percent chance of jumping to the second overall pick, and an eight-percent chance of drafting third overall.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres try to beat the odds at the NHL Draft Lottery

'According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, Buffalo had asked permission from the New York Rangers to interview assistant general manager, and former Sabres captain Chris Drury. After some consultation between Drury and the Rangers, the team did not feel it was the right time for Drury to interview for a general manager job.' … [Read more...] about Drury will not interview for Sabres’ general manager position

'Buffalo Sabres owner Kim Pegula confirmed on Wednesday that the search for a new general manager and head coach is in full force. She didn’t want to talk about candidates, but said they’ve already put a lot of work into the search and it could go this week and into next. Pegula said, “We’re keeping it under wraps, but we definitely have put a lot of work in this week.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres search for GM and coach update

'It is believed that former Sabres general manager Tim Murray has wanted Antipin to come play in North America ever since his days with the Ottawa Senators organization. Even with Murray no longer in the picture in Buffalo, Kalnins' report suggests that Antipin is still likely to join the Sabres organization.' … [Read more...] about Antipin could join Sabres after World Championship