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'As a 17-year-old playing in Finland during his draft year, Helenius was able to forge a pivotal spot for himself in the top professional league playing with Jukurit. He even spent most of his age 16 season playing professionally in Finland amongst many grizzled veterans.' … [Read more...] about Sabres select Konsta Helenius with 14th overall pick in 2024 NHL Draft

'“We were aggressive and there weren’t trades that we could get the other teams to agree to and if I was to sum it up, I don’t think there was a trade in the first round that involved an NHL player.' … [Read more...] about Adams said teams weren’t willing to move NHL players for picks

'The Sabres announced Thursday afternoon the trade of the 11th overall pick in Round 1 to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for the 14th overall selection, as well as the 42nd overall pick in Round 2 of the draft.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade down with San Jose, acquire 14th and 42nd pick in 2024 NHL Draft

'“When we look at this year’s draft, we feel pretty strongly that after six or seven, it’s a wide range of where we think the names will go, so it’s a real good value for us to make that deal.' … [Read more...] about Adams couldn’t pass up good value in moving down to pick 14 in Draft

'"No final decisions have been made. We are continuing to have conversations internally and externally," Adams said with Brian Duff and Marty Biron. "In terms of the specific buyout, like I said, everything is on the table. We’re open to everything, and everything we are looking to do is to help this team get better."' … [Read more...] about Adams: Everything still on table with Skinner’s future

'Iginla exploded in his first season in Kelowna this year quadrupling his scoring numbers from the season before. the 17-year-old recorded 84 points(47+37) in just 64 games. With these numbers, he led his team in goals and was fourth in the league in points among draft eligible players.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: 2024 NHL Draft profile: Tij Iginla

'Adams admitted Thursday this is the first time he’s interested in trading his first-round pick, which is the 11th overall selection. If the right deal doesn’t come along, some players to watch at Pick 11 would be forwards Beckett Sennecke, Tij Iginla, Cole Eiserman and Cayden Lindstrom.' … [Read more...] about Adams starts a very busy two weeks for Sabres

'According to a report from Chad DeDominicis of Expected Buffalo, the Sabres will buy out the final three years of Skinner’s contract at some point after the buyout window opens on Thursday at 12 p.m. ET. That window will remain open until Sunday at 5 p.m. ET.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres to buy out final three years of Jeff Skinner’s contract

'Eiserman has made waves through NHL Draft rooms with his incredible shot. Many league scouts and experts agree he has an NHL level shot at just 17-years-old, and some even think he could plug into an NHL power play right now.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: 2024 NHL Draft profile: Cole Eiserman

'Perhaps what makes him such a hot commodity heading into the draft is he led all WHL defensemen with 30 goals, becoming the first defenseman in the league since Ian White (32 in 2002) to score 30-or-more goals in a season.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: 2024 NHL Draft profile: Carter Yakemchuk

'11.) Buffalo Sabres SELECTION: Carter Yakemchuk – Defense – Calgary Hitmen (WHL).' … [Read more...] about Opinion: 2024 NHL Mock Draft

'Krebs was a slick-passing setup man at the junior level with the Winnipeg Ice, where he had 78 assists in 62 games in the two seasons before turning pro. Even in the AHL with the Henderson Silver Knights and Rochester Americans, Krebs had 31 assists in just 35 games combined. In the NHL, it’s been a different story.' … [Read more...] about Peyton Krebs hoping to find his place in Sabres’ lineup

'The Sabres will open the preseason with two home games, the first being against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, Sept. 21 at KeyBank Center. The next game will take place on Monday, Sept. 23 against the Columbus Blue Jackets, which is the same night the Buffalo Bills will host the Jacksonville Jaguars at Highmark Stadium on "Monday Night Football.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce 2024 preseason schedule

'"Some of that could be injury history, some of that could be contracts tied up in Europe, and certainly the Russian variable is real. What is your plan to develop them? Are you going to be able to get them over here? And we’ve seen it both ways. We’ve drafted some Russian players that we’ve been able to get over here quick and get into our system, and we’ve drafted players … [Read more...] about Sabres pleased they changed philosophy with drafting Russian players

'"I know there are rumors out there and rumblings on different scenarios," Adams acknowledged in his pre-draft interview on Thursday. "What I can tell you is from the day our season ended, after my conversations with Terry [Pegula] and where we go from here, every single thing we’re doing this offseason, we ask the question, 'Does this help our team get better?' We’ve made a … [Read more...] about Adams: Everything’s on table with talks surrounding Jeff Skinner