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'"I started the year really good, and then got called up, which was real fun to get that experience," said Rosen during his end-of-season press conference. "Then got back down and had a little tough stretch there, and I think I really found my game at the end."' … [Read more...] about Isak Rosen hoping two years in Rochester has prepared him to make jump to Sabres

'After serving as an assistant coach for several years at the collegiate level, including at Niagara University, Forton first joined the Sabres organization in the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach. He then went on to be an amateur scout for a season, then became the assistant director of scouting, and eventually the director of collegiate scouting.' … [Read more...] about Sabres promote Jerry Forton to assistant general manager

'Karmanos says they were looking for somebody that had the ability to build relationships, and continue building on the winning culture in place in Rochester for the players to develop in.' … [Read more...] about Amerks introduce Mike Leone as new head coach

'"I think everybody in the organization understands if there's not playoffs next year for the Buffalo Sabres, it's going to be ugly. It's going to be a bloodletting, and a lot of people are going to be loading up the fax machine with pink paper. I think everybody understands that with the Buffalo Sabres organization. There is so much riding on next season, so many careers, so … [Read more...] about Marek: Sabres know ‘this drought has to end’

'Buffalo has 26 players 25-years-old and younger and only three are 25. They have 21 players 23 years of age or younger. They have 16 players 22 and under, 13 that are 21 and under, eight that are 20 and under and three that are 19 and under. Adams can’t sign them all or play them all in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about With the NHL Combine in Buffalo this week, the Sabres should have focus on multiple things

'Matt Savoie, one of the Sabres' first-round picks in the 2022 NHL Draft, got to the semifinal round of the tournament with the Moose Jaw Warriors, while 2022 fifth-round defenseman Vsevolod Komarov got there with the Drummondville Voltigeurs.' … [Read more...] about Savoie, Komarov wrap up 2023-24 seasons at CHL Memorial Cup

'The one prospect not getting a contract from the Sabres that surprises me a little bit is 2022 fourth-round pick Mats Lindgren. I think it has more to do with organizational depth than Lindgren himself.' … [Read more...] about Sabres will not sign 2022 fourth-round pick Mats Lindgren

'Johnson had actually impressed in his first NHL training camp and the 22-year-old just kept it up in Rochester. Johnson had only played nine games with the Amerks, but it was enough to show that the 31st overall pick in 2019 deserved an opportunity. Johnson spoke after the Amerks were eliminated in the Calder Cup Playoffs by the Syracuse Crunch. He said the whole season was … [Read more...] about Ryan Johnson looks forward to big summer, improvement for next season

'What should give him more confidence is that he played in all situations. Cozens and Power were both on the No. 1 power play and Cozens netted four goals. He added two shorthanded goals which meant he only had three 5-on-5. Cozens will face better faceoff men in the NHL, but he did do well in this tournament winning 51.9% of his faceoffs.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Power and Cozens thrived at the World Championship

'On Thursday it wasn’t Dylan Cozens coming through in the semi-finals of the Word Championship, it was Rasmus Dahlin scoring a goal and an assist to lead Sweden to a 2-1 overtime win over Finland.' … [Read more...] about It was Rasmus Dahlin’s turn to shine has he led Sweden into the semi-finals of the World Championship

'Cozens has goals in six-consecutive games, scoring eight in total. Those eight goals makes him the goal scoring leader of the tournament, one better than Brady Tkachuk (Ottawa Senators) of the United States.' … [Read more...] about Dylan Cozens nets overtime winner to give Canada win over Czechia

'Between March 15 and the end of the season, Kulich had 10 goals in 15 games, but before that, he only had one goal in 19 games.' … [Read more...] about Jiri Kulich learned some valuable lessons this season in Rochester

'Cozens has goals in five consecutive games and is leading the tournament with six. JJ Peterka is fourth, scoring five goals for Germany. Cozens and Peterka are tied for eighth in overall scoring with eight points each. Cozens has played 23 games for Canada in assorted tournaments and has scored 19 goals.' … [Read more...] about Cozens is the star for Team Canada once again

'Owen Power was excellent in this game. His goal tied the score at three to go with his two assists. He was also plus-4. In five games Power has a goal and three assists for four points. He played 17:29 on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres have a big day Saturday at the World Championship

'"We have a lot of good players in here, and at the end of the day, we take accountability for how we performed," Byram said. "I’m excited for the future, and going forward it’s going to be exciting, because every new year brings a new challenge. We have a lot of guys with a lot of drive in this room."' … [Read more...] about Bo Byram excited to start upcoming season in Buffalo