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'“I have an incredible amount of respect for Casey and he’s loved in that locker-room and I was not shopping him, he was a sought after player and it’s no secret that I’ve been working for a couple of years to find a defenseman and it’s really tough in this league to find a top pair talent that Bo Byram is at that age because you generally have to draft them."' … [Read more...] about Kevyn Adams said he had to get a top defenseman back if he was going to trade Mittelstadt

'The 35-year-old is now set to reunite with good friend Sam Reinhart with the Panthers, along with some other familiar faces in Evan Rodrigues, Brandon Montour and Dmitry Kulikov.' … [Read more...] about Sabres deal Kyle Okposo to Panthers for conditional draft pick, prospect

'The 35-year-old was one of the main reasons, along with Jordan Greenway, why the Sabres' penalty kill turned things around this season. However, he did struggle while playing at 5-on-5.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send defenseman Erik Johnson to Flyers

'Cooley has split time in net with veteran Dustin Tokarski and rookie Devon Levi with the Rochester Americans throughout the course of the 2023-24 season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres move goalie Devin Cooley to Sharks

'It was an eventful and memorable first period in Nashville for the newest member of the Sabres, defenseman Bowen Byram.' … [Read more...] about Sabres doubled up in Nashville

'The Sabres played an overtime game in Toronto on Wednesday and didn’t get into their rooms until 4 am Eastern Time. On Thursday despite only having 15 shots, Buffalo only trailed 2-1 and good teams find ways to win that game or get a point, despite fatigue, but it seemed like mental fatigue took over and the Preds got out to a 4-1 lead thanks to a Filip Forsberg hat trick.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo couldn’t find a way to win on Byram’s first game as a Sabre

'Both sides had their chances in the extra frame, but it was Auston Matthews dropping the curtain on the Sabres with his 54th goal of the 2023-24 season. Forward Mitch Marner found the league's leading goal-scorer with a centering pass from behind the net, and Matthews did the rest.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Maple Leafs in overtime

'The worst was the overtime goal. The Sabres held Auston Matthews to absolutely nothing for 60 minutes and with less than a minute left in overtime, Don Granato learned what many coaches before him have learned, you don’t put Skinner out in overtime because he is probably the Sabres worst 3-on-3 player.' … [Read more...] about Sabres pick up one point in Toronto and are 2-0-1 against them this season

'Byram knows many of the young players in the Sabres organization, as he's played with Devon Levi, Dylan Cozens, Jack Quinn, and Peyton Krebs with Team Canada at the World Juniors.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire defenseman Bowen Byram from Avalanche for Casey Mittelstadt

'"You never know what’s going to happen, but it definitely went through my mind," said Okposo on Tuesday after practice. "I took a little bit of extra time, and we’ll see what Friday brings."' … [Read more...] about Kyle Okposo knows Sunday might have been last game in Buffalo

'"We did make some changes. Tried to make them as subtle as possible, because the psyche was the biggest challenge, I thought, through the start of the year," said Sabres head coach Don Granato during his weekly appearance on the "Jeremy and Joe Show" on WGR. "It did cost us games not having an effective power play early on when we had chances to make a difference."' … [Read more...] about Granato feels Sabres have gained confidence, maturity throughout season

'After both teams had a chance on the power play early in the third period and could not score, it would be the Jets tying it up 2-2 as Josh Morrissey beat Luukkonen in close midway through the final frame. Then just three minutes later Morgan Barron would give the Jets the 3-2 lead. Winnipeg went on to score two empty-netters late in regulation by Vladislav Namestnikov and … [Read more...] about Jets score four goals in third for comeback win

'“A lot of the legwork has been done and for me it usually starts six weeks before where you talk to every team in the league, you explain where you are and they’ll talk about where they are, but strategies change, so this week is more narrowing your focus."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Adams said he’s been preparing for the NHL Trade Deadline for some time now

'The Buffalo Sabres scored five unanswered goals on their way to a 7-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres resoundingly defeat Vegas thanks to special teams

'In two games this season against the champs, Buffalo has outscored them, 12-4.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Cozens leads Sabres with two shorthanded goals against Vegas