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'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

'"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