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'2022 first-round pick Noah Ostlund and 2023 second-round pick Anton Wahlberg both came up short of a gold medal, earning a silver medal in a 6-2 loss to the United States in the Gold Medal Game.' … [Read more...] about Three Sabres prospects earn medals at 2024 World Junior Championship

'Visiting the Canadiens on Thursday night, one might say the Sabres overstayed their welcome to the tune of a 6-1 final inside the Bell Centre.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hammer the Canadiens

'Levi was spectacular starting right away when Brendan Gallagher was allowed to cut in on him alone. After that, he absolutely robbed Jesse Ylonen not once, but twice right on the goal line.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Levi was at his best in his first homecoming to Montreal

'“There’s more flow to the practices when there’s two goalies, so that’s probably the biggest thing because we’ve had a pretty even rotation otherwise (in games), so practice probably is the biggest thing.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres goalies have different thoughts and having just two goalies in practice

'"There's no question you need a streak, and we need to put that together," said Granato on Wednesday during his weekly appearance on the "Jeremy and Joe Show" on WGR. "There's always the urgency. I think the challenge and benefit is if you think about the top perennial teams over the last seven, eight, nine years, they're getting older, and they're starting to come down. … [Read more...] about Granato excited to have lineup continuity

'"Seth and I have been close for years and we’ve run teams very similar and we talk a lot and even in [training] camp, a lot of the head coaching responsibilities I would delegate to Seth when he’s here, so it’s just natural and that’s the point, keep everything the same and Seth’s in the routine as a head coach, so he knows all the details and the things you’ve got to think … [Read more...] about Granato returns to Sabres after an illness

'A day after defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime on home ice, the Sabres had, yet, another chance to start stacking some wins together. It was to no avail, as the Ottawa Senators stomped them to the tune of a 5-1 final at Canadian Tire Centre in Canada's capital.' … [Read more...] about Sabres end 2023 with dud in Ottawa

‘ The Sabres are near the league leaders in giving up odd numbered situations and Saturday it was worse than ever. Yes, Buffalo outshot Ottawa 46-31, but it was another example of the Sabres making a bad goaltender look like Dominik Hasek. Anton Forsberg was good, but he saw most of the shots and didn’t have to face enough rebounds.’ … [Read more...] about The Sabres consistently disappoint as they end 2023 with another loss

'Buffalo outshot Columbus 12-7 in the opening period but trailed on the score sheet thanks to a goal late in the frame. Damon Severson was able to follow up his original shot from the slot to convert his rebound chance. Severson's fourth goal of the season gave the Blue Jackets a 1-0 lead with :12.1 remaining in the first.' … [Read more...] about Sabres battle back for OT win against Columbus

'Before I get too far into this, I want to talk about how good Luukkonen was in this game. He made big saves at the big times getting his first win since Nov. 27 in New York against the Rangers. Luukkonen looked like the goalie he was before he got sick and the Sabres really need him to be that.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Jeff Skinner calls game as the Sabres beat Columbus in overtime

'“He hasn’t been feeling well in the last 48 hours, and it took a turn for the worse last night," said Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams while taking questions before Saturday’s game. "When I talked with him this morning, right away he did not sound good, so the most important thing was making sure he was OK and taking care of him, so doctors got involved and they just wanted … [Read more...] about Adams expects Granato to be back by next week Thursday

'In Friday’s practice, Don Granato made a major change swapping the quarterbacks of the two units. Owen Power is now with Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, Jeff Skinner and Casey Mittelstadt while Rasmus Dahlin will run the power play with Dylan Cozens, Jack Quinn, JJ Peterka and Zach Benson, Granato said,' … [Read more...] about The Sabres make a couple of big changes to the power play groups

'The Buffalo Sabres have reportedly placed forward Tyson Jost on waivers, as the team looks to make room for forward Zemgus Girgensons, who is returning from a stint on Injured Reserve for a lower-body injury.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres place center Tyson Jost on waivers

'Despite a strong start by Buffalo, it was the Bruins that struck first in the opening period. Mason Lohrei was able to come down from the blue line and convert on a rebound chance just over four minutes into the game to give Boston a 1-0 lead.' … [Read more...] about Special teams dooms Sabres against Boston

'The Sabres looked very rusty after having three days off from practices and games, but Boston had the same three days off and they didn’t look rusty at all.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: After 36 games, nothing has changed this season for the Sabres