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'The Sabres are slated to wear the "goathead" uniforms for 15 games this season. The only game that has been announced at this time is Saturday, Oct. 21 against the New York Islanders when the team hosts "Back to Black and Red" night at the arena.' … [Read more...] about Sabres bringing back popular ‘goathead’ jerseys for 2023-24 season

'Despite being the head coach of the New Jersey Devils, Ruff still spends time in Western New York. Ruff said he wouldn’t have missed this remembrance of RJ for the world. He added sitting on stage brought back his days as a player and coach of the Sabres. "It brought back a lot of great memories," said Ruff following Sunday's event. "We're here for RJ, but so many fond … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres hold great tribute to Rick Jeanneret

'The schedule of broadcasts begins Friday night at 7 p.m. ET with the replay of "RJ Night", when the team raised his "RJ" banner to the rafters of KeyBank Center against the Nashville Predators. Then at 9 p.m. ET, the team will replay Jeanneret's "Last Call", his last game called in the broadcast booth against the Chicago Blackhawks on April 29, 2022.' … [Read more...] about Sabres airing classic Rick Jeanneret games on MSG

'The news was certainly heartbreaking. You could feel that pit in your stomach churn as you start to scroll through social media and see a number of different hockey pundits, other NHL teams, players and alumni express their condolences to the Jeanneret family and the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Rick Jeanneret: Greatest there ever was

'Whatever favorite Sabres moments you have, Jeanneret's voice will forever be linked to them. You can't talk about the first half century of the Sabres' existence without detailing his immeasurable contributions to the franchise.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Remembering a legend

'Jeanneret started his career at CHUM in Toronto and then was what was called back then a disc jockey in Lindsay, Ontario and then at CJRN in Niagara Falls, Ontario.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ legendary play-by-play man Rick Jeanneret passes away at age of 81

'"I’m real happy to be here with 'Uppie' and 'Dev'. They’re two great goaltenders, and we all push each other," said Comrie during his end-of-season meeting with the media. "Whatever is going to happen is going to happen, and I have no issues. I want to be back here."' … [Read more...] about Eric Comrie isn’t conceding anything in Sabres’ goalie competition

'Dexter is being brought in as a scout after eight years of coaching at Princeton University, three of those as associate head coach.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce two hires to the hockey department

'The 18-year-old was highly regarded as one of the best playmaking players in the 2023 draft class after tallying 98 points (36+62) in 60 games last season with the Winnipeg Ice of the Western Hockey League.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign 2023 first-round pick Zach Benson to entry-level contract

'The fact that the Sabres benched a 28-goal scorer down the stretch when it mattered the most tells you all you need to know about Olofsson. Despite all the goals, he brings nothing else to the table. He goes into long slumps, and when that’s happening, he hurts the team with perimeter play, shoddy defense and bad forechecking.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Are just goals enough to keep Victor Olofsson?

'Despite signing with Buffalo, Wahlberg said he has one more year in Sweden with Malmö. "After that, I want to talk to the Buffalo Sabres to see what’s the best option for me and why. Just listen to what they have to say," he said.' … [Read more...] about In less than a year, Anton Wahlberg became a special player Sabres wanted to draft

'Buffalo will, once again, be joined by the Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins for the 2023 event. Games start on Friday, Sept. 15 at Harborcenter and go through Monday Sept. 18.' … [Read more...] about 2023 Sabres Prospect Challenge announced, starts Sept. 15 against Montreal

'Buffalo took the 25-year-old in the seventh round of the 2017 NHL Draft. After playing four years of college hockey with the University of Wisconsin Badgers, Weissbach has played two seasons with the Amerks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres re-sign Linus Weissbach to one-year, two-way contract

'Players that play in Jacksonville are more likely to play in Rochester than Buffalo. The only Cyclones players to get any NHL games in recent years are goalies Michael Houser, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Jonas Johansson.' … [Read more...] about Sabres announce new ECHL affiliate in Jacksonville

'Murray finished his 2022-23 season with the Rochester Americans as the third-leading scorer with 49 points (23+26) in 71 games. His 23 goals was also second-best on the team, trailing Jiri Kulich's 24 goals scored for the Amerks.' … [Read more...] about Sabres re-sign forward Brett Murray to one-year contract