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'Now the elephant in the room. How can this team play its best third period of the season, recover from a two-goal deficit, and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 and in their next game, go out and give up four first-period goals to a New Jersey Devils team that had lost 6-of-7 games?' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: Sabres fight inconsistency

'Buffalo recalled forwards Jiri Kulich and Isak Rosen from the AHL affiliate Rochester Americans on Saturday. The move comes with forwards Zemgus Girgensons going on injured reserve with a lower body injury and Jordan Greenway out for Saturday's game in New Jersey due to personal reasons.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall forwards Jiri Kulich and Isak Rosen from Rochester

'Chicago put a shot through the crease in the dying seconds of regulation that ended up hitting the goal post, but it wouldn't go as the Sabres improved to 8-9-1 overall on the year.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hang on, end losing streak with 3-2 win over Chicago

'This team has too much talent to be on the same pace they were last year. They should be a better team, and they’re not. Last season after 17 games, the Sabres were 7-10-0. This season they’re 7-9-1.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: The Sabres are struggling to find consistency

'The team also announced on Friday night that they have assigned forward Lukas Rousek to the Rochester Americans and have activated both forward Zach Benson and goaltender Eric Comrie from injured reserve.' … [Read more...] about Sabres place Tage Thompson on IR

'According to the 2023 NHL valuation rankings, Sportico lists the Sabres at 30th overall in the league for overall franchise value at $900 million, up $265 million from last year and $300 million from 2021.' … [Read more...] about Report: Buffalo Sabres yearly team value increases despite seeing a drop in league valuation ranking

'Buffalo had their chances early on in overtime but found themselves caught on a long change. The Hurricanes took advantage of the worn-out Sabres unit, as Martin Necas tipped one as Carolina earned their eighth win of the season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Hurricanes in overtime 3-2

'"I thought we got outworked," Sabres forward, Casey Mittelstadt said. "It's pretty hard to sit here and try to make excuses. There are really no excuses. That was a poor effort from us for sure."' … [Read more...] about Sabres get “outworked” in 5-1 loss to Philadelphia Flyers

'As this season is starting to unfold, it’s proving Granato to be correct. The defensive effort was pretty bad against the New York Rangers and Calgary Flames and Buffalo didn’t win. It was better in Long Island vs the Islanders, but a very obvious penalty on New York was missed and it wound up in Buffalo’s net. The Islanders also got a goal on what appeared to be an offsides … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: A look at the start to the Sabres 2023-24 season

'The loudest moment of the game came at 10:23 of the period, with Alex Tuch getting in a scrap with Adam Pelech, after which the KeyBank Center crowd gave a roaring applause. Tuch received an extra two minutes in the penalty box for roughing.' … [Read more...] about Return of the goathead: Sabres cruise past Islanders 3-1 in black and red.

'In an article posted to the Sabres website Thursday afternoon, GM Kevyn Adams said, "Craig Anderson’s voice, experience, and love for the game have been invaluable components to our team’s growth over the past two seasons."' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres goalie Craig Anderson hired as team’s ‘Hockey Liaison’

'The team announced Thursday that as fans enter KeyBank Center before the puck drops against the New York Islanders, they will receive a rally towel to celebrate the 'return of the goat head' jersey.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to give out ‘rally towels’ at Saturday’s black and red-themed game

'“It was a challenging night," Granato said. "You get scored on twice in the first, I think maybe three chances against. It's tough sledding. Especially in this scenario where you're not in a rhythm and you haven't played games in a regular season yet. So, we fought hard the rest of the game to try to dig out of it.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres drop season opener to the New York Rangers

'The sign designated “RJ Way” as the corner of Perry Street and Illinois Street outside KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres honor Rick Jeanneret with street sign ahead of season opener

'Buffalo now has five core players younger than 26 years old signed to long-term deals: Power, Dahlin, defenseman Mattias Samuelsson, and forwards Tage Thompson and Dylan Cozens.' … [Read more...] about Power, Sabres agree to 7-year contract extension worth $8.35M per season