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'There were, however, bright spots in this Sabres' season. Once Granato took over the team, there was obvious development with young players who were struggling, and Adams insists the interim coach is highly considered for the head coaching job, which will be filled this offseason.' … [Read more...] about Season overlook: Sabres drop final game for 41st loss of the season

'Reinhart, so far, has scored 25 goals in 53 games this season, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There is still one more game remaining.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Sam Reinhart wins team’s ‘The Rico’ award

'When you go from being a goalie in the ECHL to the NHL all in one season, you become the talk of the league and after what he’s done, everybody is talking about you and wants to talk to you.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take2: House Call a welcome one

'Miller got traded in February of 2014. It was a season where the Sabres only had 52 points going 21-51-10. Miller would’ve preferred to stay in Buffalo and play for a team poised to win the Stanley Cup, but the Sabres were the worst team in the NHL and Miller was smart enough to see where this was all going. Here we are in 2021 and the Sabres are still the worst team in the … [Read more...] about Hamilton: Ryan Miller’s love for Buffalo endures long after his time with Sabres

'Miller was drafted by the Sabres in the 1999 NHL Draft in the 5th round. He played 11 seasons with the Sabres from 2002-2014. He holds the Sabres franchise record in career wins with 284 and led Buffalo to the Eastern Conference Finals in both 2006 and 2007.' … [Read more...] about Former Sabres goalie Ryan Miller announces retirement

'Granato opted to leave in starting netminder Dustin Tokarski throughout the game instead of replacing him with top goalie prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who picked up his first NHL win in his first game in the league on Friday night.' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t recover after Zibanejad hat trick; Rangers win 6-3

'For me the first thing that impressed was his mental toughness. In the first period, the Sabres made very few mistakes, but they made a bad one just 2 minutes, 15 seconds in, and the first shot the kid ever faced in the National Hockey League was in the net.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton: Luukkonen is part of the future for the Sabres

'Granato isn’t the sexy choice. People go gaga over Bruce Boudreau and Gerard Gallant, but don’t forget where Sean McDermott came from. He was a defensive coordinator with the Carolina Panthers with no NFL head coaching experience, but the Pegula’s handed him the keys to the kingdom and looked what happened.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take 2: Is Granato the man for the job?

'"There’s not too many games left in the season and whatever situation I get put in, I’m ready to answer the bell and I’m looking forward to getting back out and playing," Caggiula said after Tuesday's morning skate.' … [Read more...] about Caggiula will make Sabres debut against Boston

'"It was pretty incredible, to be honest," Tokarski said after the win, which would eventually help him earn the NHL's First Star of the Week honor.' … [Read more...] about Sabres netminder Tokarski named NHL’s First Star of the Week

'All of the cutouts, 64 of them in Section 206, were of the same person: Theodore "Teddy" Steeg III, a Sabres fan who died suddenly in February. He was 38.' … [Read more...] about NBC broadcast shines spotlight on late Sabres fan, his friends’ tribute

'Karmonos is originally from Michigan and spent the past six seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he served as assistant general manager for three seasons. He also served as an assistant general manager for the Carolina Hurricanes for 13 seasons.' … [Read more...] about Sabres hire Jason Karmanos as associate general manager

'With the abbreviated season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eichel has 18 points in 21 games. He last played on March 7.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jack Eichel to miss the remainder of the season with a herniated disc in his neck

'Eichel likes the City of Buffalo and feels the fans deserve a winner. At the end of last season, he was still very committed to being a part of that, but has being a part of the worst team in the NHL for another year changed his mind?' … [Read more...] about Hamilton: Evaluating Eichel’s injury and where Sabres go from here

'Bjork, on a line with Dylan Cozens and Arttu Ruotsalainen, made an immediate impact on his first shift with Buffalo, with an assist on the Sabres first goal of the game, with Colin Miller scoring from the point just 1:52 in, giving the Sabres a 1-0 early lead.' … [Read more...] about Day after three-player trade finalizes, Bruins beat Sabres 3-2 in shootout