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'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

'During Erie County's weekly COVID-19 briefing, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz discussed a plan to allow full attendance at both Bills and Sabres games. Poloncarz says the county supports returning all fans to Highmark Stadium and the KeyBank Center this fall; however, under the county's plan, all fans and staff would be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.' … [Read more...] about Poloncarz: Vaccination required to attend Buffalo Bills, Sabres games

'"We found some creative ways to lose games, but you look at the way they're playing now, it's pretty exciting. They have a very bright future with all those young guys that are playing the right way right now... you can see that confidence growing."' … [Read more...] about Hall, Lazar: What went wrong in Buffalo

'The Sabres brought in Hall during the 2020 offseason on a one-year deal, but the 29-year-old under-produced in Buffalo, scoring just two goals through 37 games. He has sat out of the Sabres' games since Tuesday, due to trade precautions.' … [Read more...] about Reports: Sabres ship Hall, Lazar to Boston; get Bjork, 2nd-round draft pick

'The 26-year-old would have been an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, so a trade was likely. Interim coach Don Granato said Montour was a "true pro" throughout the process.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade defenseman Montour to Florida for third-round pick

'"I know that the medical team here the trainers have been looking at that," Granato said. "I don’t have any news today on it, but they been looking at that for a while, when this will potentially became available for our guys, so I’m sure (they are working on it). Like I said, they have been hopeful for that day to come sooner than later."' … [Read more...] about Sabres open to administering COVID-19 vaccine to team

'The Sabres' plan all along was to bide their time until Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was ready for the NHL. Luukkonen is 22 years old and playing in his second professional season, while Ullmark is 27 playing in his sixth pro year. The problem with the Sabres' plan is Luukkonen is not ready for the NHL, and Ullmark will be an unrestricted free agent after the season.' … [Read more...] about Hamilton Take2: Sabres should think long, hard about trading Linus Ullmark as deadline approaches