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'The 7th overall pick in June’s NHL Draft, Cozens was upended on the blueline by defenseman Brandon Hickey, landed awkwardly on the ice and then promptly skated off.' … [Read more...] about Cozens to have surgery on injured thumb

'“How I just said it to him was, if it ever came to a situation where there wasn’t room, we’d certainly follow up with him,” Botterill told reporters on a conference call on Monday.' … [Read more...] about Pominville return remains a possibility with Sabres

'The winger spent the last three seasons with the New York Rangers and compiled 90 points, which includes 50 goals in 240 career games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres acquire Vesey in trade with Rangers

'Dea, who signed a two-year contract for the league minimum $700,000, played in a career-high 23 games in the NHL this past year. He scored four goals while splitting time between the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins.' … [Read more...] about Sabres add depth with Dea & Gilmour

'The Montreal native was named to the 2018-19 AHL First All-Star team after finishing the season with the second most goals by a defenseman with 20, and second in points by a defenseman with 54.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign John Gilmour to one-year contract

'The production certainly hasn’t been there for the former first round pick, who has scored 15 goals and 51 total points in 246 career games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Lazar to one-year contract

'Hammond has suited up in 132 career games in the AHL and combined for a 62-55-6 overall record in time spent with Binghamton, Belleville, San Antonio and Iowa.' … [Read more...] about Sabres add depth with Andrew Hammond

'“I feel very comfortable we’re going to be adding to our depth in our organization in areas we’ve wanted to improve on. And, we’ll just continue our dialogue with players and other teams to see if we can improve our team in general.” … [Read more...] about Botterill & Sabres prepare for free agency

'Botterill added he’s been encouraged with the talks between new head coach Ralph Krueger, the organization and Ristolainen, but wouldn’t detail whether the defenseman had requested a trade.' … [Read more...] about Could Ristolainen be on the move?

'Lazar was not issued a qualifying offer from the Flames, which made him an unrestricted free agent ahead of the July 1st period. The forward spent just one game with the Flames last season.' … [Read more...] about Reports: Sabres to Land Curtis Lazar

'The blueliner enjoyed a breakout season a year ago scoring 10 goals and posting a career-high 41 points in 82 games with the Golden Knights. In his last two season with Vegas, he led all defensemen in both assists (57) and points (70).' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade for defenseman Colin Miller

'“You know, it’s been overwhelming sometimes,” said the goalie. “There’s been a lot happening around me. But at the same time, it’s been very fun. I’m excited and very thankful for the fact that the Sabres drafted me. It’s been very fun.”' … [Read more...] about Erik Portillo Looking To Develop As Quick As Possible

'He’s scaled back in the past few years after dealing with some health issues.' … [Read more...] about Rick Jeanneret will be back to call Sabres games

'“I want to show them that I can be an intense player, that I can be a big role player, I can play in all situations,” said the first round pick. “I want to prove to them that I can play on the team.”' … [Read more...] about Johnson Wants To Be A Role-Player For Sabres

'"They told us they're not evaluating any of us at this (camp). We're just supposed to go out there, develop, learn lots of stuff and just have fun -- that's the biggest thing. Obviously, I want to impress them and show them they made the right choice but I'm going out just trying to enjoy my first NHL camp."' … [Read more...] about Cozens enjoys first day on the ice at Development Camp