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'“We have to get better,” said All-Star defenseman Ramsus Dahlin, the most likely candidate to be Buffalo’s next captain. “We want to do something special in Buffalo. And everyone is on the train. This summer is going to be very, very important for us. We have to develop everything that we can. And we have to come back stronger, for sure.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres extend longest postseason drought in NHL history to 13 seasons

'“At the end of the day, it’s a business trip,” defenseman Connor Clifton said. “We’ve got a job to do. But I’m excited to see it.”' … [Read more...] about Paths align for Sabres to view eclipse in Dallas

'Friday night’s 4-2 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers closed out Buffalo’s five-game homestand with a third win and lifted the Sabres’ record to 37-35-5, good for 79 standings points, four behind the New York Islanders for the last wild-card playoff spot, with five games remaining. Following Tuesday night’s 6-2 win against the Washington Capitals, the sixth in eight games … [Read more...] about 4 check: Sabres not out of it yet, winning 3 of 5 on homestand to close within 4 points of playoffs

'Rasmus Dahlin added a goal and and two assists, a tally matched by Alex Tuch and Thompson, giving Buffalo four players with three or more points in a game for the first time since December, 2022. Zemgus Girgensons tipped in the first goal, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves as the Sabres won for the fifth time in their past seven home games.' … [Read more...] about 4 check: JJ Peterka sparkles for Sabres on Jeff Skinner’s special night

'Visions of postseason hockey vanished here Wednesday night, well before the Sabres left the ice 6-2 losers against the Ottawa Senators at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres flop out of playoff race with ugly start in 6-2 home loss to Senators

'“He’s very close,” Granato said following Tuesday’s practice at KeyBank Center. “I would say he’s officially day to day, meaning it could be tomorrow, based on a conversation we’ll have following this.”' … [Read more...] about Jack Quinn nears return for Sabres in closing stretch

'Josh Dziurlikowski, who had been serving as interim COO of the Bills since the October firing of John Roth, will move into a senior vice president of finance and business operations role, while Sabres interim COO Rob Minter was named vice president of business operations.' … [Read more...] about Bills, Sabres hire Pete Guelli as chief operating officer

'Winning for the eighth time in 13 games over the past four weeks, the Sabres continue closing in on the Islanders and Red Wings, the team they beat two nights ago and visit on Saturday, after Detroit lost its seventh in a row at Arizona on Thursday night. Buffalo was tied with Washington in the standings with 69 points before the Capitals’ late game Tuesday at Seattle.' … [Read more...] about Sabres win 3rd in a row, 3 points out of playoff position

'The reeling Red Wings and idle Isles are not the only teams the Sabres are chasing in the standings. They moved ahead of the New Jersey Devils (31-30-4 — 66 points) for fifth in the race for two wild-card spots, and close to the Washington Capitals (30-24-9 — 69 points), but with three more games played.' … [Read more...] about Sabres surging into playoff picture

'This will mark the third time Buffalo has played games in Europe, first doing so in 2011 with a trip to Germany and Finland and again in 2019 with games in Sweden as part of the Global Series.' … [Read more...] about Sabres to open next NHL season in Prague, will play exhibition game in Germany

'Byram, 22, has tallied eight goals and 20 points in 55 games for the Avalanche this season. He was the fourth overall selection in the 2019 draft and won the 2022 Stanley Cup with Colorado.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade forward Casey Mittelstadt to Colorado for defenseman Bowen Byram

'Other impending free agents that could potentially be on the trade block include Tyson Jost, Eric Comrie, Eric Robinson, and in what would be a significant and surprising move, Casey Mittelstadt.' … [Read more...] about 4 moves the Buffalo Sabres could make before the NHL trade deadline

'Defenseman Josh Morrissey tied the game for the Jets at 10:38 into the third, and Morgan Barron got the winner less than three minutes later. Backup goalie Laurent Brossoit needed to make only 18 saves in the win.' … [Read more...] about Sabres slip up in the 3rd period, lose chance at another 3-win streak

'Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 22 saves as Buffalo won for the fifth time in six games to lift their record (29-28-4) above .500 for the first time since early November.' … [Read more...] about Sabres stay on a roll, beat Vegas 7-2

'“We are gonna get some imaging on him right now to find out and make certain that everything is okay. We obviously have to do that before we fly out, so we figured we’d do that based on how he felt this morning, so we’ll know more on that in a couple hours,” Sabres head coach Don Granato said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Skinner undergoes imaging after leaving practice early Monday