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'On Saturday, Head Coach Lindy Ruff and General Manager Kevyn Adams held their end of year press conferences at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about “I believe we should be a playoff team and we failed”

'"Ultimately, we failed," veteran forward Jason Zucker added. "We didn't accomplish our goals of getting to the playoffs and becoming a playoff team. I think that's a big piece of what we need to take into the offseason."' … [Read more...] about ‘This year was a failure’: Hear what the Buffalo Sabres had to say at locker room cleanout

'After he was rewarded with a five-year extension in the summer, Sabres starting goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen saw his numbers plummet.' … [Read more...] about As the playoff drought extends to 14 seasons, where did it all go wrong for the Buffalo Sabres?

'"We know where we're at. I'm disappointed where we're at but we can do anything about that. But we can work on our game and we're going to continue working on our game until it's over," adds head coach Lindy Ruff.' … [Read more...] about Mixed emotions linger as playoff drought reaches 14 seasons for Buffalo Sabres

'“The city owns the land, the county owns the building and is leasing it from the city, which is then subleased to an organization that subleases it to the Sabres,” Poloncarz said. “My goal is to eventually get the county out of that.”' … [Read more...] about Who will own KeyBank Center after Erie County’s lease expires?

'"I don't dig for this information like it's given to me by the people who really matter and who move the needles as insiders, but apparently, Dahlin met with Kevyn Adams, and he said if this doesn't turn around fast, I'm gone," Bissonette said.' … [Read more...] about Does Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin want out? He vehemently denies claims

'Norris, 25, is a two-way center with scoring upside, specializing in power play efficiency. This season, he has 20 goals and 13 assists in 53 games. In his career, Norris has 90 goals and 156 points in 236 games. Norris is under contract through 2031 with a cap hit of $7.95 million per season.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators make huge trade headlined by Josh Norris and Dylan Cozens swap

'As trade rumors ramped up over the past couple of weeks, Jokiharju's name frequently popped up as a potential trade target Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams would shop around. On Friday, he found a deal.' … [Read more...] about Henri Jokiharju shipped up to Boston for 4th-round pick in 2026 NHL Draft

'This likely means Greenway will be a piece the Sabres bring into next season, likely as a penalty-kill specialist and third or fourth-line winger.' … [Read more...] about Jordan Greenway gets two-year extension from Buffalo Sabres

'"I think we may have just watched the worst team in the NHL tonight. And I’m not talking about the Sharks."' … [Read more...] about Last place San Jose Sharks hand Buffalo Sabres “embarrassing” 6-2 loss on home ice

'The Hurricanes jumped out an early lead on Thursday and never looked back. Jordan Staal scored Carolina's first goal just six minutes into the first period. Sebastian Aho doubled the Hurricanes' lead less than two minutes later, causing the Sabres to replace starting goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen with James Reimer.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose 11th consecutive game in Raleigh, fall to Hurricanes 5-2

'JJ Peterka and Alex Tuch also scored and Dylan Cozens had three assists for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 16 saves for the Sabres, who have six of their last seven games.' … [Read more...] about Jokiharju completes third-period comeback as Sabres edge Ducks 3-2

'"That USA, Canada first period I think was the best first period of hockey I've ever seen," added defenseman Mattias Samuelsson. "It's been cool to see Ras (Rasmus Dahlin) and Joki (Henri Jokiharju) just to see how much those guys care about it and how much it means to put on the sweater of your country; it's cool to watch."' … [Read more...] about 4 Nations Tournament brings different reactions in Buffalo Sabres locker room

'"It’s pretty cool. Walked out there with Terry (Pegula) this morning when he unveiled it to me, and I’m standing there with the coaches, Terry, and a bunch of people, I almost cried," Rob Ray told reporters on Friday. "This was pretty darn neat.”' … [Read more...] about ‘This was pretty darn neat’ Rob Ray inducted as 44th member of Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame

'At the end of the day the team’s 6th straight loss which had fans chanting “Fire Adams” and “Where is Terry” falls on one thing. Execution.' … [Read more...] about Spiraling Out of Control: Lack of execution leads to Buffalo Sabres 6th straight loss