by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 11 May
Kevyn Adams experienced a brutal rookie season as Buffalo Sabres general manager, overseeing a team that suffered through an 18-game winless skid and finished dead last in the NHL. Trying to fix th…
Buffalo Sabres
... nd center Casey Mittelstadt, for example – and they morphed into some of the Sabres’ biggest contributors. Adams could pursue a veteran coach. On Sunday, John T ...
by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 11 May
In Jack Eichel’s first comments since he herniated a disc in his neck March 7, the captain acknowledged a “disconnect” between himself and the Buffalo Sabres over how his season-ending injury has b…
Buffalo Sabres
... ke uncharted territory for probably a lot of us in how to move forward.” The Sabres offered very few updates on Eichel before announcing April 14 he would miss ...
by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 11 May
In defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen’s eight seasons in Buffalo, the Sabres have never sniffed the playoffs. In that ugly stretch, they’ve finished dead last four times, including this year, when they …
Buffalo Sabres
... k here and (will) do anything I can to help this team.” Four months ago, the Sabres possessed a strong belief they could end what has become an NHL record-tying ...
by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 11 May
Jack Eichel sounded like he needed to vent. Right now, the captain’s frustrations extend beyond the Buffalo Sabres’ embarrassing last-place finish and missing the playoffs in each of his first six …
Buffalo Sabres
... n has a similar job to do but it’s to look after what’s best for the Buffalo Sabres. “Yeah, it was tough. I think that there was a little bit of things, I guess ...
by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 11 May
Goalie Michael Houser, who started four games for the Buffalo Sabres last week, was among five players the team sent to the Rochester Americans this morning. The Sabres also assigned defenseman Mat…
Buffalo Sabres
... ards Steven Fogarty, Brett Murray and C.J. Smith to their AHL affiliate. The Amerks have four games left this season, starting with Wednesday’s road contest aga ...
by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 9 May
BUFFALO – Eight teams, nine seasons and 284 games into his pro career, Sabres goalie Michael Houser made his NHL debut, stopping 34 shots in Monday’s 4-2 come-from-behind win over the New York Isla…
Buffalo Sabres
... to said the rookie will start the home finale against the Islanders. He said Sabres goalie Dustin Tokarski is attending to a family matter and unavailable to pl ...
by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 9 May
The Buffalo Sabres will be without goalies Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Dustin Tokarski and Carter Hutton for the final three games this season, interim coach Don Granato said. Luukkonen, 22, left Saturda…
Buffalo Sabres
... said “it’s going to be really close” if Ullmark can return this season. The Sabres close the schedule with road games Thursday and Saturday against the Pittsbu ...
by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 9 May
BUFFALO – On April 10 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, goalie Stefanos Lekkas played his last game for the Komets, an ECHL team, allowing five goals in a loss to the Indy Fuel. Twenty-three days later, Lekk…
Buffalo Sabres
... know. It’s been a ride this year and I’m just enjoying it all.” Lekkas said Amerks coach Seth Appert told him after Monday’s morning skate in Rochester he was ...
by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 9 May
BUFFALO – Hours before Michael Houser’s second NHL start, interim Sabres coach Don Granato said he wasn’t concerned about his goalie becoming fatigued. Coaches, of course, rarely use the same goali…
Buffalo Sabres
... feel good going into the summer, that’s pretty big for everyone.” After the Sabres fell behind 3-1, newcomer Anders Bjork took over, scoring twice in regulatio ...
by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 9 May
BUFFALO – In a 14-minute stretch Tuesday, Sabres newcomer Anders Bjork erased the New York Islanders’ lead, scoring two goals. First, Bjork redirected defenseman Colin Miller’s point shot past Isla…
Buffalo Sabres
... ier this season. He has already compiled three goals and six points with the Sabres. “I’m climbing my way there but there’s still a lot to improve on personally ...
by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 9 May
Buffalo Sabres rookie Brett Murray experienced an unconventional path to the NHL, moving backwards before taking small steps forward. Three years ago, Murray, who made his NHL debut in Thursday’s 8…
Buffalo Sabres
... nd him linemate-wise and situation-wise, opposition.” Murray has worked with Amerks coach Seth Appert to utilize his size and mold himself into an asset that wo ...
by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 9 May
Almost eight minutes into Thursday’s second period, after the Penguins scored twice in a minute and grabbed a two-goal lead, it became apparent Sabres goalie Michael Houser wouldn’t enjoy a warm ho…
Buffalo Sabres
... p him today.” Winger Drake Caggiula, who scored his first two goals with the Sabres, said he and his teammates owe Houser “big time.” “The last couple games he’ ...
by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 9 May
Buffalo Sabres goalie Linus Ullmark will miss Saturday afternoon’s season finale against the Pittsburgh Penguins, interim coach Don Granato said. Granato said earlier this week that Ullmark, 27, li…
Buffalo Sabres
... e guys around him, all of us, putting in a better effort and focus,” interim Sabres coach Don Granato said on a Zoom call this afternoon. “We’re all in it toget ...
by: Bill Hoppe — Buffalo Hockey Beat 9 May
When Trevor Baker learned the Buffalo Sabres had promoted Don Granato to interim head coach, the enduring memories of the championship season they spent together flooded into his mind. Twenty-one y…
Buffalo Sabres
... t to them they’re going to be respectful, reciprocate,’” said Granato, whose Sabres close the season this afternoon against the Pittsburgh Penguins. “And they w ...
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