BUFFALO – In previous seasons, a message like Don Granato had for the Sabres during Monday’s second intermission might’ve been quickly forgotten or even dismissed. But part of what makes this curre…
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... lay in your face. We got to be the ones dictating the pace.” Incredibly, the Sabres, a team picked by many to finish dead last, have roared out of the gate, beg ...
There’s a theme in the four goals Buffalo Sabres prospect Jack Quinn has quickly scored for the Rochester Americans this season. In his first three outings, Quinn, 20, consistently possessed an att…
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... rded all four of his goals at even strength. During his 15-game run with the Amerks last season, Quinn, who’s still considered a rookie, said he did not get ins ...
As coach Don Granato watches Dustin Tokarski move around his crease aggressively challenging shooters, he sees a goalie comfortable in the Sabres’ system. Tokarski, 32, has quickly established hims…
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... probably had him in here. He did a hell of a job for us.” Tokarski held the Sabres in their first road game this season, stopping 28 shots over the final 40 mi ...
BUFFALO – Early in Friday’s 4-1 loss, Brad Marchand pressured Rasmus Dahlin behind the net, forcing him to cough up the puck. A second later, the Bruins star knocked the Sabres defenseman down and …
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... t of times you deal with him not to be bringing it upon himself,” he said. – Sabres defenseman Will Butcher, who spent his first four NHL seasons with the Devil ...
BUFFALO – A lot has changed since the Sabres last faced the Tampa Bay Lightning on Dec. 31, 2019. There was a global pandemic. The Sabres changed regimes, plummeted to the bottom of the NHL again a…
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... l there. So stay excited about that is what our approach is.” Right now, the Sabres have more points (seven) than the Lightning (five). Still, the Sabres have l ...
BUFFALO – Having both piloted the same junior franchise to a championship, Sabres coach Don Granato and Jon Cooper, his counterpart with the Tampa Bay Lightning, are part of a small fraternity. In …
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... . “I’m sure a lot will change and could change in the future but it’s nice,” Sabres defenseman Jacob Bryon said. “We’ve got good chemistry as you see in practic ...
BUFFALO – In jumping out to their best start in 13 years, the Sabres feasted on some weak teams. Yes, they deserved their 3-0 record. But they hadn’t faced an opponent the caliber of the heavyweigh…
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... efore Tomas Nosek followed at 15:50. Despite suffering their first loss, the Sabres, who play their first road game tonight against the New Jersey Devils, feel ...
The Buffalo Sabres this afternoon recalled winger Brett Murray from the Rochester Americans. Having lost centers Cody Eakin and Casey Mittelstadt to injuries, the Sabres did not have an extra forwa…
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... training camp and appeared in line to receive a recall. Murray played in the Amerks’ 5-3 home win Friday over the Syracuse Crunch. Stay tuned for updates. Coach ...
BUFFALO – In his four full NHL seasons, Sabres winger John Hayden has never played more than 54 games, meaning he’s used to sitting for a week. During the Sabres’ 3-0 start, Hayden, 26, has served …
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... beside center Arttu Ruotsalainen and Drake Caggiula on what is probably the Sabres’ fourth line. The 6-foot-3, 223-pound Hayden offers the Sabres a unique skil ...
BUFFALO – Sabres coach Don Granato said he can see the frustration in defenseman Mattias Samuelsson’s face and body language. Samuelsson, who skated with his teammates Friday morning for the first …
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... mer and came back bigger, stronger, better. And that’s why I’m excited.” The Sabres don’t have a timeline for the 6-foot-4, 227-pound Samuelsson’s return. Consi ...
BUFFALO – Sabres center Cody Eakin, who crashed feet-first into the net during Wednesday’s practice, will miss at least the next two games, coach Don Granato said Thursday. Following games Friday a…
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... a shot in a Prospect Challenge game Sept. 17, will start practicing with the Sabres in the next few days. Samuelsson, 21, has been skating on his own. – Granato ...
BUFFALO – When defenseman Rasmus Dahlin joined the Sabres three years ago, goalie Linus Ullmark took a special interest in helping his fellow Swede acclimate to the rigors of NHL life. Ullmark ment…
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... after signing a four-year, $20 million contract as a free agent July 28. The Sabres, meanwhile, are gunning for their first 4-0 start since 2006. Even early las ...
BUFFALO – The genesis of winger Rasmus Asplund’s arrival as an everyday NHL player can be traced to Sabres coach Don Granato’s promotion last season. For two months, Asplund had shuttled between th…
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... nges. “The one thing that hasn’t been questioned about Aspy is he’s hungry,” Sabres assistant coach Matt Ellis said following Wednesday’s practice inside KeyBan ...
BUFFALO – Sabres center Cody Eakin was being evaluated this afternoon after crashing into the net during a practice drill. Eakin, 30, skated to the bench on his own before leaving for the dressing …
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... 30, skated to the bench on his own before leaving for the dressing room. The Sabres are already thin at center, having lost Casey Mittelstadt to an upper-body i ...
