Sabres’ Cal O’Reilly on brother Ryan’s injury: ‘He was mad’
BUFFALO – If the Sabres recalled the hottest player from Rochester, goalie Linus Ullmark, not forward Cal O’Reilly, would be up right now, coach Dan Bylsma joked. Ullmark, who played 19 NHL games...
View ArticleJack Eichel, Connor McDavid won’t buy into hype
BUFFALO – Dan Bylsma, as he loves to do, kept accompanying his words with a sly grin. The so-called rivalry between phenoms Jack Eichel and Connor McDavid is a “made-up” scenario, the Sabres coach said...
View ArticleDan Bylsma envisions Sabres rookie Sam Reinhart as center in future
BUFFALO – After a brief run back at center filling in for the injured Ryan O’Reilly, Sabres rookie Sam Reinhart will skate again on the right wing beside center Jack Eichel and Evander Kane tonight...
View ArticleSabres’ Zemgus Girgensons, Flames’ Johnny Gaudreau grew close in junior
BUFFALO – Almost six years ago, Calgary Flames star Johnny Gaudreau met a shy European teenager who barely a year earlier had left his native Latvia to embark on a hockey career in the United States....
View ArticleFormer Sabres star Thomas Vanek excited about World Cup
BUFFALO – The upcoming World Cup of Hockey will be a much different international experience for veteran Thomas Vanek, a two-time 40-goal scorer with the Sabres. Instead of hoping Austria can win...
View ArticleCal O’Reilly producing for Sabres
BUFFALO – Don’t think of Cal O’Reilly as a late-season recall the Sabres simply added to fill out the roster for a few weeks. If O’Reilly keeps producing like he has recently – one goal and three...
View ArticleSabres’ Sam Reinhart developing into playmaker
BUFFALO – Early on, Sam Reinhart’s slick playmaking abilities took a backseat as the Sabres rookie developed into a strong net-front presence. By late February, Reinhart, who regularly parks himself at...
View ArticleSabres’ Ryan O’Reilly itching to return; Robin Lehner to start Thursday
BUFFALO – As Ryan O’Reilly nears the three-week mark of his injury, the Sabres are starting to see more of their No. 1 center around the rink. O’Reilly, who hurt his right foot Feb. 19 in Columbus, has...
View ArticleSabres’ Ryan O’Reilly skates for first time since injury
BUFFALO – If Sabres center Ryan O’Reilly had his way, he might’ve stayed out for hours. But the rink inside HarborCenter was only available until 1:30 p.m., so the NHL All-Star’s first skate since...
View ArticleSabres’ Jack Eichel ready to play; Tyler Ennis improving
BUFFALO – Center Jack Eichel, who missed Saturday’s 4-1 loss in Toronto with what the Sabres now believe was food poisoning, will likely play Tuesday in Carolina, coach Dan Bylsma said. While Eichel...
View ArticleHudson Fasching, Casey Nelson excited to join Sabres
BUFFALO – The Sabres rookies took different paths from college to the NHL. Winger Hudson Fasching decided last year he would turn pro following his junior season. Meanwhile, defenseman Casey Nelson...
View ArticleFormer Sabres star Tyler Myers won’t have Buffalo homecoming
BUFFALO – Tyler Myers’ first game back here will have to wait until another season. The Winnipeg Jets defenseman underwent knee surgery Thursday and will miss the rest of the year. The Jets make their...
View ArticleSabres goalie Jason Kasdorf could debut before season ends
BUFFALO – Goalie Jason Kasdorf could make his NHL debut in one of the Sabres’ final games this season, coach Dan Bylsma said this afternoon following the rookie’s first full practice. “It’s still...
View ArticlePlayoffs realistic goal for Sabres next season
BUFFALO – Following a 27-point improvement in 2015-16, a season in which the Sabres morphed from the NHL’s laughingstock into a legitimate team again, the playoffs “may actually be a realistic goal”...
View ArticleBlood clots will force Sabres’ Cody McCormick to retire
BUFFALO – The blood clots Cody McCormick developed halfway through 2014-15 will force the rugged Sabres forward to retire, general manager Tim Murray said Monday. “Cody McCormick is not going to...
View ArticleSabres’ Carlo Colaiacovo hopes to return
BUFFALO – Carlo Colaiacovo’s goal when he signed a one-year contract in July was pretty straightforward. Following three seasons of sporadic duty, the veteran defenseman wanted to become an everyday...
View ArticleSabres GM Tim Murray knows Jimmy Vesey could sign elsewhere
BUFFALO – The constant talk about whether former Harvard University star Jimmy Vesey will sign with the Sabres amazes general manager Tim Murray. No one, of course, has more invested in Vesey than...
View ArticleSabres need more defense depth
How remarkably healthy did the Buffalo blue line stay in 2015-16? The Sabres recalled a defenseman as an injury replacement just once. Think about that. Over the course of the grueling six-month,...
View ArticleSabres’ Cody Franson healthy after career-worst season
BUFFALO – Sabres defenseman Cody Franson had never experienced anything like the unusual vision ailment that sidelined him the final 23 games last season. “It was very weird,” Franson said Friday...
View ArticleSabres goalie Robin Lehner ready for preseason debut
BUFFALO – Six months removed from ankle surgery, fiery Sabres goalie Robin Lehner, as you might expect, is excited to play his first game preseason game tonight. “I don’t know if the excitement I sense...
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