As a surprise riser through the organizational ranks, Lukas Rousek comes in at number 19 in the Sabres Grades countdown. The former sixth-round draft selection led the AHL Rochester Americans in points per game in 2023-2024 but managed only two in 15 NHL games.
The Buffalo Sabres’ cupboards are full of prospects ahead of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft (June 28 and 29), and per Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News, the Sabres won’t be signing these three prospects by Saturday’s June 1 deadline.
Jeff Skinner‘s tenure with the Buffalo Sabres continues to be a wacky roller coaster ride and of all the players featured on their 2023-24 roster, he may be the toughest to assess in the aftermath.
The Buffalo Sabres won’t sign three draft picks, including defenseman Mats Lindgren, a fourth-round selection in 2022, to contracts before Saturday’s deadline, the team confirmed.
Dylan Cozens is likely ready to forget the 2023-24 season. The Buffalo Sabres were among the most exciting stories heading into the campaign and expectations were high.
He was a hot topic of conversation coming into the season, and many had pegged him as the uncontested starting goaltender after his late-season heroics in 2022-23, but with the emergence of Ukko Pekka Luukkonen as the starter, Devon Levi was put more on the back burner as the hype surrounding him cooled off.
Sheldon Keefe didn’t take long to find a new home, as the New Jersey Devils named him their new head coach Thursday. The Buffalo Sabres are familiar with the former Maple Leafs bench boss, facing him 15 times since he took over in Toronto.
In a season in which their formerly red-hot offense went stone cold, the Buffalo Sabres saw a new star emerge. Second-year forward John-Jason Peterka made a quantum leap in his sophomore campaign and transformed into the Sabres’ biggest threat practically overnight.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is looking for a new contract with Devon Levi ready to form a young, dynamic goaltending tandem for the Buffalo Sabres next season.
We’re just over a month away from Round 1 of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft (June 28), and the Buffalo Sabres will select in the top-15 for the 13th straight year.
The Buffalo Sabres have eight pending unrestricted free agents who dressed for a game this past season. This includes Zemgus Girgensons, Tyson Jost, Victor Olofsson, Eric Robinson, Eric Comrie, Brandon Biro, Brett Murray, and Dustin Tokarski.
Rasmus Dahlin was one of the best players and one of the bright spots on the Buffalo Sabres roster this season. A powerhouse through and through, Dahlin was the backbone of the team on every given night, establishing himself as one of the bona fide leaders in the locker room and on the ice.
Ahead of the 2024 NHL Draft, there will be plenty of speculation about what the Buffalo Sabres will do in the first round. While that will garner a lot of attention, the middle rounds of the draft offer a chance to unearth hidden gems.
The NHL debut season from Ryan Johnson slots him in at number 20 in the Sabres Grades countdown. The rookie defenseman took less than a month to earn his first NHL promotion and immediately showed the calm and poise necessary to carve out a spot in the blueline rotation.
The offseason has arrived for all but a handful of teams who are still taking part in the playoffs. Accordingly, it’s now time to examine what they will need to accomplish over the coming months. Next up is a look at Buffalo.
To say that the Buffalo Sabres are at a crossroads would be an understatement. After missing the playoffs for 14 years, the franchise is in “win now” mode like never before.
A top defenseman is going to miss a game due to his actions. On Sunday, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced Team Canada defenseman Bowen Byram had been suspended one game for slashing Finland’s Jesse Puljujarvi.
One of the best defensemen in the NHL was forced to leave an international game early due to a dangerous hit. During Saturday’s Group B game between Sweden and Latvia, Sweden defenseman Rasmus Dahlin was given a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct for hitting Latvian forward Haralds Egle in the head.
The Fourth Period: It looks like Buffalo Sabres pending UFA forwards Victor Olofsson, Zemgus Girgensons, Eric Robinson and Tyson Jost will hit the open market.
After failing to make the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season, the Buffalo Sabres are expected to change their secondary scoring options this summer.
The Sabres have heard from teams looking to trade for a member of their defensive core, but it doesn't sound like the team has any interest in making a move.
The Buffalo Sabres announced Monday that Seth Appert, the head coach of the AHL’s Rochester Americans, will join the Sabres as an assistant coach under new head coach Lindy Ruff.
After a slow start in the series and in the first period Wednesday night, the Florida Panthers got back to their team personality: Skilled, fast and physical.
The Buffalo Sabres are having a back to the future moment in the hiring of Lindy Ruff as their coach.
Buffalo’s playoff drought now stands at 13 years.
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