Ryan O’Reilly wants leadership role with Sabres
BUFFALO – Sabres center Ryan O’Reilly’s ready to tackle a new challenge. During his first six NHL seasons, the 24-year-old wasn’t viewed as one of the Avalanche’s leaders. Colorado stars Matt Duchesne,...
View ArticleSabres sign Ryan O’Reilly to massive contract extension
BUFFALO – That didn’t take long. A week after the Sabres acquired Ryan O’Reilly in a blockbuster trade with the Colorado Avalanche, they locked up their new No. 1 center today with a max deal, a...
View ArticleSabres sign Ryan O’Reilly to 7-year, $52.5 million contract extension
BUFFALO – That didn’t take long. A week after the Sabres acquired Ryan O’Reilly in a blockbuster trade with the Colorado Avalanche, they locked up their new No. 1 center with a max deal Friday, a...
View ArticleSabres’ Ryan O’Reilly charged with impaired driving, leaving scene of accident
Just days after signing a seven-year, $52.5 million contract extension, Buffalo Sabres center Ryan O’Reilly was arrested Thursday and charged with impaired driving and leaving the scene of an accident...
View ArticleStrong words already haunting Sabres’ Ryan O’Reilly
In Ryan O’Reilly’s first comments after the Sabres acquired him, the center discussed his desire to assume a leadership role in Buffalo. Those words – “With the Sabres I have to be a more vocal guy, be...
View ArticleSabres newcomer Jamie McGinn wants to prove his worth
BUFFALO – Amid all the commotion surrounding one of the busiest and perhaps most pivotal days in the Sabres’ 45-year history, winger Jamie McGinn’s name got lost. That happened because McGinn arrived...
View ArticleSabres’ Jack Eichel wants to earn spot
BUFFALO – To rookie Jack Eichel, he hasn’t secured a spot on the Sabres yet. That’s why the slick center, one of the biggest prospects in recent memory, initially hesitated to accept teammate Matt...
View ArticleSabres prospect Brendan Guhle making strong impression
BUFFALO – The odds, of course, are still very low Brendan Guhle will stick around. In the coming days, the Sabres will likely send the defense prospect, the 51st pick in June, back to his junior club...
View ArticleSabres’ Rasmus Ristolainen ready to return
BUFFALO – Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen practiced today and should play in Tuesday’s preseason game against the Toronto Maple Leafs inside the First Niagara Center. The Sabres suddenly need the...
View ArticleSabres close preseason with ugly loss
BUFFALO – For almost 40 minutes Friday, much of the optimism the Sabres created early in the preseason vanished as the Columbus Blue Jackets’ junior varsity squad throttled a lineup filled with stars...
View ArticleSam Reinhart won’t stay with Sabres as scratch
BUFFALO – The Sabres’ top two lines, while they could still be rearranged, appear to be set. So is the fourth line. So four days before opening night, only the third line, which currently comprises...
View ArticleSabres goalie Robin Lehner knows he’s a question mark
BUFFALO – As a Swedish import, Sabres newcomer Robin Lehner isn’t a big football fan. But after arriving here in August, the goalie started following the Buffalo Bills a little bit. “A lot of people...
View ArticleSabres coach Dan Bylsma constantly tinkering with lines
BUFFALO – After some fourth-line duty in the season opener, Sabres coach Dan Bylsma rewarded Jamie McGinn with a plum assignment as the right winger beside rookie center Jack Eichel and Evander Kane...
View ArticleSabres’ Ryan O’Reilly responds to move to left wing
BUFFALO – Three games into the season, Ryan O’Reilly, the shiny acquisition the Sabres recently awarded a seven-year, $52.5 million contract extension and touted as their No. 1 center, has already been...
View ArticleQuick Toronto trip to watch Blue Jays special for Sabres
BUFFALO – The call came at 4:30 p.m. Monday. Sabres winger Evander Kane asked defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo, a Toronto native and a huge Blue Jays fans, if he wanted to go watch Game 3 of the American...
View ArticleGoalie prospect Linus Ullmark excited to join Sabres
BUFFALO – If Sabres goalie Linus Ullmark had suffered any setbacks in his rehab following double-hip surgery in April, the worst-case scenario would’ve been a return to the ice in January. But the...
View ArticleSabres can’t complete comeback against Penguins
PITTSBURGH – A year or two ago, as the Buffalo Sabres rebuilt their lineup from the ground up, a game like their exciting 4-3 loss to the Penguins on Thursday would’ve turned into an utter...
View ArticleTim Schaller back with Sabres after disappointing preseason
BUFFALO – Dan Bylsma was mad. Well, kind of. The Sabres coach wanted Tim Schaller to know he wasn’t happy the center tried to play through a lower-body injury early in training camp. So earlier this...
View ArticleSabres’ Josh Gorges knows hit looks ugly; Ryan O’Reilly earns day off
BUFFALO – Some quick updates from HarborCenter, where the Sabres practiced today before catching a flight to New York for Sunday’s tilt against the Islanders: – Defenseman Josh Gorges won’t face any...
View ArticleWill Sabres goalie Linus Ullmark start Thursday?
BUFFALO – Just three games into his career, Linus Ullmark’s strong play has some observers already wondering if the Swede, 22, could be the Sabres’ goalie of the future and present. Right now, Sabres...
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