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Today in Sports - Barry Sanders becomes the third player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! 1997 — Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions becomes the third player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season when he gains 184 in a 13-10 win over the New York Jets. 2008 — Cleveland’s Jamal Lewis becomes the 24th player in NFL history …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Eichel’s comments, Pegula’s patience, Savoie trade, next captain and more: Sabres mailbag, part 1

New York Times

The Buffalo Sabres will take the ice on Wednesday for their first practice of rookie camp in what is the unofficial start of hockey season in Western New York. That’s when Terry Pegula’s message changed and he said he wanted the team to be “effective, efficient and economic.” At that time, Pegula hired Kevyn Adams as general manager without conducting …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Buffalo Sabres acquire forward Ryan McLeod in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers

Associated Press

The Buffalo Sabres acquired forward Ryan McLeod in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, getting an established NHL player who just experienced a long playoff run in exchange for one of the organization’s top prospects. Buffalo goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and recent trade acquisition Beck Malenstyn were among the 14 players who elected salary arbitration, a list that includes …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Buffalo Sabres buy out the final three years of forward Jeff Skinner’s 8-year, $72 million contract

Associated Press

The Buffalo Sabres officially moved on from Jeff Skinner, the top-paid forward on the team’s roster, by buying out the final three years of the veteran’s contact on Sunday. This marks the end of Skinner’s up-and-down six-year stint in Buffalo, where his production was inconsistent from one season to the next, and he was often knocked for defensive lapses. Acquired …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

NHL Draft: Sabres strike out on trades, add Konsta Helenius to crowded prospect pool

New York Times

LAS VEGAS — In the moments before the Buffalo Sabres were on the clock in the first round of the NHL Draft, their table on the floor of the Sphere appeared tense. But the effort Adams made to swing a deal came up short, and the Sabres’ brass took to the stage and drafted Finnish center Konsta Helenius with the …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Which NHL teams need upgrades on defense? Ranking all 32 teams by current quality

New York Times

With draft-floor trades and the first day of unrestricted free agency just days away, it’s time to break down where each team stands on a position-by-position basis. Current quality: 50th percentile Looking for: Franchise talent, top-four defenseman We know the story with the Flames’ forwards, and the story with their blue line isn’t much different. Current quality: 36th percentile Looking …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Buffalo Sabres fire head coach Don Granato after extending playoff drought to 13th season

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Seven months after general manager Kevyn Adams declared the Sabres’ competitive window of opportunity as being open, it slammed shut on coach Don Granato, who was fired on Tuesday. “I believe we have a talented group of players that now we need to take the next step, which is obviously getting in the playoffs and going from …

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1 year ago

Slumping Sabres tweak lineup by acquiring Eric Robinson in trade with Blue Jackets

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The slumping Buffalo Sabres made a minor shake up to their lineup by acquiring fourth-line forward Eric Robinson in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday. The Blue Jackets acquired a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2025 draft in exchange for a seventh-year player having difficulty landing a regular role in their lineup this season. …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Buffalo Sabres lock up defenseman Rasmus Dahlin to 8-year, $88 million contract extension

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin arrived in Buffalo from his native Sweden as a raw 18-year-old who could barely speak English, had little experience living away from home, and unprepared for the growing pains he’d face in maturing into a full-rounded player. Some five years later, toughened by the adversity of spending his early years playing on a …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Zach Benson is making an early case to stick around with the Sabres

New York Times

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Zach Benson just looks like a hockey player. One of the first observations Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams made after drafting Benson in June was he is one of those kids who “give you this feel that they’re a hockey player. But then in Buffalo’s second preseason game Tuesday night, a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins, …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Eichel making most of 1st postseason as Golden Knights prepare for Panthers in Cup final

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Jack Eichel didn’t know what to expect when the NHL playoffs began in April. “It’s where you want to be as a player and been taking a few years for me to get here,” Eichel said. “Having your family around, getting experience with them, they’ve been with you your whole life.” Vegas opens the series Saturday against …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Sabres’ Russian player won’t take part in Pride night warmup

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ilya Lyubushkin cited an anti-gay Kremlin law and fears of retribution at home in Russia for electing not to participate in the Buffalo Sabres’ pregame warmup on the team’s Pride night, when players wore jerseys with the team’s rainbow-colored logo on the front in support of the LGBTQ+ community. Without mentioning Lyubushkin specifically, the Sabres added: “We …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Sabres agree with Dylan Cozens on $49.7M, 7-year extension

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres have agreed to terms with forward Dylan Cozens on a seven-year extension worth $49.7 million. Buffalo signed All-Star forward Tage Thompson for $50 million over seven seasons in August and defenseman Mattias Samuelsson to a $30 million, seven-year deal in October. Rasmus Dahlin, the top pick in 2020 who’s a Norris Trophy candidate and …

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2 years ago

Tage Thompson’s tear through NHL continues with ‘special night’ in Arizona homecoming

New York Times

TEMPE, Ariz. — The two-month Tage Thompson tour of dominance through every NHL building continued Saturday night in the 5,000-seat Mullett Arena on the Arizona State campus, and so it’s not like his elite performance during the Buffalo Sabres’ 5-2 win over the Coyotes was any different than many of his offensive eruptions. He trains here in the summertime quite …

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2 years, 2 months ago

How Don Granato’s playing days at Wisconsin prepared him to lead Sabres

New York Times

About 40 years ago, Don Granato was in the car with his family on the way to watch a Wisconsin hockey game. “There’s no question,” Granato says now, “that was a special group.” Talk to players from that team, and they all agree Granato was among the most special people on that roster. If you weren’t playing like you can …

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2 years, 5 months ago

2022 NHL Mock Draft: Juraj Slafkovsky goes No. 1 in Corey Pronman’s final mock of the season

New York Times

We’ve reached the eve of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Columbus Blue Jackets: Simon Nemec, RHD, Nitra While I think it’s possible someone like Kasper or Jonathan Lekkerimaki can break up the somewhat consensus group of six at the top of this draft, I still project Columbus to be in on whichever of the top six rated prospects in Slafkovsky, …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Flyers give Rasmus Ristolainen 5-year contract extension

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen to a five-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday. “Rasmus is an important part of our team and we are very happy to have him on our blue line for the next five years,” Fletcher said in a statement. “He is committed to being a Flyer and brings a consistent physical …

Nhl Flyers Overall Pick Rasmus Ristolainen

3 years, 1 month ago

Sabres end 8-month stalemate by trading Jack Eichel to Vegas

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jack Eichel lost nearly an entire season of his NHL career due to a stalemate over how to treat a neck injury. The bitter, public feud between the Sabres’ franchise player and team over how to treat the injury finally reached a resolution Thursday when Buffalo traded the 25-year-old Eichel to the Vegas Golden Knights. Eichel received …

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3 years, 2 months ago

All eyes on Eichel and ongoing stalemate with Sabres

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jack Eichel has switched agents, been stripped of his captaincy and likely played his final game for the Buffalo Sabres. The NHL’s collective bargaining agreement says teams are required to provide “serious consideration” to a player’s choice of a second opinion, but otherwise have the final say on treatment. Lust noted disk replacement surgery has been a …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Sabres’ Jack Eichel fails physical, stripped of captaincy

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jack Eichel was stripped of his captaincy by the Sabres on Thursday, raising further questions about his future in Buffalo due to a widening rift over how to treat a neck injury that has sidelined the center for six months. “And we’re in a situation where we were in the past and where we are now that …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Eichel’s rift with Sabres deepens in contradicting GM Adams

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jack Eichel’s representatives released a statement Friday night saying “the process is not working,” in further opening a deepening rift between the Buffalo Sabres captain and the team. In an email to The Associated Press, agents Peter Fish and Peter Donatelli contradicted general manager Kevyn Adams by saying the Sabres went against their own medical staff’s recommendation …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Analysis: Sabres back at Square 1 in seeking to trade Eichel

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — So much for the Sabres’ so-called and celebrated “tank year” in 2014-15, when many fans openly cheered a late-season loss to the Arizona Coyotes to essentially seal Buffalo’s last-place finish. Eichel is on the market to complete what’s been second-year GM Kevyn Adams’ offseason slate-clearing purge to start fresh, and part ways with players expressing disinterest in …

Team Nhl Player Adams Buffalo Sabres Eichel

3 years, 7 months ago

Debate over surgery has Eichel questioning future in Buffalo

Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The frustration over yet another losing season, combined with what Sabres captain Jack Eichel called “a disconnect” with his team over how to treat a herniated disk led to him questioning his future in Buffalo on Monday. “They definitely hold a lot of cards on what I can and can’t do,” Eichel said. I’ve got to get …

Team Nhl Season Buffalo Eichel

3 years, 9 months ago

NHL Trade Deadline Big Board: Taylor Hall, Mattias Ekholm and 28 others who could be dealt

New York Times

Three events occurred since the last update to The Athletic’s NHL Trade Deadline Big Board that shakes things up a bit. “And I’d rather have DeBrusk than a late first-round pick.” One GM also mentioned that if the Bruins could ever make the dollars work, Viktor Arvidsson would be of interest in a potential Nashville trade. “We’ve got to.” One …

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Today in Sports - Barry Sanders becomes the third player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season

Eichel’s comments, Pegula’s patience, Savoie trade, next captain and more: Sabres mailbag, part 1

Buffalo Sabres acquire forward Ryan McLeod in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers

Buffalo Sabres buy out the final three years of forward Jeff Skinner’s 8-year, $72 million contract

NHL Draft: Sabres strike out on trades, add Konsta Helenius to crowded prospect pool

Which NHL teams need upgrades on defense? Ranking all 32 teams by current quality

Buffalo Sabres fire head coach Don Granato after extending playoff drought to 13th season

Slumping Sabres tweak lineup by acquiring Eric Robinson in trade with Blue Jackets

Buffalo Sabres lock up defenseman Rasmus Dahlin to 8-year, $88 million contract extension

Zach Benson is making an early case to stick around with the Sabres

Eichel making most of 1st postseason as Golden Knights prepare for Panthers in Cup final

Sabres’ Russian player won’t take part in Pride night warmup

Sabres agree with Dylan Cozens on $49.7M, 7-year extension

Tage Thompson’s tear through NHL continues with ‘special night’ in Arizona homecoming

How Don Granato’s playing days at Wisconsin prepared him to lead Sabres

2022 NHL Mock Draft: Juraj Slafkovsky goes No. 1 in Corey Pronman’s final mock of the season

Flyers give Rasmus Ristolainen 5-year contract extension

Sabres end 8-month stalemate by trading Jack Eichel to Vegas

All eyes on Eichel and ongoing stalemate with Sabres

Sabres’ Jack Eichel fails physical, stripped of captaincy

Eichel’s rift with Sabres deepens in contradicting GM Adams

Analysis: Sabres back at Square 1 in seeking to trade Eichel

Debate over surgery has Eichel questioning future in Buffalo

NHL Trade Deadline Big Board: Taylor Hall, Mattias Ekholm and 28 others who could be dealt