Category: Buffalo Sabres

Jack Eichel no longer is captain of the Buffalo Sabres. General manager Kevyn Adams announced the decision Thursday after Eichel failed his training camp physical because of a herniated disk in his neck and was placed on injured reserve. Adams said the ... MORE

The Buffalo Sabres have agreed to terms with defenseman Rasmus Dahlin on a three-year contract with an average annual value of $6 million dollars, the team announced Wednesday. Dahlin, 21, tallied 23 points (5+18) in 56 games last season while averaging a ... MORE

The Buffalo Sabres today announced the roster and practice schedule for the team’s training camp, which begins Wednesday, Sept. 22, when players are scheduled to report for testing and physicals. Fifty-eight players have been invited to training camp. Forwards (34) 74 Rasmus ... MORE

The Walt Disney Company and Turner Sports announced their national broadcast schedules for the 2021-22 season on Thursday. The Sabres will appear on TNT twice: March 13 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 3 p.m. (2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic at Tim ... MORE

The Buffalo Sabres are headed back outdoors. The NHL announced Thursday that the Sabres will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic at Tim Hortons Field, the home of the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger Cats, in Hamilton, ... MORE

Erie County officials joined representatives from Pegula Sports & Entertainment Tuesday afternoon to announce new health and safety protocols for Highmark Stadium and the KeyBank Center. According to Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, all guests 12 years old and older will be ... MORE

The Buffalo Sabres have announced their roster for the 2021 Prospects Challenge, which will be held from Sept. 17 to 19 at LECOM Harborcenter. Jack Quinn and J-J Peterka, Buffalo’s first- and second-round picks in the 2020 NHL Draft, are among the ... MORE

The National Hockey League has reached an agreement with the International Ice Hockey Federation to create a break in the 2021-2022 season to allow players to compete in the next Winter Olympics. The NHL and its players’ association said Friday that the ... MORE

The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team will again host the Prospects Challenge from Sept. 17 to 19 at LECOM Harborcenter. The Sabres will be joined by the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils to compete in a round-robin challenge featuring prospects ... MORE

The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed forward Casey Mittelstadt to a three-year contract with an average annual value of $2.5 million, the team announced Thursday. Mittelstadt, 22, is coming off the most productive stretch of his young career under coach Don Granato. He ... MORE

The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed defenseman Henri Jokiharju to a three-year conract with an average annual value of $2.5 million, the team announced Thursday. The 22-year-old tallied eight points (3+5) in 46 games last season. Jokiharju averaged 19:01 during the final 27 ... MORE

The NHL is eyeing a matinee NHL Heritage Classic game between the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs in Hamilton, Ontario, this season, according to Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News. The target date is March 13. Toronto and Buffalo were previously ... MORE

With NHL training camps opening in just under one month, the Buffalo Sabres and captain Jack Eichel remain at an impasse. And even the league and players’ association have not been able to help find a resolution, yet. According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte ... MORE

With his relationship with the Buffalo Sabres seemingly at a stalemate, captain Jack Eichel has made a major move to try to rejuvenate his suddenly stalled NHL career. Eichel has fired longtime agent and fellow Boston native Peter Fish and replaced him ... MORE

Rick Jeanneret will retire as play-by-play announcer of the Buffalo Sabres after this season. The 79-year-old is entering his 51st season with the Sabres, beginning his tenure as the longest announcer with one team in NHL history when he called games on ... MORE