The Buffalo Sabres have won their three previous meetings with Montreal this season, and are attempting to post their first season sweep of the Canadiens since the 1983-84 season when the teams meet Wednesday night in Bell Centre.
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The team's No. 1 defenseman, who sat out Sunday's 7-3 loss in Columbus due to lower-body soreness, returned to practice Tuesday in KeyBank Center and is likely to return when the Sabres open a three-game road trip Wednesday night in Montreal.
The 5-0 burn the Buffalo Sabres took from the Calgary Flames was the first pure stinker this season under Don Granato, the first time they looked like the team-with-no-clue we saw so many nights under Ralph Krueger, writes Mike Harrington.
The lighter side of the news: Eschewing the many clichéd arena rock anthems, the Sabres have allowed each player to pick their own unique goal song.
When Don Granato leads the Buffalo Sabres' first training camp practice Thursday, it's a forgone conclusion that he won't have his captain, Jack Eichel, on the ice.
"It’s pretty special to be traded to such a place that values hockey, especially the fans," said Butcher, who got traded with a fifth-round draft choice to the Sabres in exchange for future considerations.
In a matter of six days this month, general manager Kevyn Adams spearheaded a facelift of the Buffalo Sabres' defense.
Last season, Butcher averaged 19:02 of ice time across 23 games, finishing with one goal and 11 points. Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Butcher ranked second among all Devils defensemen in power-play ice time and fourth in blocked shots.
It started like so many home games from the past few years. The Sabres started slow, mishandled the puck and looked overmatched. Then they did one thing last season’s Buffalo squad did well: They came back. The Sabres erased two deficits and took a third-period lead in the opening game of their Prospects Challenge. It wasn’t enough to send
For Will Butcher, there was nothing wrong with Buffalo. He knows it’s a great hockey town. He liked the Sabres’ organization. The simple fact is he liked the New Jersey Devils better. The Sabres recruited and wooed Butcher this summer, and the Hobey Baker Award winner made Buffalo one of his four finalists. Ultimately, he chose the Devils in
For Will Butcher, there was nothing wrong with Buffalo. He knows it’s a great hockey town. He liked the Sabres’ organization. The simple fact is he liked the New Jersey Devils better. The Sabres recruited and wooed Butcher this summer, and the Hobey Baker Award winner made Buffalo one of his four finalists. Ultimately, he chose the Devils in
Sabres fans who still have their old Jason Pominville jerseys can wear them again. He is going to continue to wear No. 29. The Sabres did some number crunching Monday, announcing uniforms for 13 players. Pominville, reacquired this offseason, will wear his familiar No. 29 when the Sabres return to the ice next month. Defenseman Jake McCabe gave up
Will Butcher appreciates the enthusiasm shown by the Sabres and their fans, but the defenseman has decided to make New Jersey his home. The free agent signed a two-year, $1.85 million contract with the Devils on Sunday night. The heavily courted Butcher also considered joining Buffalo and Las Vegas, among others. “It was a difficult decision for Will because
The Will Butcher Derby will likely reach the finish line this weekend, with the Hobey Baker Award winner from the University of Denver expected to announce a decision Sunday or Monday about which NHL team he will sign with as a free agent. Butcher, who did not sign with the Colorado Avalanche after they drafted him in the fifth
The Buffalo Sabres tried to land college hockey’s top player last summer but Harvard winger Jimmy Vesey opted for the bright lights of New York and signed with the Rangers. Now comes a report that the Sabres are apparently back in the market for the 2017 Hobey Baker Award winner this August. According to the Denver Post, University of