Category: Jeff Skinner
Sabres win, learn Granato will miss another game
Jeff SkinnerWith coach Don Granato out because of illness, and Seth Appert, who coaches the Sabres' AHL affiliate in Rochester, New York, called up to fill in behind the bench, Buffalo defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime on Saturday.
Read moreNHL Injuries: Ducks, Bruins, Sabres, Blackhawks, Avs, Panthers, Wild, Lightning, Maple Leafs, and Golden Knights
Buffalo SabresDucks get two back but lose Leo Carlsson. Cale Makar returns. Mikhail Sergachev day-to-day. The Golden Knights lose another goalie.
Read moreSabres Appear Unlikely To Send Benson To World Juniors
SabresLance Lysowski of The Buffalo News is reporting that it seems likely that the Buffalo Sabres will hold on to 18-year-old Zach Benson rather than sending him overseas to play for Team Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championship. Nothing concrete has been decided yet, but as Lysowski writes, the Sabr...
Read moreSabres Notes: Tuch, Savoie, Cozens, Samuelsson
Minnesota WildBuffalo Sabres winger Alex Tuch is listed as questionable for Friday’s game against the Minnesota Wild, head coach Don Granato said today. Granato said Tuch has been dealing with some “soreness,” explaining a rash of missed practices lately, and will likely only play one of two games of their back-t...
Read moreSabres’ Alex Tuch starting to score, bust out of early-season slump: ‘I thought I let my teammates down’
Adam PelechBUFFALO – Sabres coach Don Granato loved the emotion and energy winger Alex Tuch displayed while fighting twice in the last week. Tuch, 27, quickly made New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech pay for trying to knee linemate Jeff Skinner late in Saturday’s 3-1 win. Then when surly Ottawa Senators...
Read moreSabres’ Alex Tuch and JJ Peterka Need to Produce More
Buffalo Sabres’As the Buffalo Sabres’ season slow start continues on in October, there needs to be some accountability from their top players. Players like Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin, and are off to solid starts, but a couple of their other big players have been in a bad rut. was a massive catalyst for the Sabr...
Read moreThompson, Skinner lead Sabres over Ottawa, 6-4
Tage ThompsonIn Ottawa, a three-goal second period by the Buffalo Sabres helped propel them a 6-4 win over the Senators on Tuesday night. Tage Thompson and Jeff Skinner each hit for a pair of goals in the Sabres win. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen … Continue reading → The post Thompson, Skinner lead Sabres over Ottawa, 6...
Read moreBuffalo Sabres season preview
Jack QuinnIf there is one team in the NHL with expectations of greatness this season it is the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres missed the playoffs by a single point in the 2022-23 season. The Florida Panthers eked out the second wild … Continue reading → The post Buffalo Sabres season preview first appeared on Pro...
Read moreSabres: Reasons for Optimism Heading into 2023-24
BuffaloLast season, the Buffalo Sabres took huge strides. Development from the likes of , Dylan Cozens, and alongside continued success from and Jeff Skinner propelled them to a 91-point, fifth-place finish in the Atlantic. Last season, the Sabres’ penalty kill was horrific, sitting at 73 percent, fifth...
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