Category: Kyle Okposo
Buffalo Sabres 2022-23 Report Card: Kyle Okposo
Kyle OkposoNo hockey team at any level of play has ever gotten anywhere without leadership. It’s often difficult to see but is as essential to the game as goaltending and scoring. Okposo emerged as the leader of the Sabres at a pivotal time in their history ( / The Hockey Writers). The second-longest serving...
Read moreSabres want to re-sign veterans Kyle Okposo, Zemgus Girgensons; Buffalo waiting to hear from Ryan Johnson
Kevyn AdamsBUFFALO – General manager Kevyn Adams wants to give captain Kyle Okposo and alternate captain Zemgus Girgensons, the Sabres’ longest-tenured player, time to decompress following a long season. When the time is right, Adams plans to talk to the veterans, both of whom can become unrestricted free agen...
Read moreKyle Okposo proud of work with Sabres, quiet on future as contract expires
SabresBUFFALO – Almost seven years ago, captain Kyle Okposo stood at a podium in KeyBank Center and explained he chose the Sabres as a free agent because he believed they possessed all the ingredients to win the Stanley Cup. Today, with his $42 million contract about to expire, Okposo hasn’t played a sing...
Read moreComrie, Sabres shut out Islanders, 2-0
Buffalo SabresIn Elmont, Kyle Okposo scored late in the third period end a scoreless tie with the New York Islanders and Help send the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-0 “If you start thinking about where you’re at in the standings and playing, you’re not going to play well,” Okposo said. You have to stay in the moment and...
Read moreOkposo scores in 3rd, Sabres shut out Islanders
Pittsburgh PenguinsELMONT, N.Y. -- Kyle Okposo scored in the third period, and Eric Comrie made 26 saves for the Buffalo Sabres in a 2-0 win against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Saturday.
Read moreOkposo scores in 3rd, Sabres shut out Islanders
SabresELMONT, -- Kyle Okposo scored in the third period, and Eric Comrie made 26 saves for the Buffalo Sabres in a 2-0 win against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Saturday. The Sabres moved four points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the E...
Read moreBolts' Cernak gets 2-game ban for elbow to head
Buffalo SabresLightning defenseman Erik Cernak has been suspended for two games for elbowing Sabres captain Kyle Okposo in the head during Thursday's game.
Read moreErik Cernak Suspended Two Games
Buffalo Sabres4:00 pm: NHL Player Safety has suspended Cernak for two games as a result of his actions, as announced Friday afternoon. They cited his previous suspension, as well as Cernak’s deliberate shift of his elbow to target Okposo, as reasoning behind the suspension. 9:41 am: The NHL Department of Player S...
Read moreCernak to have hearing for actions in Lightning game
Buffalo SabresErik Cernak will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday.
Read moreVal James: The Forgotten Trailblazer
Mike GrierUntil Jordan Greenway took to the ice for the US men’s ice hockey team in Pyeongchang, the program had never had an African-American player on its Olympic roster. It’s shocking…
Read moreSabres Need to Decide Kyle Okposo’s Future with Team
Kyle OkposoThe Buffalo Sabres will soon have to decide on their captain’s future. Kyle Okposo is in the final season of his seven-year, $42 million contract before he becomes an unrestricted…
Read moreQuinn has goal, assist, Sabres top Predators to end 3-game skid
Buffalo SabresNASHVILLE -- Jack Quinn had a goal and an assist for the Buffalo Sabres, who ended a three-game skid with a 5-3 win against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday. Kyle Okposo scored a go-ahead, short-handed goal in the third period and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 38 saves for Buffal...
Read moreSabres’ Peyton Krebs developing with Zemgus Girgensons, Kyle Okposo
SabresBUFFALO – In the second period of Thursday’s 6-3 win, Sabres center Peyton Krebs zoomed into the Detroit zone to chase down a loose puck and drove Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider into the boards behind the net. Krebs, who’s four inches shorter and 17 pounds lighter than Seider, gained possession....
Read moreSabres’ Peyton Krebs developing with Zemgus Girgensons, Kyle Okposo
SabresBUFFALO – In the second period of Thursday’s 6-3 win, Sabres center Peyton Krebs zoomed into the Detroit zone to chase down a loose puck and drove Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider into the boards behind the net. Krebs, who’s four inches shorter and 17 pounds lighter than Seider, gained possession....
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