Topical Mike Harrington: His team looks good, even without Alex Tuch. So what does Sabres GM Kevyn Adams do this week? By Mike Harrington News Sports Reporter Feb 26, 2023 Feb 26, 2023 Updated Apr 19, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lest anyone think the Buffalo Sabres came into KeyBank Center with their dauber down on Sunday, it's easy to report that wasn't the case.kAm%96 ?6HD @? p=6I %F49 H2D 6IA64E65 E@ 36 DF3@AE:>2=[ 2?5 :E H2D] (66< E@ H66<] pE =62DE EH@ H66<D] |2J36 >@C6] %96? E96 E@AA6C H2D E96 H@C5 E92E #2D>FD s29=:? 4@F=5?VE 2?DH6C E96 36== 2?5 H2D E2<:?8 2 3C62< 7C@> E96 D9@H5@H? 282:?DE E96 (2D9:?8E@? r2A:E2=D 2D H6==] pE =62DE 96VD 52J E@ 52J]k^AmkAmv6?6C2= |2?286C z6GJ? p52>D 42>6 :?E@ E96 >65:2 C@@> 2 4@FA=6 @7 9@FCD 367@C6 7246@77 H:E9 E96 8C:> ?6HD] p52>D =62?65 282:?DE 2 H2== 492EE:?8 H:E9 C6A@CE6CD[ 4=62C=J 9@A:?8 7@C E96 36DE] p?5 9:D E62> 5:5 C:89E 3J 9:> :? 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New Buffalo Sabres COO John Roth knows there's lots of work to be done on the franchise's business side John Roth, the newly hired COO of the Buffalo Sabres and Pegula Sports & Entertainment, spoke to The Buffalo News in an exclusive interview.Â
Sabres trade deadline primer: How GM Kevyn Adams can add to his contending roster Here are questions and options to consider as the NHL trade deadline approaches.
Buffalo Sabres season tickets to rise an average of 9% for the 2023-24 season This is the second price increase announced this month by Pegula Sports & Entertainment as Buffalo Bills season tickets for 2023Â will go u…
Sabres acquire defenseman Riley Stillman from Vancouver for prospect Josh Bloom The Sabres acquired defenseman Riley Stillman from the Vancouver Canucks on Monday in exchange for forward prospect Josh Bloom.Â
Observations: Sabres unable to complete comeback in 5-3 loss to last-place Blue Jackets A lackluster performance in the second period Tuesday, from turnovers to the defensive mishaps, was too much for the Buffalo Sabres to overcom…
Mike Harrington: Once again, it feels like any place but home for the Sabres "The numbers are confounding: The Sabres are 12-16-2 at home, and only Philadelphia (11-15-3) is worse in the East. Buffalo is 19-8-2 on the r…
It's been a long time since we've seen this March Madness: Sabres in a playoff hunt The Buffalo Sabres' game Thursday night in TD Garden against the Boston Bruins is the first of 15 games in March – and 11 are against teams cu…
Sabres winger Alex Tuch to miss at least two weeks with lower-body injury Tuch suffered a lower-body injury Friday in a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers that the Sabres hope will be on the "longer side of week-to-we…
Mike Harrington's NHL power rankings See who holds the No. 1 spot and where the Sabres land this week.
Sabres place Alex Tuch on injured reserve; top-line winger's status is uncertain The Buffalo Sabres' mostly injury-free season at forward took a decidedly darker turn Saturday night when the club placed top-line right winge…
Craig Anderson suddenly jumps to the top of Sabres' three-headed goalie, but how much can he play? Anderson's outburst against the Panthers suddenly gives him 70 saves on 72 shots the last two games. With 25 games to go, it begs the question…
Observations: Craig Anderson shuts down Panthers, Sabres grab a playoff position with 25 games to go The Sabres beat the Florida Panthers, 3-1, in FLA Live Arena and the win got them into the second wild card in the Eastern Conference via tieb…
Tampa Bay's Erik Cernak gets two-game suspension for elbow on Sabres captain Kyle Okposo The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced that Cernak will have a hearing for the play, which came with 1:35 left in regulation of the S…
In wake of Ilya Lyubushkin's historic OT goal, Sabres can move into playoff spot with regulation win over Panthers A regulation win for the Sabres would give them 64 points and move them into a tie with both Florida and Detroit while allowing them to jump o…
Observations: In OT thriller, Sabres get the final answer over Lightning on Ilya Lyubushkin's goal The Sabres pulled out a 6-5 victory on Ilya Lyubushkin's short-handed breakaway goal at 1:41 of OT – just Buffalo's second win in the last 13 …
Sabres looking to channel their anger from Leafs fiasco into tussle with Lightning The Lightning have won 11 of their last 12 games over Buffalo.