Lance Lysowski, the Sabres beat writer for The Buffalo News, analyzes the offseason moves of the club's divisional opponents.
Here's a glimpse at how teams in the Atlantic Division used their cap space this summer and what it could mean for the playoff race this season.
Sabres beat writer Lance Lysowski reviews the offseason for each playoff team in the Atlantic Division.
Here's a team-by-team look at each Atlantic Division opponent's offseason and outlook, beginning with those that reached the playoffs last season and continuing later this week with the rest.
Helenius, the club's first-round pick in the NHL draft in June, elected to forego the final season of his contract in Finland to continue his career in North America with the Sabres or their American Hockey League affiliate, the Rochester Americans.
Rookie camp is still almost six weeks away, and the Sabres still have a prominent unsigned restricted free agent in Peyton Krebs, but it's not too soon to tackle some short-term and big-picture questions facing this team.
Hamburg’s Quentin Musty and Clarence’s Gavin McCarthy are among the hockey players competing in Michigan this week to try to earn a spot on Team USA’s roster for the IIHF World Junior Championship.
Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams and associate general manager Jason Karmanos ensured this offseason that every prospect in Rochester, including Kulich, is surrounded by enough talent to develop into an NHL player.
Jiri Kulich, the Buffalo Sabres' top prospect, is expected to start the season in Rochester after Buffalo's flurry of additions.
The Sabres will be joined by the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, Ottawa Senators and New Jersey Devils. Each team will play three games in the showcase event, which begins at noon Sept. 13.
The list of objectives facing coach Lindy Ruff won’t be short once training camp begins in September. “The way we grow is believing in the way we play,” Ruff said in April.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's new deal gives the Sabres a better idea how much they can pay others in the future.
Luukkonen gave the Sabres the best goaltending they have received since Ryan Miller was traded to St. Louis during the 2013-14 season and, along with Devon Levi’s success in Rochester, provided hope for fans that the franchise may finally have a top performer at one of the NHL’s most important positions.
The Panthers finally got Dudley his Stanley Cup title last month and GM Bill Zito sought out Dudley on the ice after the victory to give him the game's ultimate prize.
Florida Panthers senior adviser and Lewiston resident Rick Dudley talks about the moment Panthers GM Bill Zito handed him the Stanley Cup following the Game 7 triumph over Edmonton. Dudley brought the Cup to the Griffon Gastropub in Lewiston on July 23.
Malenstyn, 26, was acquired during the NHL draft in Las Vegas from the Washington Capitals for a second-round pick and is expected to be an anchor on Buffalo's fourth line.
GM Kevyn Adams banked on locking up his young players and leaving his cap space for each succeeding year as they exited the entry-level deals. This season is a pay-the-piper kind of year for that strategy and the GM's entire program.
The Sabres' former captain wanted to thank the city of Buffalo and Sabres fans for their eight years of support. Here, exclusively, is his open letter.
Since the opening of their downtown practice facility in 2014, the Sabres have made a huge commitment to youth and amateur hockey in the arena and their recent development camp featured six former Buffalo Jr. Sabres players on the ice.
What's next for the club as it tries to evolve after a disappointing season that convinced general manager Kevyn Adams and owner Terry Pegula to replace Don Granato with Lindy Ruff? Lance Lysowski dove into that question and others in this latest mailbag.
Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News answers a reader's question in this latest Sabres mailbag video
The Sabres have eight road trips of at least three games next season − and that's the most in franchise history, according to the team pages of Hockey-Reference.com. Conversely, the club also has six runs of at least three straight home games.
Former Sabres winger and Angola native Patrick Kaleta, now the club's youth hockey ambassador, speaks on the impact of LECOM Harborcenter, the drafting of WNYers Gavin McCarthy and Patrick Geary by the Sabres, and the return of Lindy Ruff to the Buffalo bench.
Aube-Kubel said one of his first texts after signing with the Sabres was to new Buffalo defenseman Bowen Byram, a former teammate on Colorado's 2022 Stanley Cup champions acquired by the Sabres in March for Casey Mittelstadt.
McLeod went from one of the favorites to win the Stanley Cup in 2025 to a franchise with one of the longest active postseason droughts in North American professional sports. “A little bit of a whirlwind. You really don’t know what’s going on or anything. I think it’s a great opportunity. They have a great group there and it seems like a great group of guys. I’m excited to get down there and meet everyone,” he said of joining the Sabres.
While New Era had been working with individual hockey teams for decades, including the Buffalo Sabres, this is the first agreement it came to with the league.
Konsta Helenius, 18, the center Buffalo drafted with the 14th pick of the first round in Las Vegas, signed a three-year, entry-level contract Monday that will allow him to join the Buffalo Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate in Rochester as soon as the fall.
The Buffalo Sabres’ roster is almost set for the season opener in Czechia on Oct. 4, but we will find out in the coming weeks if General Manager Kevyn Adams can pull off the big splash that fans wanted.
The Sabres are undoubtedly still looking for a second-line left winger to replace Jeff Skinner in their top six, but Zucker signed a one-year deal for $5 million and might get a chance alongside Dylan Cozens if GM Kevyn Adams can't unearth anybody else.
The Sabres capped their busy week by sending one of their top prospects, Matt Savoie, to Edmonton for center Ryan McLeod.