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4h ago
Game 1: Oilers at Panthers — June 8, 8 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS) Game 2: Oilers at Panthers — June 10, 8 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS) Game 3: Panthers at Oilers — June 13, 8 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS) Game 4: Panthers at Oilers — June 15, 8 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS) +Game 5: Oilers at Panthers — June 18, 8 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS) +Game 6: Panthers at Oilers — June…
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Die By The Blade | Buffalo Sabres Blog
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Total Season Stats: 18-29-47 in 79 Games Age: 23 Contract Status: Signed through 2029-2030 at $7.1 million per year In the middle of his third NHL season, Dylan Cozens signed a massive contract extension on February 7, 2023. This locked him up for the next seven seasons with a sizable cap hit of 7.1 million. It also gave him the third highest cap hit on the team behind only Jeff…
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Backup goaltender and overall ‘good team player’ ends his term in Buffalo without making much of an impression on the ice Total Season Stats: 2-7-0, 3.69 GAA, .874 SV pct. Age: 28 Contract Status: UFA; two-year, $3.6 million contract ended this summer That Eric Comrie’s time in Buffalo is going to end up going down in the ‘miss’ category of General Manager Kevyn Adams’ free…
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Die By The Blade | Buffalo Sabres Blog
3d ago
This is a FanPost written by T. McGee. DBTBers – Hello, my fellow DBTB’ers! Lindy Ruff is back, and hopefully he didn’t bring the Sabres’ record of drafting during his tenure (remember Sabre legends Barrett Heisten, Jiri Novotny, and Mike Funk? Of course you don’t!). With Sabres fandom brimming with nostalgia, they may have forgotten about the upcoming NHL Draft. And who could blame…
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6d ago
New York leads series 2-1 Game 1: Panthers 3, Rangers 0 Game 2: Rangers 2, Panthers 1 (OT) Game 3: Rangers 5, Panthers 4 (OT) Game 4: Rangers at Panthers — May 28, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS) Game 5: Panthers at Rangers — May 30, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS) + Game 6: Rangers at Panthers — June 1, 8 p.m. ET (ABC, ESPN+, SN, CBC, TVAS) + Game 7: Panthers at Rangers — June…
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6d ago
Ryan Johnson spent about half of his first pro season in Buffalo. Total Season Stats: 0-7-7 in 41 NHL games; 0-9-9 in 27 AHL games Age: 22 Contract Status: Signed through 2024-25 at $925k (ELC) Ryan Johnson’s first pro season was split between the Sabres and the AHL’s Rochester Americans. He spent most of the season on Buffalo’s third defensive pairing…
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1w ago
Henri Jokiharju averaged almost 19 minutes of ice time a night for the Buffalo Sabres. Total Season Stats: 3-17-20 in 74 games played Age: 24 Contract Status: Pending RFA Henri Jokiharju was entrusted with playing alongside some of the Sabres’ top defensive talents this season. He played most often alongside Owen Power (499:28) or Rasmus Dahlin (496:09). With Power…
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1w ago
Total Season Stats: 11-19-30 in 71 games played Age: 19 Contract Status: Signed through 2026 at $950,000 AAV, RFA at the end of the 2025-26 season Buffalo Sabres’ LW Zach Benson performed fairly well for a rookie forward, scoring 11 goals, 19 assists and 30 points in his first NHL year. By comparison, the stats for Buffalo’s other left wingers their first NHL season are mostly below…
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1w ago
Another season riddled with injuries for Mattias Samuelsson. Total Season Stats: 1-6-7 in 41 games played Age: 24 Contract Status: Signed through 2029-30 at $4,285,714 AAV Man, you can’t help but feel for Mattias Samuelsson. He can never seem to stay healthy, with injuries plaguing him over the last few seasons. This year was no different. It started on November 4…
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Die By The Blade | Buffalo Sabres Blog
1w ago
Total Season Stats: 6-27-33 in 76 Games Age: 21 Contract Status: Signed through 2030-2031 Right before the start of last season, Owen Power signed a massive contract extension. The Sabres locked the 2021 first overall pick for 58.45 million dollars over seven years. The extension is set to kick in next season as does increased expectations for the young blueliner.
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