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Buffalo Sabres correspondent, @NHLdotcom . Writer. Editor. PR. Montréalaise. Opinions are mine.

Niagara Falls, ON/Buffalo, NY
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4 years
Alex Galchenyuk trying to find which team he's on
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Alex Tuch with a big smile talking about his excitement of being in Buffalo and growing up a Sabres fan.
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Owen Power cheered by his new teammates as he leads the stretch
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Brandon Montour saying goodbye to his teammates
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Peyton Krebs said Jack Quinn took him out for dinner last night.
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Devon Levi: “I just felt in my heart that I wanted to be a Sabre and I’m so happy to be here.”
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Cale Makar on the play: "I think a lot of it’s on me, just going back slow, no effort. ... I tried to take a stride in front and I don’t know if I caught myself or what happened but the next thing I knew I was just sliding into the boards."
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scary stuff for Cale Makar as he falls awkwardly into the boards #LetsGoBuffalo #GoAvsGo
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Good afternoon from Rick.
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Jeff Skinner, speaking now, says his dad was the one who told him the Sabres acquired Eric Staal. He thought his dad was joking.
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Don Granato sporting Bills gear this morning.
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Owen Power was eight days old when Craig Anderson made his first NHL appearance.
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2 years
The youngest Sabres player sealed the win. The oldest gave them a chance to win.
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GM Kevyn Adams confirmed that Devon Levi will be going back to school next year. He said the team supports the decision, noted that a player needs to feel mentally ready to make the jump. Adams will chat with Ryan Johnson and Erik Portillo this later this week at the Frozen Four
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Brandon Biro takes to the ice for his solo lap ahead of his NHL debut
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Dustin Tokarski earns his first NHL shutout since March 16, 2014, then with the Montreal Canadiens - against the Sabres.
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Rasmus Dahlin is on the ice for the morning skate.
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8 years
Third meeting between #Habs and #Isles this season, third different coaching match-up: Therrien/Capuano Therrien/Weight Julien/Weight
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A moment of tribute for Damar Hamlin.
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Brandon Biro is here, wearing 46.
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Brandon Biro leading the stretch
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Good morning from Rochester. Ryan Johnson has arrived.
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2 years
The youngest Sabres player sealed the win. The oldest gave them a chance to win.
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Solo lap for Lukas Rousek as he gets set for his NHL debut.
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Blackhawks do the Sabres a solid and beat the Senators in regulation. Old friend/secret agent Anders Bjork with three assists.
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4 years
Who’s ready for the big game today? That’s right, the Sabres scrimmage. What else could I have meant? 😉 The teams:
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Some tinkering up front: Skinner-Thompson-Tuch Peterka-Cozens-Krebs Greenway-Mittelstadt-Benson Girgensons-Jost-Okposo
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2 years
Sabres take this one, 6-3. Are 4-0 in the goatheads and have scored at six goals each time they've worn them.
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9 years
CFL: "Free agency day! Free agency day! 🎉" *Leafs trade Phaneuf* CFL:
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5 years
Next year's draft is just going to be Marc Bergevin and the Habs announcing each one of the 217 picks they'll own.
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2 years
Rasmus Dahlin is the sixth Sabres player with at least 10 goals.
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4 years
New gig for Jason Pominville in his hometown: associate coach at the Pee-Wee and Midget levels, plus special adviser and specialist with the organization’s skills academy.
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Bienvenue dans la famille Jason !!!
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2 years
How they’re lining up: Skinner-Thompson-Tuch Peterka-Cozens-Quinn Greenway-Mittelstadt-Jost/Olofsson Girgensons-Krebs-Okposo Samuelsson-Dahlin Power-Jokiharju Stillman-Lyubushkin Clague-Bryson
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7 years
New #Habs ' numbers: Drouin - 92 Alzner - 22 Hemsky - 83 Schlemko - 21 Holland - 13 Froese - 32 Taormina - 42 Morrow - 45
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Taylor Hall on Tage Thompson:
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On Lawrence Pilut, Adams said they're just waiting for the paperwork on his KHL contract termination to be settled. "We'd love to have him and we'd love to sign him."
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Jason Pominville with quite the beard these days.
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2 years
Devon Levi jerseys a hot commodity tonight at KeyBank Center. Someone I know just went to go buy one and they were sold out. #Sabres
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3 years
John Tavares upon walking into the Bandits locker room, which is currently serving as the media room for visiting teams: "I like this media room. Good vibes for me in here."
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Final: Sabres win 4-0, their third straight win. They’re 8-3-1 in their past 12 games.
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3 years
Alex Tuch has nine points in nine games with the Sabres. Jeff Skinner has six points in his past six games.
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11 years
#Habs - #Sens : The crowd after the fifth goal: http://t.co/a5RC1PiRGv
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6 years
What a postseason for Lars Eller. From the overtime winner in Game 3 vs. Columbus, saving them from a 3-0 hole, to the Cup-clinching goal tonight.
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Owen Power said that when he first got to Buffalo, he fell in love with the city. “It was awesome. And then I think you look at the group we have, from management down and kind of the core we’ve been building, I think it was a pretty easy decision to want to be here long term.”
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Good morning. Tage Thompson is on the ice for practice.
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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was in the starter’s net and is the first goalie off the ice.
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A tribute to RJ on the Sabres’ skates.
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Max Pacioretty gave #Habs PA announcer Michel Lacroix the game puck.
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4 years
Sabres won 39 of 56 faceoffs (70 percent). Every Sabres player that took a faceoff was above 50 percent on the night.
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8 years
Paul Byron on that backcheck
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With their season on the line and trailing 3-0 after two periods, Amerks rally for the overtime win to force Game 5 next week in Rochester.
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Rochester Americans
5 months
DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK. BRETT MURRAY OVERTIME GAME-WINNER AND WE AREN'T DONE YET. #CalderCup | #ProudToBePesky
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Alex Tuch on wearing the goathead jersey:
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Devon Levi (grey hat) watching practice from the bench.
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Lines and pairings today: Skinner-Thompson-Benson Peterka-Cozens-Olofsson Greenway-Mittelstadt-Tuch Girgensons-Krebs-Okposo Biro-Jost-Rousek Dahlin-Clifton Power-Jokiharju Samuelsson-E. Johnson R. Johnson-Bryson Stillman-Clague
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2 years
Everyone say “cheese”
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3 years
Kyle Okposo is not on the ice this morning. Sabres’ lines and pairings: Skinner-Thompson-Tuch Krebs-Mittelstadt-Cozens Asplund-Jankowski-Biro Bjork-Eakin-Hayden Dahlin-Jokiharju Samuelsson-Fitzgerald Bryson-Pysyk Hagg-Butcher
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Good morning. Casey Mittelstadt is on the ice for the morning skate in a non-contact jersey.
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2 years
A moment of celebration for Damar Hamlin
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8 years
Family reunion. #Habs #Coyotes
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Devon Levi getting top billing on :
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Thompson's goal was his 80th point of the season in his 59th game. That's tied for fifth-fewest games to reach 80 points in Sabres history, trailing Pat LaFontaine (42 GP in 92-93, 49 GP in 91-92), Alexander Mogilny (47 GP in 92-93), and Gilbert Perreault (56 GP in 74-75).
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With multi-point nights from Dylan Cozens and Alex Tuch, the Sabres now have five players with at least 30 points on the season, most in the NHL. The five: Thompson, Skinner, Dahlin, Tuch, Cozens
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Bylsma on Subban injury: "You’re trying to win a hockey game but you almost feel like you don’t want to keep playing at that point in time."
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Jeff Skinner, who left the game last night with an upper-body injury, has been placed on injured reserve, per the NHL media site.
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Matt Savoie had 12 points (six goals, six assists) in 10 WHL playoff games last season. He has nine already this season (six goals, three assists), playing in his fourth game.
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Winnipeg ICE
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Matthew Savoie, everyone. #RallyTheStorm | #FeedingTheFuture
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Sabres are on the bench (and in front of it) for the ceremony.
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Dustin Tokarski finally gets his first win. His first NHL win since Dec. 12, 2015, when he was with the Canadiens.
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Jeff Skinner is the first player from the 2010 NHL Draft to play 900 NHL games.
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Solo lap for Mattias Samuelsson ahead of his NHL debut.
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Matt Savoie is on the ice for practice this morning in Rochester.
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Mattias Samuelsson (lower body) is on the ice for Amerks practice.
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Devon Levi with 40 saves in regulation/overtime, then stops all four shootout attempts in a 3-2 win for the Amerks.
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DUB‼️
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Breaking f̶r̶e̶e̶ three
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2 years
Don Granato says Tyson Jost is "nursing something" so it was a good day to give him a rest.
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8 years
"Wait, what year is it?" - Andrei Markov
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2 years
How they’re lining up today: Skinner-Thompson-Olofsson Quinn-Mittelstadt-Tuch Krebs-Cozens-Peterka Girgensons-Asplund-Hinostroza Bjork and Sheahan rotated in Samuelsson-Dahlin Power-Jokiharju Bryson-Lyubushkin Pilut-Fitzgerald Clague-Priskie
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Former crease-mates Eric Comrie and Connor Hellebuyck catching up
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Don Granato said Zach Benson, Mattias Samuelsson and Eric Comrie each skated this morning before practice. All three are progressing. Dylan Cozens, sporting a shiner and a bandaged nose, said he hopes to play this weekend.
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Predators-Penguins. The Jim Balsillie Bowl.
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8 years
Jack Eichel made a #Habs fan pretty happy when he saw her sign asking for a puck and threw her one over the glass. #Sabres
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1 year
Some lines early on in this practice: Savoie between Benson and Cederqvist, Kulich between Rosen and Nadeau. Kozak centering Neuchev and Kisakov.
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Reiterated that he was not shopping Mittelstadt. Teams were calling about him. "He was a sought-after player for obvious reasons."
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Pacioretty on the boos: "We haven’t played good enough and they pay good money to come watch us play. They deserve better than that." #Habs
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2 years
Skinner's goal is his 63rd point of the season, tying his career high, which he's reached four times previously, including last season.
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7 years
Alzner says on SN that MTL was the only city he and his wife visited - spoke to others on the phone - and it left quite an impression. #Habs
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2 years
After not practicing yesterday, Tage Thompson is on the ice for practice today.
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Don Granato says Matt Savoie has progressed well and is expected to join practice next week, potentially mid-week. He says he has to “hit certain markers” before he can practice.
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Peyton Krebs warming up for his Amerks debut.
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Kevyn Adams on Casey Mittelstadt: “Just an incredible amount of respect for Casey.” Says after earlier career scratches/taxi squad, he turned into “a heck of a hockey player and I give him all the credit because of the work he’s put in. He’s loved in that locker room.”
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Casey Fitzgerald takes to the ice for his solo lap ahead of his NHL debut. PA Announcer: “Good luck, Fitzy.”
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Spencer Martin is the first goalie off the ice for the Canucks.
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9 years
Packed house on hand at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard to see @LesCanadiennes vs. the Boston Blades.
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Sabres trickling out for practice. We have an Arttu Ruotsalainen sighting.
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Sabres interim assistant coach Dan Girardi on making his debut behind the bench tomorrow at MSG:
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3 years
JJ Peterka and Ethan Prow take to the ice for their joint solo lap ahead their NHL debuts
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2 years
Hugs for Craig Anderson from the Sabres and the Senators
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1 year
Eric Comrie had an MRI this morning and is expected to be out a few weeks, GM Kevyn Adams said. Devin Cooley will back up on Sunday. The hope is Devon Levi will be good to join the team for practice on Tuesday.
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3 years
What a win for the Amerks. They trailed 4-1 midway through the second and then 5-4 early in the third. Jack Quinn with a goal and two assists for a third straight game.
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Rochester Americans
3 years
MARK JANKOWSKI WITH THE OT WINNER!
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Don Granato on Brandon Montour:
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@ArponBasu Goalies, reading that:
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With Victor Olofsson looking like a healthy scratch, Peyton Krebs added to the second power play unit.
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