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Buffalo Sabres Recall Jeremy Davies

December 16, 2022 at 4:39 pm CDT | by Ethan Hetu Leave a Comment

The Buffalo Sabres have announced the recall of defenseman Jeremy Davies from the team’s AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans.

The move comes after Owen Power was a last-minute health-related scratch for the team’s game against the Colorado Avalanche. Defenseman Jacob Bryson is also dealing with his own lower-body injury.

Davies, has been recalled by the Sabres before but has yet to make his debut for the club. He’s spent most of the year with their AHL affiliate in Rochester, where he has five points in 19 games. Davies has played in a top-four role in Rochester and is used in a supporting role on both special teams units.

Originally a New Jersey Devils late-round pick, Davies turned pro with the Nashville Predators after a three-year collegiate career at Northeastern University. Over the course of three seasons in the Predators organization, Davies got into 22 NHL games, scoring three assists.

Last year Davies spent the bulk of his time with the Predators’ AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, scoring 31 points in 54 games. That was a performance that earned him a $750k one-year, two-way deal with the Sabres this summer. Davies will be an arbitration-eligible restricted free agent at the end of the season.

Buffalo Sabres Jeremy Davies

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Dallas Stars Acquire Oskari Laaksonen

December 15, 2022 at 6:05 pm CDT | by Ethan Hetu 2 Comments

We have a trade to announce. The Dallas Stars have acquired defensive prospect Oskari Laaksonen from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for another blueliner, Joseph Cecconi. Both teams have officially announced the deal.

Laaksonen, 23, was a third-round pick of the Sabres at the 2017 draft, getting selected 89th overall. He spent three full seasons as a regular defenseman for Ilves Tampere in the Finnish Liiga, before splitting 2020-21 between the Lahti Pelicans and the Rochester Americans.

In Rochester Laaksonen started off very well, scoring 17 points in his first 28 games. In his first full season, which was last year, he had a healthy 34 points in 71 games, good for second-most among Rochester defensemen. He scored those points, though, in somewhat of a sheltered role, and this season Laaksonen has just two points in ten games played.

Close to the end of last season, it seemed the cracks were starting to show in Laaksonen’s standing in Rochester. In a story covering the blueliner’s situation from last spring, the Times Herald’s Bill Hoppe noted that the Americans were sending a “not-so-subtle” message to Laaksonen that he needed to make his game more balanced in order to remain in their plans.

Despite his solid production, Laaksonen sat out the first eight games of the Americans’ Calder Cup playoff run, and after a particularly painful 6-5 triple-overtime loss to the Laval Rocket, Americans coach Seth Appert had the following to say about Laaksonen’s game:

His defensive game has to continue to improve, his commitment to defending and playing with the physical style. He’s never going to be a physical defenseman, but in North America, you have to physically engage to defend.

Those comments indicate that Laaksonen was heading into this year on thin ice in Rochester, and after 23 games (he played in just ten of them) it seems that the team decided Laaksonen needed a change of scenery.

He’ll head to the AHL’s Texas Stars in return for Cecconi, a 25-year-old native of Youngstown, New York, which is just over 30 miles away from Buffalo.

Cecconi was a fifth-round choice of the Stars at the 2015 draft. He had a four-year collegiate career at the University of Michigan before he made the leap to the pro game. For the past four years, Cecconi has been a regular contributor in Texas, mostly in a bottom-pairing capacity.

In his comments on Laaksonen, Appert noted a need to “physically engage” in order to survive on a North American blueline. In acquiring Cecconi, Sabres management has provided their AHL bench boss with a defenseman who is far better suited to play the sort of violent, physical game that the AHL can be known for. Cecconi stands six-foot-three, 215 pounds, and registered 52 penalty minutes last year.

In addition to his physical strengths, Cecconi plays on the second unit of Texas’ AHL-best penalty kill, which is running at an 88.2% rate. By trading for him, not only has Rochester gotten the more physical defenseman they seem to have desired, but they also have attempted to address their weak penalty kill, which is currently killing penalties at just a 70.6% rate.

While this is a deal that is unlikely to be of major consequence to both the Stars and the Sabres, it should make a meaningful difference for both clubs’ AHL affiliates as well as the involved players.

Buffalo Sabres| Dallas Stars Joseph Cecconi| Oskari Laaksonen

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Buffalo Sabres Make Several Roster Moves

December 11, 2022 at 10:48 am CDT | by Ethan Hetu Leave a Comment

December 11: The Sabres announced that they have returned Murray on loan to Rochester after yesterday’s recall. Murray did not play in last night’s loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins and has not played in the NHL since last season, though he has been impactful as a member of the Americans.

December 10: The Buffalo Sabres have announced four roster moves in advance of tonight’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. First, they placed defenseman Henri Jokiharju and forward Vinnie Hinostroza on injured reserve. To fill those two roster spots, the team recalled forward Brett Murray and defenseman Kale Clague from their AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans.

Per Sabres coach Don Granato, as relayed by Noted Hockey’s Joe Yerdon, Jokiharju is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. That’s a major loss for the Sabres as they look to climb back into the Wild Card race.

While Jokiharju’s offensive production (four points in 16 games) isn’t anything to write home about, he was playing over 20 minutes per night (fourth-most on the Sabres) and playing nearly three minutes on the penalty kill per game on the Sabres’ top penalty kill unit.

In Jokiharju’s place, the Sabres bring up Clague, who they signed this offseason to a one-year, $750K two-way deal. Clague has split time between Buffalo and Rochester this year, scoring six points in 14 AHL games and one point in seven NHL games.

In his NHL action so far this year Clague has played just under 16 minutes a night with no penalty-killing time, meaning Granato will need to look to his current stable of blueliners to fill the void left by Jokiharju’s injury.

Hinostroza, 28, is placed on injured reserve just a week after Granato said, per The Buffalo News’ Lance Lysowski, that he had been nursing a day-to-day minor injury. The former Chicago Blackhawk has eight points in 15 games so far this season while playing in a limited role.

He’ll be replaced on the roster by Murray. The 24-year-old was a 2016 fourth-round pick of the Sabres out of the CCHL’s Carleton Place Canadians and signed in Buffalo after a two-year collegiate career as a Penn State Nittany Lion, as well as a final year in the USHL in 2018-19. Murray has nine goals and 15 points in 22 AHL games so far this year and scored six points in 19 NHL games last season.

Buffalo Sabres| Injury Brett Murray| Henri Jokiharju| Kale Clague| Vinnie Hinostroza

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Jeff Skinner Suspended For Three Games

December 10, 2022 at 1:33 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 4 Comments

With Buffalo and Pittsburgh playing the back end of a back-to-back set tonight, the Department of Player Safety had to make a quick decision on what supplemental discipline Sabres winger Jeff Skinner would receive.  That decision has now been made as the league announced (Twitter link) that the veteran has been suspended for three games.

The incident occurred late in Friday’s contest.  Skinner took exception to Jake Guentzel making contact with Craig Anderson after the netminder froze the puck, delivering two cross-checks.  The first hit the shoulder with the second getting Guentzel’s face; that’s the one that draws the suspension; in the video, it was noted that Skinner “aggressively and purposefully struck Guentzel… with sufficient force to merit supplemental discipline”.  He received a major and a match penalty on the play for cross-checking.

Skinner will miss tonight’s rematch against the Penguins as well as Tuesday’s game against Los Angeles and Thursday’s contest in Colorado.  He’ll be eligible to return on Saturday in Arizona.  It’s the second suspension of his career with the first incident occurring more than a decade ago and didn’t play a factor in this three-game ban.  He forfeits nearly $146K in salary which goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

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Jeff Skinner To Have Hearing With Department Of Player Safety

December 10, 2022 at 8:55 am CDT | by Brian La Rose 2 Comments

Late in Friday’s game, Sabres winger Jeff Skinner retaliated to a late jab from Jake Guentzel on Craig Anderson as the veteran goalie was freezing the puck.  However, the method in which Skinner opted to retaliate was a costly one as he received a match penalty for cross-checking, one that resulted in the Department of Player Safety quickly announcing that he’ll have a disciplinary hearing with them today.

The incident occurred with just 22 seconds left in regulation.  Buffalo killed off enough of the five-minute penalty to force overtime but Jeff Carter scored 1:36 into the extra session.

Skinner has been suspended once before although it was quite a while ago as he received a two-game back for a kicking incident late in the 2011-12 season.  With the Sabres in action again tonight for a rematch against Pittsburgh, the league will have to rule quickly on what type of supplemental discipline Skinner will receive.

Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner

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Jacob Bryson Returns To Buffalo Sabres Lineup

December 4, 2022 at 3:51 pm CDT | by John Gilroy Leave a Comment

A day after announcing that the defenseman could be back in the lineup as soon as today, the Buffalo Sabres confirmed that Jacob Bryson will return to the lineup tonight when the team hosts the San Jose Sharks. Bryson will take the place of Lawrence Pilut on the blueline this evening. Bryson has missed the previous four Sabres games with a lower-body injury, last playing on November 23rd.

It’s no secret that Bryson has struggled so far this season, tallying six points in 20 games with his ice time decreasing steadily throughout, down overall from last season, and a -13 rating telling a good deal of the story. Still, Buffalo has had to deal with a bevy of injuries this season, primarily on the blueline, so getting an NHL defenseman back healthy is good news no matter who it is.

Even with Bryson’s struggles this season, the 25-year-old has shown the ability to be a capable NHL defenseman in the past and a closer look at his numbers does show positive signs that his game hasn’t completely gone away. For one, although his possession metrics aren’t superb, a 45.3 Corsi and 44.2 Fenwick, it is worth noting that 56.2% of his starts have been in the defensive zone.

Additionally, Bryson’s 10 takeaways compared to his three giveaways mark the first time in his career he’s taken the puck away more than he’s given it. Both of those are also on track to be career bests, at least on a per-game basis. The defenseman has also blocked 31 shots already in just 20 games, another number on track to be a career best.

It’s no secret there’s work to be done for Bryson, but coming back after a short time away could help to act as a reset, even if just on a mental basis, for a player Buffalo might be able to use as a part of it’s future plans on what is fast becoming an elite blueline.

Buffalo Sabres| Injury| NHL Jacob Bryson

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Bryson Could Play Sunday, Hinostroza Leaves Practice Early

December 3, 2022 at 5:31 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 2 Comments

The Sabres could have defenseman Jacob Bryson back in the lineup tomorrow against San Jose, relays Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News (Twitter link).  The 25-year-old has missed the last couple of weeks with a lower-body injury sustained against St. Louis.  Bryson is in his second full NHL campaign and has a goal and five assists in 20 games this season while averaging a little under 18 minutes a night.

Buffalo Sabres| Colorado Avalanche| Columbus Blue Jackets| Nashville Predators| Schedule| Snapshots| Vancouver Canucks Brock Boeser| Jacob Bryson| Vinnie Hinostroza

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Riley Sheahan Clears Unconditional Waivers

November 28, 2022 at 1:10 pm CDT | by John Gilroy 3 Comments

Nov 28: Sheahan has cleared waivers, meaning his contract will be terminated.

Nov 27: The Buffalo Sabres announced this afternoon that they have placed forward Riley Sheahan on unconditional waivers, meaning that the veteran’s contract is set to be terminated. Sheahan, who signed a one-year deal with Buffalo this summer, had already been placed on standard waivers, and cleared, back in October and bounced between the NHL and AHL several times.

It’s unclear what the next step for Sheahan will be, assuming he clears waivers and is granted his release, however an immediate NHL opportunity seems unlikely, especially considering he’s already cleared waivers just under a month ago. Buffalo signed Sheahan, 30, back in August to a one-year, two-way deal in the hopes he could provide a veteran presence in their bottom-six as their young team took it’s next step. That hasn’t necessarily gone as planned.

This season, Sheahan has played in just eight games total while shuffling between Buffalo and Rochester, where the Sabres’ AHL affiliate is located. With Buffalo, Sheahan skated in two games, not making much of an impact. With Rochester, the forward played in six games and tallied three assists.

A first-round pick in 2010, Sheahan has made a career as a respectable depth forward, providing a solid defensive game while chipping in modestly on offense. His best season came in 2014-15 as a member of the Detroit Red Wings, who drafted him, recording 36 points on 13 goals and 23 assists.

AHL| Buffalo Sabres| NHL| Newsstand| Waivers Riley Sheahan

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Rasmus Asplund Cleared To Return

November 27, 2022 at 12:01 pm CDT | by Josh Erickson Leave a Comment

  • According to Buffalo Sabres head coach Don Granato, forward Rasmus Asplund has been cleared to return to play. The defensive forward has been out with an upper-body injury for the past four days. Asplund has two goals, four assists, and six points in 17 contests this season, and could draw in for Vinnie Hinostroza when the Sabres host the Tampa Bay Lightning tomorrow.

Buffalo Sabres| Chicago Blackhawks| Injury| New York Rangers Alex Stalock| Rasmus Asplund| Ryan Lindgren

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Jacob Bryson Out Week-To-Week

November 25, 2022 at 11:08 am CDT | by Gavin Lee Leave a Comment

The Buffalo Sabres updated a few injuries today, with some good and bad news coming along. Kyle Okposo will be back in the lineup tonight, and Rasmus Asplund is only out day-to-day. Unfortunately, Jacob Bryson is on the shelf on a week-to-week basis after leaving Wednesday’s game with a lower-body injury.

Some Sabres fans may argue it’s no big loss, given how Bryson has played of late – his usage has been steadily declining – but losing defensive depth is never a positive. The 25-year-old was a solid piece for Buffalo last season and despite recent challenges, is still an important player to keep in the mix. The Sabres will take on the New Jersey Devils tonight, a tough task (especially after the chaos that surrounded New Jersey’s last game).

Buffalo Sabres| Chicago Blackhawks| Columbus Blue Jackets| Injury Jacob Bryson| Kyle Okposo| Sam Lafferty| Yegor Chinakhov

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