OTTAWA – The Josh Norris who has scored four goals and 10 points in eight games for the Buffalo Sabres since returning from an injury looks a heck of a lot like the slick young star who scored 35 times for the Senators four years ago.
OTTAWA – It took just days for new Buffalo Sabres general manager Jarmo Kekalainen to revamp the front office by hiring Marc Bergevin as an associate GM and Josh Flynn as an assistant GM.
One week ago, the Buffalo Sabres fired general manager Kevyn Adams and promoted Jarmo Kekäläinen to the same position. It was a move that was widely celebrated by Sabres fans, as the team had been toiling to start the season and for quite a long time before it.
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NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Josh Norris is healthy and on a roll. So, too, are the Buffalo Sabres, riding a six-game winning streak. He and his teammates will aim to keep that going when they visit the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.
The Buffalo Sabres defeated the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Sunday, giving them their sixth straight win and putting the rest of the league on notice. The Sabres are now 17-4-4 with 38 points, seventh in the Atlantic Division but are just three points back in the Eastern Conference wild-card race.
OTTAWA – Two weeks ago, having just lost to the feeble Calgary Flames for the second time in three weeks, the Buffalo Sabres appeared to be barreling toward another postseason DNQ.
The Buffalo Sabres are coming off their sixth straight win, a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. The Sabres, who started the winning streak three games below .500, are now three games above .500 with a record of 17-14-4 (38 points).
For the first time in forever, the Buffalo Sabres are surrounded by positive momentum. New general manager Jarmo Kekalainen has already been busy, even bolstering the front office with the addition of former general manager Marc Bergevin.
Zach Benson broke a tie late in the second period, and the visiting Buffalo Sabres extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils on Sunday in Newark.
8:05 a.m.: Things appear to be moving quickly in Buffalo. The Athletic’s Aaron Portzline reported Sunday morning that the Sabres are hiring Flynn from the Blue Jackets.
Elliotte Friedman reported on Saturday night that the Buffalo Sabres have hired former Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin as their next associate GM.
Josh Norris scored the decisive goal in the shootout Saturday for the host Buffalo Sabres, who squandered a two-goal lead before continuing their resurgence with a 3-2 win over the struggling New York Islanders.
The Sabres have added some extra forward depth in advance of their game this afternoon against the Islanders. The team announced that winger Isak Rosen has been recalled from AHL Rochester. To make room for him on the roster, defenseman Conor Timmins was placed on injured reserve.
The Buffalo Sabres fired associate general manager Jason Karmanos on Saturday, just five days after Jarmo Kekalainen assumed the top GM role on the team.
The Edmonton Oilers made multiple attempts to pry goaltender Alex Lyon out of Buffalo, but the Sabres ultimately chose not to make a move. Opting for stability over change for the sake of change, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman reports that the decision was made to avoid creating unnecessary chaos.
The Buffalo Sabres finally can move in a new direction, with Jarmo Kekalainen taking the GM reins from Kevyn Adams. Now comes an evaluation period during which Kekalainen must decide what to do with a team that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2010-11. Roundtable: How would you fix the Sabres roster?
The Buffalo Sabres were able to get a 5-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers after a busy week where general manager Kevyn Adams was fired, but unfortunately, they lost one of their players during the victory due to injury.
The Sabres will be down one of their depth defenders for about six-to-eight weeks. Conor Timmins was injured in Thursday’s win over the Flyers. Per head coach Lindy Ruff, Timmins broke his leg with 5:20 left in the second period of the game.
The Buffalo Sabres made the overdue call to fire general manager Kevyn Adams. Over five years in the position, the organization continued their playoff drought.
The Buffalo Sabres made a big change on Monday, firing general manager Kevyn Adams. He was replaced by Jarmo Kekalainen, who joined the team in the offseason as an advisor.
The Buffalo Sabres fired general manager Kevyn Adams on Monday, December 15, ending a five-plus year tenure that saw the team miss the playoffs every single season.
New Buffalo Sabres general manager Jarmo Kekalainen used his first media session on Tuesday to outline the expectations for the franchise. The Sabres have not reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2011, and they enter Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers at 14–14–4, last in the Eastern Conference.
Darren Dreger revealed on TSN OverDrive Tuesday that former Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams shared that pending UFA forward Alex Tuch is asking for a very large amount of money on a contract extension in Buffalo.