Lance Lysowski

Casey DeSmith of the Vancouver Canucks would fit with the Sabres if they decide to have Devon Levi play another season in Rochester.

Matt Savoie, the Sabres’ No. 1 pick in 2022 shows off his skating during a drill in LECOM Harborcenter at the opening of prospect camp on Sept. 13, 2023

Alex Tuch talks about moving forward following the firing of Sabres head coach Don Granato.

Though Power is still learning how to use his size to defend, he’s avoided the bouts of inconsistency that slowed him during the first half of the season. He’s looked confident and more assertive, aspiring enough confidence from coach Don Granato to earn a top-pair assignment next to Rasmus Dahlin.

Sabres winger Jack Quinn, out with an ankle injury since Jan. 27, works a drill during his first practice back with the team on March 26 in KeyBank Center.

Buffalo’s crease will continue to be occupied by Levi or Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. And though the latter had a strong run of play last month, it is Levi who has given them the best chance to win.

Matthew Keeler and Nick Ciavarella couldn’t believe that selling T-shirts out of a studio apartment eventually would bring them to a suite inside Chicago’s United Center.

Buffalo Sabres goalie Devon Levi was told by the league that he can no longer kneel in the area in front of his net because the crews need to be able to clean the ice.

Taylor Swift and Kylie Kelce are both in relationships with a Kelce brother, but the two women have more in common than just that. Turns out, the NFL WAGs are more similar than you might think.

Sabres goalie Devon Levi uses Sense Arena, a virtual reality platform, to train off the ice.

CCM Hockey, a Canadian equipment manufacturer worn by stars across the league, announced Friday that it has partnered with Thompson for the 2023-24 season. In addition to wearing full CCM equipment, he’ll be the face of their Tacks Protective line.

Boston University center Macklin Celebrini, expected to be taken by the San Jose Sharks as the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft, performs his Wingate bike test at the NHL scouting combine at LECOM Harborcenter on June 8, 2024.

Now, the Buffalo Sabres face high expectations. They’re a popular early pick to be among the Eastern Conference’s eight playoff teams because of a deep, talented roster.

Lance Lysowski of The Buffalo News answers a reader’s question in this latest Sabres mailbag video

“If Power prefers a bridge contract before a long-term agreement, the Sabres could offer something like the three-year, $18 million deal Dahlin signed in 2021,” writes Lance Lysowski.

Hamburg’s Quentin Musty works on the Wingate cycle at the NHL scouting combine

Eric Bodamer, a 1988 graduate of Williamsville South High School, helped design the Sabres’ royal and gold uniforms. The black-and-red Goathead alternates for this season are also Bodamer’s creation.

“The issue that we had (Saturday), it’s not going to be solved with strategy,” said Granato. “It’s going to be solved with work ethic and that was the message before practice, that we were going to have probably our hardest practice of the year.”

There’s no question both looked sharper Saturday in the Sabres’ 5-3 win over the Predators in Nashville.

“You get choked up,” right winger Alex Tuch said. “It was serious. It still is. It was tough. But, you know, we had a job to do. And we wanted to play for the City of Buffalo and Damar.”