The promotion of Seth Appert Monday from head coach of the Rochester Americans to an assistant on Lindy Ruff’s staff with the Buffalo Sabres has a major trickle-down effect in the organization.
Now that the draft lottery has come and gone and we know the draft order for the top-16 picks in the first round, as well as the winner of the first overall pick, I wanted to do a quick top-16 mock draft.
While the Western Conference playoff race is all but decided, the East remains a close fight between five teams for the final two spots (and maybe two more teams if you want to use your imagination).
If you’re not tied to any particular school, there’s a good chance you’re going to watch the NCAA Tournament to see your NHL team’s future stars. But it’s not uncommon for those gunning for early spots in a given year’s draft class to stand out just as much, if not more.
Jeff Skinner scored three goals as the Buffalo Sabres continued their playoff push with a 6-2 victory against the host Seattle Kraken on Monday night. Skinner completed his hat trick at 18:01 of the third period on a wrist shot from the slot.
An early trade deadline winner is far and away the Buffalo Sabres. They traded away Kyle Okposo to go chase a Stanley Cup in Flordia, and flipped defenceman Erik Johnson to the Philadelphia Flyers.
The trade deadline has come and gone and, now that teams have bolstered their lineups, it’s time for teams to start making their pushes for the playoffs.
The Buffalo Sabres were 3-2 shootout winners over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday afternoon, and they ended up having to beat them twice thanks to an instant replay review.
The buzzing phone. The eruption of text messages. The interrupted nap. At this time of year, that’s a fairly familiar sequence of events for an NHL hockey player.
The Buffalo Sabres are welcoming defenseman Owen Power back from injury.
No positive news on the injury front for a promising young blueliner. On Monday, the Buffalo Sabres announced that defenseman Owen Power has been placed on injured reserve.
One of the next Stadium Series games was revealed Saturday, as the Columbus Blue Jackets will host the Detroit Red Wings at Ohio Stadium in 2025. It will mark the first time the Blue Jackets have gotten an outdoor game, and will be hosted where the Ohio State Buckeyes football team play in front of up to 102,780 fans.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power is considered week-to-week with an injury to his left hand and will sit out Tuesday's game against the visiting Los Angeles Kings, coach Don Granato said.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power will miss the team’s Tuesday night game, per head coach Don Granato, who shares that the former first-overall pick could miss a few games.
We saw a major shake-up with the powerplay units in practice Friday morning. Rasmus Dahlin, who is primarily the quarterback of the first unit, swapped spots with fellow former first-overall pick Owen Power.
The 2023-24 NHL season is through its first two months and some teams and players have not lived up to their expectations. Here are five of the biggest disappointments in the NHL so far.
Owen Power is 20 years old. He’s played only 87 career games, yet the Buffalo Sabres chose to sign him to a $58.45 million contract ($8.35 million average annual value) until the 2030-31 season.
Tyler Yaremchuk and Frank Seravalli discussed the new Owen Power contract extension on the latest episode of Daily Faceoff Live.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power opens the season Thursday night as the owner of a newly signed seven-year, $58.45 million contract extension. The deal takes effect with the 2024-25 season and has an average annual value of $8.35 million.
In another groundbreaking move that proves the team is going all-in on their young stars, the Buffalo Sabres have inked a monumental deal. The new contract secures their defensive powerhouse Owen Power for a seven-year stretch until 2030-31.
Buffalo’s cornerstone defenders are now locked up together through the 2030-31 season.
The Buffalo Sabres selected Owen Power first overall in the 2021 NHL Draft, hoping he could transform their core defense. Power will be looking to build on a successful rookie season of 35 points and a third-place finish in Calder Trophy voting.
As a Calder Trophy finalist defenseman, who averaged nearly 24 minutes per night while being deployed in tough situations more often than not, one might assume that Owen Power was an effective player in his own zone.
The Buffalo Sabres are considered a rising star in NHL circles after missing the postseason by a single point last season, and that feeling is reflected in Sportsnet’s summer power rankings.
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power was selected first overall in the 2021 Draft ahead of University of Michigan teammate Matty Beniers, but two years later it is Beniers who finished ahead of Power.
Expectations are typically quite high when someone goes first overall in the NHL Draft.
The 19-year-old Power, the first overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, is expected to make his NHL debut for the Sabres Tuesday on the road at the Toronto Maple Leafs.
He could join the team and enter the lineup before the end of this season.
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