Posts About "Jason Botterill"
Sabres Forwards: Who’s In & Who’s Out
September 18th, 2018 To say that the Buffalo Sabres require a lot of change and a lot of work to become a competitive playoff team isn’t too much different from saying that a fifth-grader in remedial English requires a lot of change and a lot of work to become a Harvard graduate. Sophomore general manager Jason Botterill promised sweeping change born...
Sabres 2018 Training Camp | Chemistry & Competition
September 13th, 2018 A major theme that emerged at the end of the Buffalo Sabres' 2017-18 season was the need to take a close look at team culture. Exit interviews and press conferences shed light on a losing mindset that seemingly plagued the locker room and made its way out onto the ice most nights. The topic has since been dissected and analyzed by fans...
The Sabres Are Eichel's Team
August 20th, 2018 Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill promised a multitude of changes in the Sabres locker room at his 2017-18 season-ending press conference. Heading into training camp, there are almost a dozen new faces. New to the Sabres are goaltender Carter Hutton, forwards Jeff Skinner, Conor Sheary, Tage Thompson, Patrik Berglund and...
The Sabres Seismic Culture Shift
August 10th, 2018 His words cut to the chase. “Right now we have a losing culture here,” said Buffalo Sabres general manager Jason Botterill at his season-ending news conference. “It stinks that we won’t be watching live playoff hockey right now.” The Sabres had missed the postseason again, extending their franchise-worst playoff drought to...
Skinner Sees a Winner
August 4th, 2018 With a full no-trade clause, Carolina Hurricanes left wing Jeff Skinner was sitting pretty in the driver’s seat, able to choose his next NHL team. Though he’d hit the 30-goal mark three times, the young winger had fallen out of favor with 'Canes general manager Don Waddell. He had one year remaining on his contract with a cap hit of...
Jeff Skinner and the Sabres' Whirlwind Offseason
August 3rd, 2018 Last night, Jason Botterill continued to shake-up the Buffalo Sabres' core by adding veteran winger Jeff Skinner in a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes. The Sabres sent a solid prospect back the other way in the form of Cliff Pu, a 2019 second-round pick and two more selections in 2020 to sweeten the pot. The deal marks yet another...
