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  Candidates to replace Girgensons The Sabres announced forward Zemgus Girgensons underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair a hamstring injury that occurred during Monday's intrasquad scrimmage. The projected timeline for his recovery is six months.  Buffalo has worked to revamp its roster with moves to acquire specialized role players during the offseason, one of which was re-signing Girgensons to a three-year deal. Girgensons played the part of tenacious forechecker and penalty killer who was also able to increase his offense during his first season under Krueger, tallying his high...

Notes from Day 2 at KeyBank Center. by Jourdon LaBarber @jourdonlabarber / Sabres.com Eric Staal has become the elder statesman at Sabres camp, although you might not know it. At 36, he is more than a year older than Buffalo's second-oldest player (Carter Hutton) and one of just five 30-somethings on the camp roster. His 1,240 games played are tied for fifth among active players. Through two days of practices, he has looked any...

Sabres captain: "We look at this as a great opportunity" by Jourdon LaBarber @jourdonlabarber / Sabres.com Jack Eichel spends his downtime watching hockey, picking apart of the games of his fellow elite players and seeing what he can add to his own repertoire.  When word broke in October that the Sabres had signed Taylor Hall to a one-year deal, Eichel was just as excited as the fanbase.  "I think Hallsy's an interesting play...

One big question: How will Eichel and Hall complement one another? While nothing is ever set in stone before skates hit the ice and lineups can change at the drop of a puck, Ralph Krueger has been open about the fact that he envisions newly acquired forward Taylor Hall skating on the top line alongside Eichel.  "In general, you have to be excited when you think of two elite forwards of that caliber attacking the opposition with the system that we have," Krueger said. "It will be lethal." It is no stretch to say that Eichel would be the most talented centerman Hall has played with on a regula...

Fingerlakes1.com Menu Kyle Evans covers local high school, college, and professional sports on FingerLakes1.com. Click here to contribute to our Sports Page or connect with Kyle using kyle@fingerlakes1.com. The Buffalo Sabres have revealed their roster for training camp, which opens Dec. 31 with on-ice sessions beginning on Jan. 1. The roster is comprised of 20 forwards, 12 defensemen and five goaltenders for a total of 37 players. During the regular season, the NHL roster limit will remain 23 players with a salary cap of $81.5 million. Each team will also carry a taxi squad of four to six pl...