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Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR Sports Radio 550) - We already knew the Buffalo Sabres were going to open the 2026-27 regular season on Thursday, Oct. 1 in Columbus against the Blue Jackets, and then host the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, Oct. 3 for their home opener. Now we know the Sabres' entire regular season schedule, as the National Hockey League released it full slate of games for the 2026-27 campaign.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR Sports Radio 550) - The Buffalo Sabres have avoided salary arbitration with forward Peyton Krebs, inking him to a four-year contract worth $18 million, counting $4.5 million against the salary cap per-year. Krebs was the final restricted free agent remaining for the Sabres this offseason. The Buffalo Sabres have signed forward Peyton Krebs to a four-year contract with an AAV of $4.5 million.

Orchard Park, NY (WGR550) - Bills fans who did not purchase a Personal Seat License (PSL) for new Highmark Stadium and may be shut out of the annual Return of the Blue and Red open practice will still have a chance to secure tickets to see the team hold an additional open practice, according to a report Sunday in The Buffalo News.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR Sports Radio 550) - It appears a reunion is likely between the Buffalo Sabres and one of Western New York's own. Shortly after the start of NHL Free Agency on Wednesday, TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger reported the Sabres were set to sign defenseman Dennis Gilbert to a one-year contract worth $850,000. Dennis Gilbert agrees to 1 year, one way deal with Buffalo. $850,000.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR Sports Radio 550) - Rochester Americans head coach Mike Leone is taking part in his third Sabres Development Camp in Buffalo. Not only does Leone get to see the up-and-coming players in the organization at development camp, but he also has coached some of them at the AHL level. The Sabres' 2025 first-round pick Radim Mrtka got to play four games for Leone last season before getting sent back to juniors.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR Sports Radio 550) - The 2026 NHL Draft is underway, as several of the top hockey prospects in the draft class are hopeful to hear their names called in the first round at KeyBank Center.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR Sports Radio 550) - The 2026 NHL Draft is finally here, with Round 1 kicking off on Friday night at KeyBank Center in Downtown Buffalo. That will be followed by Rounds 2-7 starting Saturday afternoon at 11 a.m. This year's draft class is highlighted by winger Gavin McKenna, who has been in the spotlight for a couple of years now after a stellar stint in the Western Hockey League with the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR Sports Radio 550) - With defenseman Bo Byram reportedly having no intension of re-signing with the Buffalo Sabres when his contract runs out next season, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen maximized his value on Tuesday night by trading him to the Chicago Blackhawks, along with winger Jordan Greenway.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR Sports Radio 550) - In the days leading up to the 2026 NHL Draft in Buffalo, WGR will provide profiles on some players that could be available for the Sabres with the 20th overall pick in the first round. There's one word that may best describe Elton Hermansson's game: Electric. The Swedish forward was able to spend most of his draft year playing in the HockeyAllsvenskan - Sweden's second-tier men's professional league - with MoDo Hockey in his hometown of Örnsköldsvik.

Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR Sports Radio 550) - In the days leading up to the 2026 NHL Draft in Buffalo, WGR will provide profiles on some players that could be available for the Sabres with the 20th overall pick in the first round. It was quite the path for J.P. Hurlbert this past year, becoming one of the leading scorers in the entire Western Hockey League in his first season with the Kamloops Blazers.