Lance Lysowski

Buffalo

Buffalo Sabres Beat Writer at Buffalo News

Reporter covering the Buffalo Bills for @TheBuffaloNews

Articles

Bandits' bid for third consecutive title shows why Buffalo is the NLL's 'gold standard'

16 hours ago | buffalonews.com | Lance Lysowski

Most of the rink boards were flimsy, and the positioning of the seats inside Memorial Auditorium made it seem like the fans were overtop the Buffalo Bandits. Their cheers were so raucous at times that it seemed like the building shook after clutch goals and marquee victories.
An ACL injury and LinkedIn account fueled Bills undrafted free agent Stephen Gosnell

1 day ago | buffalonews.com | Lance Lysowski

At the lowest point in his football career, Stephen Gosnell created an account on the employment-oriented social networking website, LinkedIn.Gosnell no longer could envision a future in the NFL. He tore the ACL in his left knee during the final game of Virginia Tech’s 2023 season, a 41-20 victory over Tulane in the Military Bowl. For two weeks, the 6-foot-2 wide receiver couldn’t dress or feed himself. He had only one year of eligibility remaining and faced a long, arduous recovery.
Sabres prospect Devon Levi relishing playoff run with Rochester Americans

2 days ago | buffalonews.com | Lance Lysowski

ROCHESTER – Each image on Devon Levi’s new mask is an ode to the city that has become home and the people who have supported the goalie in his second full season as a pro. The Rochester Americans’ logo is featured on one side of his mask and, above the crest, Levi, 23, requested that Mark Magnanti’s Skinfx Wraps include an image of Ryan Miller. The opposite side has the Amerks’ mascot, Moose, and the back plate was used to honor his goalie partners, Felix Sandstrom and Michael Houser.
At poker event, James Cook talks future with Bills and contract situation

3 days ago | buffalonews.com | Lance Lysowski

James Cook's recent posts on Instagram showed the two-time Pro Bowl running back training in Florida. Most of his teammates, meanwhile, have been at One Bills Drive for the Buffalo Bills voluntary offseason training program. General manager Brandon Beane downplayed Cook's absence while telling reporters during a recent news conference that no one told the team that the 2022 second-round draft pick is staying away because of his contract.
Bills claim Syracuse native Casey Rogers off waivers from Giants

5 days ago | buffalonews.com | Lance Lysowski

Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane added another defensive lineman to his roster Friday, hours after their first practice of rookie minicamp. Casey Rogers, a defensive tackle from Syracuse, joined the team as a waiver claim from the New York Giants. Rogers, 26, appeared in two games as a rookie in 2024, with nine of his 33 snaps on special teams. He blocked a 60-yard field goal attempt during his NFL debut in a game against the New Orleans Saints on Dec. 8.
Sabres hire retired center Eric Staal as special assistant to Kevyn Adams – first of likely several moves

1 week ago | buffalonews.com | Lance Lysowski

Kevyn Adams had been the Buffalo Sabres' general manager for three months in 2020 when he made a surprising trade to add a former teammate with whom he'd won the Stanley Cup. Eric Staal got another call from Adams recently with an invitation to return to the Sabres, albeit in a different role that will give the retired center influence over a team that owns the longest playoff drought in NHL history. Staal was hired Wednesday as a special assistant to Adams, the Sabres announced.
Sabres own the ninth pick in a draft filled with talented forwards

1 week ago | buffalonews.com | Lance Lysowski

ESPN's broadcast of the NHL Draft Lottery showed Kevyn Adams waiting in KeyBank Center as Commissioner Gary Bettman narrated the live drawing to determine who owns the first pick. Adams, the Buffalo Sabres' general manager, watched the New York Islanders make a surprising leap to the No. 1 pick and Utah Hockey League jump into the fourth selection of the draft, which will be held June 27-28 with teams working remotely from their respective home city. The Sabres weren't as lucky, though.
What are the Sabres' odds of winning the NHL Draft Lottery?

1 week ago | buffalonews.com | Lance Lysowski

Another high draft pick will be secured Monday night by the Buffalo Sabres at the NHL Draft Lottery.
Sabres prospects to watch in the Rochester Americans' next playoff round

1 week ago | buffalonews.com | Lance Lysowski

Each player with the Rochester Americans, no matter their status or role, has shown they are committed to playing a relentless brand of team defense. The approach implemented by first-year coach Mike Leone helped the Buffalo Sabres’ American Hockey League affiliate finish second in the North Division and carried the Amerks to a three-game sweep of the Syracuse Crunch in the first round of the Calder Cup Playoffs.
UPL or Devon Levi may be Sabres' most realistic goalie options with few available

2 weeks ago | buffalonews.com | Lance Lysowski

Lindy Ruff didn’t want his goalies, specifically Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, to shoulder the blame for the Buffalo Sabres’ inability to keep the puck out of their net too many games this season. Ruff expressed confidence in Luukkonen during the coach’s end-of-season press conference with general manager Kevyn Adams, and explained to reporters that the Sabres’ poor decisions with the puck caused them to rank 30th in goals allowed per game. “I believe in UPL,” Ruff said.