Buffalo’s new general manager addressed Tuch negotiations, 3-goalie situation, plans for coaching staff, relationship with ownership, leadership style and more.

Sabres GM Jarmo Kekäläinen met with the media in Buffalo on Tuesday. John Wawrow / AP Photo BUFFALO, N.Y. — Terry Pegula sat behind a microphone in the Sabres’ auxiliary media room Tuesday and spoke about his hockey team for the first time since Lindy Ruff was introduced as coach.

Noah Ostlund, Tage Thompson and Zach Benson all scored and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Seattle Kraken 3-1 for their third straight win.

Thursday was a lopsided game that the Canucks could not find a way to win. Vancouver held a 31-14 even-strength scoring chance advantage while also winning the even-strength high-danger scoring chances battle 12-6. In the end, the Sabres were able to capitalize on defensive breakdowns and mistakes, which is why they skated away with the victory.

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Jarmo Kekäläinen promises an aggressive approach as Sabres GM, aiming beyond playoffs to the Stanley Cup. Paul Hamilton shares his thought on what the GM had to say:

The Sabres fired GM Kevyn Adams in his sixth season, with the team sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.

The Buffalo Sabres announced today that forward Isak Rosén has been reassigned to the club’s AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans. The move ends a recall for Rosén that began on Dec.