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Jason Botterill will hold his first end-of-season press conference today at 2 p.m. at KeyBank Center. We'll have a live stream ready for you here on Sabres.com and our Facebook Live channel.
Here's what you need to know.

While the Sabres season has ended, there is still hockey to be played in Rochester. The Amerks are gearing up for a playoff run - their first postseason appearance since 2014.

The Amerks enter the final week of the 2017-18 regular season two points ahead of the Utica Comets for third place in the AHL's North Division standings with just three games remaining. Rochester will either face the Toronto Marlies or Syracuse Crunch in the opening round of the 2018 Calder Cup Playoffs.
They'll host Syracuse tonight and Belleville on Friday for Fan Appreciation Night at The Blue Cross Arena.
As a way of thanking Amerks fans for the tremendous support they have once again shown the team this season, the Amerks will be giving away great prizes during Friday's game, with select Season Ticket Members receiving the Amerks blue jerseys "off the backs" of the players following the game. The first 1,000 fans will receive a T-shirt courtesy of Coca-Cola.
In addition, the Amerks Team Store presented by ADPRO Sports will be offering a store-wide 40% discount for all items on entire in-store purchases for Friday's home finale. Fans can take advantage of this special offer beginning at 11 a.m. through the end of the game.
All tickets to the game are just $18 for best-available seating with $10 tickets available for kids 12 and under. Tickets for Fan Appreciation Night are available here.
More details can be found here.
We also have more on Rochester in our weekly Amerks update, which you can read here.

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