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'The other things the two teams have in common are losing and missing the playoffs. The Bills' 17-season postseason drought is the longest active streak among North America's four major leagues.' … [Read more...] about Sabres clean house by firing GM Murray and coach Bylsma

'Fish said Eichel "was genuinely excited" following end of season meetings with both Murray and Bylsma last week, and "felt very positive with the plans for next year's team."' … [Read more...] about Agents to AP: Eichel not pushing for Sabres coaching change

'"Where's the accountability among the players when we come out of the break and we can't beat Colorado and Arizona when we have a sniff at a playoff spot?" Murray said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Murray says players need to be more accountable

'Eichel would have collected the bonus by finishing among the top 10 in the NHL in points per game, the person said Monday speaking on the condition of anonymity because the contract clause is not public.' … [Read more...] about AP source: Sabres’ Eichel misses out on $2 million bonus

'"I don't think any of us thought at the end of this year we'd be a Stanley Cup contender," he said. "That's what we're trying to develop into. And that's a process that's going to keep going on here into next year and the year after."' … [Read more...] about Sabres coach Bylsma expects he’ll return for 3rd season

'"Mentally, it's been very difficult," Kane said. "The last three weeks, we have known we were out of it. Some of us were hoping that this game would mean a little more than it did (Sunday), but, obviously, that wasn't the case. It's another year of not being where we want to be."' … [Read more...] about Point scores twice to lead Lightning past Sabres 4-2

'The Sabres started their league-high 19th set of back-to-back games. The Sabres are 8-8-3 in the first game and 6-11-1 in the second game this season.' … [Read more...] about Huberdeau scores twice, Panthers beat Sabres 3-0

'Buffalo Sabres forward Kyle Okposo is showing signs of improving from an undisclosed illness, though there is no timetable yet as to when he might be released from the hospital, a person with direct knowledge of the player's condition told The Associated Press on Friday.' … [Read more...] about AP Source: Sabres’ Okposo showing signs of improvement

'"It's a tough feeling when you're leaving the ice and it's another failed season and you're done," Eichel said.' … [Read more...] about Sabres snap Canadiens’ 5-game win streak with 2-1 victory

'Though second-year coach Dan Bylsma is taking much of the heat for the team's troubles, O'Reilly said the criticism should fall on the players. ''We're the ones on the ice,'' O'Reilly said. ''You can't look at him to take the fall. It's a lot of us. We've all kind of let it slip here.''' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly sums up Sabres missing the playoffs as ‘pathetic’

'"You always feel for a teammate when he's not feeling well, especially a guy like Kyle who brings a special element to our team and our locker room every day," forward Jack Eichel said. "It's never easy to see him go through what he's going through, not feeling well. We just all want to be there and support him and wish him all the best. Hopefully, he gets healthy soon."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Okposo in hospital having tests to determine illness

'"They were hungrier," Eichel said. "They wanted it more than us."' … [Read more...] about Maple Leafs beat Sabres 4-2, close in on playoff spot

'Alexander Nylander was selected with the eighth pick in last year's draft and has nine goals and 18 assists in 62 games with Rochester. The forward also had five goals and seven assists representing Sweden at the world junior championships to finish tied with a tournament-leading 12 points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres call up top prospect Alexander Nylander

'The Sabres dropped to 6-11-2 in their past 19 in a late-season collapse that has led to Buffalo extending its playoff drought to a sixth consecutive season.' … [Read more...] about Lee scores 2 in Islanders’ 4-2 win over Sabres

'As it turns out, general manager Tim Murray and coach Dan Bylsma had changed the team's disciplinary policy only a day earlier. Previously, players would miss a power play if they were late for a team meeting. The decision to have players miss an entire game was instituted because not all see regular time on the power-play unit.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Reinhart benched for arriving late to team stretch