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'During the first television timeout, Scandella and Pominville were greeted by the Minnesota Wild in a brief video on the arena's massive video board.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Scandella and Pominville get Minnesota welcome

'Winger Nino Niederreiter returned from injury and poured in a hat trick over the first 24 minutes as the Minnesota Wild cruised to a 6-2 rout of Buffalo before 19,017 in XCel Energy Center.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Wild 6, Sabres 2

'"Now that it's over, I'm not too worried about that on how I feel mentally and physically," winger Evander Kane said after Wednesday's workout. "Headed into it, the buildup and magnitude of that game is going to be tough to match the rest of the way but you quickly realize you've got to get geared right back up. We're playing some good teams here on the road."' … [Read more...] about Sabres return to regularly scheduled programming

'The Wild are 10-1-1 in their last 12 games at XCel Energy Center, where they host the Sabres Thursday night. They're coming off a 5-1 bludgeoning of the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, a game that saw them outshoot Florida, 19-2, in the second period and 41-26 overall.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Wild are red-hot at home

'Monday's game from Citi Field in the borough of Queens in New York City had a preliminary 12.4 rating on WGRZ-TV (Channel 2), the local NBC affiliate, during game action. The rating peaked during the overtime at 14.4.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose much of local audience from 2008 Winter Classic

'"Earlier on in the season there were a lot of struggles," Housley said. "A lot of the games we were in were one-goal games or were even. And I talked about it before that we were just cracking at the wrong time, making a critical mistake at the wrong time. They were tough, and it was tough on our group."' … [Read more...] about Phil Housley sees Sabres growing accustomed to his coaching

'The players' jerseys are being auctioned off at Auction.NHL.com, with proceeds to benefit the Buffalo Sabres Foundation. The bidding opened at noon Monday and will run until 9 p.m. Jan. 14.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ game-worn Winter Classic jerseys available via auction

'They were in a 2-0 hole after 8:20 and looked like they didn't belong anywhere near the marquee game. Slowly, they learned handle things and rallied for a tie in the third period. It was that start the crushed them Monday in a 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Rangers.' … [Read more...] about Sabres learn the big stage needs to be embraced immediately

'But there's a legitimate sense of growth creeping in with this club. Monday's Winter Classic at frigid Citi Field started out exactly like the disaster NBC and the NHL had to be fearing all month by having a bottom feeder in the game for the first time.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: On ice, you can see a Process too

'"Maybe not getting rewarded in the points he wants, but I think he's doing a lot of good things," center Jack Eichel said. "It was great to see him get a goal. He goes to the net hard, and it was nice to see the power play get another goal. We'll keep working on it."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Reinhart ends slump; Ristolainen gets his moment

'The Sabres had to rally again to earn a point. They fell into a 3-1 hole Friday in New Jersey, but they overcame that two-goal deficit to win, 4-3, in overtime. They couldn't recapture the overtime magic after Jacob Josefson went to the box for tripping in the extra session, giving the Rangers their winning chance.' … [Read more...] about Winter Classic Wraparound: Rangers 3, Sabres 2 (OT)

'It was hard to blame them. Buffalo is 10-20-8, last in the Eastern Conference and 30th in the 31-team NHL.' … [Read more...] about Sabres eager to prove they belong in Winter Classic spotlight

'"Anybody that knows Lindy knows not only the hockey person that he is, but that he's a great individual," Vigneault said after practice Sunday at Citi Field. "No ego at all. It's all about the team, all about the group. It was a real good decision on our part to bring him on board. He's a big asset. He's got a great personality that really helps everybody, coaches, players and … [Read more...] about Ruff has been a solid addition to Rangers’ staff

'"You can just see it," linemate Zemgus Girgensons said. "When he's playing a certain way, he's unstoppable. You're on a line with him, it makes hockey fun. He's a fast skater and keeping up with him is definitely a thing. It makes me faster, gets me going more."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: In Winter Classic spotlight, Eichel looks to stay hot out in the cold

'The snow. The crowd. A TV spectacle unlike anything the NHL had ever seen. Crosby vs. Miller in the shootout. The stories of the day are frozen in Sabres annals as one of the most inconic games in the club's history. The game went so well it became the forerunner of one of the NHL's most notable annual traditions.' … [Read more...] about Winter Classic memories: A roll call of the previous New Year’s games outdoors