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'Just when we've all become obssessed with NFL wild-card tiebreakers, the Sabres have quietly put together a 2-0-2 stretch that's their best of the season after Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Senators. We all knew Jason Botterill waited a month too long to dump pointless Matt Moulson, but no one could have told you the dressing room would respond like this.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Sabres fans finally get some rewards, make some noise

'"From the team side, it's called business. From our side, it's called loyalty," Lehner said Tuesday. "When it comes to us players, it's called loyalty or not loyal. When it comes to players that have been with a team for a long time that are getting shipped out or traded, it's just business. It's unfair."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Lehner watching Karlsson drama; ‘Road to Winter Classic’ starting

'Ottawa fell to 1-10-2 in its last 13 games, including 1-5-1 on a now-complete seven-game road trip.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Sabres 3, Senators 2

'"For my first three games of the year here, it's nice to step in and play good minutes right away," Rodrigues said Monday in KeyBank Center. "That definitely gives me a pat on the back and a little bit more confidence to just go out, play my game and believe in myself. If I play the right way, good things will happen."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rodrigues answers the call after promotion

'The Buffalo Sabres goaltender was impressive during a three-game road trip, stopping 125 of 133 shots for a .940 save percentage. All he had to show for it was a 1-0-2 record.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Lehner can’t stop disappointment; Beaulieu, Josefson practice

'There are so many ways you can twist the last 25 minutes in Scottrade Center. The Buffalo Sabres were in a 2-0 hole through two periods and doing nothing against the St. Louis Blues. Then Evan Rodrigues scored two goals and they suddenly had a chance to pull off an unlikely win against one of the NHL's behemoths.' … [Read more...] about A good rally but no happy ending in OT for Sabres

'"It's never fun to be out, not be able to help the team," Girgensons said. "But I wasn't performing at my best. It wasn't good enough. Sometimes you need a kick in your back a little bit to get back that fire, that anger to want to be out there and do more for the team."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Girgensons gets his chance to return

'Rodrigues scored a pair of third-period goals, including the tying tally with 1:27 left and Lehner on the bench, but Vladimir Tarasenko's spectacular goal with 36 seconds left in overtime gave the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 win over Buffalo before 17,310 in Scottrade Center.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Blues 3, Sabres 2 (OT)

'"It's been a tough year in the goals and points department for me so I'm trying to build off that," Okposo said after practice Saturday in the suburban St. Louis Ice Zone. "I have to take advantage of my opportunities and I've had some but just haven't put them in the back of the net. That one definitely felt good to go in."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kyle Okposo finds the net, looks to turn around his season

'Winger Jaden Schwartz, who has 35 points in the team's first 30 games, was helped from the ice during the first period of Saturday's 6-1 win in Detroit after taking a shot to the foot. X-rays were negative but coach Mike Yeo said the foot was sore, so it would seem unlikely Schwartz would play against the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Schwartz’s status in doubt for Blues

'Two weeks after Nolan was fired in April 2015, a glossy brochure arrived in the mail for Sabres season-ticket holders. The 16-page sales pitch was titled "Buffalo Sabres 2015-16: The Next Chapter." It proudly noted that ESPN and Hockey's Future said Buffalo possessed the No. 1 prospect pipeline in the NHL. Sports Illustrated listed Buffalo at the top, too.' … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: ‘Next Chapter’ is scary story

'One thing the NHL has to be concerned about compared to Las Vegas is that Seattle is already a crowded sports market. The Seahawks and Mariners are long-entrenched franchises dating to the 1970s and the Sounders are perennially one of the top clubs in Major League Soccer. The likely return to the NBA could push hockey further down the pecking order, so this will be no … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: Seattle on the fast track to expansion

'But in a game that saw them get outshot, 51-28, the Sabres blew two major chances to win: Jack Eichel was stopped by Corey Crawford on a penalty shot with 3:29 left in OT and, worse yet, Buffalo gave up Tommy Wingels' short-handed goal with 3:22 to go in regulation when a power-play goal would have almost certainly wrapped up a stunning victory to snap an 11-game losing streak … [Read more...] about After OT crusher, Eichel frets over Sabres’ inability to win for Lehner

'"It's not a comfortable feeling after playing many contracts out in other types of status and then going into the summer that way," Franson said in United Center. "I thought I could do well here and carve a role out and it's been growing into that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Franson parlays PTO deal to Hawks’ first pair

'And the Sabres were less than 3 1/2 minutes away from stealing the game in regulation until Tommy Wingels scored a short-handed goal to get Chicago even at 2-2 with 3:22 to play. Wingels slid through the slot to deflect home a shot by Gustav Forsling after the Sabres had spent several seconds fumbling the puck around in their own zone, instead of pushing for the clinching … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Blackhawks 3, Sabres 2 (OT)