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'"It's tough," Housley said in KeyBank Center. "It's difficult when you lose a guy like that. He sort of put everybody in the right seat. We'll have to deal with it and move forward."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Josefson out 4 to 6 weeks; Moulson could play; Bogosian close

'"I missed a few weeks in college, but nothing this long," Rodrigues said. "It's part of the game. Obviously it's frustrating. I thought I had a really good camp. All my work in the offseason was transferring to the ice. I had confidence with the puck. My speed increased. I was creating chances. And then the injury happened. I know how much work I put in during the summer and I … [Read more...] about Sabres Prospects: Evan Rodrigues ready to make another good impression

'The coach inherited the NHL's top power play, but he can be forgiven for not believing it. The Sabres are 30th in the 31-team league, and they've been blanked in 17 of their 24 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ power outage has Phil Housley ready for big changes

'"This isn't a league that's built on moral victories," center Jack Eichel said. "To outplay somebody is not what we're really here to do. We're here to win games."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ shoddy record trumps good effort in Montreal

'The Sabres are carrying seven defensemen, so someone has to sit every night. Justin Falk was scratched against the Canadiens. Things will get even more crowded when Zach Bogosian, who has begun practicing, makes his season debut.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Gorges looking for more; Deslauriers faces former team

'The Sabres hoped to build off Friday's slump-busting win, but they had no luck against the wall in net. Buffalo fell to 1-6-2 in the last nine games, 6-14-4 this season and 0-1-2 against Montreal.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Canadiens 3, Sabres 0

'There's so many places to eat and so much to walk around and see that outsiders are stunned by the number of empty seats during the actual game. People are still checking out the building. The concourse is unmatched, with a sweeping cityscape effect under a massive roof.' … [Read more...] about Inside the NHL: In first season, Little Caesars heads right to the top of NHL arena crop

'"It's just nice to get a win and play a complete game," right wing Kyle Okposo said. "There's a lot of things said in the last couple days in this locker room, and we've got to grow up and mature and start playing a more mature game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres shift gears, follow each other to hard-working win

'"I just think we should stop feeling sorry for ourselves, complaining or making excuses for what's going on," he said after the morning skate. "We just need to come together and work harder. I think that's always the key to success. Things aren't going right, start preparing better and working harder off the ice. Things usually translate."' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Talk is cheap, so Sabres cash in with hard work

'Price dealt with more than an injury during his time away. Rumors enveloped the goaltender and his family. The biggest was that his wife, Angela, had issued an ultimatum to either move from Montreal or get divorced.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Habs’ Price to play; Beaulieu talks rumors, game; Falk filled in well

'Goaltender Robin Lehner made 28 saves, including 13 in the third period, as Buffalo moved to 1-5-2 in the last eight games, 3-7-1 at home and 6-13-4 this season.' … [Read more...] about The Wraparound: Sabres 3, Oilers 1

'"I've come to realize our core group is very passionate. They're excited about being in Buffalo and want to have success here. But going about it, there's still a growing situation about how do you become a vocal leader, how do you keep each other accountable?"' … [Read more...] about Botterill happy with Sabres’ accountability talks and Amerks’ development

'"Yeah, I think it's hard to sometimes," Moulson said about ignoring the chatter. "But I think once you start worrying about that, then you've got a little more problems than just hockey. I think you're at home thinking about a lot of things. Obviously you want to do well. I think any athlete that's competitive wants to do well in a team environment and personally.' … [Read more...] about Pride becomes the motivating factor for Matt Moulson

'"It's obviously not very much fun to be at the rink right now and that's never a good feeling," Kyle Okposo said Thursday morning. "We just feel like we're letting a lot of people down and we just have to find a way to make some changes. I think as a group we have to come together as a team and just really buy in. Otherwise it's just going to be a miserable year."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Veterans looking to establish accountability

'While the Sabres' offense had a successful night – especially after scoring just one goal in seven of the previous 12 games – subpar goaltending, team defense, puck management and penalty killing contributed to a seventh straight setback.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ season feels over by Thanksgiving after another loss