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'“It’s just to make sure I get more space for those guys, maybe get a little bit more offensive awareness when I’m with them, make a little extra pass or hold on to pucks,” Foligno said. “Sometimes I wasn’t a little bit too skilled for them. I had to be a little more creative out there for those guys.' … [Read more...] about After playing alongside Eichel, Sabres’ Foligno wants to do it again

'Petersen went 23-12-5 with a .926 save percentage at Notre Dame this season, leading the Fighting Irish to the Frozen Four. The junior has made 90 straight starts. Buffalo selected him in the fifth round of the 2013 NHL Draft.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Petersen tabbed for U.S. world championship team

'“One of my complaints was we worry way too much about the opposition – way too much about the opposition,” Murray said of the coaching staff. “I think we should worry more about what’s going on in this building, and I told them that.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres clearly need a talking to, so Murray plans to increase demands on Bylsma, players

'Particularly damning was when Murray said the coaches need to cut back on videos and systems, grab a cup of coffee and get to know their players better. And you know that opinion certainly came from the players themselves.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: With no ringing endorsement of Bylsma, is a Ruff reunion in the offing?

'Problems start with owners who endorsed a flawed plan that was made worse by Tim Murray's poor assembly. Too many players lacked maturity, passion or both before folding in a culture that once accepted – no, encouraged – losing. The Sabres were flat this season, almost as if they were run over by a tank.' … [Read more...] about Bucky Gleason’s Power Take: Sabres’ tank contributes to flat performances

'The left winger will give everything he’s got during the game, but good luck finding him when the clock isn’t running. He carries himself like he’s Sidney Crosby, yet he has the same number of playoff points as Taro Tsujimoto. He’ll treat children to a gift-filled Christmas, then end up on the police blotter. His megawatt smile will charm one person and appear fraudulent to … [Read more...] about Evander Kane’s conflicting sides pose conundrum for Sabres

'Murray's act is beginning to wear thin. It became fashionable to overpraise him simply for not being Darcy Regier, as a scowling straight shooter who charmed the media with tough-guy quotes and wasn't afraid to take a big gamble on trades.' … [Read more...] about Jerry Sullivan: Murray needs to answer for same old soft Sabres

'"I've been good. Feeling way better now," Larsson said as the Sabres packed up their gear for the summer and had their final meetings of the season with the coaching staff. "It's just going to heal a little bit. I just took out the pins and now I'm going to rest and heal for a couple of weeks and then it's good."' … [Read more...] about Injury sidelined Johan Larsson for half the season, now he’s on the mend

'"I got the call like a week or so ago and absolutely I'm going," O'Reilly said as the Sabres held their locker cleanout day on Monday morning in KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Ryan O’Reilly will represent Team Canada at the IIHF World Championship

'"I think overall personally I had a pretty good year," Nilsson said. "I went in the year with a mindset that I want to be more consistent, be consistent through the whole season and I think I did. … It's always tough to speculate and see what the future has in mind, but I felt good. I felt consistent throughout the whole season. I think I've played at a high level. I think I … [Read more...] about Entering free agency, Nilsson put up his best numbers in the NHL

'“Yeah,” he said in KeyBank Center. “That’s what a winning culture is, not being satisfied with yourself, not being satisfied with the fact that you’re losing. It’s important to realize that you can’t be satisfied with the fact you’re in the NHL.' … [Read more...] about Eichel wants Sabres to have greater desire to win

'The Sabres averaged a 6.2 rating for their games carried by MSG and the NBCSN, which was down about 6 percent from the 6.6 rating the team averaged for games carried by those networks and NBC in the 2015-16 season. The Sabres didn’t have a NBC game this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres end season with slight decline in TV ratings

'“We’re all hoping for the best for him,” defenseman Zach Bogosian said Monday. “He’s helped out every single person in this room, and we owe it to him and his family to help him out with whatever he needs because that’s part of being a team, part of being a leader.”' … [Read more...] about Okposo’s leadership, illness on Sabres’ minds as they depart

'There's a school of thought you should fire Bylsma right now and not wait until next year, and it's not unreasonable. If the team struggles out of the gate yet again and Murray decides to pull the rip cord on Bylsma around, say, Thanksgiving, the risk could be another season going down the drain.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Bylsma looking ahead but how much time does he have left?

'“I think guys want to win,” he said Monday, “but there’s a difference between saying that you want to win and actually wanting to win and putting the work in, dedicating your life to it.”' … [Read more...] about Eichel losing patience with Sabres’ acceptance of losing