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'O’Reilly has skated in 44 games this season. In the 18 wins, he has 10 goals, 23 points and a plus-13 rating. In the nine overtime losses, he has seven assists, eight points and a plus-1.' … [Read more...] about Like Sabres, O’Reilly in search of consistency

'The Sabres visit Toronto on Saturday and host Vancouver on Sunday, but a long-term injury to Franson would clearly be bad for him and the team. He’s been one of the most productive defensemen lately, boosting his numbers to three goals and 13 assists, so he’d be needed for a successful run. If that run doesn’t come, however, Franson is a pending unrestricted free agent who … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Buffalo has a ball; Franson injures foot

'“It’s a pretty cool thing you’ve got going on,” Eichel said before autographing a puck. “Add it to the tower.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres allow Eichel fan to meet his ‘towering’ influence

'Dan Dunleavy, who is replacing a vacationing Rick Jeanneret for a month on Buffalo Sabres play-by-play, is getting deserved plaudits for his call of Evander Kane’s winning goal off a feed from Jack Eichel in the Sabres’ 5-4 overtime win Tuesday over San Jose Tuesday. “Eichel carries, Kane buries,” said Dunleavy. I don’t envy him. He has a tough act to follow in Jeanneret, who … [Read more...] about Dan Dunleavy impresses; ‘SNL’ ratings soar here

'The Ducks finished with a 44-26 shot advantage and a 67-40 lead in attempts.' … [Read more...] about Ducks are latest to call the shots against Sabres

'"He's an emotional young guy that has a great desire to win," Murray said during his weekly interview on WGR Radio. "We like when our fans are emotional and we completely 100 percent respect the right of the fans who have paid for tickets to boo us off the ice. They're there. They're in control of the emotional state of the arena and I wholeheartedly believe that and agree … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Murray: Eichel’s emotion is a good thing

'But with the Sabres trying to win and get out of the spin cycle of rebuilding, do you go forward with Kane as a core guy? Or do you try to sell high to get a top-four defenseman as you approach the trade deadline because the playoffs are a longshot?' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Sabres have sell-high dilemma with Kane

'"I think as a D-man I’ve been struggling this year goal scoring," Ristolainen said. "I don’t think you can score too many goals as a D-man so obviously it felt pretty good. It’s been a while but hopefully I can keep it going and somehow get more goals and try to help the team win."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Ristolainen breaks scoring drought

'Unlike the Sharks, who suffered a 5-4 overtime loss, the Ducks stayed in control and outshot Buffalo, 44-26. It was the Sabres' first regulation loss in KeyBank Center in eight games, ending a 6-0-1 run.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Ducks 5, Sabres 2

'“In some of those previous games … we played a whole heck of a lot better,” Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said after Tuesday’s win. “In those games we stuck with it and stuck with it and had a belief that we’re going to be able to get a goal or be able to come back in a game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres leave it all on the ice in the third period in February

'“I’m not a big morning skate guy,” Sabres forward Kyle Okopso said. “It just doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. If you were a football team that had a game at night and they went out and practiced in the morning, you’d probably say they’re nuts. It’s something that started a long time ago and I think in hockey traditions die pretty hard. They take a long time to kind of go the … [Read more...] about The traditional morning skate is increasingly turning optional

'They're a flawed team on the rise. But to become a contender, they need to own home ice. Jack Eichel seemed miffed when fans booed Tuesday. Fans had good reason, but they should also realize this isn't the same lifeless Sabres of years past.' … [Read more...] about Jerry Sullivan’s Power Take: Sabres finding comforts of home

'Buffalo 5, San Jose 4. How did that happen? It really defied explanation.' … [Read more...] about Late feeding frenzy produces Sabres’ stunner over Sharks

'The Sabres are a year or two away from contending for the playoffs, assuming Tim Murray makes the right personnel decisions. In the meantime, you can look for indications they’re getting close to the postseason. You’ll know the Sabres have a playoff team when …' … [Read more...] about Bucky Gleason: Sabres need to build on wild win over Sharks

'"I felt like Dan Quinn in the Super Bowl Sunday," DeBoer said. "It was one of those games. Thank God it wasn’t the finals, it was a game in the middle of February. We found a way to get a point. But we couldn’t have played a better road game for 45-50 minutes. We’ve got to learn a lesson there. We didn’t manage the puck, we took some penalties, we gave up some odd-man attacks, … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Sharks feel a bit like the Atlanta Falcons of the hockey world