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'Bailey's streak is the longest in the American Hockey League this season. He has boosted his stats to 17 goals and 27 points in 34 games. Bailey and Rochester teammate Nick Baptiste are tied for sixth in the AHL in goals.' … [Read more...] about Amerks’ Bailey has goals in seven straight games

'"I really wanted to have a bounceback game today," Lehner admitted. "We got into this building, go into overtime and we win it. That's a great feeling. Things got a little bit bigger than they should have been. You move on with your life, look for the next game.' … [Read more...] about Roll the highlight film for Lehner in OT victory

'Asked if he felt like he had played 35 minutes, Ristolainen said, "I knew it was somewhere around 30." Told that coach Dan Bylsma was probably going to call on him for 28-30 minutes a night as long as McCabe is injured, Ristolainen said, "It's not my call. It's about the coaches. I try to be ready for the game, play my best game and earn the ice time like everyone else."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Ice time log blows up for Ristolainen

'Buffalo snapped a four-game winless streak away from KeyBank Center by rallying for a 3-2 overtime victory over the Atlantic Division-leading Montreal Canadiens in Bell Centre. Zach Bogosian won it with a blistering slapper at 1:48 of overtime. It was his first goal of the season.' … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Sabres 3, Canadiens 2 (OT)

'“I’ve got to be one of the key guys that has to be a leader on the stat sheet,” O’Reilly said. “In the room, I’ve got to be a voice. If we want to get back and get in the playoffs – which is possible – it’s going to be tough, and it’s got to start with myself first and go from there.”' … [Read more...] about Determined O’Reilly wills Sabres to needed win

'But from this view, even in the nice glow of a hard-earned win, the defense corps that General Manager Tim Murray presented to Bylsma hasn't been remotely good enough and that's the biggest red flag to this entire mess. Now it's even thinner without McCabe, clearly its No. 2 guy.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Hard-earned win is nice but soft ‘D’ remains major issue

'“Any time you lose one of the guys in the back end, especially a guy that plays the big minutes like Jake does, you come together as a group,” defenseman Cody Franson said. “You know that everybody is going to play with everybody, so you prepare yourself mentally for that.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: When McCabe went down, defense adjusted

'“The only thing that’s changed is I’ve made a lot more friends over the years,” Vanek said about the number of moves in the last four years. “Buffalo is awesome. I always say it to other people. Before Kyle signed here I talked to him. I said you’re going to love it. It’s a great place. Did I want to leave? No. But again at the time I just didn’t know which direction the … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Vanek finds his niche with Red Wings

'Anders Nilsson made 32 saves to improve to 6-1-1 at home.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Sabres 3, Red Wings 2 (OT)

'“I admire a lot of things about the guy,” Lehner said. “You know what? I don’t like a lot of things, too. But I also recognize we’re all humans. People are looking for this perfect-world type human being – robots, I guess, to rule. You know what? We’re all flawed.' … [Read more...] about Inside the Sabres: Robin Lehner, his Trump mask, the backlash

'"I take responsibility. I don’t want to do the whole sequence of things that they built up to the little half-Hollywood movie that they clipped together. I understand where it’s coming from. It’s all entertainment to them but it’s a real-life reaction for me and I accept the responsibility of it."' … [Read more...] about Lehner takes responsibility for Tuesday’s “half-Hollywood movie”

'“It’s a complex area. There’s a lot going on down there,” Ennis said. “Optimistically I wanted to play every game here on out but you know, like I said it’s complex down there. I’ve just got to make sure I’m able to do what I can out there, that I’m able to play how I can out there so I’m going to stay getting treatment. It takes a lot of time and it’s a lot of work.' … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: Ennis expected back, Ullmark with new mask

'In eight of their last 10 games, the Sabres have scored the first goal. They’ve won just three of those games. Of their five losses this season when scoring first, four have come in the last 10 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres scoring first, but struggling to hold on to leads

'As the Sabres’ No. 1 goaltender, Lehner will soon get another chance to finish a game. It wasn’t going to happen against the Maple Leafs, who scored three times in the opening 9:45 of the second period to ruin the night of Lehner and the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Lehner fails to build on run, gets pulled in Sabres’ loss

'The Leafs have a coach who's going to the Hall of Fame, and a general manager and president who are already there. The Sabres have a coach with a Stanley Cup on his resume who's clearly causing fans and his own players to gnash their teeth far too much, a first-time GM and a club president who's about the most reviled figure in town these days.' … [Read more...] about Mike Harrington: Sabres getting left in dust by Leafs’ rebuild