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'"Seeing him in practice ever since he got here, that's a great pickup for our team," said goalie Robin Lehner, who made 31 saves in a mostly solid effort. "He gives us offense for sure but you just see how he makes the right play. When he's out there, he brings a certain calm to me as a goalie because you know he's going to do things right all over the ice."' … [Read more...] about Okposo’s debut is a key to solid Sabres win

'For his part, McLellan was particularly irate with two penalties taken late in the first period by forward Benoit Pouliot. So irate that Pouliot didn't play the last 40 minutes. Said McLellan: "We have some foundation or fabric things that we have to continue to fix as an organization. Stupidity is one of them. So don't play. Watch."' … [Read more...] about Irate Oilers coach McLellan on loss to Sabres: ‘We looked like the Bad News Bears’

'The 18,500-seat building is the centerpeice of a downtown revitalization project known as the Ice District. Already open and connected to the arena are the Rogers Community Rink, which both the Sabres and Edmonton Oilers used for practice on Saturday, and the 60,000 square-foot Gran Villa Casino. That $32 million project opened last month to join the arena as part of the first … [Read more...] about Sabres Notebook: New arena at forefront of Edmonton district

'O'Reilly snapped a 2-2 tie at 3:53 of the second period by bouncing a 110-foot flip shot from just behind the center red line past a surprised Edmonton goalie Cam Talbot. He had previously scored a power-play goal at 7:14 of the first on an Okposo feed to give the Sabres a 2-0 lead. Buffalo coughed up that lead but responded to adversity to pull away and even its record at … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Sabres 6, Oilers 2

'For the last time the Bills and Sabres each scored that many points on the same day, you have to go all the way back to Nov. 23, 1975, per an analysis of data on the Pro Football Reference and Hockey Reference websites.' … [Read more...] about Big wins from Bills and Sabres give Buffalo sports fans a rare day

'The Sabres make their debut Sunday night in Edmonton’s new Rogers Place, and fans here figure to be pumped for the team’s second regular-season game in the glittering $483 million building. The Oilers are 2-0, with wins over Calgary by scores of 7-4 and 5-3.' … [Read more...] about McDavid, Oilers present big test

'"I feel for Jack. He's a great kid and a tremendous player," McLellan said after his Oilers practiced here Saturday. "I really enjoyed my time with him at the World Cup. It was special. You could see all the talent, all the enthusiasm he has for the game.' … [Read more...] about Missing the Eichel-McDavid matchup

'“In the oblique area, it’s going to be something that you deal with even when you come back with rotation and the discomfort.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kane, Eichel begin long road to recovery

'“We have to grow up as a team, and we’ve got to find a way to put points in the bank in October. It’s going to try and start on Sunday.”' … [Read more...] about Okposo back; Kulikov slowly recovering

'“The more and more you’re talking about it, the more you’re making excuses for yourself,” defenseman Zach Bogosian said Thursday night. “We’ve all played this game long enough to know when someone gets hurt, other guys step up. That’s what we have to do.”' … [Read more...] about Kane’s injury in loss another blow to Sabres

'"We're missing some big pieces but there's no excuses," Murray said during a press-box meeting with reporters during the first intermission. "The guys that are on the ice, they want to win. They're not sitting there going, 'Well, we have to wait for these guys to get back.' They want to win. I'm going to continue to judge these players every day and then act accordingly."' … [Read more...] about With new contract in hand, Murray enters toughest stretch as Sabres GM

'“Well, I don’t know exactly what he has but I don’t think it’s as bad as mine was,” Lehner said when asked about Eichel’s injury. “In the beginning it’s just taking of yourself. Relaxing. You don’t want to do things too early in this thing because you might shoot yourself in the foot a little bit. We have good people and personnel here. He’s a young guy. He obviously has some … [Read more...] about Lehner knows the frustration of a high ankle sprain

'"My thoughts are just like every other Sabres fan: You’re just like, aww man," Ryan said. "And we’re so bummed out because – I speak for the entire Sabres fan base – we were really looking forward to it. We think it’s going to be good year and all that, and it still very well could be. But man, it’s unfortunate because the kid’s a super player and [I was] really looking … [Read more...] about Rex Ryan adds Jack Eichel to injury report, sends condolences to Sabres fans

'Kane was speeding toward a puck in the corner along with Montreal’s Alexei Emelin with 11.3 seconds left in the second period. The defenseman gave Kane a shove in an attempt to gain an edge, and Kane went down. He slid into the boards at a high rate of speed, with his entire left side crashing into the end of the rink.' … [Read more...] about Quick hits: Canadiens 4, Sabres 1

'“Circumstances didn’t look good,” left wing Marcus Foligno said. “Of course, it’s Jack Eichel, so it’s tough. You never want to see that happen to anyone, but especially a player who means so much to your team.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ high hopes take a big hit with Eichel injury