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'"They outplayed us," Sabres captain Brian Gionta said. "They were on top of us all night. We didn't have good reads. We weren't good with the puck. We lost battles. Pretty much everything that could go wrong went wrong tonight."' … [Read more...] about Sabres Disappointed In Effort After Loss To Leafs

Nylander happy to have Martin around in Leafs' pre-season loss to Sabres (Toronto Sun) Goalies steal show as Leafs drop pre-season tilt to Sabres (Toronto Star) Sabres outlast Maple Leafs (Saint Catharines Standard) Moulson scores shootout winner; Sabres top Leafs, 1-0, in pre-season play (Waterloo Region Record) Nylander brothers face off for first time (TSN) Nylander … [Read more...] about Friday’s Toronto Coverage

'Nilsson stopped 23 shots in regulation and overtime plus all four Toronto shooters. Meanwhile, Toronto goalies Garret Sparks and Kasimir Kaskisuo combined to stop all 38 Buffalo shots in regulation and overtime. Kaskisuo had stopped the first three Buffalo shooters before Moulson’s winner.' … [Read more...] about Moulson scores shootout winner, Sabres top Leafs 1-0 in pre-season play

'"Our community is limited in size and population," he said. "Costs of these kind of things have gone up, so the budget has gotten more and more challenging even just to keep the place going. Lakeview Arena is 43 years old. When I first came to town, it was a pretty new facility, and you sort of don't realize over the years what happens, but the reality is it was deteriorating … [Read more...] about Michigan town gets to be Hockeyville USA for day

Brassard, Hammond standouts as Senators fall in Buffalo (Ottawa Sun) "A mistake too overtime" (Le Droit) Photo gallery (Buffalo News) … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Ottawa Coverage

'A big key to that will be Lehner’s health, which has been a constant source of concern since he entered the NHL in 2010. He has yet to appear in more than 36 games in a season.' … [Read more...] about Buffalo Sabres 2016-17 NHL season preview

Wild defeats Sabres 2-1 in exhibition (Minneapolis Star Tribune) Minnesota Wild win preseason opener on Jason Zucker’s goal (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Wild defeat Sabres in preseason opener (Wild.com) Postgame Hat Trick: Wild 2, Sabres 1 (Wild.com) … [Read more...] about Tuesday’s Minnesota Coverage

'When the Sabres scored their lone goal in the first period, the student section began their traditional taunting of Minnesota goalie Alex Stalock. And like other standard nights in the arena, the student section gave its “Hockey Valley!” and “We are …” chants. “Those types of things don’t happen in the NHL,” said Michael Cross, Penn State’s assistant athletic director for new … [Read more...] about NHL hits the Happy Valley ice

'Tickets are still available and prices have ranged from $25 for students up to $175 for the general public, according to Ticketmaster.com. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.' … [Read more...] about Penn State prepares to host its 1st NHL game at Pegula

'"That's nice of him to say," Guhle, Buffalo's second-round pick in 2015, said. "I put on about eight pounds since last camp and my body fat is still the same, so it's pretty much all lean muscle. I feel stronger out there, more powerful with my strides. I think it's got to translate into the game though. That's the most important thing."' … [Read more...] about Guhle Taking Second Camp One Day At A Time

'"That's on us," Sabres captain Brian Gionta said. "There is no new system, there's no new style of play. Everybody knows it; everybody knows what's expected of them. That's where, coming out of camp , we want to kind of pick up where we left off at the end of last year with the success we had going down the stretch there. We want to get back to that as quickly as we can."' … [Read more...] about What we learned on the first day of training camp

'He had 36 goals and 140 assists in 483 career games from 1977 to 1989. Dunn broke into the NHL with the Sabres and eventually returned to Buffalo to spend his final four seasons. He retired after playing the 1989-90 season for the Sabres' minor-league affiliate in Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Former NHL defenseman Richie Dunn dies at age of 59

'The Buffalo Sabres’ youngsters gathered in HarborCenter to prepare for the team’s prospect challenge this weekend. Buffalo will face off against hopefuls from the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins in a round-robin tournament. It begins Saturday night when the Sabres take on New Jersey.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ prospects take the ice as Buffalo tournament nears

'"It's amazing how quick things can change in this game. And for me, it's really been for the better," O'Reilly, 25, told The Buffalo News here this week. "I love where we're at in Buffalo. I love the city. It's been great for my career, a really excellent change. I was driving from Buffalo to Pittsburgh for the exhibition game, going down I-90 like I used to do to go to Erie … [Read more...] about O’Reilly’s career ascent continues at World Cup

'“I get two games going into training camp, so this is a lot of help,” Nylander said after the inaugural practice. “I haven’t played a game since last season, so this is very good for me. I feel ready, and I’m just going to have fun and play the best I can.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Nylander eager to show he belongs in Buffalo