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'"I had moderately severe symptoms," Krueger said. "I never did end up having a fever, but I did end up with a lot of aches and sleeping and fatigue for more than a week. Definitely time to realize how lethal this COVID is."' … [Read more...] about Krueger rejoins Sabres after having COVID-19, ‘scarred by the experience’

'Wajed, a Buffalo native, was inspired by Val James, the NHL's first Black American player and created a new logo for a shirt that is being sold to benefit Breaking Barriers, an initiative that "is aimed at accelerating positive outcomes for boys and young men of color across the cradle-to-career continuum."' … [Read more...] about Local artist Edjres Wajed designs Sabres logo with Black history message

'Pegula, the daughter of Buffalo Sabres and Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula, wrote "Go Sabres, Go Bills! Hi Ons" with a smiley face on a television camera after she advanced to the third round of the Aussie Open on Friday.' … [Read more...] about Pegula gives Sabres a shoutout on camera at Australian Open

'"If he is where we need him to be, and he's able to get out of the protocols and be back, then he will be and if he's not, the doctors are going to decide where and when that happens," said Adams, who said he speaks with Krueger multiple times per day.' … [Read more...] about Sabres ‘rallying together’ in return to practice after COVID-19 pause

'"They were hounding us persistently all night," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "I don't think we were working smart within the framework we want to work in. Our puck management was really bad tonight. We were playing into their hustle, we were playing into their persistent checking. I wouldn't say we didn't work. I thought the guys worked hard to get us back from down [2-0] … [Read more...] about Comrie gets first NHL win in almost three years to help Devils top Sabres

'Linus Ullmark made 31 saves and stopped all three shootout attempts. Staal, Tobias Rieder and Victor Olofsson scored for the Sabres (4-3-2), and Jack Eichel scored the only goal in the shootout.' … [Read more...] about Hall, Sabres use shootout to hand Devils third straight loss

'"Linus got us the point, there's no way to dance around that one," Reinhart said. "A little too slow watching them skate around us, get to pucks first. It's not a recipe for success."' … [Read more...] about Lafreniere’s first NHL goal gives Rangers OT victory against Sabres

'"Yeah, it's a relief to get one and put one in the back of the net and get that one out of me," said Eichel, the Sabres captain, who entered with seven assists in six games. "Like I've said before, that's my job on this team is to produce offense and score goals. It was good to make an impact offensively tonight. … It was good to see we're getting contributions up and down the … [Read more...] about Eichel’s first goal of season helps Sabres get past Rangers

'"It wasn't necessarily what I would call a solid or pretty win, but it was an extremely important one," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. "We had to dig down a few times again after disappointment and found a way, which it could be we come out of this stronger than if this win today would've been an easy one."' … [Read more...] about Eichel, power play lift Sabres past Capitals

'"Losing is never acceptable," said Staal, who scored his first goal with Buffalo. "But there's also a process to how you win. We're working at that. There are parts that are good, and there could be areas that have a little more improvement. We all need to be a little bit better and push ourselves to get those wins and be overall better."' … [Read more...] about Capitals defeat Sabres in first game with Ovechkin, others out

'"It was really disappointing in a game the way it was going to lose midway through the game a very strong Carter Hutton," Krueger said.' … [Read more...] about Elliott makes 40 saves, Flyers shut out Sabres

;Jack Eichel and Taylor Hall each had three assists for Buffalo (1-2-0), and Carter Hutton made 21 saves.' … [Read more...] about Lazar, Reinhart power Sabres past Flyers for first win of season

'"I think the disappointing thing for all of us would be the power plays we were able to get," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. "We had unbelievable discipline again today with no penalties taken, but all those power play opportunities, then the 6-on-5 at the end, coming out empty-handed is certainly the reason we lost this game. I thought the 5-on-5 game was outstanding. … [Read more...] about Vanecek makes 30 saves, wins NHL debut for Capitals against Sabres

'"We expected rust and there was rust, and we expected an adjustment to the physicality and the speed," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. "We need to simplify with the puck. We need to make sure that we are more compact defensively. We were a little hesitant. Our defensive game needs to take away the gaps and we need to attack quicker. I thought we were a little bit soft … [Read more...] about Capitals hang on against Sabres, win Laviolette’s debut in season opener

'Before the Sabres season opener against the Washington Capitals at KeyBank Center, the team had local first responders call out the names of each player as they skated out on the ice.' … [Read more...] about Frontline workers introduce Sabres for season opener