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'"It was just a gut feel that [Ullmark] was in a good space and this was a really important game for us today," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "It was a playoff feel coming into this game today ... the meetings this morning, this afternoon, everybody was really edgy and focused."' … [Read more...] about Ullmark helps Sabres handle Devils

'"It obviously hasn't been going our way since we were able to come back, but I think getting on the road has been important for our guys. I would say that we can't go anywhere, so to spend some time traveling and in hotels has helped us."' … [Read more...] about Reinhart scores twice, Sabres hang on against Devils

'"It's a tough situation we're in right now," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "This is now psychology. This is now persistence and character that we need to have to stick with it. Structurally, again we liked the effort, the neutralizing of Washington in a lot of phases of the game, but there's not enough up front for us to get away with winning games if we score one goal or … [Read more...] about Vanecek, Capitals send Sabres to fourth straight loss

'"It's not our goalie's fault, it's just kind of the way things have gone. As we get playing more hockey here, it's important for us to not come in after the first period down one, down two. It's a tough hill to climb, especially in a season where teams are keeping it simple. That's a mantra for a lot of teams with how many games we're playing. Teams that get leads are going to … [Read more...] about Sorokin shuts out Sabres, gets first win for Islanders

'"I don't think it was fatigue," Sabres forward Kyle Okposo said. "I just think that we got away from our game a little bit and kind of got sucked into what feeds their game and that's when you turn the puck over. They're a team that knows how to play with the lead, they know how to lock things down. I just thought we fed into their game in the third period."' … [Read more...] about Islanders spoil Sabres return, extend point streak to seven

'"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