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'"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

'"It's not just Jack that I'm going to be playing with this year," Hall said. "There's five guys on the ice and who knows what the line is going to be in game five or in game 10? So it's important to play with different guys and to see how they play and to see where they want passes and how they shoot, how they move out there. So obviously, you'd love to see him out there. He's … [Read more...] about Hall takes ice for first time with Sabres

'"He's super easy to connect with," Eichel said. "I've had a lot of really, really good conversations with him; we've been able to sit down a few times and just get to know each other more than anything. And yeah, he's been tremendous so far."' … [Read more...] about Eichel ‘fed up with losing,’ embraces changes with Sabres

'"It definitely changed the confidence level of the group," he said. "It was an extremely important decision from our side and from Taylor's combined to be able to show that what we're building here, the culture that we've put into place, is one that wants to be competitive with the top level of the National Hockey League."' … [Read more...] about Hall, Staal with Sabres for first time as NHL training camps open

'This remains the Sabres' biggest question mark. They decided to not dip into the free agent goalie market, instead giving Linus Ullmark a vote of confidence as the starter. He was 17-14-3 with a 2.69 goals-against average and .915 save percentage last season, when he showed signs he's ready to take the next step. Ullmark and veteran Carter Hutton, who returns as the backup, … [Read more...] about Sabres season preview: Add Hall, Staal to help end playoff drought

'"When they walk by it to get their blood drawn, they'll look over and say 'Wow, that's really cool,'" Roswell Park physician Dr. Philip McCarthy said. "I mean, these people are fighting to get control of their lives back. And to see their reaction when they see it, it gets their spirits up."' … [Read more...] about Eichel of Sabres inspires patients via portrait at Buffalo cancer center

'"Whenever you can add people like Taylor Hall and Eric Staal and Cody Eakin to your roster and the locker room, they not only bring talent to the ice but also veteran presence to the locker room," he said. "In a situation like ours where we're trying to find a winning culture with a young group and trying to figure out the right way to do things at times, I think having older … [Read more...] about Eichel happy with ‘great moves’ by Sabres in offseason

'"We know that we haven't been good enough," general manager Kevyn Adams said. "We have to go and get better every day and work to become the team that all of us want to become."' … [Read more...] about Inside look at Buffalo Sabres

'The Sabres are hoping Staal, a center and Skinner's former teammate with the Carolina Hurricanes who was acquired in a trade from the Minnesota Wild on Sept. 16, can help him regain his scoring touch.' … [Read more...] about Three questions facing Buffalo Sabres