'"The way we played last night got us going," said Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger, whose team allowed four third-period goals in a 6-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. "It was very disappointing and we had a pretty serious morning. I think everyone understood the messages going around."' … [Read more...] about Sabres use quick start to top Red Wings
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Canucks use big third period to defeat Sabres
'"I felt fine. It's just frustrating, you know what I mean?" said Hutton, who is 0-7-4 after starting the season 6-0-0. "[They're] a pretty good hockey team up front. I think sometimes it's like when they get to buzz like that in the offensive zone and move pucks around, stuff like that, it's hard to compete. We battled, but obviously it's just not good enough."' … [Read more...] about Canucks use big third period to defeat Sabres
Steen, Thomas, Bozak lift Blues to victory against Sabres
'"Obviously when you don't play for five (days), you're not going to be as crisp as you are usually when you're playing a lot. We were rested. We should have had a lot of energy. I just didn't think our game ever got going."' … [Read more...] about Steen, Thomas, Bozak lift Blues to victory against Sabres
Ullmark makes 32 saves, Sabres hold off Panthers
'"Definitely makes it a lot easier for everybody to play our game every night," Ullmark said of the Sabres managing injuries. "Depending on what's going out there, it doesn't really matter because if we stick with it and believe in our system like we've done in the last couple of games, we get good results."' … [Read more...] about Ullmark makes 32 saves, Sabres hold off Panthers
Eichel scores on OT penalty shot to lift Sabres past Oilers
'"I think we just stuck with the game plan," said Buffalo forward Curtis Lazar, who scored in the first period. "You never want to get down two goals at home but we rallied. As a team we're trying to make a push. It's that time of year, and tonight was a good start."' … [Read more...] about Eichel scores on OT penalty shot to lift Sabres past Oilers
Killorn scores twice, Lightning rally past Sabres for fourth straight win
'"We were playing well, obviously a 4-1 lead, we have momentum and then we [throw] the game away," Eichel said.' … [Read more...] about Killorn scores twice, Lightning rally past Sabres for fourth straight win
Eichel's amazing deke fakes out Lightning defense, TV camera
'Jack Eichel was going one way. And everybody else was going the other way.' … [Read more...] about Eichel’s amazing deke fakes out Lightning defense, TV camera
DeBrusk helps Bruins hold off Sabres, sweep home-and-home
'"Yeah, it's definitely painful at this moment because the effort was there right through and we were building an excellent game," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "It took a different course in the third. I think everybody can make judgment of where that happened, and I was pleased with the reaction of that, guys came back at it and they never gave up on it."' … [Read more...] about DeBrusk helps Bruins hold off Sabres, sweep home-and-home
Montour takes pride in indigenous heritage
'I take a lot of pride in my indigenous heritage, so one way I try to use my platform now is by visiting different reservations and seeing what others experience. I took a trip to the Yukon this past summer, and one in particular visit stuck with me. This reservation had no ice surface at all. All they had was a small ball hockey arena, probably the length of the goal line to … [Read more...] about Montour takes pride in indigenous heritage
Halak, Bruins shut out Sabres to end home winning streak
'"We all knew the challenge of the [holiday] break going in and both teams had the same challenge," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said. "I thought we really, after the slow start, first three, four minutes, I thought we really settled into a good game 5-on-5 and then what happened was the [penalty-kill] breakdown just sent shockwaves through us. We gave up that pace and battle … [Read more...] about Halak, Bruins shut out Sabres to end home winning streak
Eichel gets point in 18th straight game, Sabres top Kings
'"In the first period, I think it took me a little bit to get into it," Eichel said. "But I think I got more into the game as it went on and started to feel better. I had some chances. I thought we started moving our feet, competing better in the second period. I think that's when we turned the tide of the game."' … [Read more...] about Eichel gets point in 18th straight game, Sabres top Kings
Eichel blossoming into force for Sabres no surprise to Perreault
'"From the first time I saw him, I immediately told myself: 'This guy is going to be a superstar in the NHL one day,'" the 69-year-old told NHL.com from Victoriaville this week. "I was so impressed with his skating, his shooting, the way he made plays. And now, that's exactly what he is -- an NHL superstar."' … [Read more...] about Eichel blossoming into force for Sabres no surprise to Perreault
Eichel point streak ends with injury, Sabres lose to Flyers
'"It was something that evolved in the warmups so we'll just look at the situation and get back to you tomorrow on that," Buffalo coach Ralph Krueger said.' … [Read more...] about Eichel point streak ends with injury, Sabres lose to Flyers
Eichel extends point streak to 17, Sabres fall to Maple Leafs
'"I'm disappointed that we didn't make more of a game of it early because you could see when we made the push and we got to our game we found our legs. There was a real chance to take points here tonight," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said. "That speaks for the character of the group. We can recover within a game so that's something to build on."' … [Read more...] about Eichel extends point streak to 17, Sabres fall to Maple Leafs
Sabres get laugh from Tre White Goalie Academy on Sunday Night Football
'Buffalo Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White introduced himself as being from the Tre White Goalie Academy during the introductions on NBC's Sunday Night Football broadcast.' … [Read more...] about Sabres get laugh from Tre White Goalie Academy on Sunday Night Football