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'For a player who was a first-round pick (No. 17) of the Montreal Canadiens in the 2011 NHL Draft, Beaulieu appears to have the cleanest slate of anyone on the roster. Acquired in a trade from the Canadiens on June 17 for a third-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, Beaulieu figures to instantly plug into the top six on defense, and with Housley's aggressive puck-moving style, the … [Read more...] about Sabres need more offense, better defense to return to playoffs

'"We want to be an aggressive team," Housley said. "I think everybody we've talked about playing aggressive offensively but we need to play aggressive defensively. I think defense gives you a chance to win every night and they'll understand that we want to be fast and aggressive. The days are gone when a guy wants to make a breakout pass and the [defense] just watched the rush … [Read more...] about Housley wants Sabres to be aggressive, creative

'"I think I have a lot to prove," he said on the opening day of training camp. "Actually I think I've proven nothing, so it's a huge year for me personally and as a team. We want to take the next step as a team, and for us to do that, we need some guys to take the next step as players, and I need to be one of them. I just need to step up around the room, on the ice, big … [Read more...] about Eichel: ‘I think I’ve proven nothing’

'"Anytime that you miss time with any sort of injury, I think that it's better to play a little bit more because that spatial time and that spatial awareness is the last thing to come back, so that's the reason I played in those games this summer. It was more for that timing."' … [Read more...] about Okposo relieved medical ordeal over, eager for new season with Sabres

'Forwards Justin Bailey, Nicholas Baptiste, Hudson Fasching and Alexander Nylander are in the hunt for a place among a group that includes Jack Eichel, Kyle Okposo, Ryan O'Reilly, Evander Kane and Sam Reinhart.' … [Read more...] about Four prospects have sights on role with Sabres

'"I think you've seen [Eichel's] comments; he's focused on the season, focused on coming into training camp. We've been interacting with him, and it's been fun and we're really looking forward to getting on the ice with him."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hope to extend Eichel soon

'"You're kind of in that awe feeling all the time," Pominville said. "The whole game you're sitting on the bench just kind of looking around and going, 'Oh, man, this is pretty cool.'"' … [Read more...] about Pominville shares flurry of Winter Classic memories

'"I think that that next step in terms of being a dominant player and a leader on our team with more of an impact, it should be there next season," Eichel said. "Some of us are getting older and we should start building more confidence in ourselves and start expecting more out of ourselves."' … [Read more...] about Eichel, Sabres set for fresh start

'"We had a pretty tough season so I had to grow up a bit in my game and not take as many risks," Davidsson said. "I had to adapt my game to the situation where my team was."' … [Read more...] about Davidsson finds kindred spirit with Sabres

'The Buffalo Sabres are starting over after a disappointing season.' … [Read more...] about Inside look at Buffalo Sabres

'The Sabres allowed an NHL-worst 34.3 shots per game last season. The workload that created for defensemen and goaltenders meant they spent a lot of time in their end. Housley's style of play will have to address this, and the additions of defensemen Marco Scandella and Nathan Beaulieu should help.' … [Read more...] about Three questions facing Buffalo Sabres

'Guhle (6-foot-1, 186 pounds) completed his final season at the junior level with Prince George of the Western Hockey League and will most likely be a full-time player with Rochester in the AHL this season. But considering his skill set and new Sabres coach Phil Housley, Guhle could be on the fast track.' … [Read more...] about Top prospects for Buffalo Sabres

'Mittelstadt arguably has been the best player for the U.S. during the World Junior Summer Showcase. He has eight points (three goals, five assists) in four games, including two goals and two assists for USA White in an 8-2 victory against Canada Red on Tuesday, and two assists in a 3-2 U.S. win against Sweden on Wednesday.' … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt making impact at World Junior Summer Showcase

'"When things only got worse the next day, I spoke with [then-Sabres coach Dan Bylsma] and made the decision to sit that one out. I thought some rest and time off would do the trick. But even then, things didn't improve. I went to the hospital hoping that they could find a way for me to get some sleep.' … [Read more...] about Okposo ready for season with Sabres after recovering from concussion

'"Marner and Dvorak and Tkachuk, they're always staying out after practice working on their shot, working on the little things like chipping the puck in the net and stuff like that," Pu said. "I'm looking at them and seeing how good they were doing and seeing how much working they were putting in, and it really opened my eyes and it really proved that hard work pays off."' … [Read more...] about Pu’s future with Sabres powered by link to past