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'"You can do a lot of goalie drills on and off the ice, but it tends to be pretty one-dimensional," Lehner said. "When you are in the gym and spar with a coach or other fighters you have to read off a live human being, and if you don't do it right you get punished, you get a punch in the face. It's a little bit like being a goalie; if you don't do the right thing, the puck goes … [Read more...] about Sabres goalie Robin Lehner turns to MMA training

'"I'm more concerned about the reason why we took the penalty, not the penalty itself. We turn the puck over at the blue line, that forced us to play defense and take the penalty and give them the chance to get on the power play."' … [Read more...] about Flyers rally for win against Sabres

'"It's obviously exciting for me, but we didn't get the win, and that's unfortunate," said Baptiste, who was playing his second NHL game.' … [Read more...] about Canucks match best start in their history

'"I don't think there's many positives to take at all," O'Reilly said. "Our compete level, our execution, was just embarrassing. That's not the way we want to be. We want to be a consistent team. We have to be a lot better."' … [Read more...] about Flames defeat Sabres in overtime

'"[O'Reilly] might not get as much recognition as he should, but he's such a heady player, he's such a smart player, you can see it when you play against him and just playing with him," Okposo said. "He makes so many little plays, never puts you in a bad spot, he's an easy guy to play with."' … [Read more...] about Ryan O’Reilly lifts Sabres to win

'"I just think we had to get into a rhythm," Okposo said. "It may have been a little bit of a shock that Jack goes down the day before the season (starts) and we maybe played on our heels because of it on Thursday night. But we believe in our group and believe in this team and I'm excited to get the year off with a win for me.' … [Read more...] about Impressive debut for Kyle Okposo

'Bylsma said the Sabres will recall at least one player from Rochester of the American Hockey League after Rochester plays its season opener Friday.' … [Read more...] about Evander Kane out ‘weeks’ with cracked ribs

'"I think more than anything, it's just disappointing," Eichel, 19, said Friday, when he spoke about the injury for the first time. "You train all summer and you're just so excited for the season to get going, and a bad bounce, a little step back. But it's part of the game. It's something you've got to deal with and deal with the right way, and that's something I've got to do … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel tries to be patient after ankle sprain

'The Canadiens have won three straight season-opening games. The Sabres have lost four straight openers.' … [Read more...] about Brendan Gallagher helps Canadiens win opener

'"Very, because you make changes in the offseason and a lot of them are based on him and our young guys," Murray said. "You make a trade for [Dmitry] Kulikov, for example, you give up a pretty good young player in [Mark] Pysyk, and it could be a short-term move because Kulikov is at the end of his deal that's here, but you're confident that if you add a guy like that and you've … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel could miss 6-8 weeks with injury

'"I think yesterday there was a little bit of shock and awe with the situation, having it happen on the ice, and the injury right before the start of the season," Bylsma said. "I think there was that. I also think every team and every group has to go through some adversity and some injuries and some injury situations. You've got to learn how to play with the guys that are on … [Read more...] about Sabres trying to move forward without Jack Eichel

'"It's a multiyear extension. I have this year left on my deal and it's going forward after this year," Murray said. "[There's been] a little bit of talk about it, but nothing that we've been meeting on or anything like that. Just a couple casual conversations, and something that I thought for the past couple weeks that was going to get done, but maybe a little longer than a … [Read more...] about Sabres GM Tim Murray signs extension

'"I remember the last time I played in a smaller rink like this that was packed, and it's fun," said Sabres forward Nicolas Deslauriers, who scored to make it 1-0 1:39 into the second period. "It proves how hockey everywhere is important. It's a great setup. We were all happy to come here. The city has been great to us and we are happy to come here and win the game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres, Hurricanes enjoy Hockeyville USA experience

'Defensive problems suppress the offense more than their opponents do because they're often unable to get the puck out of trouble. If Eichel and Reinhart don't progress as expected, the Sabres may not be ready to return to the playoffs.' … [Read more...] about Season Preview: Buffalo Sabres

'While it seemed to be a given that Eichel would pile up goals and points in his first NHL season, Reinhart's performance caught some by surprise. The rookie forwards, who played on the same line for most of the season, led the Sabres in goals; Eichel had 24 and Reinhart 23. The Sabres can't afford to have either player go through a sophomore slump if they are to end their … [Read more...] about 5 Questions: Buffalo Sabres