Olean Times Herald

'“If anything, it should elevate his play and give him more confidence. I know that’s what it did for me. I gave myself a lot more confidence in my play and I had a great tournament.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Jake McCabe’s advice to Mattias Samuelsson: ‘Be yourself’

'“I love the grind,” said Okposo, whose Sabres host the Boston Bruins tonight at KeyBank Center following a three-day Christmas break. “I love just being hard on pucks down low, taking pucks to the net, fighting for every inch, hunting pucks down, creating turnovers. I think that stuff, I thrive on that and I really enjoy doing that.”' … [Read more...] about After years of scoring, Sabres’ Kyle Okposo thriving in new checking role

'“We were missing that one piece of the puzzle that gave us the edge to move it on to the next next round,” Krupp said. “There were great teams, they were good players. You look at when the guys left, they’ve all had a measure of success and won Cups and gained a measure of respect around the league. So it’s a little sad in that way that we didn’t.”' … [Read more...] about Former Sabre Uwe Krupp loved starting career in Buffalo: ‘It was a special time’

'The Sabres began their three-day Christmas break today. They don’t play again until they host the Boston Bruins on Friday. By then, two Sabres forwards who missed Monday’s game – Johan Larsson (upper body) and Kyle Okposo (flu) – could be ready to play.' … [Read more...] about Sabres send Curtis Lazar to Amerks

'Olofsson, 24, has been the NHL’s hottest rookie, piling up points and morphing into the Sabres’ top offensive threat not named Jack Eichel.' … [Read more...] about Victor Olofsson could enjoy one of Sabres’ greatest rookie seasons

'Ristolainen said: “Our forwards are really working two ways. It’s really easy to trust them, they’re coming back. I saw maybe one forward was changing there, so I felt a little chance to go down to the net and the puck got to me.”' … [Read more...] about Critical goal from Rasmus Ristolainen’s ‘office’ helps Sabres beat Kings

'“Anytime you don’t get a chance be in there to be a part of the team and do what you want to do and do what you love, I mean, it’s tough,” Bogosian said after skating just over 18 minutes in his return, Saturday afternoon’s 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Zach Bogosian feels good in return after healthy scratches

'Clearly, the upper-body injury Johansson suffered Nov. 9 has stymied him. He missed seven games before returning Nov. 27.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Marcus Johansson says he hasn’t felt like himself all season

'“It’s obviously frustrating,” Eichel said. “You never want to not be on the ice with the team. I’m a competitive guy, I want to be out there every night. But I thought it was the best for me at that time.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jack Eichel practices, offers few details about upper-body injury

'With Eichel sidelined, Marcus Johansson moved up to center Victor Olofsson and Sam Reinhart.' … [Read more...] about Sabres captain Jack Eichel out with upper-body injury against Flyers

'The American has already scored 24 goals and 50 points in 35 games, putting him on pace for 56 goals and 117 points. With the Sabres standing in second place in the Atlantic Division after years of futility, he’s a legitimate Hart Trophy candidate as league MVP.' … [Read more...] about Sabres captain Jack Eichel morphing into superstar during point streak

'“When we’re playing that way, that we can play with any team in this league,” Sabres winger Victor Olofsson said. “We just got to do it from the start."' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel extends point streak, ignites Sabres late against Maple Leafs

'“I have a lot of respect for how he presents himself and how he carries himself every day,” said Ullmark, who made his 20th appearance this season Tuesday, a 5-3 loss to the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. “On the bench and just being a support is huge for me.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Carter Hutton offering advice, support to Linus Ullmark

'Botterill said: “What I liked was his initial respect for the American Hockey League level and the excitement of going and playing.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres believe Casey Mittelstadt has right attitude to thrive with Amerks

'Sabres captain Jack Eichel, who grew up a New England Patriots fan, proudly sported a Bills hat in the dressing room following today’s practice. So did defenseman Jake McCabe. Winger Kyle Okposo, who grew up in St. Paul and recently started living year-round in Clarence, said he was “really, really pumped” the Bills made the postseason.' … [Read more...] about Sabres thrilled for Bills’ success: ‘They’ve just had a tremendous season’