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'“I would like to play as quickly as I can,” Eichel said inside KeyBank Center. “It’s more about how I feel and how my ankle reacts in practice today, how it feels tomorrow, how I feel physically.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jack Eichel feels good after first practice, unsure of return

'“Just a bit, yeah,” he said. “I was a Sabres fan growing up, I lived next to (former Buffalo center) Tim Connolly. My parents and his parents still live next to each other. I watched him a lot, (the) Sabres were my team. I played against Ryan Miller a couple weeks ago for the first time and I thought that was really cool. I got to play with Jason Pominville last year in … [Read more...] about Former Sabres fan Alex Tuch enjoys Buffalo ‘homecoming’

'“We definitely outplayed them in the second and third period,” Bailey said. “We’ve just got to figure out how to close games there.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres blow late lead, lose shootout to Golden Knights

'These days, Marchessault, who is making $750,000 this season, is perhaps the NHL’s most underrated player and biggest bargain. Having compiled 22 goals and 65 points through 65 games, he’s the leading scorer on the greatest expansion team in NHL history.' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Golden Knights’ Jonathan Marchessault quietly productive

'“I didn’t think it was going to be a big deal at all, but the way the guys played against their old team, it definitely was a big deal early on,” Gallant said Friday after the Golden Knights prepared for this afternoon’s tilt against the Sabres. “We didn’t talk about that very much. Maybe the players do individually."' … [Read more...] about Golden Knights face Sabres as one of NHL’s powers

'“From my personal knowledge, just seeing him last night, I thought he was in a good place,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said inside KeyBank Center. “Obviously, there’s things that can happen down the road. But from my perspective, I thought he was in good spirits, so that’s a good sign.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kyle Okposo out indefinitely with concussion

'“Upper-body injury, we’ll know more tomorrow,” Sabres coach Phil Housley replied to reporters when asked if Okposo entered concussion protocol following the second-period collision. “Just one of those freak things.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kyle Okposo leaves game with upper-body injury

'When the period ended with a 5-0 deficit and Robin Lehner in net, many fans in the crowd of 17,773 booed the Sabres off the ice, a regular occurrence this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall behind early, lose to Flames

'“Some (AHL) games I can handle the puck the entire game it feels like,” Griffith said prior to Wednesday’s 5-1 loss to the Calgary Flames. “But my goal is to do stuff like that up here.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres notes: Seth Griffith moves in, Danny O’Regan scratched

'“It’s funny, you start winning games and people ask if it’s the best you’ve ever felt,” said Johnson, who has a one-year contract. “I’ve said from the start I’ve felt good about where my game is at and what it needs to be to have success. I can’t say enough about the way the guys are playing in front of me.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Chad Johnson one of NHL’s hottest goalies

'The injury, of course, is a blow to the entire organization. Criscuolo, who was recalled Sunday, is one of the Rochester Americans’ leading scorers with 15 goals and 34 points in 50 games. The Harvard product certainly would’ve been returned to the Amerks for the AHL playoffs next month.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Kyle Criscuolo out four to six weeks with upper-body injury

'When Ristolainen held up four fingers and said “four more times,” Kadri emphatically corrected him, telling him they only have three more meetings.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rasmus Ristolainen on argument: ‘It was funny’

'“It hasn’t changed, fun game to be a part of, for sure, a lot of energy in the building, easy games to get ready for, for sure,” said Sabres winger Jason Pominville, who scored in his first outing against the Leafs as a Sabre in five years. “We had a great start. The fans got in it, their fans got in it. It was a great atmosphere.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres start fast, beat Maple Leafs

'“He’s going to be a big part of our team moving forward, so we want to get him some games at the NHL level,” Housley said. “But I really like the speed he brought last time he was up here, whether it was leading a rush or joining the rush, he has the ability in his first two or three strides to separate himself from people.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Brendan Guhle, Casey Nelson reunited as defense pair

'“I’ve been waiting all year for this game,” Sabres defense Marco Scandella said Sunday. “I know that there’s a huge rivalry with the Leafs and we haven’t played them all year. I’ve been on the team for how many games now, 65 games? And we haven’t played them yet. So I’ve been itching for this one.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres finally renew long rivalry with Maple Leafs