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'"I'm really looking for a new opportunity there," he said. "I'm really excited. Like I said, it's a fresh start for me there and I'm really excited. I'm looking forward to meet the guys and meet the group and hopefully it happens sooner than later."' … [Read more...] about Frolik eager for fresh start with Sabres

'"It's what coaches need to do, is you look at what you have and not what you don't have and you just work with that group," Krueger said. "That's what experience does for that part of your brain. There's no room for emotion in this situation. You need to put the best possible group together to compete against Florida tomorrow and deal with Victor as a separate issue until he … [Read more...] about Asplund, Wilson earn opportunities following injury to Olofsson

'Since being acquired by the Sabres in a trade with Detroit on December 4, 2017, Wilson has recorded six goals and 11 assists in 64 games with Buffalo. Last season, he picked up three assists in 15 NHL contests after missing the first 42 games of the season due to an ankle injury.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Wilson from Rochester

'Olofsson exited last night's 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers in the third period after colliding into the end boards on Buffalo's game-tying goal.' … [Read more...] about Olofsson to miss 5-6 weeks due to injury

'"Thank God it's him taking it," added Reinhart. "You just kind of sit back and watch him do his thing. It was a good play on him to get the breakaway from behind our net so that was a big one for us."' … [Read more...] about Eichel’s scores on OT penalty shot to complete comeback vs. Oilers

'The Sabres captain now holds the franchise record for most overtime goals with seven. According to the NHL Public Relations Department, Eichel is the first player in franchise history to score on a penalty shot in overtime.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Oilers 2 – Sabres 3 (OT)

'"We were trying to add to our forward group here and with Michael we like his even-strength play," Botterill said. "We think he's a very strong 5-on-5 player. He's also a player that has championship pedigree. He's been in the playoffs before, won a Stanley Cup."' … [Read more...] about Sabres improve forward depth with addition of Frolik

'Olofsson led league rookies in goals (6), points (14), game-winning goals (2), and average ice time (20:31) in 14 games in December. It's the highest point total by a Sabres rookie in a calendar month since Tyler Myers tallied 14 points in March of his Calder Trophy winning 2009-10 campaign.' … [Read more...] about Olofsson named Rookie of the Month for December

'"The pain needs to remain and we shouldn't [gloss] it over, but what we need to do is concentrate on the process again," Krueger said. "We know we're in a group phase of learning and growing and the group in there is coming out fighting this morning.' … [Read more...] about Krueger evaluates big picture with Sabres at the halfway mark

'"When we do get into these penalty, power play, specialty team situations, they seem to break our 5-on-5 momentum and we need to stop changing our 5-on-5 game due to the feelings on the specialty teams. It was a change in momentum against a very dangerous team, but we are to blame. We gave them more than they actually took."' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to hold lead in loss to Lighting

'Conor Sheary recorded a goal and two assists for Buffalo. Marcus Johansson, Jimmy Vesey and Jack Eichel also scored for the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Lightning 6 – Sabres 4

'"It's been crazy," Smith said. "I've been pinching myself every once in a while. But, yeah, it's been unbelievable, something I've been waiting for a long time. I'm just very grateful for the opportunity and excited to work as hard as I can as see what happens."' … [Read more...] about ‘A dream come true’: Smith’s long journey brings him to Buffalo

'The 6-foot-2, 210-pound forward signed a one-year AHL contract with Rochester on July 1.' … [Read more...] about Sabres sign Smith to one-year, two-way contract

'With 24 goals in 39 games so far this season, Eichel is only four goals away from matching his previous best goal total of 28, set last season. Eichel's output through 40 team games currently has him on pace to finish the season with 50 goals and 108 points, which would be the highest goal and point totals by a Sabre since Pat LaFontaine (53+95) and Alexander Mogilny (76+51) … [Read more...] about Eichel named to 2020 Atlantic Division All-Star team

'"We are happy to announce this start time change so that all of our fans can enjoy the Buffalo Bills playoff game on Jan. 4 after our Sabres game," Buffalo Sabres Co-Owner and President Kim Pegula said. "Buffalo has a great tradition of all of our teams and fans supporting each other, and we want to make sure we can accommodate everyone the best way possible. We would like to … [Read more...] about Start time for Saturday’s game vs. Florida moved to 1 p.m.