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'"We think that he's shown a grit to the game that's really interesting and we think he's improving every single day and learning more and more what it takes to play in the National Hockey League," Sabres coach Ralph Krueger said.' … [Read more...] about Asplund earns opportunity alongside Skinner, Johansson

'"It definitely is what jumps out on the night," coach Ralph Krueger said when asked about special teams. "I thought we came into the game the way we wanted to. Five-on-five was feeling really good. Again, the specialty teams shifted the momentum in their favor and for them to add a dagger in by scoring on the shorthander definitely was a turning point in the game.' … [Read more...] about Special teams are the difference in loss to Flames

'The Flames scored on the power play and while shorthanded to add to their pair of even-strength tallies. Buffalo, meanwhile, finished 1-for-8 on the power play and did not convert on two separate 5-on-3 opportunities.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sabres 3 – Flames 4

'"... You try and go high and miss the net, you don't give yourself a chance to score or maybe someone else a chance to score. You don't know what's going to happen. Just trying to shoot different places, I think, and knowing that sometimes it doesn't matter how hard you get it off. It's just about surprising the goalie."' … [Read more...] about Scorer’s mentality paying off for Eichel

'Dea is tied for fourth in Amerks scoring with seven goals and 13 points in 18 games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Dea to Amerks

'"He looked good today," Krueger said. "I still haven't gotten feedback from the medical team, but he looked like he was moving quite naturally and the prep to get him here has been successful. We expect that he will be available during this trip."' … [Read more...] about Rodrigues returns to practice, expects to be available on upcoming trip

'The 24-year-old forward has nine points (4+5) in 11 games with the Amerks this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Lazar to Amerks

'"The last six games before this really had been games of good habits and a lot of the offense that we were starting to create hadn't really functioned that well with goals," Krueger said. "I thought we had a deserved first period, kind of like the fruit of the labor from the week before almost seemed to pay off."' … [Read more...] about Breaking down the numbers behind a high-scoring win over New Jersey

'Eleven different Sabres recorded points while Jack Eichel (1+2) and Johan Larsson (0+3) paced Buffalo with three-point nights. Conor Sheary scored twice, and Eichel, Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Asplund, Victor Olofsson and Henri Jokiharju also found the back of the net.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Devils 1 – Sabres 7

'"I don't have a crystal ball and nobody else has a crystal ball either, but I saw the right people and I got the information that I needed to hear to continue to play. I'm excited to be back and I'm happy to be back out there and feeling fresh and feeling 100 percent."' … [Read more...] about Okposo details recovery from recent concussion

'"I'm really proud of the guys," Krueger said. "This performance on the workload we've had, they sure showed up and played well. ... Really proud of the effort of the guys just digging in really deep and extremely disappointed with the final result."' … [Read more...] about Sabres grind out road point in rematch with Leafs

'Jack Eichel extended his point streak to nine games with the primary assist on Ristolainen's goal. He now has 16 points (8+8) during that stretch. Eichel has also totaled 20 points (12+8) in 15 career games against Toronto, including nine (5+4) in eight road games.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Sabres 1 – Maple Leafs 2 (OT)

'"I was most excited about his last couple of minutes, how he came to play without the puck, how hard he defended when they pulled the goalie out," Krueger said. "He did put one in the empty net, but it was the work he did before that I think that shows Jack is maturing right in front of our eyes."' … [Read more...] about Eichel excels on both ends of the ice in Sabres’ win over Leafs

'Jimmy Vesey was credited with the game winner 8:34 into the third period. Jeff Skinner, Victor Olofsson and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Buffalo. Eichel picked up two goals and an assist for his ninth multi-point game of the season.' … [Read more...] about At the Horn: Maple Leafs 4 – Sabres 6

'"We're really excited about it," Krueger said. "It's been highlighted on the calendar for a while, this back-to-back. You can feel the energy in the group. We're going to make the picture small here and do our best to play some strong hockey."' … [Read more...] about Sabres prep for home-and-home set with Maple Leafs