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'Buffalo Sabres General Manager Jason Botterill has announced that Head Coach Phil Housley has been relieved of his duties.' … [Read more...] about Sabres relieve Housley of coaching duties

'"We appreciate Phil Housley's effort over the past two seasons. He will always be a respected member of the Sabres organization, and we wish him and his family all the best moving forward. We support the decision made by Jason today. It wasn't an easy decision, but we know Jason is operating in the best interests of the organization both short- and long-term. We are confident … [Read more...] about Statement from Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula

'"Our fans expect more, we expect more. In the end, I thought this decision had to be made for our organization to move forward. We are all responsible for the success and failures of this organization. We are certainly not pleased where we're at and where our results have been this year. We all need to be accountable and not make excuses."' … [Read more...] about Botterill addresses coaching change, says search has already begun

'"Roddy and Okie were telling me before the game they weren't going to shoot anything," Skinner said. "They were looking for me out there, I saw them. Even some of the plays that didn't go our way, they were maybe sort of forcing it to me."' … [Read more...] about Skinner reaches 40-goal mark as Sabres end season with win in Detroit

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned defenseman Matt Tennyson to the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Tennyson to Rochester

'"Thank you for everything," he said. "I left probably in tears, came back with a smile. Who knows what's going to happen now?"' … [Read more...] about Pominville scores goal on emotional Fan Appreciation Night

'"I thought we handled them pretty well," McCabe said. "I thought we limited their opportunities. Monty's a hell of a player. He's really fun to play with, really easy to play with. He does a great job talking to me out there, supporting me all over the ice, and he just really attacks the game. He throws his body around and just all facets of his game are really fun to play … [Read more...] about McCabe, Montour formed steady pair against Nashville’s top trio

' The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned defenseman William Borgen to the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Borgen to Rochester

'"… I'm not really looking for moral victories right now, we got to win hockey games. It's frustrating at this time of the year, you know what I mean? We just got to find ways to win."' … [Read more...] about Housley disapproves of officiating following loss to Predators

'"We're not quitting," he said. "We're showing resiliency. Guys are battling through the end, and obviously we continue to end up on the wrong side of things right now, but we're going to continue harping competing and work ethic."' … [Read more...] about Sabres empathize with fans following loss to Blue Jackets

'"They're a bigger team, that's why they're in the playoffs and in the position we're in. We couldn't get pins in the defensive zone, we spent way too much time in the defensive zone and when we had an opportunity to make a play, we didn't make a play."' … [Read more...] about Olofsson scores 1st NHL goal in loss to Islanders

'"Having the youth, it provided us a spark yesterday," Housley said. "Whether it was in the room or on the bench, really good, positive things were going on. Even though we were down a couple times during the game, we never really felt that we weren't going to come back. We just had that energy."' … [Read more...] about With AHL playoff run likely, rookies making most of time in NHL

'"I really like the way our young guys played," Housley said. "[Olofsson] had a really good, strong game. He made some plays, had some opportunities, hit the crossbar in the third. Will Borgen continued (to be) steady back there. Casey Mittelstadt, it was good to see he has some jump in his step."' … [Read more...] about Olofsson helps spark comeback, but Sabres fall to Red Wings in OT

'Tennyson (6'2", 205 lbs., 4/23/1990) joins the Sabres for the fourth time this season, having skated in four games with the club in total. The Minneapolis, Minnesota native has recorded 20 points (4+16) in 45 games with the Americans this season, including an assist in each of his last two games.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Tennyson

'"Rasmus was one of those kids," Ehn said inside the visiting dressing room at KeyBank Center on Thursday. "I knew he could skate back then, too. He had incredible talent to be that young."' … [Read more...] about Dahlin, Ehn have gone from childhood neighbors to NHL opponents