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'Nelson (6'1", 185 lbs., 7/18/1992) returns to the Sabres after completing a five-game stint with the Amerks, during which he recorded one assist and eight shots on goal. Before suffering an upper-body injury, Nelson registered five points (1+4) and a plus-6 rating in 22 games for Buffalo this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Nelson from Amerks

'"I felt good today," Mittelstadt said. "It's good to see yourself moving forward and taking steps. It's something to build off of, for sure. It was a very positive note."' … [Read more...] about Mittelstadt takes another step toward return at practice

'"I don't think we had a very good start to the game, Sabres captain Jack Eichel said. "It seems like we're all over them [in the third period], we've got a pretty good push going. Maybe if we get that third goal it's a different story, but we don't."' … [Read more...] about Skinner scores twice, but Sabres conclude homestand with loss to Rangers

'"He's a hell of a teammate, hell of a guy," Bogosian said. "[He's] brought that veteran presence. Just a super nice person, a guy that guys want to be around and joke around with. He brings a lot to our locker room."' … [Read more...] about Hunwick has made strong impression in Sabres’ dressing room

'"We just wanted to play hard in the D-zone, make sure that we were locking down our own zone," Okposo said. "I was able to tip a pass up to the point. I'm just thinking get it out at that point, let my two linemates go to work."' … [Read more...] about Sabres turn in another sound defensive effort in win over Islanders

'"We were moving the puck quick and getting it up north," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "From that point, we were on the attack. The guys did a really good job of protecting the puck down low. They were cutting back, grinding it out, making them defend. We just didn't get anything off it, but that sometimes is going to happen in a tight game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres come up short in tight contest with Jets

'"I thought the guys responded really well," Housley said. "I thought we did a much better job in front of our net and when they did get to the interior [our] guys tied them up and we were able to box them out to give Linus a good line of sight to the puck. … It was a big improvement from last game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres rebound with strong defensive outing in win over Red Wings

'"I don't know, we got a point last night and won the last game," Hutton said. "I understand it hasn't been perfectly clean by any means, but the game's wide open. I think you look across the league, it's a lot of high-scoring games. It's just the way the league's trending."' … [Read more...] about Sabres move forward following ’emotional loss’ to Hurricanes

'"You have to defend," Evan Rodrigues, who scored his sixth goal in eight games, said. "You're not going to win games giving up six goals. We're scoring enough to win. We're not defending. Simple as that."' … [Read more...] about Skinner helps fuel late rally, but Sabres fall to Hurricanes in OT

'"You hear all these rumors and stories about him having shutouts in practice and guys hating shooting on him because he was just dominating them," Ullmark said after practice on Wednesday. "I kind of always idolized him from that standpoint and try to be like him when I play and during practices.' … [Read more...] about Drop and roll: How Ullmark channeled Hasek in victory over Wild

'"It's huge," Dahlin said afterward. "We needed those points. Also, I think we have to be stronger in the D-zone. We can't let them into the game. We had a 3-1 lead. I just think we have to keep going there and play our game, not letting them in."' … [Read more...] about Reinhart, Ullmark lead Sabres to shootout win over Wild

'"Everybody had a role, an identity," Housley said of that early-season shakeup. "But in saying that, I think we were playing the game the right way back then, making good puck decisions, managing our game, our checking detail was really solid, and we got to get back to that."' … [Read more...] about Sabres shake up lines ahead of meeting with Wild

'In his second full professional season, Smith (5'11", 181 lbs., 12/1/1994) is currently leading the Amerks in scoring with 41 points (18+23) in 41 games this season. This is Smith's second recall of the season to Buffalo. Smith has appeared in four games with the Sabres this season, recording his first NHL goal on Jan. 8 against New Jersey.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Smith from Rochester

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

'"Obviously, the result last night was tough to take by everybody in that room. We addressed it, but what can we control? We can control how we worked today, how we come to work on Monday and try to put this one behind us and move forward."' … [Read more...] about Sabres turn the page with high-intensity practice