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'"He's really good on the forecheck," Sheary said of Okposo. "He's obviously a strong player so when he gets in the battle, a lot of times he'll win that battle. And when he gets the contact first, I think a lot of times he creates turnovers.' … [Read more...] about Okposo, Sheary believe they can build off performance vs. Coyotes

'"We played a really good, solid 60 minutes," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "Up and down our lineup, everybody contributed."' … [Read more...] about Sabres turn in complete effort in win over Coyotes

'"I feel like I've made a conscious effort to just try and work," he said. "I think that when you're working, things come from it. It's that and just trying to be confident with making plays, just let my instincts take over. Obviously when I'm moving my feet, I think I'm playing my best so for me, it's just about worrying about the next game, doing everything I can now to play … [Read more...] about Eichel has embraced leadership role, on pace for career year

'"I think in the third we just committed to putting the puck in their end and just trying to wear them down," Eichel said. "You see it, we draw a couple penalties, our power play is able to score a few goals. I thought we just wore them down."' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ work ethic translates into 3rd-period comeback vs. Kings

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

'"We're going to kind of see," Hutton said. "The skate went well today and that's all. Right now, we're just going to go with that. We'll see how tonight goes."' … [Read more...] about Hutton optimistic following Monday’s practice

'"We've addressed it and we feel like we have a pretty good plan in place for how to deal with it and how we're going to come out on Tuesday. We've just got to get back to being us and we've got to learn from that game for sure."' … [Read more...] about Sabres eager to move forward following productive team meeting

'"That's not us," the Sabres captain said. "The streak we were on, that's over. It means nothing now. Now I think we're losing sight of what's made us successful. … I thought they just outworked us for 40 minutes and that's why the game ended up 6-2."' … [Read more...] about Sabres squander early lead in loss to Flyers

'"I felt like the last month was kind of crazy in how many games we were playing and just kind of [being] all over the place. ... It was a lot. Just to have a little bit of normalcy, have a couple days between games, it's nice. When we do play tomorrow against Philly, we're going to be ready to go."' … [Read more...] about Sabres ready for Philadelphia following ‘mental reset’

'"There were a few test runs where we threw him out against some pretty solid competition and he stood up to the test," Smith said. "Going up against [Toronto}, we knew we were going to have young guys who we're going to have to go up against them one way or another and as the game progressed, both of the kids (Pilut and Rasmus Dahlin) did very well so we continued to play … [Read more...] about How Lawrence Pilut earned big-time matchups against the Maple Leafs

'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

'"I kind of lost it both times," he said. "Just a lot of traffic. They do a good job of having lots of bodies in there. We're trying to box them out. It's a game of inches."' … [Read more...] about Eichel scores twice, but Sabres fall to Maple Leafs in OT

'"We had some opportunities, we just didn't cash in," Housley said. "I just thought overall, I think we're going to need more help from our other lines to create some more offense, to generate some more offense to take some heat off of Jack's line."' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to generate enough offense in loss to Predators

'"We're all pretty competitive, so this will be a good opportunity for us to face off against each other," Sabres captain Jack Eichel said. "We've got some of the best fans in the league, and we're looking forward to putting on a show for them."' … [Read more...] about ‘Sabres Skills Challenge’ set for Jan. 6

'"You want to put him in places where he's going to succeed first. I think he's handled it pretty well," coach Phil Housley said. "Let's face it, our younger players are going to make mistakes and we've had a lot of patience through that. But I think he's gotten better and used to more minutes."' … [Read more...] about Rookie of the Month Dahlin, Sabres prepare for difficult back-to-back set