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'"If there's something for our guys to play for, let's play for them. They're coming here and spending their hard-earned money and we have to be better at home. I believe we might have [22] games left on home ice, we've got to take advantage, we've got to give our fans something to cheer about."' … [Read more...] about Housley calls for defensive urgency following loss to Jets

'"I think he's just earned his way up," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "He's in a good spot. He's in a winning environment down there which is great for the culture of the team. It's just a great opportunity to see what he can bring to practice."' … [Read more...] about After developing in Rochester, Guhle earns his chance in Buffalo

'"I thought we really came out strong," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "I think we controlled the play. Obviously we get that big power-play goal to get the first goal of the game, and then from that point we just changed the way we were playing for some reason."' … [Read more...] about Sabres start strong, but lose momentum in loss to Flyers

'"I think it comes down to just being able to play a full 60," Sabres forward Scott Wilson said. "I think we played spurts of good hockey and made a stretch for it, but we've got to come out in the first period and show some emotion, get the guys together and start from the beginning of the game instead of starting halfway through the second."' … [Read more...] about Sabres forced to play from behind again in loss to Jets

'"When you look at the game, it was really nothing that Minnesota did," Housley said. "They capitalized on their opportunities, I'll give them credit. It was what we gave them. We gave them too much, we left too much on the table when we didn't have to."' … [Read more...] about Early mistakes, costly penalty snowball into loss in Minnesota

'Housley rejected the notion of being worried about any sort of "Winter Classic hangover," and his players agreed. Kane said it may have been a thought going into the event, but one that dissipated following the day off on Tuesday and then the return to practice indoors.' … [Read more...] about Following high of Winter Classic, Sabres get back to business in St. Paul

'"I think we played a really good hockey game," alternate captain Kyle Okposo said. "At times, I thought we really took it to them. I thought that we probably had the better of the play, but we didn't get the result that we wanted so you have to really just take the experience and relish in it and look back on it as a positive."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall in OT, but relish experience of playing in Winter Classic

'"You feel like you're back in your childhood," he said. "You don't lose that feeling when you play in the NHL, on a normal rink, but to do it outdoors - it just brings back that smell of being outside and the wind hitting your face. There's really nothing like it."' … [Read more...] about Smiles, memories abound as Sabres take the ice for outdoor practice

'"It's great to go in with a win, I'm not going to lie. I think the vibe around the team's really good right now. We're looking forward to it."' … [Read more...] about Coming off of win in New Jersey, excitement for Winter Classic builds

'The result was a reversal of fortune for a Sabres team that has played well as of late but has too often left points on the table with overtime losses, including in their game in New York on Wednesday. Buffalo entered the night with a 1-8 record in overtime, and four of those losses had come in December.' … [Read more...] about Ristolainen scores OT winner; Eichel nets a pair in victory over Devils

'Josefson left the Devils to sign a one-year deal with the Sabres when free agency opened on July 1, a split he said was best for both sides. He's already played his former team once, a 6-2 Devils win when the two teams met in Buffalo on Oct. 9.' … [Read more...] about Josefson looks forward to ‘special’ return to New Jersey

'"It's just small margins," Lehner said. "We're one minute away from winning 2-1 and we lose 3-2. I felt like I had a really good game and I blew it on the last goal there. I kind of got caught and it's just something I want back. At the end of the day, it's a loss and it sucks. It is what it is."' … [Read more...] about Overturned call leads to OT loss in New York

'I was able to meet all 50 children throughout the night. There was a small group from Hasek's Heroes, which is a program founded by former Sabres goalie Dominik Hasek that provides hockey equipment and ice time for children of low-income families. The rest of the kids were from King Center Charter School in Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about In his own words: Kane on giving back for the holidays

'"We talked about it before the game, and you understand that this team likes to come out and establish territory right off the bat," Housley said. "We weren't ready to play. That's on everybody in the room. Our team, everybody has to contribute, everybody has to be pulling the rope and being ready to play. On that first shift, we weren't."' … [Read more...] about Unable to answer early push, Sabres head into break with loss to Canes

'Ironically, for all of the grade-A chances the Sabres were able to generate through 40 minutes, it was a bad-angle goal from Ryan O'Reilly that got them on the board 3:59 into the third period. O'Reilly was behind the goal line when he took his shot, which snuck in over Elliott's shoulder.' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly, Kane score 3rd-period goals to lead Sabres past Flyers