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'"It's one game, so obviously we need to carry this," Eichel said. "Seeing the way we could play tonight, I think more than anything it should be a bit of a boost to everyone in the room, a little confidence. When we play the right way, when we do the right things, it's rewarding. We've just got to try to find that consistency."' … [Read more...] about Eichel, Ristolainen play key roles in win over Edmonton

'"I think we have a better idea of what we need to do," alternate captain Ryan O'Reilly said. "We can think about it as much as we want, but it comes down to that game and the next game doing it. It's something that we're all focused on."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hope that honesty, accountability will help them turn the page

'"I think they've got to make a decision internally about playing the right way," Housley said. "Because right now we're chasing games. I really like the fight we had until the end, but when you chase games that's a losing recipe."' … [Read more...] about Sabres vets call for more accountability after loss to Wild

'"The NHL Winter Classic is a celebration of hockey's rich history and we wanted our jersey to signify that with a tribute to the early days of Sabres hockey," Sabres President Russ Brandon said. "This uniform combines our franchise's great historical look with some new elements to celebrate the uniqueness of the event."' … [Read more...] about Sabres unveil 2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic uniform

'"Anything's possible when you believe, when you get back to that swagger, that confidence as a team," he said. "You feel like anything you do, you can't be denied. Right now, it's almost the other way where we're giving up a bounce and we're getting scored on or we're not getting the bounce offensively."' … [Read more...] about Pominville, Scandella believe Sabres can rebound

'"I really think that we need to bear down a little bit more on pucks, bouncing pucks, win our 1-on-1 battles at the net and get pucks to the net," Kane said. "Hockey's not that hard of a game, only if you make it."' … [Read more...] about Furious comeback comes up short in loss to Blue Jackets

'"It's a 1-1 game late in the third period," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "We battled back in the game, but we make a mistake and it ends up in our net. I think the bottom line is they took advantage of our mistakes and we didn't take advantage of theirs."' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall to Hurricanes on Hockey Fights Cancer Night in Buffalo

'"We've got to be smarter. When we're down one, we can't give them a 5-on-3," Sabres coach Housley said. "But I think it goes deeper than that. I thought we just got out-battled, out-worked and out-competed tonight. At times, we even looked slow and I don't why that is. But we played one game in six nights since then. It's disappointing."' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to slow down Red Wings attack in road loss

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

'"I think everyone was pretty honest with me," Criscuolo said. "They didn't promise me anything. They said you can try to earn your spot and work your way up from Rochester, be one of the top nine guys in Rochester and then try to make it to the next level and earn your way up."' … [Read more...] about Criscuolo’s hard work pays off with first career recall

'For a team that's still learning how to be consistent in pressure situations, moments of adversity were met head on through the first 40 minutes on Tuesday. For example: When Reinhart was leveled with an open-ice hit from Penguins defenseman Ian Cole, not only did Eichel quickly drop his gloves in response, the Sabres then went on to kill off a power play with Eichel and Kane … [Read more...] about Sabres cite change in mentality as reason for OT loss in Pittsburgh

'"I think our line changes have got to be a little bit sharper," Housley said. "Not just the change part - our lengths of shift can come down - but also when we dump it in, having a plan and a balance coming into that forecheck so teams aren't able to quick it up against us or get through the neutral zone quickly. That was the mindset behind that drill."' … [Read more...] about Sabres seek to improve line changes at Monday’s practice

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

'"I can't fault the effort of our guys," Housley said. "We outshot them, we out chanced them. We had a penalty called back, which was pretty odd that we're calling penalties back now. It was unfortunate because I thought the guys played real hard."' … [Read more...] about Sabres come up short in overtime loss to Canadiens

'"We didn't keep doing what made us successful against Washington," Sabres goalie Robin Lehner said. "We get these results."' … [Read more...] about Sabres lack consistency in loss to Panthers