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'"Lack of execution, lack of battle, lack of concentration, squeezing our sticks too tight, not making plays," Okposo said. "When you're not feeling good, you've just got to bear down and make plays and just get the puck to the net, keep it simple."' … [Read more...] about Bad habits continue as Sabres fall to Canucks

'"I think it's just how you prepare," Housley said. "You look at our situation, we had a day off in Vegas. Sometimes you decompress as a player and you've got to get yourself geared up for the battle again at the start of the game. I think that lacked. A switch went off.' … [Read more...] about Sabres focused on finding consistency in preparation

'"I think it's just unacceptable the way we approached the game," Housley said. "We had a chance to build on something and I know this is a process, but the process was a little broken tonight. Our lack of preparation and accountability, and urgency to start the game the way we finished was lacking."' … [Read more...] about Thrilling comeback overshadowed by ‘unacceptable’ start in OT loss

'"There's a lot of ways that they could have turned in the wrong direction, but they just stuck with it," Housley said. "I thought in LA, they deserved better. I thought that was a really good step forward but tonight they grinded it out and found a way to win." … [Read more...] about Housley proud of Sabres performance following 1st win as head coach

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

'"That was the name of the game tonight," Sabres forward Evander Kane said. "Penalties cost us, and we didn't kill off any of the power plays."' … [Read more...] about Special teams prove to be the difference in loss to Kings

'"We're close, but we're so far away because of our attention to detail," Housley said. "It has to get better. It has to be a 60-minute effort, maybe it's 65 minutes. We're putting something together, but we've still got to build our game."' … [Read more...] about Sabres continue to stress need for net-front presence

'"We've got to just figure out a way to be sick of losing," Eichel said. "I know I'm sick of losing, there's a lot of guys who are sick of losing. But there's a difference between playing hard and playing hard and smart. We've got to execute our game. All the way through the lineup, myself included, we've just got to be sick of losing."' … [Read more...] about Eichel wants Sabres to be ‘sick of losing’ following loss in San Jose

'"You change the lines to try to get other guys going or maybe there's some chemistry that you're looking for," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "That's why we made that change today. They could change tomorrow, but we thought we would try these combinations moving forward."' … [Read more...] about Housley shuffles lineup as Sabres prepare for western road trip

'"I just think our effort was unacceptable," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "This game is a game of mistakes and it just seems like we're making key mistakes at times of the game that are ending up in our net. Even saying that, our resiliency has to be better. We're faced with adversity and we're not facing it the right way.' … [Read more...] about Sabres repeat their mistakes in loss to Devils

'"It's just our attention to detail, No. 1. We went to New York and I think we understood where they were at as a team after losing 5-0. We knew they were going to come out strong," Housley said. "In saying that, I think we were ready. I think we were prepared. I think we just didn't execute the game plan. A lot of the times, it really wasn't the things that they did; it's … [Read more...] about Sabres’ leaders hope better practices can lead to better execution

'"I think that we're just letting our foot off the gas," Sabres forward Jack Eichel said. "The power play is a time to outwork the opponent because you have one extra guy on the ice and I think that we're just trying to get a little too fancy and get away from the things that made unsuccessful as a unit."' … [Read more...] about Shorthanded goals plague Sabres in loss to Islanders

'"Matt, he improved throughout the camp. He understands our concepts and the way we want to play. Seeing him join the rush and his timing was really well, and defensively he had a good stick, good positon."' … [Read more...] about Scandella, Tennyson quick to develop chemistry

'"We sort of took the foot off the gas there," Sabres coach Phil Housley said. "We could've made it a two-goal game and really got some momentum back."' … [Read more...] about Sabres focus on positives in shootout loss to Canadiens

'"This city means so much to me, and I like to think I mean a lot to this city as well," Eichel said during a press conference on Wednesday. "This organization has been nothing but great to me since the first day I walked in the doors.' … [Read more...] about Eichel: I owe it to Buffalo to do something special here