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'The ironic part is, Kane's never considered himself to be injury-prone. He describes his past ailments as "freak accidents," be it the crash into the boards that cracked his ribs on opening night last season or the awkward plays that left him with a pair of torn MCLs in seasons prior.' … [Read more...] about Kane proving himself as one of NHL’s most consistent goal scorers

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

'With two days separating the Sabres from their next game, at home against Florida on Friday, the light session also served as an opportunity for three injured players to acclimate to being back on the ice with the team. Defensemen Nathan Beaulieu and Josh Gorges both skated with the team for the second day in a row, while Justin Bailey made his return after missing the last … [Read more...] about Three injured players return to Wednesday’s practice

'"It was just making the right decisions, keeping things simple, not taking things into our own hands and sticking to the game plan," Housley said. "You could see when they make the choices and those decisions, it just seems things work out in your favor."' … [Read more...] about Sabres stay the course under pressure in win over Capitals

'Redmond (6'2", 212 lbs., 7/26/1988) joins the Sabres for the second time this season after appearing in two games for the team following a recall on Oct. 21. With five points (1+4) through seven AHL games in 2017-18, the defenseman ranks fourth among all Rochester skaters with .71 points per game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Redmond

'"It's a game-time decision right now," Housley said. "We're just trying to get a feel. We wanted to get him a good practice."' … [Read more...] about Full practice for Baptiste sets up potential debut vs. Washington

'"I have to be better," he said. "It's a game of mistakes, I made a mistake there, and together with a bounce and a good goal there it's 3-0. It's unfortunate."' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to overcome early deficit in loss to Stars

'"It was a big win for us, but still a few things we've got to work on," goalie Robin Lehner said. "A lot of open chances, a bunch of breakaways. It's something we've got to work on. But we've got to build off this win. I thought we did a lot of good things offensively."' … [Read more...] about Sabres survive comeback attempt, hold onto win in Arizona

'"I think we've got some chances, I just think we need to capitalize better on them, myself included," Eichel said. "I'd like to see us be more consistent on a shift-to-shift basis of getting that sustained pressure in the offensive zone, continuing to successfully make our plays that we're trying to make.' … [Read more...] about Despite production, Eichel line sees a higher ceiling for itself

'Baptiste (6'1", 205 lbs., 8/4/1995) joins the Sabres for his first recall of the season after recording four points (3+1) in 14 games for the Sabres in his first NHL season in 2016-17. Through eight games with the Americans, Baptiste is tied for the team lead with three goals and tied for third among all Amerks with five points.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Baptiste from Amerks

'But once the "easy way" of being negative about a lack of results is pushed aside, and you peel back deeper into the process of playing the game the right way, Coach Housley and his players have seen moments where they can take many positives out of a night at the rink, win or lose. What they do with those positives is up to the players themselves as a group, as one tight-knit … [Read more...] about Thoughts on the first month of the season

'"We know that if we're going to turn this thing around then we're going to have to compete in practice. I thought we did that today. Moving forward here that's going to have to be on a consistent basis."' … [Read more...] about When it comes to process of winning, Housley compares Sabres to Bills

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned defenseman Zach Redmond to the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Redmond to Amerks

'"Today was just coming after it from a different angle," Housley said. "Just have a good practice, get some exercise out there, but we've got to make it fun for these guys as well because they have been grinding."' … [Read more...] about Sabres focus on rest, lightening the mood at Sunday’s practice

'"I think that that's kind of the story of the game," Eichel said. "They get some good bounces and the puck bounces the opposite way for us."' … [Read more...] about In spite of outcome, Housley expresses pride in Sabres’ effort vs. Sharks