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'"Georgie's a guy who's not afraid to go out there and block a shot, no matter who it is, and put his body on the line," defenseman Cody Franson said. "Caber's a lot of the same way. They both try to be very physical, they play hard along the walls and they do a good job of trying to take the middle of the ice away on teams. When you have two guys like that who you can insert … [Read more...] about McCabe, Gorges made impact in return to lineup

'While the Sabres generally played a strong game defensively, there were some lapses. Buffalo was dominated early in the second period, at one point being outshot 8-1. They came out of that period with a 2-0 lead thanks to Lehner's ability to come up big when called upon.' … [Read more...] about Lehner makes 37 saves in shutout win over Sens

'"It was a good game," Lehner said. "It was an entertaining game, it was a fun game to play. It just sucks that we got a penalty there and at the end of that penalty they come up with a big play."' … [Read more...] about Lehner duels Lundqvist, but Sabres fall in OT

'It seems clear to me this edition of the Sabres, for the most part, is a team that figures it is never out of any game, even if they fall behind by a pair of goals. On the other hand, while the comebacks and OT winners are thrilling, I am still waiting for this group of players to find the right mix in their game to start winning games 4-1 and winning games where the opponent … [Read more...] about Sabres building that essential confidence

'"He's dealt with a tough injury … He wasn't feeling 100 percent," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "That's something he's dealing with going forward, probably with every game that he plays. He's getting his feet back underneath him, getting his timing, getting his defensive play back underneath him the last three games and we need him to be at his best."' … [Read more...] about Kulikov feeling well, hoping to build on first goal

'"Don't get me wrong they're a good team, they're where they are in the standings for a reason. Sometimes you've got to tip your cap but for us tonight, that was our own fault. We didn't manage the puck well enough, we put [goalie Robin Lehner] in a tough spot and put ourselves too far behind the eight ball."' … [Read more...] about Turnovers plague Sabres in loss to Canadiens

'Seventeen years with one team - you won't see too many players doing that. To me, Buffalo was great. It was a great city to play in, a great organization. I had a great time there and great memories. It was a lot of fun playing with Rene [Robert] and Rick [Martin] for many years. Mike Foligno, I played with him from '81 to '86.' … [Read more...] about Catching up with Perreault at All-Star Weekend

'"There's no question the puck ends up in the net. That's [irrefutable]. It's in the net. Everyone can see that," Bylsma said. "The question is, it goes into the goalie, he goes on his side and he falls into the net. And none of us - no one - can see the puck until he gets up. And that's after the play. I took philosophy in college and I know it means the puck is in the net, … [Read more...] about Video reviews don’t go Sabres’ way in loss to Dallas

'"He's been playing well. I thought we've had some good offensive zone shifts and broke out the puck pretty well coming out of our own end," his defensive partner Zach Bogosian said on Wednesday after practice at The Stars Rink at Dr Pepper Arena. "It's been good. It seems like we've complimented each other pretty well out there. It gives me room to skate. He's such a good puck … [Read more...] about Franson, defensemen contributing to Sabres’ success

'A direct by-product of the increased scoring: Robin Lehner is 4-0-0 this month with a 2.85 goals-against average. Nice to see him finally getting some run support.' … [Read more...] about Wins, ties and parental guidance

'"It kind of felt like in the early part of the season, if they got one or if they got two, we didn't feel that great mentally. Now it's kind of reversed a little bit. We know we can score. We know we can go and dominate a couple of shifts. It's a great feeling."' … [Read more...] about Eichel’s winner gives Sabres 3rd-straight OT victory

'"He would've skated with us earlier if we had been home on the Montreal day (Saturday) or Sunday," Bylsma said. "He skated extremely hard those two days at home and back into practice today, full contact, so we'll see how he responds to that but it bodes well for seeing him sometime this week."' … [Read more...] about Kulikov back at practice, may join lineup this week

'Radulov tried the same move a third time, now dropping a pass back to Alex Galchenyuk, and Lehner was as ready as he could be. He dove to his left and snagged Galchenyuk's shot with his glove, proceeding to hold his glove into the air while he laid on the ice like an outfielder who'd just made a diving catch.' … [Read more...] about Lehner makes spectacular save in OT win over Habs

'"He willed it," the Sabres coach said. "It was a big-time play from our guy wanting to be a leader on this team and just willed that goal in. From along the boards to behind the net to bringing it out, that's the best I can say. He willed that goal into the back of the net."' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly’s late-game heroics lead to OT win

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