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'"You know what, I have this thing around me, and I accept that fact. I accept that fact that it looks bad. But it doesn't affect my game. People that know me know I'm a calm, relaxed goalie. That's why I can have a bad goal and bounce back. That's why I can play through these things. I'm better mentally than that."' … [Read more...] about Notes from Thursday’s practice

'The Sabres had succeeded in the first period similarly to how they won against Dallas on Monday, by capitalizing on mistakes and letting chances come to them. Such was the case on Kyle Okposo's goal to open the scoring, when Carrier forced Maple Leafs goalie Frederick Andersen ito make an errant pass in the offensive zone that landed directly on Okposo's stick.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to hold early lead in loss to Leafs

'"Obviously I think he's taken that next step just with his confidence playing with the puck," Eichel said. "He's been a lot more physical I think, not as much without the puck but with it, just making it harder on the opposing team to take it away from him. He makes a great play on that goal and he's able to just push it over to me for an empty net."' … [Read more...] about Eichel, Ennis power Sabres to win over Stars

'"Same stuff," Gionta said. "Same stuff that's been happening. Turnovers, not playing with enough urgency. It's the same thing, it's a broken record."' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to keep Canes’ speed at bay in 5-2 loss

'In the third period, Kane had scored to bring the Sabres within one goal when he was called for his second, third and fourth penalties all at once, this time for a high stick against Lightning goalie Ben Bishop. Kane received two minutes for the high stick and two more for unsportsmanlike conduct in addition to a 10-minute misconduct.' … [Read more...] about Sabres left questioning calls following loss to Tampa

'"It's interesting to see the off-ice habits," O'Reilly said. "You [play against him] and see him last year, seeing how hard he works and the way he can create, the way he can score, you know you see that stuff. But get to know him better and getting to play with him, you see the way he takes care of himself away from the rink. He's always working on his game. He's always in … [Read more...] about All-Star Okposo has already impressed with work ethic

'With the win, the Sabres have earned seven of eight available points in their last four games. The game proved to be the 60-minute effort they've been looking for on home ice; whereas they needed three third-period goals to beat Winnipeg on Saturday, they competed out of the gate and built their lead in the second period of this game.' … [Read more...] about Reinhart tallies 3 points in win over Flyers

'Ullmark (6'4", 221 lbs., 7/31/1993) joins the team for his third recall of 2016-17 but has yet to appear in an NHL game this season. With 28 appearances for the Americans this season, the Lugnvik, Sweden native has already matched the total from his rookie AHL season in 2015-16. He has posted a 14-13-1 record and .906 save percentage so far in his second North American … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Ullmark for Tuesday’s game

'At age 21, Reinhart is on pace to score 50 points this season, up from the 42 he scored as a rookie in 2015-16. How he's gotten those points, however, has changed significantly. Reinhart had 19 assists in 79 games last season; he already has 16 in 39 games this season.' … [Read more...] about Reinhart’s assist total shows growth as a playmaker

' "That's got to be our call and our cry. We've got to be, all of us, we've all got to be tired of not winning hockey games … This is kind of the way it was for us coming out in the third, we can't accept not winning hockey games here and the guys came out in the third and answered the bell."' … [Read more...] about Sabres rally back for third-period win over Jets

'"We have a 1-3-1 power play, we have [Rasmus Ristolainen] in the middle of the ice and Jack [Eichel] and Ryan on the flanks," the Sabres coach said. "You feel like he's the quarterback, the distributor of the puck even though he's not on the top. He adds that for us. Distribution of the puck, it's much different when he's not there."' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly’s return adds new dynamic to power play

'"We felt like that their best period of hockey in the first perod that they could throw at us," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "Nils made some big saves. The penalty kill had to kill off two in the first and we did get the first goal."' … [Read more...] about Sabres give up late lead in OT loss to Blackhawks

'"We talked about 10 to 14 days of inactivity and he got the go-ahead to start skating and do some exercises a couple days ago," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "He skated yesterday and felt real well and saw the doctor and the doctor gave him the green light to go forward.' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly a surprising addition at practice in Chicago

'"Everyone today was mentally prepared to play the game. We came out strong and that's really important for our game," Girgensons said.' … [Read more...] about Bailey scores 1st NHL goal as Sabres top Rangers

'Fedun (6'1", 198 lbs., 6/4/1988) re-joins the Sabres after posting four assists and a plus-1 rating during an eight-game stint with the team from Nov. 17 to Dec. 3, 2016.' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall Taylor Fedun