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'Sam Reinhart has moved to center in O'Reilly's absence and the roles of Zemgus Girgensons and Derek Grant have elevated. Bylsma said that Girgensons will take on the defensive zone responsibilities once primarily held by Larsson. Eichel, meanwhile, will have to contend with whatever the opposition throws at him, especially because the Rangers and Blackhawks will have the last … [Read more...] about With injuries at center, Sabres matchups to change

'"I don't think it's about me," Eichel said. "I mean I think a lot of these guys have probably been winners their whole life. We're a group, we're one. We go through adversity as a team together and the highs when we win games, that's also together. I think I speak for the team in saying that we're all frustrated with where we're at and I don't think I'm the only person in the … [Read more...] about Notes from Sunday’s practice

'"We need to get more desperate," Sabres captain Brian Gionta said. "Guys need to understand where we are in the season and where we are in the standings. We need to start making a move now. We can't continue to wait. We said it before Christmas, it was a huge week, and we blew it and again this week we had two big games coming in against these guys for that final divisional … [Read more...] about Frustration growing for Sabres after loss in Boston

'"I thought 'Hey, what more could I have done in the summer or what more could I have done during training camp?'" Bailey said. "And I reflected, I looked at a lot of things. But what are you going to do? I worked my butt off down in Rochester to get back up here. That's in the past, I'm trying to look at the present now."' … [Read more...] about Bailey’s focus is on the present as he rejoins Sabres

'The Bruins outshot the Sabres 27-19 in the second and third periods combined.' … [Read more...] about Sabres unable to sustain early momentum in loss

'"You're staring at Boston for a home-and-home and they're within earshot," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "You have a chance of sweeping these two games and gaining four points on them and putting yourself right near them, right next to them in the standings."' … [Read more...] about Sabres look ahead to important 2-game set with Bruins

'"He's playing with a ton of speed, playing fast, playing physical and playing how he needs to play for us to have success," Dan Bylsma said. "It's a determined goal on the first one, just a forechecking goal. He brings it to the net and is determined and I think you start to see him score more goals around the net, not just the shot that he scored the game-winner on."' … [Read more...] about Kane’s two goals lift Sabres past Red Wings

'"We're the type of team that needs to be direct, north, using our forecheck," Gionta said. "You watch the games that we're good at and where we have success, we're a simple team that gets the puck and uses our forecheck and we're a good team creating offense from the offensive zone."' … [Read more...] about Sabres struggle to execute in loss to Islanders

'"Keep trying and keep working at 'em," Bylsma said of how they can try to improve Lehner's performances in the shootout. "We keep practicing them a different way, focus a different way, mindset a different way and it's what we've got to keep doing."' … [Read more...] about Sabres let point slip away in SO loss to Panthers

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the organization has assigned forward Alexander Nylander to the Swedish men's national junior ice hockey team for the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship. The tournament will be held in Toronto and Montreal from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5.' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign Nylander to Team Sweden

'Marcus Foligno skated on the top line with Ryan O'Reilly and Sam Reinhart while Evander Kane took reps on the left wing with Johan Larsson and Brian Gionta.' … [Read more...] about Foligno’s play earns him an opportunity on a new line

'"It was a tough grind pretty much all night," captain Brian Gionta said. "I thought we had a good effort in the third, but we gotta find a way. We played one period tonight. We were able to get one point, but at the end of the day, that's a team that's ahead of you - we need to have better."' … [Read more...] about Sabres battle back in shootout loss to Hurricanes

'"I love to play overtime," Ristolainen said. "…I got an opportunity to join the rush and Okie made a great play. I tried to yell and tap my stick and do everything that he could hear me and he made a great play."' … [Read more...] about Another OT winner for Ristolainen caps off comeback

'O'Reilly, the NHL leader in ice time among forwards, was just third among Sabres forwards at 17:08, placing him behind Jack Eichel (18:11) and Marcus Foligno (17:38). Ristolainen entered the game having played 29-plus minutes in four straight contests, but he only skated 22:04. That was second to Dmitry Kulikov, who skated 23:45.' … [Read more...] about Sabres found success rolling lines against LA

'The Sabres management team, in my opinion, has done an extremely good job in making sure that every player who has had to play NHL games knows what is expected of them. It starts with the terrific job being done by Rochester Americans head coach Dan Lambert.' … [Read more...] about Good habits forming as schedule heats up