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'"I was saying before the game right before we were about to go out that he's usually parked right on our couch at this time," said Sam Reinhart, Eichel's roommate and linemate. "That's the kind of the spark we were looking for when we need a little bit more offense. I think it elevated a bunch of guys' games, it just kind of gave us that little more confidence out there that … [Read more...] about Eichel scores in season debut as Sabres win in Ottawa

'"It's a step in the right direction, just being able to head out there and put my best foot forward," Eichel said. "Who knows what will happen tomorrow night? We're more than 24 hours away. All I can say is I felt good today. I felt good the last few days. I think I'm just getting more comfortable on the ice."' … [Read more...] about Eichel to travel with Sabres to Ottawa

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned forwards William Carrier, Cal O'Reilly and Cole Schneider to the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres assign three to Rochester

'"I think the chances were there [for] both teams," forward Sam Reinhart said. "I think that was one of the best puck movement power play games and for whatever reason we didn't get goals and some games we weren't as sharp we seem to find the back of the net. It is frustrating when we're getting those looks and not putting them a way."' … [Read more...] about Comeback attempt falls short in Washington

'"He returned to practice yesterday, that was the first attempt was the morning skate," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "He won't go with us tomorrow, he'll get a better skate here and then he'll return to practice with us on Sunday."' … [Read more...] about Eichel practices again as Sabres head to Washington

'"We have four posts," Lehner said. "You can say whatever you want, we have four posts. Any one of them could've gone in and we could've won in regular time or we could've won in overtime. We could've won in a shootout, but I'm not really making those saves right now."' … [Read more...] about Sabres can’t capitalize in shootout loss to Detroit

'"That's what you miss the most when you're hurt, right?" Eichel said. "You obviously miss playing, you miss your time out there with the guys and being in the locker room at the same time as them and just being around them, so it's tough when you're not on the same schedule as them but it's nice to be back in the swing of things."' … [Read more...] about Eichel joins teammates on the ice for morning skate

'"I don't think I felt much different," Reinhart said. "Obviously a couple go in but I think I've been creating chances as it is. I'm not reviewing that game any different than I have been, I've been feeling pretty confident and feeling like I've been playing well."' … [Read more...] about Reinhart adjusting well to playing center

'"We got down in the game early in the first period early," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "It felt like we were squeezing it pretty hard to try to come up with an opportunity to score. We had a number of plays mishandled and we got the power-play opportunity that turned into a 5-on-3 … It was a great chance for us to get some goal scorers and get some guys that we needed to on … [Read more...] about Three-goal period propels Sabres to win over Flames

'"It's difficult at times," Fedun said of the back-and-forth nature of his career thus far, "but it just makes it that much more exciting and that much sweeter when it finally does happen. When you're putting in the time down there and when you do get that opportunity it makes it that much more important to make the most of it."' … [Read more...] about Fedun making the most of his opportunity with Sabres

'O'Reilly was surprised, but he wasn't nervous. He skated in from the right toward Fleury and executed his plan, which was to get Fleury to lower his glove and beat him with a high shot. From there it was up to Anders Nilsson, who stopped Kris Letang to complete his own perfect shootout and officially snap the Sabres' six-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory.' … [Read more...] about O’Reilly’s shootout goal leads to win over Pens

'The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has recalled forwards Cal O'Reilly and Cole Schneider from the Rochester Americans (AHL).' … [Read more...] about Sabres recall O’Reilly, Schneider from Amerks

'"We talked today about concentrating on playing the right way, limiting the other team's chances," forward Matt Moulson said after practice at KeyBank Center. "It seems like we're giving up a lot of odd-man rushes to some pretty skilled groups the last couple games so I think that's the focus. Playing the right way will lead to offensive chances and scoring chances."' … [Read more...] about Sabres look to get back to playing shutdown hockey

'"I'm very excited to have the opportunity to work in the community in which I was born and raised, and to help grow the game of hockey among the youth of Western New York," Kaleta said. "As a kid, it was always a dream of mine to become a Buffalo Sabre and now I'll have the opportunity to help other young kids develop the same passion for hockey."' … [Read more...] about Sabres hire Kaleta as Youth Hockey Ambassador

'"We've got to find a way to create second and third opportunities. We've got to bear down on the opportunities we do get," captain Brian Gionta said. "But it's collective as a group. It's not on one guy. It's not on one line. We all need to be better and find ways to score more goals, for sure."' … [Read more...] about Sabres look to regroup during 4-game homestand