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'“We’ve got an extremely tough schedule,” coach Lindy Ruff said. “And the teams that we’re playing, starting [Wednesday against Minnesota], are extremely tough teams to generate opportunities against. You go up against Minnesota, who’s really put together a nice year, and they’re not giving up a lot, it’s going to be a really tough game.' … [Read more...] about ‘We’ve matured a lot’ | What we’ve learned about the Sabres at the quarter mark of the season

'“It’s smart for sure to take an extra few days, especially where our team was at – hot on the road and feeling good about the game,” Thompson said. “It was more of a precautionary thing, making sure I was 100 [percent], ready to go and not stepping in too early, re-aggravating it.”' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | Thompson ‘ready to go’ for Wednesday’s home game

'“This team, we’ve got a ton of talent and we compete hard. We’ve got a lot of will to win in here. We’ve got a lot of good qualities and, as we grow as a team, we’re going to get better and better as we mature.”' … [Read more...] about ‘We’ve got a will to win’ | Reimer makes 31 saves as Sabres sweep road trip with comeback win over Sharks

'“I think you’ve got to find ways to win those games,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “They’re hard to win. But you’ve got to give the group a lot of credit. We gained a lot of momentum there at the end of the second.”' … [Read more...] about Kulich scores in OT, Power has 2 assists in win over Ducks

'The Sabres gutted out a low-scoring victory over one of the NHL’s stingiest defensive teams on the strength of special teams (1-for-3 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill), defensive sacrifice (18 blocked shots) and clutch play from their goaltender.' … [Read more...] about ‘That’s part of the growth’ | Sabres earn hard-fought win over Kings behind Luukkonen’s shutout

'Rosen took part in 10 days of intense skates and off-ice workouts with a group that included fellow first-round pick Jiri Kulich as well as Dahlin, goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, forward JJ Peterka, and defensemen Henri Jokiharju, Mattias Samuelsson, and Owen Power, among others.' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | Rosen joins Sabres ahead of California trip

'Greenway is considered week to week with his injury, which Ruff described as a nagging ailment. The forward initially left practice early on Friday, then missed the team’s game the following night in Philadelphia.' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | Greenway to miss road trip to California

'“I think when you start a game and you take the two penalties that we took, you haven’t learned enough yet about playing on the road,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “We spend a lot of time talking about first periods. That’s a way to just have a disastrous first period.”' … [Read more...] about Early penalties prove costly in loss to Flyers

'“What’s gratifying to me is you have the same vision,” Guelli told Gallagher. “You saw that property, you realized it was a great place to be. The opportunity to bring more businesses and more people into that location so approximate to downtown and the arena really is a perfect fit.”' … [Read more...] about Guelli, Gallagher of BNP outline vision for economic growth in downtown Buffalo

'Tage Thompson and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will be out for the second straight game when the Buffalo Sabres visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, coach Lindy Ruff announced following Friday’s practice at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | News and notes from Friday’s skate at KeyBank Center

'“Our second period wasn’t that good, but the answer in the third period was,” Ruff said. “We started to control play again. We started to skate through the neutral zone.”' … [Read more...] about ‘Battle through adversity’ | Sabres erase 3rd-period deficit in OT win over Blues

'Neither Thompson nor Luukkonen have been ruled out for Thursday’s home game against St. Louis.' … [Read more...] about Thompson and Luukkonen considered day to day while Samuelsson to miss “weeks” with lower-body injury

'Reimer, 36, previously signed a one-year contract to join the Sabres on July 1. He remained with the team through its trip to Europe for the NHL Global Series but was claimed off waivers by the Ducks on Oct. 7. He has an .864 save percentage in two starts for the Ducks this season.' … [Read more...] about Sabres claim Reimer off waivers

'Thompson left the game after his first shift of the second period due to a lower-body injury. Samuelsson, who returned to the lineup after being scratched for the last three games, finished his last shift with 12:16 remaining in the middle period before leaving with his own lower-body injury.' … [Read more...] about Thompson, Samuelsson sustain injuries during back-and-forth loss to Canadiens

'Byram and his defense partner, Rasmus Dahlin, were kept off the ice for rest purposes after both players skated season-high ice times in the team’s shootout win over Calgary on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Practice Report | News and notes from Sunday’s skate at KeyBank Center