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'Skinner scored a nice goal and was feisty and getting under the other team’s skin. To me, that had been missing during his slump and it’s a big part of his game, to get the opponent to concentrate on getting him back and not him scoring.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The good effort doesn’t matter. The Sabres still haven’t won in 12 games

'The Sabres were at the top of the league in power play percentage eleven games ago, but as of today, Buffalo has fallen to 9th in the NHL with a 26% conversion rate. The Sabres are 0-for-18 on the power play in their last eleven games.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Sabres show fight but push winless streak to twelve games

'Washington capped the scoring barrage at 6-0 when Alex Ovechkin scored his 717th-career goal, moving into a tie for sixth all-time with Boston Bruins legend Phil Esposito.' … [Read more...] about Winless streak hits 11 as Capitals drub Sabres

'There seem to be no answers for this team in the middle of their mid-season tailspin.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Sabres lifeless in 6-0 loss to Capitals

'Krueger was very impressed with the third period even though they were outscored 2-0 because they out shot Washington 14-6. Krueger failed to take into account that Washington was in cruise control just waiting to hop on their plane to get out of town.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres just keep getting worse as their winless streak hits 11 games

'Pittsburgh took advantage of their first power play chance of the night late in the second period to take a 1-0 lead over the Sabres. Jake Guentzel scored his 10th goal of the season after a pass from Evgeni Malkin along the half wall. The game's first goal came with Colin Miller in the penalty box for hooking.' … [Read more...] about Losing streak reaches 10 for Sabres in loss to Pittsburgh

'Ultimately, the Sabres needed goals, and they couldn't get any.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Carter Hutton strong in his return to net, but it’s not enough

'Hutton made numerous big saves to keep the game at one goal, but the Sabres once again made a backup goalie look like Dominik Hasek.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres waste a spectacular game by Carter Hutton

'"I would say he's out for the foreseeable future, and because of the nature of the injury, we can't put a fixed date on that. We're expecting it to go on a little longer."' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel out ‘for the foreseeable future’ with upper-body injury

'The Rochester Americans are dealing with, what could be, a COVID-19 outbreak. Two games have been postponed, and the team is under complete quarantine and hasn’t practiced for two days. That also means the Sabres cannot call up any players from the Amerks' roster.' … [Read more...] about Cozens’ status still unknown; Eichel remains out minimum 7-10 days

'The back-and-forth trend continued past the halfway point of the second period, when Pittsburgh seized the lead for the third time in the game. On a powerplay, forward Jake Guentzel caught Johansson far too deep in his net and snuck the Penguin's third goal of the night far-side past the netminder.' … [Read more...] about Losing streak hits nine as Sabres fall to Penguins

'Even if the Sabres played well enough to keep up with the Penguins, the one thing that continues to sink them is goaltending.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Penguins hand Sabres their ninth straight loss

'For the first time since he arrived in Buffalo, I heard Ralph Krueger talking about needing a response from him team.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres are challenged by Ralph Krueger to have a physical response Saturday against Pittsburgh.

'"I think the Buffalo Sabres are trying to determine, ok, what's our future here? First of all, they're trying to determine... here's all of our players, what's they're value? What's Eichel's value? What's Eric Staal's value? What's Taylor Hall's value? What's Sam Reinhart's value? What's Rasmus Ristolainen's value? Everybody, top-to-bottom, what's their value? Then I think … [Read more...] about Friedman: Sabres trying to determine their future in Buffalo

'Each fan who attends a game this season will need to produce a negative molecular PCR test result from a test taken within 72 hours of the game. To help fans, the Sabres will collaborate with Quest Diagnostics to facilitate cost-efficient molecular PCR testing through QuestDirect, the company’s consumer-initiated testing service.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres have announced ticketing details for opening the arena March 20