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'Sadly for the Sabres, there is no telling when this slide is going to come to an end.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres set new franchise low with 15th-consecutive loss

'At that point of the season, Ullmark had been playing pretty well for Buffalo with a 5-4-2 record in 12 games played with a 2.44 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. Leading up to the injury, former head coach Ralph Krueger had turned to Ullmark for five straight starts, going 2-2-0 with a 2.11 goals-against average and a .930 save percentage.' … [Read more...] about Linus Ullmark returns to practice for Sabres

'The Sabres may be a rare instance of the eight players and one goalie option being a more favorable course of action. There are too many defensemen and not enough forwards.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: What do the Sabres do with the expansion draft coming?

'"I felt our team was confused and anxious, at times. I've never felt the effort wasn't there, the commitment wasn't there. There's been nothing like this season. All of that said, we have had trouble scoring. ... We know the importance of defense - that can hurt your confidence if you're a team that can't defend itself and defend well. Not spoken often is offense and the … [Read more...] about Granato: We have to be ready and willing to compete

'Hutton had to be helped off the ice and escorted to the training room, leaving the duties to 31-year-old journeyman Dustin Tokarski. To say it has been awhile since Tokarski took the ice in an NHL game would be an understatement.' … [Read more...] about Sabres still searching for win column, lose to Rangers

'The Sabres were the team that struck first in this match-up, but it was the Rangers who controlled the game pretty much from the outset.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Sabres make things interesting in defeat to Rangers

'Buffalo had just two shots 12 minutes into the third and they both went in. Don Granato praised his team for improvement and yes, there were pockets of pace, but you can’t be happy when you get very little offensive zone time and give up 40 shots while having only 42 shot attempts of your own. I just can’t sit here and say they played well when they were outshot 40-19. By … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres couldn’t keep up pace, winless in 14 games

'"I don't see any concern at this point, certainly none that's going to disrupt what we're doing and what we want to do and lay out as a staff," Granato said following Sunday's practice.' … [Read more...] about Dan Girardi relishing opportunity to help coach Sabres

'Sportsnet hockey insider Elliotte Friedman had said in the past that Johansson's name was garnering interest around the NHL, and he brought his name back up again on Friday. Friedman specifically mentioned the Colorado Avalanche as a team that had looked into his services before.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trade goaltender Jonas Johansson to Colorado

'Both the Sabres and Bruins were forced to cancel their morning skates on Thursday after having members of each organization enter the NHL's COVID-19 Protocols. The Sabres had a team staff member enter the league's protocols, while Boston had their first player go into the league's protocols.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Saturday matchup with Bruins postponed due to COVID-19 protocols

'This is not ideal circumstances for Granato to come into and he doesn’t even know if he can practice on Saturday, “There would be an option to wait a day. I mean take a day to wait it out and I think we’re leaning that way.” Granato said he needs to meet with Kevyn Adams to decide what’s best for the organization.' … [Read more...] about New coach Don Granato got to work in his first practice with the Sabres

'NHL Network analyst Kevin Weekes reports that the Sabres and Colorado Avalanche are closing in on a deal to send the Swedish netminder to Denver.' … [Read more...] about Report: Sabres are trading goaltender Jonas Johansson to Colorado

'Just hours after the firing on Wednesday, TSN hockey insider Pierre LeBrun shared a text conversation he had with the former Sabres head coach. When asked about his brief time in Buffalo, Krueger was nothing but class, as usual, in his response.' … [Read more...] about Krueger ‘loved every minute’ of tenure as head coach in Buffalo

'Unfortunately for Granato and the Sabres, the song remained the same. The blue and gold were defeated for the 13th-straight game as they were downed by the Bruins by a final score of 4-1. It was the first of these team's eight meetings in the shortened season.' … [Read more...] about Winless streak reaches a baker’s dozen for the Sabres

'The Sabres are horrendous with their execution in practice. It’s something that hasn’t been lost on Granato and he said, “We will be practicing differently and there will be quite a difference there because habits do go from practice to games.” The new head coach added, “We need to demand more, push harder and practice is another opportunity to do those things.”' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Don Granato era has started in Buffalo