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'The line of Sabres forwards Rasmus Asplund, Riley Sheahan and Tage Thompson were arguably the Sabres most effective forward line on Tuesday night, with generating a 75% high danger scoring chance percentage. Tage Thompson was shifted up to Jack Eichel's line later in the game, with Jeff Skinner slotting in with Asplund and Sheahan. Ultimately, no line was able to convert any … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Sabres’ fail to score five-on-five again in 3-0 loss

'In the second period it was sickening to see Sam Reinhart rip a shot that Ilya Sorokin stopped but left a huge rebound. Instead of stopping at the net, Eric Staal and Taylor Hall skated by the net. That is inexcusable. That was one of three Buffalo shots in the period.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres play their sixth straight bad game at home losing 3-0 to the Islanders

'The Sabres dictated much of the play in the first period, but found themselves trailing after 20-minutes. The blue and gold had a handful of nice chances on Semyon Varlamov, but it was the Islanders who boasted a 2-0 advantage.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose first of eight games against Islanders

'The Islanders aren’t even close to the best team in the NHL, but they are the most disciplined. Head coach Barry Trotz has this team dotting every i and crossing every t when it comes to playing a sound system.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres had no answers for the Islanders superior defense

'Opening the third period on the power play, the Sabres had a chance to set the tone for the period to claw their way back from a two-goal deficit. Buffalo was not able to generate any chances with their opportunity, and worse, they couldn't even muster a shot on goal in the entire third period.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Sabres fall flat against the Islanders

'Krueger loves being at the rink and he said getting to the arena was a pleasure, “Just when the players arrived and we passed each other and getting out on the ice for a few minutes, just gives you so much energy back, so it was outstanding to be back on the ice, be around the players and the staff.”' … [Read more...] about Ralph Krueger and Rasmus Dahlin return from NHL COVID-19 Protocols

'Hall confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19, but said he was asymptomatic the whole time. He just needed to wait out the 10 days in quarantine before he could come off the list.' … [Read more...] about Taylor Hall returns to practice from NHL’s COVID-19 Protocols list

'“I was on the bike, there were home workouts trying to make sure that you stay on top of that, because a week is a week and if you’re doing nothing, that can catch up to you,” Staal said.' … [Read more...] about Eric Staal found ways to stay sharp during his quarantine

'Monday's matchup will kick off a stretch of games for the Sabres that will see them playing the final 46 games of the season in 83 days.' … [Read more...] about Okposo: Getting back into season will be like ‘jumping on a moving train’

'Watching Jack Eichel the past few days, I could tell he enjoyed being out of quarantine and back with his teammates. Eichel has been worried about his teammates since this all came about.' … [Read more...] about Jack Eichel glad to be back on the ice

'“We have a number of players and staff on the list, some are symptomatic, some are asymptomatic,” Adams said on a Zoom call, but wasn’t allowed to say anything more than that.' … [Read more...] about Kevyn Adams is ready to move the team forward

'In Year 2 under new head coach Ralph Krueger, Dahlin's offensive game took a bit of a dip as the coaching staff looked to try and make him more of a reliable two-way defenseman in the NHL. Dahlin still managed to put up 40 points (4+36) in 59 games before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the 2019-20 season, but his play seemed to take more of a conservative approach under … [Read more...] about Opinion: Let Rasmus fly

'I have confirmed that the Sabres hope to open their facility by Tuesday afternoon for the first time in over a week. To accomplish that and to practice, they would have to do rapid testing Tuesday morning. The team has been in quarantine since the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 2.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Dahlin added to NHL’s COVID-19 protocols list

'The Sabres next scheduled game is Monday Feb. 15 against the New York Islanders.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres have two more games postponed by the NHL

'The whole team and its staff have been under quarantine since after practice Feb. 1. The NHL has the Sabres season on hold until at least through Monday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Mittelstadt put in NHL COVID-19 protocol