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'Skinner’s line with Curtis Lazar and Casey Mittelstadt was easily Buffalo’s best. It’s hard to say this after the team’s third consecutive 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders, but I thought Mittelstadt was Buffalo’s best player.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres lost their seventh straight, but at least Skinner broke his drought

'It sure felt like the team found some renewed vigor after general manager Kevyn Adams broke media silence Friday afternoon to express his frustrations with their play. That feeling did not last much longer.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ losing streak hits six with loss to Islanders

'The thing you can count on with the Buffalo Sabres is they will always be soft, the will always be fragile when things go wrong, and they will always be one of the teams with the best odds to win the draft lottery.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres turn in another miserable performance

'Between Sabres goalies Carter Hutton and Jonas Johansson, even if the Sabres were getting the offense they need, they are certainly not preventing other teams from opening up their offense.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Sabres can’t stop second period surge in loss to Islanders

'“I am a smaller guy, so I’ve worked around that, but I know being a smaller guy I have to be able to compete with those guys if I want to play in the NHL, so I’ve had that mindset," Bryson said following Friday's practice in Uniondale. "I can knock guys off the puck because it’s a low center of gravity, and I’ve been working on my strength for four or five years. That’s what I … [Read more...] about Jacob Bryson has shown coaches he can handle the NHL

'You’ve all seen that this current team has no life and player after player calls them out for their lack of compete. The only reason Adams stayed in the NHL for 10 years is the way he competed and went to work every day on the ice. Adams mentioned that he doesn’t see that here, “Competitiveness and passion are a really important part of being a successful team. At the end of … [Read more...] about Kevyn Adams thinks the state of the Buffalo Sabres is unacceptable

'Adams on Jack Eichel: He has not asked for a trade. ... Are people going to make a phone call and ask? Of course, but that's the extent of it.' … [Read more...] about Kevyn Adams says he has authority to fire Ralph Krueger

'Another rebound opportunity helps create a goal for the Sabres in the third period to bring the team back within two goals, 4-2. Ristolainen scored on what was a delayed penalty situation, and Buffalo having an extra skater on the ice. The defenseman's third goal of the year was unassisted.' … [Read more...] about Islanders never trail in first game against Sabres

'Goaltender coaches teach their goaltenders to be down on one knee and it drives me crazy. If Johansson is up and hugging the post, Matt Martin has no chance to bank a puck in off his mask from below the goal line.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sabres show very little in a 5-2 loss to the Islanders

'The Sabres allowed the New York Islanders to dominate them in the shot department as well as the scoreboard. The Isles got off to a 2-0 start in the first period, outshooting Buffalo 18-6 in that period alone.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Sabres come out flat, lose to Islanders 5-2

'Buffalo got back within striking distance in the waning moments of the middle stanza, when Tobias Rieder beat New York's Igor Shesterkin to make it a 3-2 contest in MSG.' … [Read more...] about Rangers send Sabres to fourth straight loss

'Buffalo wasn't able to tie the game up in the 3rd, but they had their chances.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Sabres finally break through but can’t beat Rangers

'Read that again if you will because there isn’t any other player on that roster that wants to do anything to spark this team. Teams know they’re in for a very easy night when they play the Buffalo Sabres. They know the compete will likely be low and they definitely won’t get hit unless Ristolainen is on the ice. Goalies know they’ll be able to see and handle most shots and in … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres have found their new leader

'"It is about gritty goals now. We need to get some gritty goals. That, for me, is the way we need to think. The perfect plays and the pretty goals, they happen when you have confidence and when you have flow, when you're in the groove offensively. We need to look at what everybody knows as ugly goals, the second chances in front of the net. Somebody getting called on an … [Read more...] about Krueger: ‘We need to get some gritty goals’

'If the Sabres can’t make the playoffs in a season where the league actually had 24 of its 31 teams advance and if they can essentially be out of a playoff race one-third of the way into a 56-game schedule, I’m not sure when they will ever play for Lord Stanley’s Cup again.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Another year, another tire fire