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'"Kevyn Adams would circle back, if he hasn't already, on Pierre-Luc Dubois in Columbus," Dreger said. "I know that you'll want to dissect this as breaking news, but I'll say this with 100% certainty - there are more teams who will and have inquired on the status of Pierre-Luc Dubois than there would those who haven't inquired. I wouldn't put Buffalo as a top-five likely [team] … [Read more...] about Reports: Sabres have inquired about Pierre-Luc Dubois from Blue Jackets

'The Sabres didn’t have Carter Hutton at practice on Thursday. He left Tuesday’s game after two periods due to a head injury. Hutton’s head went into the post after Brandon Montour pushed Ivan Provorov into his goaltender. Ralph Krueger said his goalie needs rest, “Carter is day-to-day and he won’t be on this trip and we’ll assess him when we get back because it’s important … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Hutton will miss at least two games with a head injury.

'"I had my worst pregame skate in my whole life, probably," Ullmark recalled. "Usually when these things sort of happen, with me, there's always been a common theme, and that's been that my dad has either been very sick or that something bad has happened back home. I sensed that something was wrong."' … [Read more...] about Ullmark opens up about absence from Sabres

'The teams traded chances for the majority of the opening period, ending with 11 shots apiece but there was no score to report. The biggest saves of the stanza came in succession from Philadelphia's Brian Elliott, who robbed a snake-bitten Jeff Skinner on consecutive high-danger opportunities in close.' … [Read more...] about Sabres blanked in Philadelphia

'Sabres shut out on the power play again: They score one game, then get shut on the next. Last night, the Sabres figured it out on the power play, but tonight, they once again got shut out on the man advantage for the 2nd time in their four games this season. The Sabres had three chances up a man and were only able to muster six shots on the power play, including just one shot … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three Observations: Sabres generate plenty of chances but drop second night in Philadelphia 3-0

'Between Hall, Jack Eichel, Eric Staal and Jeff Skinner they had 20 shots. They played a good game, but that makes three good games in a row and they won one of them and scored a total of one goal in the other two.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres fire 40 shots at Brian Elliott, but lose 3-0.

'"We really like the development already in Game 2 against Washington, but the offense went dry and we weren't able to use the chances that were there. We were pleased, as a coaching staff, that the group continued and persevered through that emotional stretch in the last couple of days of not getting that win. [We] really reacted and stayed with the game plan right through 60 … [Read more...] about Krueger: We have to ‘find that consistency’ and solidify our game

'It was the first time in 135:52 of game time in the young season that Buffalo jumped out to any sort of lead over their opponent.' … [Read more...] about Sabres trounce Flyers in Philadelphia

'Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger juggled some lines just before the 3rd period of Friday night's game against the Capitals and found a combination he liked with forwards Sam Reinhart, Jack Eichel and Taylor Hall. Reinhart continued that success he formed with them on Monday night, scoring two goals in the second period of the Sabres 6-1 romp of the Flyers. Reinhart also … [Read more...] about Opinion: Three observations: Sabres offense erupts in 2nd period in 6-1 win over Flyers

'You saw heart, you saw desire, you saw discipline and you saw a team that wanted to win very badly.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres deserved everything they got in a 6-1 win over Philadelphia.

'“Sam is day-to-day with a lower-body injury that appears to be manageable, so he’ll come with us on the trip and we’ll make that final decision at the pregame skate," said head coach Ralph Krueger after practice.' … [Read more...] about Sabres juggle lines with Reinhart and Okposo missing practice

'Buffalo's top line scored less than a minute into the third period to tie the score at 1-1 with the Capitals. Rasmus Ristolainen notched his first goal of the season to even the score.' … [Read more...] about Washington holds on for the second straight night against Sabres

'The Sabres held the shot advantage against the Capitals for practically the entire night, but they couldn't get that to translate to goals. A good portion of their shots came from outside the slot, many from the point. They need to start figuring out ways to generate pressure closer to the net, especially on a green goaltender like the Capitals' Vitek Vanecek, playing in his … [Read more...] about Three Observations: Sabres try a little bit of everything in loss to the Capitals

'On Friday the Sabres outplayed the Capitals at every turn, but still lost to a goalie playing in his first NHL game 2-1.' … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Sabres play well, but lose to Washington 2-1

'Half of the games rescheduled this season is as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak that affected the Dallas Stars during their training camp.' … [Read more...] about NHL reschedules a pair of Sabres games against Pittsburgh