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'"We'll see how it goes forward, but you know how it's been this year, we've moved players around, everybody needs to be able to play with everybody and at the moment, that's a good look, we like this. The four lines, they way they look at the moment, it feels good and we're happy we were rewarded for it against Washington and now we need a confirmation against Montreal."' … [Read more...] about Krueger – Our power play is the offensive motor to get our offense going

'Dahlin has spent two seasons hoping he’d get the chance and he smiled when Krueger finally tapped him on the shoulder, “When he said my name, I got really happy and went out there and tried something funny and it worked out.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Dahlin enjoyed his first shootout attempt

'It turned into a marathon, but the Sabres emerged victorious in seven rounds in the shootout. Rasmus Dahlin scored the first goal in the fourth round, but it was quickly matched by Washington's Evgeny Kuznetsov. Later on, Dominik Kahun beat Holtby in the seventh round. In the back half of the frame, Ullmark stopped the Capitals' Richard Panik to end things inside KeyBank … [Read more...] about Sabres buck losing skid, beat Capitals 3-2 in shootout

'Players will not be upset that the media isn’t in their room. Sam Reinhart said he’s doing the basics to protect himself, “I think with the media it’s tough not to see it, but you try to take care of yourself for sure.”' … [Read more...] about The NHL making changes due to the caronavirus

'The Buffalo Sabres came out flying, looking like a team that was hungry for their first win in quite some time. In fact, it had been five games since the Sabres tallied the victory column. After this one, make that six.' … [Read more...] about Flyers soar past Sabres 3-1

'In the end the Sabres aren’t going to win many hockey games with Jack Eichel and Reinhart going seven games without a point. I talked about the scoring chances, but notice Eichel really didn’t have any as he plays through a core injury.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres miss numerous chances in their sixth straight loss

'Ullmark went down in the crease during the Ottawa game on Jan 28. He said he didn’t get caught in a rut on the ice, “It wasn’t the ice’s fault. I got stuck on the outside of the post and it was just a freak injury.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Ullmark is getting closer to the crease

'The Sabres held control of the first half of the period, but Johan Larrson was called for a goalie interference penalty that lead to Patric Hornqvist's second goal to make it 3-1 Penguins. The Sabres had held the Penguins without a shot for 12 minutes and 36 seconds before the Penguins finally got one.' … [Read more...] about Penguins double up Sabres 4-2

'In the end it was the same old story, the team couldn’t score on its chances and couldn’t get a save from its goalie. Pittsburgh’s power play went 1-for-3, but Buffalo did get shorthanded goal to even the special teams battle. All that adds up to a five-game losing streak.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose the same way they always do

'You have to be careful of that on July 1st. I think Buffalo has always had a better opportunity to sign their players. That was a big reason we brought Wayne Simmonds in here right now. The physicality he brings on the forecheck. He's a player that likes to play in front of the net. In the locker room he's a personality.' … [Read more...] about Jason Botterill is very happy with Wayne Simmonds

'“What’s been strange is that at home we’ve been mid-table in our penalty killing, and it’s on the road where we’re at the very bottom. It’s a strange phenomenon. I’ve never seen it quite like that. Generally our team and our structure and the way we perform the principals, we apply the same at home as on the road. And our power plays run pretty well equally on the road and at … [Read more...] about Krueger: We’re not in a happy place right now

'The Sabres finally broke their goose egg just past the halfway mark of the contest, when Rasmus Ristolainen muscled a puck past Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck. Ristolainen shuffled what looked to be a centering pass towards Johan Larsson in front, but the puck ended up deflecting off a defenseman in front and into the Winnipeg net, making it a 3-1 game inside Bell MTS … [Read more...] about Jets fly by Sabres 3-1

'Neither team had a special team chance in the final frame. I thought Buffalo had their moments, like in all three periods, but again failed to beat the Winnipeg netminder in the defeat. After a practice Wednesday Buffalo is right back at it on Thursday when they welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins to KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Special teams made the difference in Sabres loss to Winnipeg

'Who knows what Terry and Kim Pegula will decide but I have one piece of advice to the Sabres owners. While you may be reluctant to fire another GM in your employ, continuity for the sake of continuity is NOT a good thing.' … [Read more...] about Should the Sabres general manager stay or should he go?

'The goalie was happy to be back with his teammates more than anything, saying “it’s more to be being around the boys, I think that’s the biggest thing for me” Ullmark continued, “when you’re injured you’re kind of in your own bubble trying to work on things that you need to do to get back as soon as possible, so you don’t really hang around with the boys anymore, so that’s one … [Read more...] about Ullmark and Olofsson on the ice for the Sabres today