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'Both teams hit a lull in the final period of regulation, as both teams totaled just five shots each through the first 16 minutes of the frame. The Sabres had a good chance to tie the game as Phillip Danault of the Canadiens sat in the box for a hooking penalty, but were unable to generate opportunities on their powerplay.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lay another egg on home ice, fall 3-1 to Canadiens

'Jake McCabe thought the team was lacking confidence throughout the later stages of the game. Head coach Ralph Krueger thought that “more than anything, there was a good reaction the last couple of days into the loss from Ottawa and I think what he probably means is, is in the game we were playing and trying to force ourselves back into it after that and I thought there was a … [Read more...] about Sabres lacked confidence in loss to Montreal

'"We're disappointed for him and for us because he was really building a good season here," Sabres head coach Ralph Krueger said following practice on Wednesday. "We have an excellent staff that's going to bring him back as quick as possible. He's in their hands now."' … [Read more...] about Ullmark to miss 3-4 weeks with a lower-body injury

'Carter Hutton will now take over in goal as Buffalo starting goalie, despite his recent struggles with losses in 11 consecutive starts. In the limited action he saw on Tuesday, Hutton turned aside all four shots that he faced.' … [Read more...] about Sabres call up Jonas Johansson from Rochester

'Krueger did compliment the game Ottawa played, but assured fans that the Sabres will come out much better in Thursday's game against the Montreal Canadiens at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Krueger: We have to take Ullmark’s injury ‘really seriously’

'43-seconds into the man advantage, Mike Reilly accepted a drop pass from Ennis, and blasted a point shot past Ullmark for the defenseman's first goal of the season. With the goal, Ottawa moved to a perfect 3-for-3 on the powerplay against Buffalo on this Tuesday night. Coming into the contest, the Senators owned the worst powerplay in the NHL.' … [Read more...] about Sabres fall flat on home ice, lose 5-2 to Senators

'Penalties once again were the story for the Sabres in their 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night at KeyBank Center. More specifically, their lack of killing off their penalties helped lead to the loss out of their 10-day break.' … [Read more...] about Special teams too much for Sabres to overcome

'"I think ever since the game against Tampa Bay on New Year's Eve, which was certainly a disappointing game, you look at where we were at the mid-point of that game. I think Ralph is really focused a lot with our group about our short-term goals, and that's great for our internal group,” Botterill said when speaking with the Buffalo media on Tuesday. “From our standpoint, from … [Read more...] about Botterill is looking forward to the upcoming stretch of games

'Don’t hold your breath. You probably have a better chance at winning the Super Bowl prop bet about current 49ers coach and former Atlanta offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan blowing another 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl. You can get 100-1 odds on that one. Third place in the Atlantic Division is projected at 102 points while the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference … [Read more...] about Can the Sabres get back in the playoff race?

'The Sabres currently have 51 points in 49 games. That's the exact amount of points the 2011 Sabres had after 49 games. Both this year's team and that 2011 team also had a -7 goal differential after 49 games. The 2011 Sabres team went 20-8-5 over their last 33 games, a total of 45 points.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres will need to repeat history to make the playoffs

'“Growing up in the Boston area with the Celtic/Laker final, I got a chance to follow him a bit, and since then I just look at the way his life has gone on and it seemed like he was really getting into life after basketball and you see how involved he was with his daughter. It’s such a tragedy that the two of them passed away.”' … [Read more...] about The Sabres remember Kobe Bryant

'Skinner has not scored a goal in his last 12 games, but his level of play seemed to be better. Skinner agreed that he was starting to feel it, “I felt like I was playing pretty well, obviously during the season you go through stretches where you feel better than others.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Jeff Skinner returns to practice

'Many are trying to do the math on what the Sabres have to do during the rest of the season to try to sneak in, but none of that math matters in the least unless three teams falter.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres have a tall task ahead of them

'But what the team wears is different, isn’t it? Haven’t we learned anything from all the different jersey changes over the years? The “slug” and the “Turd Burger” are not known by those names because we don’t care what the players are wearing.' … [Read more...] about Yes, an article about jerseys

'Another indication that Pilut will be back for practice on Sunday is the AHL has announced that Pilut will be unavailable for the AHL All-Star game this weekend in Ontario, California. Pilut has been an All-Star in both seasons he played in the American Hockey League, but he will not have played in either game.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Pilut will not play in the AHL All-Star Game