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'Lazar is one of the few Sabres that will stand in front of the net. He also drives the goaltenders crazy because he’ll get a piece of them and brush by them, and make it look totally innocent. He's tough along the walls and wins many battles all over the ice. He hits, and does something else not many on this team can do - win faceoffs.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Lazar has earned a spot to stay in Buffalo

'Ralph Krueger said there’s a good chance that Jeff Skinner will rejoin the group when the come back from break so I wouldn’t expect all three of these players back when play resumes.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres send three to Rochester

'Late in the 3rd, Jack Eichel took a tripping penalty, and Nashville immediately capitalized. Craig Smith found the puck off a faceoff and fired a shot that hit the post but hit Linus Ullmark in the back of the pad to slide in and give Nashville a lead late in the 3rd.' … [Read more...] about Sabres lose 2-1 in Nashville

'The last three road games in Detroit, Dallas and Nashville showed me that this team can play a better brand of hockey away from the arena and they’ll have to in March.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres couldn’t overcome two bad bounces

'“He knows when I’m looking for something or when I’m struggling a little bit, and maybe there’s been three or four instances this year when he’s pipped up and said something or went out of his way to watch a game or two and I’ll look out for his advice.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ fathers enjoying their time with their sons

'The Sabres stood pat against an unforgiving Stars attack in the third, and ended up only giving up five shots on goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres defeat the Stars, 4-1

'Earlier I talked about the all-out press Dallas employed in the second period. Buffalo actually had the better of the play in the third as it seemed like the Stars wore themselves out.' … [Read more...] about All-around effort helps Sabres win rare game in Dallas

'He’s had some battles in front where I’ve counted more than 20 cross checks between the two players. Penalties are never called in those situations and that’s what Ristolainen wants, “I like it when it’s both ways, so you’ve got to pay the price to go to the net and I can take shots. But I’m going to give them back and so it all works out.”' … [Read more...] about Ristolainen enjoying his playing time under Krueger

'"I would say we're continuing to develop and continuing to grow, and we're just looking for that consistency. I believe our fanbase can feel the game we want to play. We want to play on our toes, we want to play aggressive, we want to play attractive hockey here in Buffalo, but we want to do it day-in and day-out. We're not doing it yet, we understand that. Everybody needs to … [Read more...] about Krueger: ‘I believe our fanbase can feel the game we want to play’

'That 28-goal marker is a milestone, as it tied his career-high set last season. Eichel still has 35 games ahead of him this year to improve upon that total in a major way.' … [Read more...] about Sabres double up on the Golden Knights, 4-2

'In the last two wins over Vegas and Detroit, Ullmark has been coming up with the big save at the big time. That’s something that’s been missing from many of his games lately.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres came back for a big win over Vegas

'In the beginning, the Sabres were trying to avoid surgery through rehab, but as it went on, they realized it had to happen. Before Thompson could have the surgery, he needed to continue his rehab and strengthen the area around it to get it ready. Other opinions were sought out, but in the end, surgery had to be the option.' … [Read more...] about Tage Thompson has shoulder surgery

'"We want to make trades. We want to add to our group. People ask if we're waiting for the trade deadline. We're not waiting for the deadline. We're trying to proceed with some things that haven't materialized"' … [Read more...] about Botterill: ‘We want to make trades’

'The Sabres got things going 2:39 into this Atlantic Division contest. Curtis Lazar fed Evan Rodrigues for the forward's first goal of the season. It was the first time since March 17, 2019 that Rodrigues had found the back of the net, and he wasted little time scoring his second of the campaign later in the period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres down Red Wings 5-1

'I did like the Sabres response in the third. They came out playing the right way immediately and Bogosian put a slick move on Jimmy Howard just 2:35 to restore the team’s three-goal lead. Just 1:05 later on the power play, Detroit couldn’t handle Rasmus Ristolainen in the crease and he smack home Rasmas Dahlin’s rebound.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres rebound with a win in Detroit