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'Sabres D Brandon Montour has missed the first six regular season games for Buffalo dealing with a hand injury, while former Sabres defenseman Brendan Guhle has been out the last two games for Anaheim with a lower-body injury.' … [Read more...] about Montour and Guhle not expected to face former teams

'The Sabres practiced in Anaheim on Tuesday. Sabres.com reported that Conor Sheary was back at practice. Instead of being week-to-week he was updated to day-to-day. The Sabres say Sheary was an extra on the line rushes.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Sheary returns to practice

'The Sabres turned up the pace in the third period. They dominated the puck and netted two more goals. Vladimir Sobotka feathered a pass to Jeff Skinner on a 2-on-1 that Skinner buried to make it 3-0. Shortly after Marcus Johansson let a rocket go from the point that found the top corner.' … [Read more...] about Sabres run over Dallas 4-0

'I think this was a very solid game for the Sabres in all three zones. They never backed down from a bigger team and initiated the contact. I realize Dallas has had a poor start to the season, but to me that takes nothing away from the game the Sabres played.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres solve Ben Bishop and beat the Stars

'“It was a 1-0 lead and we have better players in our D-zone, so that’s how it is.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Dahlin knows why he didn’t play late in the third on Saturday

'Later, the Sabres were seconds from closing out the victory in their home barn, but the Panthers had other ideas. With Bobrovsky pulled for the final minute-plus of regulation, Florida went to work in Buffalo's defensive end and found twine with 11-seconds left in the contest. Sniper Mike Hoffman buried a wrist shot above Ullmark's left shoulder and under the bar, and … [Read more...] about Sabres outlast Panthers in first shootout of season, 3-2

'Another positive sign I took out of this game is Casey Mittelstadt’s line had some good offensive chances for the first time all season. Mittelstadt along with Jimmy Vesey and Evan Rodrigues really dug in and got some pucks to the net.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres beat Florida on the heels of their hardest working line

'"We understood when we signed Johansson that we'd be close to the cap. We certainly want to have the ability to add to our team. So many of the top teams are right up against it. It'll come into it a lot from a trade perspective."' … [Read more...] about Botterill: “We didn’t need a revamp, but we wanted to add”

'“He’s working hard every day to improve and it’s a lot when you’re that age to come into this league and try to establish yourself right away, but he’s been able to do it and it’s just about the process every day.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Miller has become a mentor for Rasmus Dahlin

'Four seconds after Buffalo's powerplay expired, Marcus Johansson dropped the curtain on Montreal as he desposited the game-winning goal past Kinkaid off a cross-ice pass from defenseman Colin Miller. Johansson's clutch goal pushed the Sabres' record to 3-0-1 through four games in 2019-20, meaning they've attained seven out of a possible eight points on the young season.' … [Read more...] about Johansson plays hero in Sabres’ 5-4 OT win over Canadiens

'If you’re looking for a positive in this game look no further that the line of Johan Larsson, Zemgus Girgensons and Kyle Okposo. They spent almost every shift in the offensive zone and gave the Montreal defense fits.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres prevail in a game that never stopped going back and forth

'"We really went to training camp in a heavy teaching process, where we were splitting sessions and half so we could teach between and after 30 minutes, go back on the ice. Now, we're just deepening the core principals and the concepts, and every game is an opportunity for us to learn from, and we'll be doing that right through the season."' … [Read more...] about Krueger: The players are ‘all-in’ with our principles

'Rodrigues, of course, wasn’t happy to be sitting, but Ralph Krueger said he handled it like a pro. “Evan’s been outstanding, he’s the one that said to me, somebody is going to be in this spot all season long, but he took it really well, he stayed active, he’s been working hard, but he’s been nothing but supportive to his teammates and to the process.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rodrigues was shocked he wasn’t playing

'The third period brought back the first period Sabres. Rasmus Dahlin took a questionable penalty call that led to a Nick Foligno goal after a shot from the point pinballed off of quite a few different players before Foligno was able to whack it in the net.' … [Read more...] about Sabres salvage point in Columbus

'Linus Ullmark stood on his head making 27 saves in the first two periods and it allowed his team to be tied 2-2. Ullmark made three acrobatic saves on a Columbus power play, especially one on Gus Nyqvist directly in front. It didn’t end there as Ullmark stole a point making 40 saves to get the game to overtime. He is the only reason the Sabres had one point and a chance for … [Read more...] about Sabres lay an egg in Columbus, but still get a point