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'Rodrigues played with Eichel for one game before he got injured last season. Phil Housley added, “We’re just trying to mix it up again, we’re not getting a lot even strength, but that’s really not my concern, it’s when we don’t have the puck, that’s going to give us the best chance to win, but Evan has been playing really well and it’ll be interesting to see how that pans … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Rodrigues getting a chance with Eichel

'"They want a coaching change? No. We've made progress as an organization compared to last year. We're in a position where we've been in games. I see the results on the ice. I see the communication we're going through here. There's not going to be a coaching change."' … [Read more...] about Botterill: ‘There’s not going to be a coaching change’

'What an arduous season this has become. A respectable start. A 10-game winning streak through Thanksgiving and it sure did look like the playoffs were finally going to be back for the Buffalo Sabres. Hahahahalolololololol.' … [Read more...] about Grandpa, tell me about when the Sabres were good

'The roles were reversed in the final period, with Florida striking early and often. The Panthers scored three goals in a span of 2:35 to start the 3rd, taking a commanding 3-1 lead. Jonathan Huberdeau was left all alone on the far side, took a pass from Frank Vatrano and walked in on Linus Ullmark for Florida's first goal of the evening. Jayce Hawryluk put the Panthers on top … [Read more...] about Panthers ride big third period to 4-2 win over Sabres

'This is a group that does not respond to coaching whether it’s Phil Housley, Dan Bylsma or Ted Nolan. It just never seems to matter who the coach is. This is a group that sometimes follows the game plan and when they do, they’re successful.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres seem too fragile to be able to achieve their goals

'"Just a couple lapses; mistakes. They ended up in their net. We're a fragile group right now. Things seem to be going the opposite of how they were. It's an uphill climb for us."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Panthers

'“I thought we had a tremendous push in the third period. We couldn’t get that second goal and we had a lot of good looks," said Sabres head coach Phil Housley, reflecting on the Sabres game against New Jersey with Howard Simon and Jeremy White on Tuesday morning. "Larsson hits his shoulder and Mittelstadt’s really in a good prime scoring area, and we don’t get that goal.”' … [Read more...] about Housley: We had good looks, but ‘couldn’t get that second goal’

'Okposo was signed to a seven-year, $42 million contract back on July 1, 2016. He has four years remaining on his contract after the 2018-19 season.' … [Read more...] about Okposo diagnosed with another concussion

'Hagelin may not produce much offense on a consistent basis, but he has been a reliable playmaker with great speed down the wing. Hagelin has also been relatively reliable in both ends of the ice, playing key minutes on the power play and the penalty kill in the past.' … [Read more...] about Friedman: Sabres have ‘looked at’ acquiring Carl Hagelin

'With Okposo being out the Sabres have only 12 healthy forwards so I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a call-up from Rochester.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Okposo is not feeling right so he’s back in Buffalo

'“We’ve got to continue to focus on that because we’ve got to make it difficult where we have a guy there and just keep fighting for that space and then from there, we’ve just got to get a little dirty in front of the net, maybe those second and third opportunities and fighting for those things, but we’re there and then we sort of leave when the shots arrive, so we don’t have … [Read more...] about If the Sabres want to score, the have to start staying around the net

'The Sabres haven’t won back to back games since December 11th and 13th. To put that in perspective, this Sabres team is approaching the 2014-15 Sabres who were put together for the express purpose of losing and finishing with the worst record.' … [Read more...] about Sabres season is on “E”

'While the Sabres controlled play and dominated possession in the third period for the second straight game, the final period once again did not go the way that Buffalo needed it to. Palmieri added his third point of the night on the insurance marker to make it 3-1, after a nifty move to get around Lawrence Pilut and score short side on Hutton. Joey Anderson added the empty net … [Read more...] about Sabres fall another spot in the standings, lose 4-1 to the Devils

'We’ve hit game number 58 in the NHL season which is something new for Rasmus Dahlin and Casey Mittelstadt. This is where the grind of the NHL can get to young players. Phil Housley said it can be tough on youngsters, “I just think the day-to-day grind, just handling that and handling a lot of games in a short period of time."' … [Read more...] about The Sabres have two young players that have never played this much hockey

'"It was just a couple of mistakes that wind up in the back of our net. For the most part the urgency was there."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Devils