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'Phil Housley said they gave up 15 chances and I believe that. They only gave up two goals, but the bottom line is when you’re that stingy, you have to win the game and they didn’t. This was a game that they did follow the game plan and they were hard on the puck, but the bottom line is what good did it do them? They still lost by two goals.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres’ shutout streak hits 137:40 in a 2-0 loss

'"You have zero goals you can always do more, but I think we had some good looks. Again, [the Stars] don't give up much so when you get looks against a team like that you gotta bear down and get one."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Stars

'Many are saying because Soderberg went low and reached out to get to the puck, that doesn’t make it a head shot. Eichel said, “That’s not an illegal hit, I don’t move myself to lower into him. If you watch the hit he is actually at fault for dropping his head down there. He puts himself in a vulnerable position, leans over and his head goes off my back, his head’s on my … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Eichel is not happy with his suspension from the NHL

'This is the first time Eichel has been suspended in his four-year NHL career. Soderberg did not suffer an injury as a result of the hit, and he did not miss a shift.' … [Read more...] about Eichel suspended two games by Department of Player Safety

'Although Nylander's point totals have been nothing to rave about this season, his recent play away from the puck has allowed him to open his offensive play even more. The former eighth overall pick of the Sabres in the 2016 NHL Draft has always been able to show off his offensive skills when the puck is on his stick, but he has been more engaged in the play this season in all … [Read more...] about Sabres call up Nylander from Rochester

'An absolutely miserable performance by the Buffalo Sabres resulted in a 3-0 loss at the sticks of the Colorado Avalanche inside the Pepsi Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres blanked by Avalanche 3-0

'The Sabres had exactly four scoring chances in 54 minutes including none in the second period.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Mittelstadt has an uneventful game at left wing

'"They outworked us. They were more desperate than we were. I'm not sure if there's any desperation left."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Avalanche

'Housley knows it can take pressure off a young player to move him to wing. He said, “I just wanted to see how it looked and I liked it. We didn’t do a lot of 5-on-5 drills, but I though the rush drills were really good.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Housley moves Mittelstadt to left wing

'With the loss, the Sabres have now dropped nine-consecutive games on the road and have not won in regulation away from KeyBank Center since December 16th, 2018, when they defeated the Bruins 4-2 in Boston. The Sabres' last road victory was a 4-3 overtime win in Calgary on Janurary 16th.' … [Read more...] about Blackhawks best Sabres 5-4 in a shootout

'Crawford is now 10-0-0 against Buffalo because after Jack Eichel scored in the shootout, Sam Reinhart was stopped.' … [Read more...] about Sabres come storming back in Chicago only to lose in a shootout

'On playing better in front of Hutton: "He's been big for us all year. We support and believe in him, but we have to do a better job in front of him. Both of our goaltenders have played well enough to put us in a position to win and we have to do a better job in front of them."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Blackhawks

'The time is now to see some roster tinkering. Some experimentation. Time to waive guys who are at best replacement level players. Specifically, a group of three bottom six forwards who have combined for 12 goals in 177 games. The trio of Johan Larsson, Zemgus Girgensons, and Vladamir Sobotka have done a great job as penalty killers this season, but have given the Sabres very … [Read more...] about The Sabres’ problems start at the bottom

'It also helps that many of these players are signing pro contracts after three or four years of college hockey. Housley said, “Yes, you get a lot of quality practice time and you’re mainly playing on the weekends.”' … [Read more...] about With the college season winding down, teams will be looking at college free agents

'As for why his slump has lasted so long, Skinner said, “I don’t think there’s a concrete answer or we’d go out and fix it. You just have to keep going out and trying to focus to create those chances and then you have to finish and bear down.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Skinner understands that slumps are going to happen