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'Pominville said the video session was uncomfortable, but had to happen, “Video like that is never fun, but I think it’s good to go through that and it helps us move forward and really see the stuff that we haven’t been doing well lately.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Housley took the team through a not so fun video session

'The Sabres pulled within a goal at 8:57 of the first on Evan Rodrigues' 3rd of the season, but Connor McDavid made it 4-2 in the opening minute of the 2nd and Edmonton never looked back. Milan Lucic put the Oilers up 5-2 about 4:30 later, ending Hutton's night. Linus Ullmark came off the bench for Buffalo and kept the Oilers out of the net for the rest of the 2nd period, but … [Read more...] about Oilers rout Sabres 7-2

'You can’t have players who aren’t under duress just handing the puck to the opponent in front of the net. To me the defensive effort was a lack of concentration and if Phil Housley doesn’t get to the bottom of that in a big hurry, it’s going to be too late.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres may have hit rock bottom

'"I thought we established our game pretty good early. In the second period we had some good cycling. It just seemed like when we weren't able to get one, they were able to get one. Their scoring was more timely than ours. It's frustrating. It's a rough patch for our group right now and we just have to find a way out of it. We have to stick together, that's the biggest thing. … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Oilers

'Sergachev drew blood, so he was assessed a four-minute high sticking penalty, while Larsson went for cross-checking.' … [Read more...] about Tampa Bay’s Sergachev gets fined by the NHL for cross-checking Larsson

'Stamkos' second point of the night resulted in his 24th goal of the season and gave Tampa their first lead since the opening period. It came with each team a man down. Sergachev was serving a double minor for high sticking, with Jack Eichel was penalized for elbowing. Ryan Callahan incresed the lead to 5-3 for the Lightning with just over a minute to go in regulation.' … [Read more...] about Lightning storm back for 5-3 win over Sabres

'Kyle Okposo has two goals and three points in his last five games. He credits Larsson in helping his game, “I think Larry has been playing well all season and he does a really good job in the defensive zone and coming low to support the puck he he’s been creating that momentum up the ice which makes it easy for him to get you the puck and then he comes up with speed through … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Larsson has been adding a bit of offense to his defense

'"We just have to regroup and go to Edmonton, we have a few games on the road here before the break."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Lightning

'Kyle Okposo cut the lead to one at 16:48 of the 3rd, but Buffalo could not find the net again. Curtis McElhinney made 30 saves in the win while Hutton finished with 26 stops for the Sabres.' … [Read more...] about Hurricanes get the bounces in a 4-3 win over Sabres

'It doesn’t get any easier as Buffalo is home against Tampa Bay on Saturday. The Lightning are 17-1-1 in their last 19 games.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres’ Skinner scored in his return to Carolina, but the team lost

'"Tough breaks for sure. They're a part of the game. We still gave up too much. I think we have to clean up defensively to win games more consistently."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Hurricanes

'One last thing to look at when going in depth on Reinhart is where he scores his goals. All Sabres fans have come to realize that he's going to make his money around the net. Without blazing speed or a dangerous shot, he's found what he has to do to be productive.' … [Read more...] about Reinhart’s advanced stats show he’s not just a product of Eichel

'Skinner has a lot of friends that still play for Carolina, so he said he keeps track of how the team is doing, “Yes, I sort of watch the whole league and keep tabs on friends on other teams, obviously I have a cluster of friends on that team, so I’m aware of how they’re doing, but I don’t follow them super closely because I have a lot of other stuff to do.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Skinner looks forward to his return to Carolina

'So I guess option 3, the moderately priced trade is my pick. It's not super hot but you know what? Botterill has been digging out of the super hot moves Tim Murray made since he got here. I'm alright with some patience. I think the talent is here already and just needs some time to develop.' … [Read more...] about Does Botterill have to make a trade?

'The Sabres' fifth goal of the period came on the 14th shot on goal, with Lawrence Pilut recording his first career NHL goal. It came as Sam Reinhart was creating a screen in front of the net. Conor Sheary and Rasmus Ristolainen assisted on the score that made it 5-1 Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres rout the Devils 5-1