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'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

'Nelson has missed 28 games with an upper-body injury. Marco Scandella is not on the trip and Buffalo had to make room for Nelson, so my guess is Scandella goes to injured reserve.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres bring up Nelson from Rochester

'Also making the trip were Linus Ullmark and Zach Bogosian who were given maintenance days on Saturday.' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Okposo doesn’t have a concussion

'Buffalo dominated much of the third period, but failed to capitalize and get the game-tying goal. Instead, Buchnevich's 11th goal of the season doubled the New York lead to 4-2 with four minutes to go in regulation. Just seconds later the puck bounces off of Linus Ullmark's stick and right to Namestnikov to make it 5-2. He would also add an empty net goal to secure the 6-2 … [Read more...] about Rangers defeat Sabres 6-2

'After the game Phil Housley called his team soft, he said they didn’t work and the players need to understand that they didn’t manage the puck and when they don’t have the puck they have to have total urgency. He is absolutely right, he is coaching a very soft and fragile team that is much better than last year, but probably not good enough to stay in this playoff race too … [Read more...] about The Sabres blow their homestand getting only seven out of 14 points

'"Plays are going to break down and I think that we have to do a better job of working from the inside out and keeping them to the outside. At times, we did it, but not consistent enough."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres – Rangers

'"I don't get the sense that there's a rush [to get a deal signed]," Dreger said with Andrew Peters and Martin Biron on The Instigators on Friday. "The trade deadline always makes sense to get your pending unrestricted free agents signed by, but, in saying that, as long as there's a healthy dialogue back and forth and there's a mutual interest, a meaningful attempt to get … [Read more...] about Dreger: Sabres and Skinner both ‘comfortable that they are going to get something done’

'“We don’t set goals, obviously we knew where we stood coming into that homestand and this is the last game and it puts us in a good position at 4-2-1, but it’s going to be tough because New York’s playing some very good hockey right now, but we just continue to focus on the day-to-day process and not looking too far ahead.”' … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Bogosian and Mittelstadt return to practice

'Buffalo outshot the Islanders 12-10 in the third period, scoring once in the final frame to secure the win. New York had more shots overall in the game 25-22. Ullmark made 24 saves to help in the win. The Sabres were not called for a single penalty in the game, and New York was penalized just once.' … [Read more...] about Sabres out-chance the Islanders for 3-1 win