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'Elliotte Friedman reported over the weekend that Pominville was being made available by the Sabres for trade. Pominville feels that was made up, “No, I don’t really react to that, I’m not in any way thinking of that now, I just want to be in the lineup and help the team. I know I can help this team and be a part of the solution, but it was probably said because I wasn’t … [Read more...] about Sabres’ Pominville said he’s not looking to be traded

'"It would have been nice to keep it a little tighter at the end but Linus made some big saves for us."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Wild

'"I think there's a lot of thought that goes into it," Housley said with Howard Simon and Jeremy White on Tuesday. "We just felt that after the result against Chicago, [we wanted to] mix things up. Sometimes there are points during the season where you need to change the chemistry, get a spark, get some guys going and we just felt it was a good time. It was moving in the wrong … [Read more...] about Housley: We wanted to ‘mix things up’ on the lines

'“You can mix the lines up all you want, but if you don’t manage the game and you don’t have a respect for your own end, you’re going to get the same results.”' … [Read more...] about Housley makes full line changes in practice

'Smith did not pout when he was sent back to the AHL in mid-January as he leads Rochester with 18 goals and 23 assists for 41 points in 41 games. Since being sent back down, Smith scored five goals and seven assists for 12 points. The winger had points in seven of the eight games he played.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres recall C.J. Smith

'"You go back to early in the season, we've talked a lot about our checking detail and our identity. I think we've lost a little bit of that identity, but we're going to get that back. I thought we had a good work day in practice today, addressing some of those things and getting back to work. Obviously the result last night was tough to take by everybody in that room. We've … [Read more...] about Sabres getting ‘back to work’ on Saturday

'If Elie clears waivers at noon on Sunday, the Sabres have the ability to send him to the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League. Any team in the NHL has the right to claim him, but the Stars have first rights to claim him since he was their property at the time he was claimed by Buffalo.' … [Read more...] about Sabres place Elie on waivers

'Murphy would attone for his penalty by scoring and extending the Chicago lead to 5-3. Then with an empty net Kane recorded his fourth point of the game, and second goal of the game to make it 6-3 Blackhawks. Saad would add his second goal of the game to cap the scoring for Chicago at 7-3.' … [Read more...] about Blackhawks upend Sabres 7-3

'Friday's loss may have been the most angry that we've seen Phil Housley following a loss since the opening night of the season when the Sabres were shut out by the Boston Bruins at KeyBank Center.' … [Read more...] about Sabres embarrassed by the Blackhawks to start their homestand

'"We're far past the learning stage of this season. We're fifty-some odd games into this year and at this point the mistakes are costing up points."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Blackhawks

'The west coast trip was clearly an indication of where our team is at right now. The two games we lost, I liked how we played, I liked the puck control, I liked how we set things up. But we had some huge mistakes that ended up being in the back of our net. You can talk about goalie save percentage too, but we're leaving them out to dry too much. We're giving way too many … [Read more...] about Botterill – “We understand how important being in the playoff hunt is”

'Jamie Benn's 19th goal of the season came nearly nine minutes into the first period, giving Dallas a 1-0 lead over Buffalo. Former Sabres defenseman Taylor Fedun was able to intercept a Zach Bogosian pass in the offensive zone and feed Benn, who broke the scoreless tie. Fedun received the lone assist on the game's first goal.' … [Read more...] about Sabres shut out by Dallas 1-0

'The second period was uneventful and boring, which is exactly what I think the Sabres needed to do on a night where they didn’t have their legs.' … [Read more...] about The Sabres can’t manage a goal that counted in Dallas

'"Sucks to lose, but we've got to think forward, we've got a seven game homestand and we've got to bring the pace, bring the tempo and bring our greatest effort into those games, those are big games going forward."' … [Read more...] about From the Locker Room: Sabres-Stars

'The Sabres went back on top 2:12 into the final period when Sheary put home a Rodrigues rebound for the 5-4 lead. Sheary, who added an assist earlier in the evening, punctuated a solid night with what turned out to be the eventual game-winning goal. Rasmus Dahlin added two assists, his sixth multi-point game of the season. Dahlin joins Phil Housley and Bobby Orr as the only … [Read more...] about Sabres come back from the break with a 5-4 win in Columbus